JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Monster Hunter Wilds will release an “early demo” on August 5, letting players carry over their save data to the full version. Here are 5 game news stories from Japan for July 28.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ Ver.1.042 update arrives on August 4. The update lets players play all 26 event quests offline as well. The following day, August 5, brings an “early demo” that lets players carry over their save data to the full version. The update comes ahead of the major DLC “Ascendance.”
FINAL FANTASY XIV’s European Fan Festival was held in Berlin. During a developer panel, sound director Masayoshi Soken accidentally played the sound effect of a new job that was meant to be unveiled at the fan festival in Japan. Famitsu reports that staff led him away. The event also featured in-game footage of the new job, “Bastion.”
Koei Tecmo Holdings reported net sales of 17,368 million yen for April–June. That’s up 17.4% year over year. The period’s new releases were “DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round” (released in June) and the Nintendo Switch 2 version of “Atelier Yumia.” “Pokémon Pokopia” also released add-on content, the “Expansion Pass.”
hololive Dreams, developed jointly by COVER Corporation and QualiArts, topped both the App Store and Google Play charts.
It has been 37 years since “MOTHER” was released. The RPG, created by Shigesato Itoi, launched in Japan on July 27, 1989. Its tagline was: “Don’t cry until the ending.” (translated from Japanese)