Yuji Horii confirms that DQ XI will be an offline RPG and is developed for home console(s)!

[LuckyTrouble]

DerNebel said:

LuckyTrouble said:
Anybody thinking NX anything: do you understand what Dragon Quest is? Dragon Quest is niche. Even in Japan, it doesn't sell amazingly (although it sells tons better in Japan than the rest of the world). Why would they risk the next major installment on Nintendo's next gamble? There is legitimately no good reason to do so. It's a huge risk when there is already a popular system available to toss the game on where people actually purchase third party content.

...I'm sorry what? Dragon Quest is niche in Japan?

OT. Anybody that thinks this game isn't appearing on PS4 (may not be exclusive, who knows), now that it has been confirmed for home consoles, is honestly kidding themselves, SE is putting way too many resources into helping the PS4 in Japan to ignore it with their biggest franchise over there.

Sorry, didn't mean to imply niche in Japan. My bad. I meant to say that basically, it's niche in general only having any level of popularity in Japan (with sales numbers only really being impressive for VII, VIII, and IX, and hit or miss depending on remake, spinoff, or main title otherwise), and if they want to even entertain an international release, picking the right console is necessary. In that respect, picking a brand new console from the company that misses far more than they hit with their home consoles these past 20 years would be a bad idea.