It wasn't.DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English
It wasn't.DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English
Sorry, in Europe in General it was.It wasn't.
Off the top of my head: Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, Theatrhythm, and Rocket Slime DS. DQMJ2 and Rocket Slime both bombed here, which led to us not getting their 3DS installments, and Theatrhythm's sequel may or may not come here. There's been absolutely no word yet.
DQ9 probably underperformed in the West, too, which is why we've yet to see the DQ7 remake or DQ10.
Heck, even Chrono Trigger DS bombed, which was an enhanced port of a beloved non-FF game. I remember Square's vice president at the time saying that he's always asked about Chrono Trigger, but the sales have shown that people don't buy it.
Sorry, in Europe in General it was.
DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English; and none of those games had a marketing push even remotely comparable to those of their maiine games. What do you expect?
Well, it is making much more sense now. So the DQ brand wasn't really well known even in the us until recently.It was called something else in the US before Dragon Quest.
And Square Enix are delusional if they expected the DS port of CT to sell much more than it did.
Well, it is making much more sense now. So the DQ brand wasn't really well known even in the us until recently.
Well, it is making much more sense now. So the DQ brand wasn't really well known even in the us until recently.
I was curious about how the portrait orientation compares to the 4:3 PS2 version, so there's an image comparing the two (PS2 version ghosted over this with identically sized main characters), you can see you lose a little bit of width, less than I think people would have thought, and gain a lot of vertical detail.
Not sure if serious.Wrong. One of the first, maybe even the first, issue of Nintendo Power gave US gamers a taste of Dragon Quest when they ran a short article over the crazy long lines and demand for Dragon Quest III in Japan.
You would if the total pixels were the same, but because the original aspect ratio wasn't wide, it isn't really that bad.Wow it ~feels like~ you're losing a lot of view but you're really not. It still feels strange to see a game I played "horizontally" being displayed "vertically"
Maybe so. But, they marketed that release heavily. "Wake up, Crono" ads were everywhere at the time, and it did nothing.
Not sure if serious.
Nintendo Power gave the first Dragon Warrior away for free. It's true.Not sure if serious.
http://www.jp.square-enix.com/dqsp/
The first eight Dragon Quest games are coming to smartphones soon.
Please look forward to it.
Nintendo Power gave the first Dragon Warrior away for free. It's true.
EDIT: Well I think I missed the point of what he was saying. Both things are true, then.
Right here
Right here
Nintendo Power gave the first Dragon Warrior away for free. It's true.
Serious. I'm just saying that knowledge of series has been out there in the US since NES. Sure, it didn't reach Final Fantasy levels of popularity. But the franchise is known and loved.
DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English;
Wow, that was actually a very interesting read. Strange how that trend of warriors and sorcerers, even European architecture, being popular in Japan is still so alive.Right here
I dont understand what would be so difficult about a psmobile/Vita release for this stuff. id love to play 8 on the vita.
this company is quickly fading into obscurity for me
DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English; and none of those games had a marketing push even remotely comparable to those of their maiine games. What do you expect?
Well, it was Dragon Warrior until VIII when they finally were able to use the proper name..... So first game to use the Dragon Quest name outside of Japan.
For the same reason everyone finds it so hard to put games on the Vita.I dont understand what would be so difficult about a psmobile/Vita release for this stuff. id love to play 8 on the vita.
And people here actually wanted squeenix to buy Atlus
For the same reason everyone finds it so hard to put games on the Vita.
No one owns a Vita.
DQ8 was the first DQ to be translated into English; and none of those games had a marketing push even remotely comparable to those of their maiine games. What do you expect?
And people here actually wanted squeenix to buy Atlus
I was going to vadernooooo this yesterday but I ultimately realized, it's 1-8 and I've played them before and I still have access to them on various formats that aren't smartphones.
in nintendo's case - i can see them launching their own android device with a lock-out chip for their own content and a curated app store - for their next-generation handheld
I'm definitely somewhat interested. Especially since I recently bought a 10-inch Android tablet.I´m really excited for this, don't get the negativity here, since I feel like half of it is because it's SE and the other because they'll be on iOS... oh well.
I'm definitely somewhat interested. Especially since I recently bought a 10-inch Android tablet.
I'm worried the games won't be localized, though.
I think that most people are pretty lethargic of Square Enix's mobile gaming focus in the past few years. And a lot of people find mobile gaming underwhelming for various reasons.
It will be a cold day in Hell if Nintendo decided to use androids for their future handhelds
It will be a cold day in Hell if Nintendo decided to use androids for their future handhelds
I dont understand what would be so difficult about a psmobile/Vita release for this stuff. id love to play 8 on the vita.
this company is quickly fading into obscurity for me
don't be so sure
Its possible
I'm definitely somewhat interested. Especially since I recently bought a 10-inch Android tablet.
I'm worried the games won't be localized, though.
I think that most people are pretty lethargic of Square Enix's mobile gaming focus in the past few years. And a lot of people find mobile gaming underwhelming for various reasons.