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Dragon Quest VII 3DS sells nearly a million week 1
Oh no, you guys! Square Enix is slightly disappointed in Dragon Quest X's sales performance! Despite it's clearly doing well, the MMO is not hitting whatever magical expectations SE set for it. I guess that means the DQ brand is now spiraling the drain, right? *BUZZ* Wrong! The latest Media Create tracking numbers have been released, and the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII has sold 827,922 copies in its first week. The game's initial shipment was a very Form 2 Frieza-esque one million, which means a nearly 83% sell-through rate and (I'm assuming) sell-outs in various outlets. This is biggest Japanese launch for a 3DS title overall, and the second largest launch for a DQ remake after DQVI on the DS. So the status quo is maintained. Japan is still Dragon Quest land. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:00 AM on 05.21.2013 WayForward: Shantae dances to Nintendo 3DS on June 20The original Shantae is coming to Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on June 20, WayForward has announced. Originally released in the dying days of the Game Boy Color, the acclaimed platformer managed to garner a pair of seque...
2:45 PM on 05.20.2013 New releases: Monkey around in Donkey Kong 3DFor the love of god, somebody get me a 3DS. I made the unfortunate mistake of backing the wrong Nintendo console, grabbing a Wii U late last year, when I should have put my eggs in the portable basket. Now I'm not able to pl...
10:30 AM on 05.20.2013 Nintendo Download Europe: Kirby and Donkey KongEuropeans have a lot to look forward to today, as Kirby's Dream Course (one of my favorite Kirby games) and Kirby Super Star (one of the best platformers of all time) headline the Wii U Virtual Console. If you own Kirby's Adv...
1:00 PM on 05.18.2013 NPD: Injustice and Dead Island lead sales in April[DC zombie sculpts by Casey Love Designs] The NPD Group released US sales data for April 2013 two days ago, but a complete lack of enthusiasm on the part of the Destructoid staff has delayed our posting it. Not our fault! Loo...
11:00 AM on 05.18.2013 Review: The Starship Damrey"This game contains no tutorials or explanations. Part of the experience is to discover things for yourself." Thus reads the disclaimer when you fire up a new game of The Starship Damrey, Level-5's atmospheric sci-fi adventur...
12:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Very quick tips for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DDonkey Kong Country Returns is one of the hardest games Nintendo has made in years. While the core game is extremely manageable, completing the game's fabled mirror mode, which forces you to best every level in the game backw...
11:00 AM on 05.17.2013 Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DI remember where I was when Donkey Kong Country Returns was announced for the Wii. I was in the E3 press room during the Nintendo conference, and I shouted a few obscenities at the screen after the surprise trailer, garnering...
10:34 AM on 05.17.2013 Here's everything that happened at Nintendo Direct todayIt wasn't the biggest Nintendo Direct event today, but we did get some more info on a few games like New Super Luigi U and Pikmin 3, as well as release dates like Wonderful 101. The event ended up being mostly Wii U-centric, ...
9:28 AM on 05.17.2013 Oracle of Ages and Seasons discounted at launch on eShopNintendo announced today during their Nintendo Direct event that The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be $4.99 for three weeks (down from the price of $5.99) after the May 30th launch. This is basic...
9:25 AM on 05.17.2013 New Sonic game coming exclusively to Wii U and 3DSDuring today's Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a new Sonic game is coming exclusively to the Wii U and 3DS, called Sonic: Lost World. This is part of a worldwide partnership that Sega and Nintendo have entered into, so...
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| 10:45 AM on 10.30.2012 Dragon Quest VII coming to the Nintendo 3DS |

Dragon Quest VII will come to the Nintendo 3DS next February. The latest Jump magazine says that Japan will get what looks like a 3D remake of the classic RPG. According to our sister site Japanator, the only solid one we hav...more
| 10:30 AM on 05.20.2013 Nintendo Download Europe: Kirby and Donkey Kong |
Europeans have a lot to look forward to today, as Kirby's Dream Course (one of my favorite Kirby games) and Kirby Super Star (one of the best platformers of all time) headline the Wii U Virtual Console. If you own Kirby's Adv...more
| 1:00 PM on 05.18.2013 NPD: Injustice and Dead Island lead sales in April |
[DC zombie sculpts by Casey Love Designs] The NPD Group released US sales data for April 2013 two days ago, but a complete lack of enthusiasm on the part of the Destructoid staff has delayed our posting it. Not our fault! Loo...more
| 11:00 AM on 05.18.2013 Review: The Starship Damrey |
"This game contains no tutorials or explanations. Part of the experience is to discover things for yourself." Thus reads the disclaimer when you fire up a new game of The Starship Damrey, Level-5's atmospheric sci-fi adventur...more


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