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

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Aerys said:

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.

 Well, if we are talking about a company making money, why would you release kh3 on the ps4 and Xbox? How many copies are they looking to sell on those consoles if the game is coming out in 2015? Kh3 in Japan is a Ps4 exclusive, but is not going to sell a million copies. Kh3 in the west 1 million at full price between PS4 and Xbox? The 3ds and vita (lets make it multi) 1.5 millions 3ds + 500k vita, or just 3ds 2 millions at full price... Where do you see more potential for Profits?

 FF is kind of a different beast, given that it has a long standing tradition on PS consoles at least main FF games. Lets say FFXV comes out by December 2015. Then lets say the PS4 has 25 million base, and that the Xbox has 15 millions. 40 millions. FFXiii the last main FF sold 6.2 million copies (wikipedia) by the end of 2010. 6.2 millions in a userbase above 100 million (6%). Now, lets say 10% of the user base by 2015 buys the game that 4 million copies.

 4 million copies with a megabloated budget for development, advertising, royalties... Not a lot of profit tbh.

 Now lets make a FF for 3DS. A main FF for the 3ds. If FF bravery default (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravely_Default#Reception) sold more than a million copies wordwide, I bet a full blown FF game could sell 2 million copies.

 If you were to compare budgets, advertising, royalties obviosly the 3DS would make more sense, since ads in the west would probably be on Nintendo, rather than SE.

 And the dev time? FFXV is being in development for over a decade. Enough time to release 4 full blown 3ds and vita FF.

 So yes, by my logic they should also be on the 3DS.