DQ Producer: Dragon Quest XI will see some sort of western release

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menx64 said:

CGI-Quality said:

Introducing this DQ title on PS4 tells me that the franchise may have a place on the machine. The WiiU is currently the better seller in Japan (which doesn't take rocket science to figure out why), but with 2015 already jammed packed with content for the PS4, it makes sense to assume the next full DQ title will also be on it.

 I believe people are taking the big screen comment to be final, but there is a lot more to it. Yes, it may come to PS4, PS3, wiiu, Xboxone, PC and others... But is SE really going to pass on releasing DQXI on the 3DS? 

 If Yokai watch can sell more than 3 million copies in a year, should DQXI not sell the same or better? DQIX is the best selling DQ ever, skipping 3 millions in Japan only is crazy business.

 Even if they were to release DQXI on all major consoles available, I do not believe it may even match the 3DS sells. I mean, DQXI could even sell 3 millions at full price on two or three weeks in Japan alone. That number is simply impossible to reach if they release it on big screen consoles only.

DQIX sold well in the west only because Nintendo heavy advertisement.

 A late port is possible, but business talking, skiping the 3DS is just crazy and money wasted. 

Well according to your logic, they couldnt skip 3DS for FF and KH3 because it's money wasted, still they did, so... Dont tell me it's different, it's not, they could have made less ambitious games but no, they prefered to make an ambitious game for next gen. If they have the same ambition for the next Dragon QUest, it's easy to understand why they aim big screen and why PS4 will be the platform.

 

Especially if they want to export Dragon Quest with a good marketing, they know the best choice for that, most populair console with not a lot of games yet, not like 3DS where there is too many japanese games.