From Nintendolife's interview with Dragon Quest Producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto:
Thought this was an interesting tidbit because there has been a lot of speculation about Nintendo's level of involvement in games like this and Bravely Default.
Hope this is of enough interest for a thread!
What has Nintendo's involvement been in the development process?
The sheer translation volume of Dragon Quest VII is more than 2 times Dragon Quest V, so it's a gigantic game. It was really hard to make the business decision to localize the game. With Nintendo, we were able to work it out and work hand-in-hand and make it happen together. To be completely blunt, it's like Nintendo took half of the bill!
Thought this was an interesting tidbit because there has been a lot of speculation about Nintendo's level of involvement in games like this and Bravely Default.
Hope this is of enough interest for a thread!