you... It would be really interesting to go back to 1996 or 98 or whenever pokemon was first coming this way, and see if people thought it would fly... I mean. Pokemon is VERY japanese if you think about it.. Little pet monster you keep in balls in your back pack that talk to you... ya...

I predicted.. yesterday that DQ10 would be the biggest DQ in the West.... and that is before I read this.

They will not westernize DQ to sell it in the west (like they did with the RE series, or in FF)

It seems the main reason they want to push DQ on the west is to expand japanese gaming culture.

Something tells me this game is further along, than we think...

Oh God

What if there's a cartoon

Dragon Quest Z

Gotta slay 'em all!

Seriously though you saw what happened with the last RPG Nintendo tried to bring over

Using a cartoon

I REST MY CASE SIR

Obvious isn't it?

 - secure relations with SquareEnix

 - make money off extra hardware sales

 - make money from software licensing

Now that Ninty has got this far - they want to really "hammer" home the advantage that the Wii/DS have given them.

It happens all the time, ala MGS4 + Sony ads.

Wii Like To Play With Little Dragons!!!!



ok i bed now. lol

@Bigjon I think he is mostly talking about IX, not X. So I don't think there is any reason to believe the game is farther along than what is expected. I do think there is a good chance it has already started development though. As for IX, I hope the game is far along, it is releasing in a few months in Japan.

What makes you think I was denying that in any way?

It's the fallacy Nintendo doesn't support third parties, based on Nintendo not supporting niche titles, while ignoring that Sony and Microsoft don't do big support for those either.

I'm not actually being argumentative

Caustic overzealousness is how I express enthusiasm for an idea, and it is generally good-natured agreement when I end an "argument" that doesn't adress the other person with "I rest my case, sir".