| Skullwaker said: It's not their job. Square Enix should have half a mind to know these ports would pull good numbers in the west. That being said, considering Nintendo localized Bravely Default and I believe they're doing the same for Bravely Second, I'm not sure why they wouldn't take a chance with these DQ games when they would almost certainly sell the same, if not better. |
Part of it comes down to Nintendo can only localize so many games at a time. Platform and party games like Mario and Kirby may not require a lot of work, but Super Smash Bros does, as does their work with Capcom bring over Monster Hunter. Not to mention they have a number of their own games of their own coming down the line you have Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Xenoblade Chrocnicles X and Yo Kai Watch later this year, plus next year will have Fire Emblem Fates,I can't even imagine the difficulty SMT x FE or whatever it will be called outside of Japan, hopefully Zelda Wii U, maybe another Pokemon game and possibily Bravely Second as well. It is not in anyway fair at all for Nintendo to have to pay to localize and distribute yet another company's major franchise game because said company doesn't have faith in their own fans in other western countries on a major platform yet will drop games out on the Vita or app markets on their own with no hesistation.
I love what Nintendo did for Dragon Quest on the DS, hell they made me a fan of that franchise and I wish they could do the same on the 3DS. However, responsibilty for bringing those games outside of Japan shouldn't fall on them unless Square Enix is willing to sell them the franchise or a major portion of it, guarentee future games are exclusive to Nintendo platforms like the deal they got with Fatal Frame. Square Enix releases games in the West all the time, they could easily do the same with DQ and after the success that was Bravely Default, they themselves implied they had learned the lesson.
But instead it is all talk, all their 3DS games that Nintendo doesn't bring over themselves are locked away in Japan meanwhile they show more support for the Vita directly then they do the system that is killing it globablly. A few low budget Rhythm Games does not equal support, Square Enix needs to step up, if Atlus can bring over what it does with only their $10 price hike and do well, Square Enix has no excuse.
