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Wagram on 08 May 2012
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outlawauron said:
Wagram said:
outlawauron said:
 

How is that particularly relevant? DQX's budget is surely larger than DQIX and won't even come close to matching. How is that a wise business decision? (keep in mind, it's not the fact that it's on the Wii but rather the gameplay choices and changes they're making to the static series)

If DQX is a success, they have subscription fees to generate revenue. Final Fantasy XI didn't sell millions of copies, but yet all those subs generated more revenue for Square than any other FF title. It's a smart business decision, especially considering this game isn't really aimed at the west either. Japan is going to eat this up.

You keep using revenue, and I'm not disputing the amount of revenue. I think it will do well there, but it's net will be far lower. Honestly, Japan has never really picked a console MMO and supported to mass success. I don't think DQ9 will do much more than FFXI which is a success but only relative to itself. If DQ9 did similar numbers, it would be a massive disappointment especially as the series has been in a upward trend.

Look at FF13, sure it didn't just completely flop but it certainly wasn't an outrageous success. On top of the lost customers as DQ9 will piss off the majority of the DQ fanbase.


Final Fantasy XI was supported heavily by Japan, and it still is to this day. A majority of them are console players which is why SE has stated that they can't really do any graphic upgrades on the game due to the hardware limitations at this point.