Dragon Quest X MEGATON... overrated?

[Kenology]

Resident_Hazard said:

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.

Notice the folks who are dismissing it though - mainly Sony fans trying to minimize what a blow it is.  Regardless if people like DQVIII or not, everyone here knows what it means to have the main Dragon Quest series in your camp in Japan.  Every fanboy would love to have Dragon Quest on their system even if they don't enjoy the series because they know it means victory in Japan and a myriad of RPGs will follow it.

Clearly, we can see exactly why some would dismiss this!