That makes sense, yep.
Uh partnership or not, DQ IX and X would have been on Nintendo platforms regardless due to the DS and Wii's userbase. similarly, DQ XI will be on 3DS because of the userbase.Hope they drop their crappy Nintendo partnership. I want a PS4 DQ8 style DQ.
Ki no Kuni is a DS game running on ps3.I don't want to imagine a 3DS game running on PS3.
I had no idea , I guess its pretty cool that he owns his own creation. Unlike Keiji Inafune with Mega Man.
but not on wiiuUh partnership or not, DQ IX and X would have been on Nintendo platforms regardless due to the DS and Wii's userbase. similarly, DQ XI will be on 3DS because of the userbase.
Does Square Enix own the Soul Blazer series IP? Or Quintet?
Well think of it similar to the relationship Square-Enix has with tri-Ace.
While tri-Ace owns the IP to Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile, people associate those titles under the Square-Enix branding even though SE doesn't develop them.
Armor Project is a small studio, so Horii sub-contracts to other development companies to assist in the games work.
For example Chunsoft and ArtePiazza developed almost all of the installments in the series, Level 5 did DQ8 and 9.
In fact of the entire series, Dragon Quest X was the only game that was developed by Square-Enix, so Horii could decide to go with a myriad of independent Japanese development teams.
Part of me hopes DQXI is handled by Level-5 so we have a game on par the likes of DQ8 and Ni no Kuni again.
but not on wiiu
Does Square Enix own the Soul Blazer series IP? Or Quintet?
Square-Enix has no control over the franchise. They only have exclusive publishing rights.
Yuji Horii's Armor Project owns the rights to Dragon Quest, so Horii makes the final call on what platform DQ is released on, NOT Square-Enix.
That's not true either. In fact, nothing you've been saying is accurate.Well think of it similar to the relationship Square-Enix has with tri-Ace.
While tri-Ace owns the IP to Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile, people associate those titles under the Square-Enix branding even though SE doesn't develop them.
Armor Project is a small studio, so Horii sub-contracts to other development companies to assist in the games work.
For example Chunsoft and ArtePiazza developed almost all of the installments in the series, Level 5 did DQ8 and 9.
In fact of the entire series, Dragon Quest X was the only game that was developed by Square-Enix, so Horii could decide to go with a myriad of independent Japanese development teams.
Part of me hopes DQXI is handled by Level-5 so we have a game on par the likes of DQ8 and Ni no Kuni again.
DQX sold 650k on Wii. That's more than any other MMO ever sold in Japan on any other system much less PS3.but not on wiiu
edit: and DQX would have sold better on PS3. considering it actually has an online community and it's still active, unlike the console that dqx is actually on.
Hope they drop their crappy Nintendo partnership. I want a PS4 DQ8 style DQ.
SE hasn't published any of the last what 4 DQ games in the west. Do you think they would publish them just because they went back to PlayStation?
Nintendo actually published and marketed the last 3 DS games--XI, VII, and Joker 2.
That's not true either. In fact, nothing you've been saying is accurate.
You can play X on the PC today.Hopefully they realize their past mistakes and release the game for the superior platform that is the PC. A kickstarter would be great.
maintaining their Japanese numbers.... How are they going to do that without the user base on 3DS?Screw exclusivity. PS4/Xbone/Steam please. Multiplatform is a platform, and it has never been more viable.
This is probably also Squenix's best shot at improving Dragon Quest's stature worldwide, while maintaining their Japanese numbers. 3DS isn't going to do anything for Dragon Quest that DQIX didn't do.
(Note: I own none of these next-gen platforms myself)
maintaining their Japanese numbers.... How are they going to do that without the user base on 3DS?
Dragon Quest works the other way, you need a user base 1st. And no way ps4 is going to have that user base the 3DS have no in 5 years or even its life time in Japan.I expect PS4 to do well in Japan, and I expect a triple-A Dragon Quest to move units. Maybe not as many as 3DS, but a satisfactory amount, and better than any other idea to try and break into America.
They're not sitting on it. They brought the other games to give DS owners more games and reestablish the franchise in the west.Even Nintendo has failed us in that regard. Give the translations to XSeed or someone else if they're just going to sit on it.
I don't want to imagine a 3DS game running on PS3.
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Xbox One and Steam are pipe dreams. DQ is a Japan-focused franchise first and foremost, and neither of those two platforms have or will have enough of a userbase to make the port worthwhile (Valve should try getting DQX first lol). That much effort to increase Western exposure, after all the many times SE and Nintendo has tried, just seems very unlikely any time soon.Screw exclusivity. PS4/Xbone/Steam please. Multiplatform is a platform, and it has never been more viable.
This is probably also Squenix's best shot at improving Dragon Quest's stature worldwide, while maintaining their Japanese numbers. 3DS isn't going to do anything for Dragon Quest that DQIX didn't do.
(Note: I own none of these next-gen platforms myself)
Would like to quote me on this provide links that state otherwise?
I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong.
Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile have always been tri-Ace projects, and published by Enix even before the SE merger, this is a fact.
ArtePiazza and Chunsoft have in FACT developed multiple Dragon Quest titles.
Chunsoft did the DQ1 through 4 on the NES, and the DQ1&2 Remake on the SNES, DQ5 on the SNES, and the 2nd and 3rd Torneko Dungeon games on the PS2.
ArtePiazza developed DQ7 and the DS DQ Remakes (4,5,6, and 3DS's 7 remake), not mention their work on the DQ3 remake on the SNES, the DQ4 remake on the PSX, and the DQ5 remake on the PS2 (Heartbeat is also credited for their work as well)
And yes Square-Enix did in fact develop DQX (Heartbeat, ArtePiazza, Level 5, nor Chunsoft were involved)
What isn't accurate with any of this?
Smartphones are smartphones, and theyre not game consoles, states Horii
I enjoyed this game, but boy did it feel empty.I really hope DQXI keeps the cel-shading art style. It really works wonder with Akira Toriyama's designs.
on PS4.
I enjoyed this game, but boy did it feel empty.
Hopefully we see DQXI on 3DS/Vita this year.
Verendus said that Sony is trying to bring DQ back to PS, we will see..
Verendus said that Sony is trying to bring DQ back to PS, we will see..
Dragon Quest works the other way, you need a user base 1st. And no way ps4 is going to have that user base the 3DS have no in 5 years or even its life time in Japan.
Xbox One and Steam are pipe dreams. DQ is a Japan-focused franchise first and foremost, and neither of those two platforms have or will have enough of a userbase to make the port worthwhile (Valve should try getting DQX first lol). That much effort to increase Western exposure, after all the many times SE and Nintendo has tried, just seems very unlikely any time soon.
Now Horii basically shot down cell phones as "the #1 console". Is DQ going to return to the path of Nintendo and DQIX, which I believe would do nothing for the franchise in the West (despite Squenix and Nintendo's frequent statements about that being a major priority), or are they going to bite the bullet and return to the path of Sony and DQVIII (which I believe is the best way to try and increase DQ's presence in the West)?
To Cheerilee, why does DQ on a Nintendo platform "do nothing for the series" in the west while DQ on a Sony platform would do something for the series in the west?
Nothing indicates it would, especially with PlayStation's new western-focused branding.To the above post, why does DQ on a Nintendo platform "do nothing for the series" in the west while DQ on a Sony platform would do something for the series in the west?
I originally said "won't do anything that DQIX didn't do". Squenix wants a lot more from the West, and none of their plans have done it for them (killing Enix America in the SNES era, reviving it in the PSX era, killing it again and joining Square, partnering with Nintendo...).
I think that they're going to need to keep the series as appealing to Westerners as possible (without losing what it means to be Dragon Quest), and try some things like actually releasing the game on the Halo box (blasphemy, I know).
And if Sony is willing to court Squenix in a way that didn't happen with DQVIII...