I sort of wonder if we'll see DQX ported to other consoles or if SE is happy enough with the PC + Wii family combo? I also wonder if this finally opens to door to old DQ games on Virtual Console and Game Archives?
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Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2013 (Dec 02 - Dec 08)
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Principate
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sörine;93498445 said:
Maybe like FFXIV he just wan
keep it one console fo (or maybe not I forget the reason why it's not on he Xbox 360, could be just microsoft didn't allow them).
Yeah they wanted to be on Xbox 360, but Microsoft's policies at the time prevented that.
Their core platform choice so far makes sense though I feel.
Dragon Quest appeals to the "everyone" audience, which is primarily on smart devices and Nintendo platforms, or might have a cheapy PC.
Final Fantasy tends to appeal to hardcore gamers that primarily have PlayStation or Xbox consoles, or gaming PCs.
That's not to say there aren't people who own both types of platforms, they definitely do, but if you already hit the people that overlap by being in just one group, there's not much point to release on both.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Makes sense. I imagine Nintendo had somethin to do with the wii u port. So outside of markt research I'd imagine that being the other reason they may not port it (or at least anytime soon, if they decide not to).
I still feel like Nintendo's going to give DQ one last overseas push. I don't know if that includes DQX or not but I hope it does.
Probably. I think the best case scenario involves a joined Nintendo and Square Enix push with both releasing anything viable on a bunch of platforms (DQX PC + Wii U, DQI-VIII iOS + Android, DQVII 3DS). Sad though that even the best case scenario probably excludes Slime Morimori 3 and the Monsters games.
Yeah a sub based MMO on Wii and Wii U would be disastrous in the west.
It would have to be free to play, and/or cross play between wii, wii u, PC and smart phones.
Father_Brain
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To be fair, a subscription-based MMO based on a niche IP would bomb on any platform, just not quite as hard on PC as it would on Wii/Wii U.
Sammy Samusu
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Which is why I can't wait for SE to announce the PS family ports.
I played through the Puzzle & Dragons Z demo from the 3DS eshop (Japan) today and it is fun enough that I am going to go out and buy the game now. I did not think I would like it as I do not like Pokemon and I found the iOS version to be a boring IAP-athon.
Glass Rebel
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If the 2DS is anything to go by. Clamshell is too expensive for little benefit to the average consumer.
Is it? I really got the impression that it was the 3d part of the 3ds that was expensive with little benefit.
Yeah, I want their future handheld reverts back to GBA era. If they want to keep the dual screen aspect, they could make it like 2DS. With clamshell design, I can't imagine playing action-heavy game with it, especially something as big as 3DS XL.
Wait, do clamshell design makes a hardware somewhat more expensive?
I'm downloading now! Final full-priced game purchase until Kirby!
It is, but I'm not sure Minecraft would help Vita sales in Japan. Japan is also getting a physical release of Terraria:
Which sold pretty well on PS3 for a western indie game, but won't do enough on Vita to make a noticeable difference.
Glass Rebel
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Well, the 2DS is actually one single screen because it's cheaper than two separate ones. 3D is also too expensive, no doubt.
If anything, you need to cut the screen glass into two with the clamshell design, or select smaller ones. Maybe this has an impact on cost.
edit : what the glassman said.
pieatorium
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more than last week but less than what they actually were
Magicpaint
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Same.
Now I actually expect the WiiU to somewhat be stable or even increase a little next week. It's obvious that it's getting a holiday boost and I'm unconvinced DQX had much to do with this week's bump.
I don't know, it feels like it's the combination of both. DQX software numbers are really far from being negligible considering the console's state.
Psycho_Mantis
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Yeah lets get some numbers going people so we don't have people acting surprised or the inverse saying they expected it.
WiiU: 55k
PSV: 35k
I was expecting somewhere around 30-35k. Now let's see next week, my prediction is around 50-55k. I'm more curious about Mario 3d World, I really want this to reach at list 300k by the end of the year.
Ha, what is that supposed to mean? Impossible to find other players to play with?
This is definitely the worst late port ever of VG history. Just... why Capcom? Crap game launching several years after the original version + several weeks after the PS3 + releasing on a struggling platform + subscription based MMORPG in Japan... Why? It's got all the ingredients for the "sale disaster" recipe.
And cool to see PxDZ doing quite well.
Magicpaint
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The original version didn't move much hardware so I'm not sure why an expansion pack that sold significantly more on Wii would increase hardware so. I mean, even 3D World did nothing major for its baseline. Nothing all year has created any kind of bump like this.
It had like a 100 reviews Before release and immediately shot up to the top of the charts when available to purchase. It's going to do very well even with that rediculous pricetag.
Didn't it double the sales from the previous week when it released. I do not think that is negligible in the case of the Wii U. Anyway, we'll see next week.
DarkLordMalik
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Maybe he meant it for the West. The Walking Dead bundle saved some face for VITA. Minecraft with VITA bundle can be far more attractive to potential buyers.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq8j
Just did a quick look at the amount of installs for DQ8 and it is still at 5.000-10.000.
Either those numbers are very unreliable . or it might be cratering spectacularly.
Just did a quick look at the amount of installs for DQ8 and it is still at 5.000-10.000.
Either those numbers are very unreliable . or it might be cratering spectacularly.
With Nintendo now allowing online play with different platforms, I can totally see Nintendo sorta helping out with DQX comming West.
side note, a DQX limited edition WiiU would be hot shit.
It should be decorated with slimes just like this 3DS
Would love to see this released in the US: "dragon quest, since 1986-1992, 2001, 2008-2011"
I just don't see how that is possible- it is an expansion only. It is literally a game selling to existing Wii U owners (unless there was some hidden bump in DQX Wii U sales I haven't seen).
It updates later in the day. So far, we just know it sold between 5,000 and 10,000 units in the first 26-28 hours.
Does it run well on android devices ? Only saw the iPhone 5S footage were it run like ass. Good luck playing it one-handed on the even bigger 5inch Android phones.
It's not F2P. It has a monthly subscription. You can only download the game client for free (and you can play a demo area, if I'm not mistaken). The retailer releases of MHF usually come with the additional content (or the client+additional content), some subscription period and game items.
If I must make a comparison chart:
Code:
FFXIV DQX PSO2 MHF
GAME CLIENT PAID PAID FREE FREE
SUBSCRIPTION PAID PAID FREE PAIDMaybe it's "wouldn't it be better to turn off the game already?" "もうマルチやめたら" with "いいですか" omitted?
Anyway, it doesn't seem like good thing. haha