View Full Version : Dragon Quest IX for Nintendo!
http://www.famitsu.com/blog/express/2006/12/ix.html
Nintendo DS that is.
what an odd move, though DQM:J does look great. I didn't expect it to be for Wii since DQS was coming out and PS3 was getting FFXIII, so i thought it'd be an announcement of a remake.
Well hopefully this means remakes, and hopefully they come to the US. I am a huge fan of DQ/W
counting the DS already sells like hot cakes it was the system that didn't need this killer app.
Peter Paltridge
12-12-2006, 01:26 AM
counting the DS already sells like hot cakes it was the system that didn't need this killer app.
Well, of course. That's how they pick. If you get a DQ in Japan then it's the final sign you've won the sales battle.
I know they usually put the latest one on Japan's most popular system at the time, but I didn't think they would take that business practice so far as to release the next one exclusively for a handheld.
Does this mean a quicker development schedule, or will they take the same amount of plodding around and release this in 2009?
Eidan
12-12-2006, 01:55 AM
Hm. From
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/dq/dq8/screens/dq8554.jpg
to
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff3ds/screens/ff3ds126.jpg
...great.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 02:19 AM
WOW... Although, it makes sense... Considering how frakkin' popular the DS is in Japan. I can't wait.
Captain Harlock
12-12-2006, 03:42 AM
I'm sure it'll be an alright game, but I'm not really in support of a major title being released on a handheld versus a console. Take Metal Gear for instance. Portable Ops is a nice side-story game for Big Boss, but it's not a big game like MGS, so having it on a portable system is okay. In DQ terms, I like that DQ: Joker is for DS, but I'm not really getting behind the major game in the series being handheld only.
If anything, it seems driven by financial reasons. To develop for Wii or Ps3 doesn't seem like it'd do well this early in the game, but the DS' establishment in the market makes it seem like the logical choice if they want it to sell alot of copies. But it's DQ, and that would sell on any system in Japan.
Sigma
12-12-2006, 09:22 AM
I think we are going to start seeing alot more of this happen in the future. In Japan console gaming isn't doing nearly as well as the handheld market. The DS dominates pretty much everything in terms of sales in Japan. The DS could easily become the dominant platform for RPGs.
JohnCrichton
12-12-2006, 10:03 AM
FTW! :anime:
Chad Bonin
12-12-2006, 12:47 PM
Let's see...
Lower Production Costs (avoidance of trying to figure out PS3 chipset plus producing Blu Rays) + Massive User Base (Read: Japan) = PROFIT.
Artimus Gigan
12-12-2006, 12:55 PM
The battle system is apparently action based, there are no turnbased oriented battles in this game at all. So this is really quite a departure from it's precursors, to not have any turn based battles and to not appear on a console. However I think this is serving as a test to see what direction the series will be taking in future installments. This allready is set to play much different that all the other games and is also cheaper to be produced since it's on a handheld, being that it's part of the main series it's going to be comparred directly to the series earlier games in terms of quality by the masses and not let off easy like if it was a spin off.
with the 4 player co-op feature I've got a feeling that this could wind up similar to Crystal Chronicals
but it's the same people who did 8 apparently, so it could turn out very well(that and their resume of past and upcoming games is solid these are the same people who did Dark Cloud 2 and are doing Joan D' Arc and White Knight).
10 million units of Dragon Quest 9 sold in Japan confirmed?
Or however many DS lites have been sold by then...
Dogbert
12-12-2006, 02:03 PM
I still haven't had a chance to play VIII yet (my brother's PS2 is no longer handy now that he's away at college), but I'm already looking forward to this. The action RPG is obviously a big change for the series. As long as they don't make this a permanent departure, I'm fine with it. Maybe a new battle system for each game...
Now I just need some re-releases of the old games. DW I-IV on Wii's Virtual Console (I-III with the same old Old-English) and maybe a collection disc for the rest. Translations of V & VI and ports of VII & VIII would make a great collection. I can dream, can't I?
Artimus Gigan
12-12-2006, 03:14 PM
Apparently this game may be awhile until it's released in America from what I understand(ala Final Fantasy 3 for the DS)
The one thing I do like is that this is essentialy a console quality RPG for the DS. It really pushes the system and the graphical achievements while abit blurry, do show that handheld games are making some real good progress at matching their console breatheren.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 03:43 PM
Let's see...
Lower Production Costs (avoidance of trying to figure out PS3 chipset plus producing Blu Rays) + Massive User Base (Read: Japan) = PROFIT.
Yeah, the PS3 was too complex for the company that's headlining multiple sequels to one of the biggest RPG series of all time for the system... RIGHT :shrug:.
Clearly it's a matter of getting it onto the biggest platform at the point of sale... It could have easily gone to the Wii as well, so...
Chad Bonin
12-12-2006, 04:12 PM
snake;2374339']Yeah, the PS3 was too complex for the company that's headlining multiple sequels to one of the biggest RPG series of all time for the system... RIGHT :shrug:.
Multiple? If I'm looking it up right, PS3's getting FFXIII and FFvsXIII. I guess 2X is a multiple, but...
and the biggest RPG of all time is Dragon Quest. which is why this is huge news, even if it will never get the respect in the US.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 04:38 PM
Multiple? If I'm looking it up right, PS3's getting FFXIII and FFvsXIII. I guess 2X is a multiple, but...
mul·ti·ple (mlt-pl)
adj.
Having, relating to, or consisting of more than one individual, element, part, or other component; manifold.
Last time I checked, more than one is multiple... Sure, I could have picked a more specific word from my vocabulary, but multiple seems to do the job just fine.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 04:39 PM
and the biggest RPG of all time is Dragon Quest. which is why this is huge news, even if it will never get the respect in the US.
Yup. It sucks, too, since many of the DQ games were amazing, yet no one here will ever know this.
Noukon
12-12-2006, 04:40 PM
The one thing I do like is that this is essentialy a console quality RPG for the DS. It really pushes the system and the graphical achievements while abit blurry, do show that handheld games are making some real good progress at matching their console breatheren.
Definitely... and I think Dragon Quest is the perfect franchise to test the waters with. Whereas each Final Fantasy installment tends to push for the most cutting-edge graphics, Dragon Quest's art design is simple in nature, and can easily adapt to the DS' limited capabilities.
It will also be interesting to see just how big a part of the game the multiplayer is.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 04:43 PM
Definitely... and I think Dragon Quest is the perfect franchise to test the waters with. Whereas each Final Fantasy installment tends to push for the most cutting-edge graphics, Dragon Quest's art design is simple in nature, and can easily adapt to the DS' limited capabilities.
It will also be interesting to see just how big a part of the game the multiplayer is.
I have to say that I'm somewhat glad they didn't go with the PSP for DQ, since they could honestly make use of the DS's functions to make the game more fun. Normally I would've said otherwise, but DQ needs some change.
Noukon
12-12-2006, 04:51 PM
snake;2374403']I have to say that I'm somewhat glad they didn't go with the PSP for DQ, since they could honestly make use of the DS's functions to make the game more fun. Normally I would've said otherwise, but DQ needs some change.
As much as I hate to say it, I think it probably had more to do with the system's ridiculous sales numbers in Japan than anything else. But it's great that they're taking the opportunity to revamp the series a bit.
.Automatisch
12-12-2006, 04:53 PM
As much as I hate to say it, I think it probably had more to do with the system's ridiculous sales numbers in Japan than anything else. But it's great that they're taking the opportunity to revamp the series a bit.
Well clearly that would be the case, but since SE is making Crisis Core for PSP, you never know what they really had planned... But I'm interested in seeing how this all pans out.
ZeroFate
12-12-2006, 05:05 PM
DQIX on the DS and FFVII:CC on the PSP = Big money for SE.
Although I would've liked to see this game on a console (especially after Blue Dragon), this is a great business move for them.
Also since this game is probably gonna be released in 07, which is relatively fast for a SE game, I've still got my fingers crossed for DQX on the PS3.
Juu-kuchi
12-12-2006, 09:12 PM
Fantastic. Looking forward to this, and hopefully it will have the same kind of longevity that DQVIII had.
K-S-O
12-12-2006, 09:44 PM
DS?! Well that came out of nowhere! And they're using real-time battles and no random encounters! I'm actually happy about these changes. I've found myself bored of RPGs with random encounters. I shall look forward to this release.
Dogbert
12-12-2006, 10:31 PM
I've found myself bored of RPGs with random encounters.I agree completely. It's no coincident that Super Mario RPG LoTSS & Earthbound are my favorite RPGs and neither of them use random encounters. My one regret about this news is that this won't be on Wii. Yeah, we're getting DQ Swords, but I'll always take a console over a handheld.
Noukon
12-13-2006, 02:42 AM
snake;2374413']Well clearly that would be the case, but since SE is making Crisis Core for PSP, you never know what they really had planned... But I'm interested in seeing how this all pans out.
They do seem dedicated to supporting every platform, so naturally there will be some PSP titles, as well. It's a good way of diminishing risk while maximizing profits.
.Automatisch
12-13-2006, 04:06 AM
They do seem dedicated to supporting every platform, so naturally there will be some PSP titles, as well. It's a good way of diminishing risk while maximizing profits.
I'd personally be interested in a quickie-port of DQ8 for the PSP, so hopefully something like that happens down the line.
YoshiAngemon
12-13-2006, 10:02 AM
Maybe the only thing close to it would be Localized Dragon Quest games (SNES Versions of Loto Trilogy, as well as V & VI) on the Virtual Console would work. Of course, I'll give DQ IX a chance. I mean, if DQVIII is good, then I'm sure DQIX is gonna be good. Final Fantasy III Good.
SE is not going to make a bad DQIX, they'd be crazy too, they know what this game is to people. A half-assed game would be a 180 turn from their fans.
Mynd Hed
12-13-2006, 03:52 PM
I just hope that "3D graphics" (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3155838) isn't a euphemism for "a lame attempt to shoehorn watered-down last-gen-console-style graphics and gameplay onto a portable-sized screen" the way it so often is. Squeenix hasn't generally been as guilty of this as many other game companies, but there's a first time for everything, and to my knowledge Level 5 doesn't really have any track record developing for portable systems, so who knows....
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