LuckyTrouble on 21 August 2016
Dragon Quest sells millions in Japan.
Dragon Quest sells a few hundred thousand everywhere else, cumulatively per release.
Dragon Quest X is an MMO that relies on a large and constant subscriber base.
Dragon Quest has bred an audience of largely single player focused JRPG lovers.
The reality of it is that Dragon Quest X is just not a fit for anywhere but Japan, and it was even a questionable fit for Japan, really. Between the heavy MMO competition in the West, the general niche appeal of Dragon Quest outside of Japan, and the cost of localization and server upkeep, bringing Dragon Quest X west would be an incredible waste of time, effort, and money.
