Khuutra said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
Khuutra said:
I know we've talked about this before, but Nintendo is marketing IX and X, not S-E.
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I know Nintendo is marketing this title. However, that doesn't mean they'll be marketing the next games. And just like what happened back on the NES, when Nintendo pulls the plug on their funding and the parent company is left to advertise Dragon Quest themselves, I don't want to see Dragon Quest ignored.
Its been a vicious cycle that's already happened multiple times now. And the SquareEnix of today already seems to have a mentality of only advertising the games they think will make millions. Leaving all their smaller properties to fend for themselves and die off.
But Dragon Quest wouldn't have been in this situation if SquareEnix had handled it properly from the beginning and continued to market it. The frst two games they released sold well. Its just because they cut advertising that the sales (and attention) for the the series died off.
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The question isn't about the franchise, though.
It's only about IX.
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Uh.... this thread and the article its about 'Dragon Quest becoming the next Pokemon'. The only way that can happen is how I laid out in my first post.
Dragon Quest IX is not going to become an overnight sensation. Only games with multi-million dollar ad capmaigns like FInal Fantasy VII and Pokemon Red/Blue can do that. They aren't going to throw 100 million dollars in advertising behind Dragon Quest IX.
