1up Dragon Quest IX Preview - Might be the Next Pokemon

[Khuutra]

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

Khuutra said:

Well, they did say that they think it has the potential to sell to a much, much wider audience than it currently does.... they compared it to either Professor Layton (which would be a good start) or Brain Training (which is ass-backwards insane)

And I certainly hope it can do that.  With well targeted marketing, I certainly think it could.  A goal like Professor Layton is not at all unattainable.

Seriously, all they'd need to do is make a commercial where they plaster the words 'From the creators of Chrono Trigger and Dragon Ball'.  Put some pretty gameplay and put it on all the major TV stations.  GUaranteed 1 million sales.  But I know NOA won't do that....

Buyers nowadays don't really care that much about Chrono Trigger. They'll have a better campaign than that, if only because it'll be targeted in a way more likely to attract kids. Not that it's aimed at kids, but in that it won't be off-putting to them