Last week’s biggest release in Japan was, of course, Dragon Quest X for the Wii.

It sounds like Dragon Quest X is pretty busy since Square Enix added servers 21 – 40 earlier today. That gives the Wii RPG twice the amount of servers running the game.

Weak console game sales were the cause of a $26.5 million loss incurred by Square Enix in their three-month quarter ended June 30th.

Nintendo presents the longest look at Dragon Quest X yet a 35 minute play/Q&A session with of the creators.

Speaking in an Iwata Asks interview, Fujisawa said he didn’t want to tell fans because Dragon Quest X was online they couldn’t play. A slogan Fujisawa kept in mind is it’s the same, everyone can play.

Dragon Quest X will come out on August 2, but the team won’t get a month long vacation in Hawaii to celebrate years of work. They’re going to be working on the next round of Dragon Quest X content.

It seems like Square Enix covered their bases with Dragon Quest X, which appears to have Dragon Quest IX style character customization, social spots like customizable houses, and plenty of fields with familiar monsters.

On July 24, bottles of Pepsi Nex (essentially, Pepsi Zero for Japan) will include a collectable Dragon Quest X monster. Classic creatures like the Slime and Dracky are available alongside new monsters for Waking of the Five Tribes.

Every single day, Dragon Quest X owners will be able to play the game online for free for two hours, without requiring a subscription.

Nintendo is also bundling the game with a brand new black Wii, Classic Controller Pro, USB Memory drive, and a 1,000 yen Nintendo prepaid point card.

Square Enix is making new plushies for Dragon Quest X and these two monsters also come with an in-game bonus.

Arcade stick maker Hori created a slime blue keyboard with a smiling space bar.

If you want to dress your Dragon Quest X avatar in a Dracky shirt you’ll need Square Enix’s special flash drive.

Final Fantasy Brigade has racked up over 2 million users since its January launch.

You need a 16 GB flash drive to play Dragon Quest X. You don’t need to buy it from Square Enix… unless you want a Momon hat for your Dragon Quest X avatar.

The pukuripo are the carefree race in Dragon Quest X. These happy go lucky characters live in Puku Land, a continent which is run by a royal family.