From Wirebot: Square Enix will be coming out with the Wii Dragon Quest Collection in September for ¥4,440. It will be comprised of the first three Dragon Quest games in their original, unblemished Famicom form and remakes of Super Famicom Dragon Quest I, II and III. More »

From Wirebot: So Square Exix has been looking at figuring out Wii U support, which leads to the speculation that they might be considering creating a game for the Wii U. At a recent shareholders meeting, someone suggested the idea of placing the anticipated Dragon Quest X onto the Wii U versus the Wii, which doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all… More »

From Wirebot: Seems like it’s the year of 25th Anniversaries, with Dragon Quest joining Mario and Zelda. Square Exix has big things planned for the celebration, including the cute slime plushies and crystal mascot figurine pictured above. More »

From Ningin: A survey was conducted in Japan, asking 3,000 gamers what they’re favorite Square Enix game franchise was. Some titles that made it to the top 10 were surprising while others were predictable. More »

From Ningin: Itadaki Street is a Monopoly-like board video game series produced by Square Enix that mixes together characters from their beloved Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises. The newest addition to the cast? A chibi-fied Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII. More »

Welcome back fellow RPG enthusiasts to another edition of RPG bonanza. Last week we looked at the many ports and remakes for the Nintendo DS, with many of the titles originally hailing from the Super Nintendo era. Of course, you might have already played those games (to death) and are looking for something a little fresher. We’ve got you covered. This week, we’re looking at the many sequels and spin-offs from established franchises available on the DS. More »

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Today marks the beginning of a new feature here on Rekuru - The Weekly Bento. Much like a bento box is packed full of bite-sized portions of varying foods, this new feature takes this past week’s happenings here on Rekuru and provides them to you in easily accessible, catagorized portions. Think of it as a week in review only with a Rekuru twist. Here’s what happened last week: More »

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This console generation, home to high definition gaming and wii-mote waggling, genres like shooters have seen an explosion of interest with games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Gears of War, Resistance: Fall of Man, Killzone 2, Halo 3, and much more. While that’s all well and good for shooter fans, there are some gamers that have been all but left in the cold. Let’s face it, not everyone enjoys shooting things in the face. What about RPG (that’s role playing games for the uninitiated) enthusiasts? This generation, there has been very little in the way of RPG’s and while the future release of Final Fantasy XIII may help change that much like its predecessor VII did for the Playstation, it still doesn’t change the fact that there is a major RPG drought at the moment. What’s a gamer to do? Enter the Nintendo DS. More »

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