| MonstaMack said: Things would change however if they were only on MS platforms. Dragon Quest sells how much a year? Imagine Microsoft getting the full rights to that. Needless to say the 360 in Japan would be renamed to Dragon Box. People bought XBoxs just for Halo. I don't see that changing if Final Fantasy, Fifa or whatever is only on the XBox. |
Dragon Quest wouldn't sell as much on the XBOX..... There's a reason they put Dragon Quest IX on the DS and they're putting Dragon Quest X on the Wii. That's the systems Japan wants. If Microsoft bought SE and forced Dragon Quest to become a XBOX exclusive, Dragon Quest would lose massive sales. It would be like putting God of War or Halo on the Wii.
Furthermore, Dragon Quest is one of the few series which follows a strict formula of quality control, overseen by its creators (Yuji Horii/Akira Toriyama). If Microsoft suddenly bought SE and started demanding changes from them (like a set platform and alterations of markets), Yuji Horii would probably rebel and try to move his series to a new company. Because he's always stated that he tries to do what is best for the series, not what is best for a perticular 'platform' or company.
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