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News Square Enix's Dragon Quest Series Has Now Sold Over 88 Million Units Worldwide

How many have you played?

Square Enix recently revealed its role-playing series Final Fantasy has now sold more than 180 million units worldwide. One other RPG series that seems to be doing well is Dragon Quest. In the same Final Fantasy press release, the company has revealed this particular series has now sold more than 88 million units...

• Tue 11th Jul 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Dragon Quest
• Square Enix

News Square Enix Planning "Multiple New Titles" And New IP

Following a slump in sales

Square Enix has had a solid run on the Nintendo Switch over the past year with releases such as Live A Live, NieR:Automata, Tactics Ogre: Reborn and more recently Crisis Core, but it seems it's not been enough. The Japanese publisher and developer has reported a drop in net sales in its latest financial results period (up...

• Sat 4th Feb 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Square Enix
• Industry
• Sales

News Square Enix Has Released A Dragon Quest Treasures Demo Worldwide

Update: Now available on the NA and EU eShop

Update [Fri 13th Jan, 2023 15:30 GMT]: A few weeks after the Japanese demo dropped on the eShop, you can now download the Dragon Quest Treasures demo from the North American and European eShop! We thought this would happen eventually, and Square Enix confirmed earlier today (via the official Dragon Quest...

• Fri 13th Jan 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Demos

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 31st)

High res resolutions

Happy New Year's Eve good reader! Congratulations! You've almost made it through 2022 and we think it is fair to say that we have had some good gaming to show for it. Here at Nintendo Life, we have spent the week looking back over the past year with fondness, re-reading some of our favourite pieces from 2022 and putting them...

• Sat 31st Dec 2022
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Japanese Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Surpasses 5 Million Sales

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet reach 4 million

The holiday week Japanese charts are in, and Switch games make up the entire top ten this week! No surprise to see that Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are again at the top with an impressive 375,665 units sold, with Splatoon 3 in second with 121,173 units. However, the big story is that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...

• Thu 29th Dec 2022
• Japanese Charts
• Nintendo Switch
• Mario Kart

News Dragon Quest Treasures Is Giving Away Two Special Monster Codes

Unlock Yuji Horii and VTuber inspired monsters

In case you missed it, the new RPG Dragon Quest Treasures arrived on the Nintendo Switch earlier this month. If you did end up adding this one to your collection, Square Enix has now shared a few codes - allowing players to unlock some special monsters. First up we have Yuji - a King Slime voiced by...

• Tue 20th Dec 2022
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Dragon Quest
• Square Enix

Japanese Charts Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Sales Overtake Splatoon 3

Dragon Quest Treasures has strong debut

The latest Famitsu Japanese charts are in, and the inevitable has happened — Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has overtaken Splatoon 3 to become the best-selling game of the year in Japan. Topping the charts once again, Generation IX of Pokémon has sold a further 277,676 units in the weeks of 5th December to...

• Thu 15th Dec 2022
• Japanese Charts
• Nintendo Switch
• Pokemon

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 10th)

Award winners and wheel spinners

It has been yet another fun-filled week here at Nintendo Life and we are ready to once again hit the ol' games this weekend. In the past seven days we have had The Game Awards (and the absence of any Tears of the Kingdom news thereof), a brand new

• Sat 10th Dec 2022
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Round Up The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest Treasures

What did the critics think?

Apart from all those announcements at the Game Awards yesterday, there were also some new games released on the Nintendo Switch this week. One, in particular, that perhaps deserves just a little more attention is the new Dragon Quest spin-off, Dragon Quest Treasures. We've already shared our own Nintendo Life review -...

• Sat 10th Dec 2022
• Round Up
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Dragon Quest
• Square Enix

Feature Yuji Horii And Tachi Inuzuka - Making A Dragon Quest That Can Be "Enjoyed Casually"

Lifting the lid on Dragon Quest Treasures

The chest has been opened, and Dragon Quest Treasures has finally launched on the Switch today, 9th December. Originally proposed as an entry in the spin-off series Dragon Quest Monsters, Treasures sees fan-favourite character from Dragon Quest XI — Erik — and his little sister Mia embark on an...

• Fri 9th Dec 2022
• Features
• Interviews
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• Dragon Quest