In Japan, Dragon Quest is one of the most popular franchises ever, a title that you cannot fail to hear about. Its success is not aped in the West, where it has a following, but is completely overshadowed by Square Enix’s other property, Final Fantasy. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wants to change that, and make DQIX a household name when it hits.
“At Nintendo, we were able to popularize the Brain Age series overseas, which was said to be unmarketable,” stated Big N’s chief. “I want to increase the number of people worldwide that understand the appeal of Dragon Quest.”
Iwata wishes to form a “strong tag team” with Square Enix in order to meet this goal, and relishes the idea of working with Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii. Looks like whatever rift there may have existed between these two mighty Japanese companies have well and truly been patched up.
Here’s to Dragon Quest‘s global success.
