Htown said:Getting better, Square. You're almost there. Now think, and think hard: there's another RPG you have with Toriyama art. You can remake that one too. Can you picture it? Do you remember?
Wait...what?jesusraz said:Wait for the announcement later this year...
jesusraz said:Wait for the announcement later this year...
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Easy_D said:Never played a single Dragon Quest game in my entire life. But DAMN am I hyped.
Though I'd like i if you saw your characters do battle, but hey, everything looks great.
When I get this, am I in for a treat?
batbeg said:Hey cool, European confirmation. If they don't jack up the price too much (they will) I won't have to import it from the US!
Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but the three games being officially announced like this makes me think Square-Enix really are making good on their promise for worldwide release dates, as it's quite possible VI could hit around the same time, isn't it? Maybe not, but it still feels like they're pushing it more now.
soul said:I've uploaded the logos so I guess I'll post them here, too.
CoTC: http://i32.tinypic.com/30kxh6p.jpg
HotHB: http://i32.tinypic.com/14ugilf.jpg
RoR: http://i31.tinypic.com/2sb5r1j.jpg
Aeana said:Thanks!
No numerals, so I guess these are the European logos. Makes sense, considering the press release. They sure do look boring without the numerals, though.
TekunoRobby said:It's a good plan to get the market ready for Dragon Quest IX. Even if these games do poorly in sales, at the very least the consumer will be aware of the series when Square releases Dragon Quest IX.
DQ8 was years ago by now, and it undershot expectations itself (though it did improve pretty dramatically over DW7). The Dragon Quest brand definitely has a long ways to go in the west in general, and the US specifically.soul said:People are pretty aware of the DQ franchise by now after DQVIII rocked on the PS2, I doubt it needs any further introduction.
People are pretty aware thanks to a game that didn't come close to sales expectations and came out years ago on another platform provided by a different company? You could have at least used Dragon Quest Swords as a better example since that's pretty recent and release under the Nintendo umbrella.soul said:People are pretty aware of the DQ franchise by now after DQVIII rocked on the PS2, I doubt it needs any further introduction.
jesusraz said:This is fantastic news, if somewhat predictable given the amount of foreign languages tucked away in the Japanese version of DQIV DS. Great to see the trilogy not only confirmed for the US, but PAL territories as well. Seems they're ditching the numbering system for Europe, as SE did with DQVIII. Makes sense, I suppose.
Wait for the announcement later this year...
TekunoRobby said:People are pretty aware thanks to a game that didn't come close to sales expectations and came out years ago on another platform provided by a different company? You could have at least used Dragon Quest Swords as a better example since that's pretty recent and release under the Nintendo umbrella.
Releasing a steady stream of games similar in style on the same platform as a lead up to the main release is what I mean by being aware. I'm speaking about the general consumer here, not the Dragon Quest fanatics.
Volcynika said:I've never played any of these. Am I a bad person?
But it's ok, since they're coming here!
HK-47 said:Do you know something or is this just a joke?
soul said:EXPERIENCE DRAGON QUEST IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND ZENITHIA TRILOGY ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPE
Dragona Akehi said:As for DQV, I really wouldn't expect it before Christmas 2008...
TekunoRobby said:People are pretty aware thanks to a game that didn't come close to sales expectations and came out years ago on another platform provided by a different company? You could have at least used Dragon Quest Swords as a better example since that's pretty recent and release under the Nintendo umbrella.
Releasing a steady stream of games similar in style on the same platform as a lead up to the main release is what I mean by being aware. I'm speaking about the general consumer here, not the Dragon Quest fanatics.
I don't joke about stuff like that. Was I joking when I said Tingle was coming to Europe? No. But anyway, that's not the topic at hand, so I'll shush now...HK-47 said:Do you know something or is this just a joke?
Dragona Akehi said:For now, perhaps, but who knows later on?
Anyway I would expect that DS Europa releases would be very close to any American release date, from S-E. I'd hazard a guess of within a fortnight at the worst.
As for DQV, I really wouldn't expect it before Christmas 2008...
jesusraz said:Wait for the announcement later this year...Htown said:Getting better, Square. You're almost there. Now think, and think hard: there's another RPG you have with Toriyama art. You can remake that one too. Can you picture it? Do you remember?
...!jesusraz said:I don't joke about stuff like that. Was I joking when I said Tingle was coming to Europe? No. But anyway, that's not the topic at hand, so I'll shush now...
I'm doing the same. So far I've bought all the DQ DS games released here on the DS!ruby_onix said:Heck, I'll even go so far as to buy all three.
Ah, who am I kidding. I already know I'll buy six.
I clearly remember it not doing too well in the U.S. and doing particularly better in Europe as was said by jesusraz. Lets not forget that a sizable portion of the games sales were also due to the Final Fantasy XII demo being packed in which even Square Enix went out of their way to heavily promote. People weren't buying it for Dragon Quest alone.LaneDS said:I'm pretty sure Dragon Quest VIII did quite well in the U.S., considering how popular the franchise was in the U.S. at the time of launch. Anyone have final sales numbers? Or even better, the expected sales from Square?
Red Scarlet said:I've never said they would come out in the US. 1 t.
Dragona Akehi said:DS is officially RPG king of the forever.
NolbertoS said:Well Not quite, the DS lacks Star Ocean 1 & 2, Suikoden I & II, Brave Story, FF Tactics, and other NIS, Atlus games I was going to mention Valkyrie Profile, but it's getting remade for the DS