I decided to peruse Neogaf before bed. That was a mistake as it turned out Squareenix was holding some mysterious Dragon Quest event.
I'm going to keep this short because there isn't much to be said.
"The next 10 Dragon Quest Wii" and voluntarily Yuuzi Horii, who was speciousness. "First of all you Dragon Quest 9!" People say.
That is a google translation, provided by some gaffer, of the official announcement. Some Japanese blog is live blogging it, they changed their headlines to 'Dragon Quest X coming to Wii' so unless it's a complete hoax, than that seems pretty legit. I guess we'll see later on today.
image provided by NeoGaf
UPDATE:
Reuters confirms, Also DQ IX date and price.
I've never played Dragon Quest but I've always wanted to. I know this will be a huge deal for Japan, and along with Monster Hunter it seems that Nintendo has all but won the land of the rising sun.
This a big deal for you guys?
(# 0) on 12/10/2008 00:06
(# 1) on 12/10/2008 00:12
heres a famitsu link aswell.
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1220440_1124.html
(# 2) on 12/10/2008 00:14
(# 3) on 12/10/2008 00:16
(# 4) on 12/10/2008 00:23
So long as its a real deal Dragon Quest title, that's awesome news. These games are traditional super solid, and this would be a ridiculously awesome addition to the Wii line up. COnsidering the severe lack of RPG on the Wii, this is amazing news!
(# 5) on 12/10/2008 00:30
(# 6) on 12/10/2008 01:06
They suck for bringing an RPG to an RPG-starved system? I think that's a good thing, actually. Not a Wii fan? :P
(# 7) on 12/10/2008 01:12
About that Reuters article: Whoa, a $65 DS game?
(# 8) on 12/10/2008 01:44
I'm a HUGE DQ superfan. I've played all eight of the main games and I'm PSYCHED to hear this news. Not so much for the announcement of it on the Wii (Most DQ fans have been speculating since the announcement of IX that X would be on a Nintendo console), but the fact that its being announced SO SOON. The past few years have had one DQ game per console generation. Announcing it on the Wii implies that it's been in development for a while and we won't have to wait until 2016 to play this one.
That makes me happy.
(# 9) on 12/10/2008 01:54
Ugh
(# 10) on 12/10/2008 02:13
DQ has never been very graphic focused and considering the enormous casual appeal of the DQ series in Japan, this was the only logical conclusion. People should be happy, that there is now ONE game (that won't be out until 2010) to look forward to on the Wii.
(# 11) on 12/10/2008 08:05
Japanese DS games tend to carry a rather hefty price tag compared to DS games in other regions. Expect to pay a premium for big titles like RPGs.
(# 12) on 12/10/2008 08:13
Also, if you don't have a Wii- 09 is prime time to get one, its coming of age, thankfully.
(# 13) on 12/10/2008 08:55
(# 14) on 12/10/2008 13:59
I think the reason for this is that SE want to push DQX onto PS2 aswell, so more japanese gamers can get their hands on it.
You'd think that SE would be more worried about selling this series outside of japan, especially with a recession on, and therefore spread it onto all home consoles (PS3/360).
However, I'm still yet to get a Wii, so if I do manage to get one, I'll pick this up.