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Daily Deals: Super Mario RPG, Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake, and More

The weekend is officially here, and we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Sunday, March 30, below:

Super Mario RPG for $19.99

The remake of Super Mario RPG is $19.99 at Target right now, which is a great price for this classic title. If you’ve yet to either play the original or check out the remake, this is the perfect time to do so. Composer Yoko Shimimura returned to compose the remake’s original soundtrack, and each boss and environment has been expertly recrafted for the Nintendo Switch.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for $40

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake takes the beloved NES game to brand-new heights using HD-2D. For $40, this is an excellent deal and the lowest we’ve seen the game yet. I spent 70 hours obtaining the Platinum Trophy for this one on PlayStation 5, so you can expect a giant adventure ahead.

Logitech G915 TKL Tenkeyless Lightspeed Wireless RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

This weekend, you can save over $100 off the Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Keyboard. This wireless mechanical keyboard is perfect for any setup, with a wide variety of customization options available. You can expect around 40 hours of battery with one full charge, with low profile mechanical switches to deliver faster speed and accuracy with each key press.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD for $59.99

If you’re in the market for a new SSD, this SanDisk 1TB Extreme Gen 4 SSD is on sale this weekend for just $59.99. It’s perfect for media storage, games, or anything you need!

Apple AirTag 4 Pack

Why buy one AirTag when you can get four for just $69.99, down from $99? Throw one in your luggage, attach one to your keys, slap one in your backpack, and hand one to a forgetful friend. With Ultra Wideband Precision Finding and the Find My network, losing your stuff is basically impossible. This 4-pack is one of the best deals Apple offers, so grab it while it’s discounted.

$40 Off This LEGO Back to The Future Time Machine Set

You can also save $40 off the LEGO Icons Back to The Future Time Machine set. If you’re a fan of the beloved sci-fi trilogy, this is the perfect set to add some out of this world decor to your collection.

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection for $34

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection brought both Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit in one package, with Prosecutor’s Gambit releasing in English for the very first time. This release features updated visuals, new animations, gallery mode, conversation history, and more. You can even switch between the old and new sprites!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for $32.99

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is $32.99 at Woot right now, making this the lowest we’ve ever seen the RPG. The massive adventure across the planet to track Sephiroth was one of the biggest games of 2024, and it’s absolutely a must-play game. A 40+ hour main story awaits, with over 35 side quests available after you clear the story.

Kiki’s Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition

Studio Ghibli has produced many of the most beloved anime films ever, and Kiki’s Delivery Service is a prime example. If you wish to experience this film in a new way, the Kiki’s Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition is a great way to do so! This hardcover book contains the entire film across 584 pages – perfect for any Ghibli fan.

Preorder Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake received a new trailer at last week’s Nintendo Direct, and pre-orders have officially opened as a result! These remakes are crafted in the HD-2D art style, and there’s even a tease of a brand new character.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake for Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X Is Now Up for Preorder

Before the Switch 2 takes over, a recent March Nintendo Direct showed off some exciting new game announcements. This included a teaser trailer for the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. If you’ve been patiently waiting to pick this one up for your game library, especially after the release of the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, today’s your lucky day.

The Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions are live now to preorder for $59.99. While we don’t have an exact release date for it yet, the teaser trailer and sale pages both note that it’ll arrive sometime in 2025. On Amazon, the checkout page says the item will be released on Dec 31, 2025. See below to secure your copy today.

Preorder Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Trailer

What Is Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake?

The Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is, as its name suggests, HD remakes of the first two Dragon Quest games. Following the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake that dropped last year, the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake continues the Erdrick Trilogy in an HD-2D style, making for a great addition to your game library if you’re a big Dragon Quest fan.

The most recent March Nintendo Direct offered a glimpse at what the game looks like with a brief teaser trailer, too. While it doesn’t provide an official release date by the end of it, it does say that it’s coming in 2025. Hopefully that means sooner rather than later.

Other Preorder Guides

2025 is already shaping up to be an exciting release year for games. Alongside the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, there are plenty of other great games releasing in the coming months that are worth keeping on your radar. Below you can see some more of our preorder guides covering exciting releases like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Doom: The Dark Ages.

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.

What’s on your bookshelf?: Now Play This founder, Dicey Dungeons writer, and The Husbands author Holly Gramazio

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week – our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! I woke from a terrible nightmare last night. I’d just released a book and every three or so pages, the publisher had inserted a double page spread trying to sell the reader a wireless mouse with Minecraft movie Jack Black’s gormless, gouty grin on it, turning my carefully curated atmosphere to shit! Phew. Thank goodness it was just a nightmare! Just an utter, utter nightmare.

Anyway, never mind all that. The sun is out, and books still exist and are and mostly advertisement free! Here to talk about them this week is game maker, Dicey Dungeons writer, Now Play This festival founder, and The Husbands author, Holly Gramazio! Cheers Holly! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf?

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Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition?

X/10.

Recently, we crossed one of the last remaining Wii U winners off our Switch port list thanks to the arrival of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.

We’d waited a long time to extol the virtues of this excellent entry to people who never picked up a Wii U, and the wait, thankfully, was worth it. PJ awarded the Switch edition an ‘Outstanding’ 10/10 in his review, calling it “an absolute must-play” that ranks “up there with the all-time great sci-fi RPGs”.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Poll: Box Art Brawl: Tomodachi Life

It’s about time.

Well, that’s been quite the week, huh? Let’s chill out with another edition of Box Art Brawl.

Last time, we saw two covers for NSO newbie Nobunaga’s Ambition go head-to-head, and it’s got to be said, it wasn’t even close. The epic Japanese art comfortably walked away with the win, taking 74% of the vote and leaving North America with the remaining 26%.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate ‘Balance Of Power’ Update Now Live

Here are the full patch notes.

Super Evil Megacorp has this week released its ‘Balance of Power’ update for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate.

This is a massive update adding boss updates, control improvements, bug fixes and much more. The team also has much more planned for 2025. Here’s the full rundown via the official Steam page:

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Sorry, other game devs, but Rockstar is still keeping quiet about a release date in the name of maintaining “anticipation”

There’s a lot we still don’t know about GTA 6, but probably the most annoying thing that has gone unanswered is just when it’s coming out. Not annoying in the sense of, “oh golly gosh I’m so excited please I need to know”, more “come on now, just get it over with!” It’s just a whole thing, and I wish it wasn’t, but Rockstar and their owner Take-Two also clearly know it’s a whole thing, and are riding on that very fact. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recently spoke with Bloomberg about a whole bunch of bits, and of course the question of when GTA 6 is coming out came up.

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Treeplanter is a woodland simulation game where every sale helps plant actual trees

We can probably all agree that planting trees is pretty much universally good, right? I can’t really imagine a scenario where planting a tree is a bad thing, we need them to live after all. If you’re not into planting trees you’re probably an oil tycoon, or a squirrel with incredibly bad survival instincts. If you are, though, might I interest you in Treeplanter, a game whose name is exactly what it says on the tin? It was announced just yesterday, and looks quite, quite lovely.

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Of course Date Everything! got Matthew Mercer to voice a hot, anthropomorphic D20

Look, not every dating sim under the sun is insatiably horny, but I don’t think you can argue that Date Everything! isn’t. Like, the whole game is about how you can date everything, from a chair, to a clock, to a fridge. There’s literally 100 different objects you can date, this is somebody’s something for sure. And, as revealed in a new trailer earlier this week, as it turns out all you tabletop fiends out there will be able to date a twenty-sided die.

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Daily Deals: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Logitech G915 Keyboard, and More

The weekend is officially here, and we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find! Discover the best deals for Saturday, March 29, below:

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for $40

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake takes the beloved NES game to brand-new heights using HD-2D. For $40, this is an excellent deal and the lowest we’ve seen the game yet. I spent 70 hours obtaining the Platinum Trophy for this one on PlayStation 5, so you can expect a giant adventure ahead.

Logitech G915 TKL Tenkeyless Lightspeed Wireless RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

This weekend, you can save over $100 off the Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Keyboard. This wireless mechanical keyboard is perfect for any setup, with a wide variety of customization options available. You can expect around 40 hours of battery with one full charge, with low profile mechanical switches to deliver faster speed and accuracy with each key press.

Apple AirTag 4 Pack

Why buy one AirTag when you can get four for just $69.99, down from $99? Throw one in your luggage, attach one to your keys, slap one in your backpack, and hand one to a forgetful friend. With Ultra Wideband Precision Finding and the Find My network, losing your stuff is basically impossible. This 4-pack is one of the best deals Apple offers, so grab it while it’s discounted.

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection for $34

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection brought both Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit in one package, with Prosecutor’s Gambit releasing in English for the very first time. This release features updated visuals, new animations, gallery mode, conversation history, and more. You can even switch between the old and new sprites!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for $32.99

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is $32.99 at Woot right now, making this the lowest we’ve ever seen the RPG. The massive adventure across the planet to track Sephiroth was one of the biggest games of 2024, and it’s absolutely a must-play game. A 40+ hour main story awaits, with over 35 side quests available after you clear the story.

World of Goo 2 for $24

World of Goo 2 was a sequel many thought would never happen, but it at last arrived on Nintendo Switch last year after 16 years. This weekend at Amazon, you can take home a physical copy of the game for just $24. Over 60 new levels are featured in this installment, with dozens of new music tracks, too.

Kiki’s Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition

Studio Ghibli has produced many of the most beloved anime films ever, and Kiki’s Delivery Service is a prime example. If you wish to experience this film in a new way, the Kiki’s Delivery Service Film Comic: All-in-One Edition is a great way to do so! This hardcover book contains the entire film across 584 pages – perfect for any Ghibli fan.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania for $11

Finally, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is just $11 for the PS4 version. This release packs in a total of 300 stages, recreating all levels from Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. If you’ve never played a Super Monkey Ball game before, Banana Mania is a great place to start, especially for only $11.