Resident_Hazard on 13 December 2008
| mike_intellivision said: This is a huge annuoncement. While it seems that Dragon Quest has its detractors here -- I am NOT one of them, other than the fact I can't find two hours to finish the game -- it is the biggest RPQ series in Japan. It is also a series that went from Nintendo to Sony. Now it is going back to Nintendo. That is a huge win. It is even a bigger loss for Sony as it marks losing the other SE franchise after losing exclusivity on the western-favored Final Fantasy in the American and PAL markets. Mike from Morgantown |
I honestly don't get the people who dismiss how big a deal this is. No matter what, both Dragon Quest IX and Dragon Quest X will rocket sales of their respective consoles. Not that the Wii and DS really need a ton of help, but these games are at least a sign that 3rd party companies are starting to take the systems much more seriously. I can barely believe that the DS has smashed through 90 million already. The DS and Dragon Quest IX will probably pull a Halo 3 in Japan when DQIX launches--a title selling so well that it actually cannibalizes sales from countless other games and systems.
