Dragon Quest X- Wii Exclusive [Archive]

Marcdachamp

12-09-2008, 10:16 PM

December 9, 2008 - RPG fans, you might want to sit down for this one.

Square Enix held a surprise press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday and with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in attendance revealed that the hotly anticipated Dragon Quest 9 will be coming to DS on March 28 in Japan for 5980 yen ($64 USD).

By far the bigger news, however, is that that Square Enix and Nintendo announced that Dragon Quest 10 is being developed for Wii. No details on the project were given.

According to a live blog by the site Gemaga, DQ creator Yuji Horii took the stage and made the announcement. Afterward, Iwata was quoted as saying, "Thank you very much for announcing Dragon Quest X for Wii." A Reuters story later confirmed the news.

The Dragon Quest series is extremely popular in Japan, each update selling millions of copies. This latest announcement is sure to generate continued appeal for Nintendo's already popular console in the homeland.

Wow. While the series has never been big here, this is gigantic for Nintendo. Seriously, I'm shocked.

Petey Parker

12-09-2008, 10:19 PM

Nice. option for classic controller though please :)

PS announce a US date for DQ9

Marcdachamp

12-09-2008, 10:27 PM

Nice. option for classic controller though please :)

PS announce a US date for DQ9

Next year is going to be huge for the Wii. This probably won't make '09, but considering the massive amount of big exclusives, it's okay to start stocking up for 2010. :)

Petey Parker

12-09-2008, 10:35 PM

Next year is going to be huge for the Wii. This probably won't make '09, but considering the massive amount of big exclusives, it's okay to start stocking up for 2010. :)

I'd be very surprised if DQ10 shows up next year. The Japanese government might shutdown Square Enix for releasing 2 games in one year. It would be complete anarchy :) Unless its further along then they are saying, I'd say mid 2010, early 2011 at the earliest.

Marcdachamp

12-09-2008, 10:36 PM

I'd be very surprised if DQ10 shows up next year. The Japanese government might shutdown Square Enix for releasing 2 games in one year. It would be complete anarchy :) Unless its further along then they are saying, I'd say mid 2010, early 2011 at the earliest.

Ha, very true.

Bold move on Square-Enix's part, I must say.

Maestro

12-09-2008, 11:13 PM

Dragon Quest feels so old-fashioned after playing Final Fantasy.

Fygar

12-10-2008, 01:17 AM

Hmmm that's pretty crazy. It'll probably sell about 122222233335555550000cat44222000045666996069999999 99695595949393 copies in Japan.

Edit - Give or take.

Captain Sensation

12-10-2008, 02:37 AM

Next year is going to be huge for the Wii. This probably won't make '09, but considering the massive amount of big exclusives, it's okay to start stocking up for 2010. :)

What other games besides punch out are coming out? I pawned my Wii cause nothing i wanted came out this year after Smash Bros Brawl dropped.

shoelaceless

12-10-2008, 02:45 AM

Dragon Quest feels so old-fashioned after playing Final Fantasy.

I think that's the point.

Akira

12-10-2008, 05:01 AM

Wow. While the series has never been big here, this is gigantic for Nintendo. Seriously, I'm shocked.

I don't know how huge this will be. DQ VIII sold under 5 million worldwide. And that was on a system with an installed base 4 times what the Wii has right now.

JoeE

12-10-2008, 05:13 AM

Dragon Quest feels so old-fashioned after playing Final Fantasy.

That's because it is. As heavily as Final Fantasy can adhere to convention, the series still looks like an endless well of innovation next to Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest encapsulates JRPG insularity more completely than any other franchise.

I'm sure this will move millions of Wiis in Japan, but I have absolutely no interest. That said, this is still incredibly bad news for JRPG fans who own 360s and/or PS3s, since it's going to drive nearly all JRPG development for this generation onto Nintendo hardware. The best thing you can do now is embrace BioWare (sorry, PS3 owners) and Bethesda.

Akira

12-10-2008, 05:29 AM

The best thing you can do now is embrace BioWare (sorry, PS3 owners) and Bethesda.
Don't feel bad for us ;)

The company that owns BioWare, Elevation Partners, is an investment group. They purchase, invest to increase value and then resell their acquisitions. The rumors that BioWare is working on a PS3 title are true. BioWare's bosses, Doctors Ray Muzkya and Greg Zeschuk told 1UP that they were working on all next-gen platforms, in addition to the previously announced Nintendo DS team. Until now, BioWare has shipped games primarily on the PC and Microsoft platforms, is their work on a PlayStation 3 game part of a plan to press Microsoft into opening their wallet and acquiring the studio from Elevation?
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158031

JoeE

12-10-2008, 05:40 AM

Ah, sweet. I do worry about BioWare spreading themselves too thin, though. I want Mass Effect 2 before the decade is out, at least.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 08:58 AM

What other games besides punch out are coming out? I pawned my Wii cause nothing i wanted came out this year after Smash Bros Brawl dropped.

Punch-Out!! (as you mentioned)
Wii Sports Resort
Sin and Punishment 2
Madworld
Monster Hunter 3
Tenchu 4
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
No More Heroes 2
Fatal Frame
Deadly Creatures
Fragile

All exclusive, all quite promising.

Whip

12-10-2008, 09:00 AM

:boogie:

Blane

12-10-2008, 09:01 AM

I thought a new DQ was coming out on the DS...

SteveZegers

12-10-2008, 09:03 AM

But I love Dragon Quest games and do not own a Wii? What am I to do?

Blane

12-10-2008, 09:06 AM

But I love Dragon Quest games and do not own a Wii? What am I to do?

The options seem clear.

1) Buy a wii
1. b) Buy Dragon Quest

2) Do not buy a wii
2. b) Do not play Dragon Quest
2. c) Get your mind wiped to forget you ever liked the series. Forget your family and your home, pick up and move to Guam. Work in a hotel and go by the name of Pedro.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 09:09 AM

I thought a new DQ was coming out on the DS...

9 is DS, 10 is Wii.

Ziolko

12-10-2008, 09:12 AM

Yet another reason to laugh at everyone who sold their Wii. :lol:

SteveZegers

12-10-2008, 09:15 AM

The options seem clear.

1) Buy a wii
1. b) Buy Dragon Quest

2) Do not buy a wii
2. b) Do not play Dragon Quest
2. c) Get your mind wiped to forget you ever liked the series. Forget your family and your home, pick up and move to Guam. Work in a hotel and go by the name of Pedro.

I have very light hair, I'd never pass for a Pedro. Looks like I have some thinking to do.

Kefky

12-10-2008, 09:17 AM

I wonder if I'll still have a wii around when this comes out, 5 years from now? :)

Whip

12-10-2008, 09:20 AM

I have very light hair, I'd never pass for a Pedro. Looks like I have some thinking to do.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31JZkoZTJDL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Akira

12-10-2008, 09:21 AM

Punch-Out!! (as you mentioned)
Wii Sports Resort
Sin and Punishment 2
Madworld
Monster Hunter 3
Tenchu 4
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
No More Heroes 2
Fatal Frame
Deadly Creatures
Fragile

All exclusive, all quite promising.
Tenchu 4 is not exclusive. It's also coming to PSP.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 09:25 AM

Tenchu 4 is not exclusive. It's also coming to PSP.

Oh, please. I'll still call it exclusive. If you said PS2, I'd give it to you, but PSP? Come on.

Akira

12-10-2008, 09:29 AM

Oh, please. I'll still call it exclusive. If you said PS2, I'd give it to you, but PSP? Come on.

Is that not a system? :mistrust:
System is a system is a system. Especially since you can play PSP games on your tv.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 09:35 AM

Is that not a system? :mistrust:
System is a system is a system. Especially since you can play PSP games on your tv.

It's a system, but I'd hardly call Tenchu 4 on PSP the game as Tenchu 4 on Wii. No one considers Web of Shadows on DS the same game as Web of Shadows on any other system.

Blane

12-10-2008, 09:36 AM

Is that not a system? :mistrust:
System is a system is a system. Especially since you can play PSP games on your tv.

Wait, what? How do I do that?

John Drake

12-10-2008, 09:38 AM

Hmm.. if it's just a traditional RPG, I probably won't get it. If it uses the controller in cool ways, then maybe.

Akira

12-10-2008, 09:39 AM

It's a system, but I'd hardly call Tenchu 4 on PSP the game as Tenchu 4 on Wii. No one considers Web of Shadows on DS the same game as Web of Shadows on any other system.

Except the PSP is as powerful as the Wii. The DS isn't

Wait, what? How do I do that?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/310vNb88doL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

This is only for PSP 2000 and 3000. Not the launch models.

Blane

12-10-2008, 09:43 AM

Except the PSP is as powerful as the Wii. The DS isn't

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/310vNb88doL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

This is only for PSP 2000 and 3000. Not the launch models.

Well poop. I got excited for a bit. Have mine modded, so that would have been extra awesome.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 09:44 AM

Except the PSP is as powerful as the Wii. The DS isn't

:blah:

That's not remotely true.

John Drake

12-10-2008, 09:45 AM

Except the PSP is as powerful as the Wii. The DS isn't

Isn't the PSP about as powerful as a PS2/GC?

Akira

12-10-2008, 09:53 AM

:blah:

That's not remotely true.

Close enough for government work
http://videogame2play.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/aliensyndromecompared2.jpg
http://videogame2play.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/aliensyndromecompared21.jpg

The PSP uses a 333 MHz MIPS R4000 (32-bit) CPU, a GPU with 2 MB onboard VRAM running at 166 MHz, and includes 32 MB main RAM and 4 MB embedded DRAM.[92][5] The CPU was originally locked to run slower than the hardware was capable of and most games ran at 222 MHz.[93] However, with firmware update 3.50 on May 31, 2007, Sony removed this limit and allowed new games to run at a full 333 MHz.[94]

Processors:

* CPU: PowerPC-based "Broadway" processor, made with a 90 nm SOI CMOS process, reportedly� clocked at 729 MHz[82]
* GPU: ATI "Hollywood" GPU made with a 90 nm CMOS process,[83] reportedly� clocked at 243 MHz[82]

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Storage:

* 512 MB built-in NAND flash memory
* Expanded storage via SD card memory (up to 2 GB)
* Nintendo GameCube Memory Card (required for GameCube game saves)

IBM's Wii "Broadway" CPU
ATI's Wii "Hollywood" GPU

* Slot-loading disc drive compatible with 8 cm Nintendo GameCube Game Disc and 12 cm Wii Optical Disc
* Mask ROM by Macronix[87]

Akira

12-10-2008, 09:54 AM

Isn't the PSP about as powerful as a PS2/GC?
Yeah, and the Wii is silightly more powerful than a GC.

JoeE

12-10-2008, 09:56 AM

Yeah, and the Wii is an overclocked Gamecube.

fixed

Kefky

12-10-2008, 09:57 AM

Close enough for government work

Nice job sneaking a GF quote in there. :)

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 09:59 AM

Showing poor Wii graphics next to strong PSP graphics doesn't make a convincing case.

John Drake

12-10-2008, 10:01 AM

Yeah, and the Wii is silightly more powerful than a GC.

True.

Still, about the pics you posted, that's because of lazy developers mostly. I think the Wii is actually quite a bit more powerful than the GC (didn't the High Voltage guys say this? Or the Factor 5 guys? Can't remember), it's just that most developers want to take the easy route since it's so similar to the GC.

Akira

12-10-2008, 10:11 AM

Nice job sneaking a GF quote in there. :)

What do you mean as "gf"? Cause I picked that up from an ex of mine

Showing poor Wii graphics next to strong PSP graphics doesn't make a convincing case.

It's the same game (Alien Syndrome). What else am I supposed to show? :-?

True.

Still, about the pics you posted, that's because of lazy developers mostly. I think the Wii is actually quite a bit more powerful than the GC (didn't the High Voltage guys say this? Or the Factor 5 guys? Can't remember), it's just that most developers want to take the easy route since it's so similar to the GC.

It's possible, but like I said it's the same game by the same developers on the two systems. And this is all about if Tenchu for the PSP will likely be close to Tenchu on the Wii. Which is a distinct possibility.

Kefky

12-10-2008, 10:18 AM

What do you mean as "gf"? Cause I picked that up from an ex of mine

It's the same game (Alien Syndrome). What else am I supposed to show? :-?

It's possible, but like I said it's the same game by the same developers on the two systems. And this is all about if Tenchu for the PSP will likely be close to Tenchu on the Wii. Which is a distinct possibility.

Oh, I thought you were quoting

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/Gim_fandango_cover.jpg.

Sorry. :scared:

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 10:19 AM

What do you mean as "gf"? Cause I picked that up from an ex of mine

It's the same game (Alien Syndrome). What else am I supposed to show? :-?

It's possible, but like I said it's the same game by the same developers on the two systems. And this is all about if Tenchu for the PSP will likely be close to Tenchu on the Wii. Which is a distinct possibility.

Dude, Alien Syndrome is an awful example. It's a crap game. If you really want to make a strong case, take the Wii's best looking game and compare it to the PSP's.

Besides, I've seen Tenchu 4 on Wii, and it looks good.

Akira

12-10-2008, 10:34 AM

Dude, Alien Syndrome is an awful example. It's a crap game. If you really want to make a strong case, take the Wii's best looking game and compare it to the PSP's.

Besides, I've seen Tenchu 4 on Wii, and it looks good.

A- They made it look pretty good on PSP, so crap game or not, it can look halfway decent,

B-That won't the same game, so art style, artistic vision etc will be totally different. Making a comparison difficult. But whatever, I'll bite. What would you say are the 3 games with the best graphics on Wii. This is a totally fruitless comparison, but whatever, if it'll make you happy.

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/27/3/51/s27351_psp_27.jpg
http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/869/869858/crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-20080428064007220.jpg
http://blogs.ya.com/e3expo/files/Crisis_Core_Final_Fantasy_VII_2.jpg

http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/884/884724/final-fantasy-dissidia-20080626021320050_640w.jpg
http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/897/897640/final-fantasy-dissidia-20080808021217679_640w.jpg
http://www.megatonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/dissidia-58201120070920_040104_0_big.jpg

http://gamertag360.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/gow.jpg
http://videogames.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/god-of-war2-image-09.jpg
http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/844/844109/god-of-war-chains-of-olympus-20080108031901795_640w.jpg

John Drake

12-10-2008, 10:36 AM

It's possible, but like I said it's the same game by the same developers on the two systems. And this is all about if Tenchu for the PSP will likely be close to Tenchu on the Wii. Which is a distinct possibility.

Oh yeah I definitely agree there. Every time there's a PSP to Wii port, or a Wii to PSP port, they tend to look the same (the developers of Death Jr. had a blog, and they talked about how they had to design the Wii game thinking of the PSP one at the same time).

The only thing I'm saying is that the PSP is not really as powerful as the Wii :)

Akira

12-10-2008, 10:45 AM

The only thing I'm saying is that the PSP is not really as powerful as the Wii :)

Possibly, but the PSP has been spec'ed as about the same as a PS2, and the Wii has been spec'ed to a slight advantage over the GC. I'll concede that in raw number crunching they aren't exactly the same. But the potential graphical output of the systems are so close, that render differences negligible. There's no reason to believe that the PSP version will be significantly inferior to the Wii version a la the DS version of Web Of Shadows vs any other console version.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 11:09 AM

I'm not exactly good at image posting. The graphics are good, but Super Mario Galaxy good? Prime 3 good? Twilight Princess? I beg to differ.

Lazy programmers don't get the most they can out of the system, but with the Wii's userbase constantly increasing, I think that's starting to change.

Oh, and I forgot The Conduit on my list of big Wii games of '09.

Ziolko

12-10-2008, 11:12 AM

Petey Parker

12-10-2008, 11:28 AM

Super Mario Galaxy is gorgeous. Might not be PS3 or 360 quality, but it's still damn pretty.

I think he's referring to the fact that there is no way that PSP games look as good as Mario Galaxy or Twilight Princess, not that Mario Galaxy isn't a great looking game.

What any of this has to do with Dragon Quest, I don't know :)

Ziolko

12-10-2008, 11:38 AM

I think he's referring to the fact that there is no way that PSP games look as good as Mario Galaxy or Twilight Princess, not that Mario Galaxy isn't a great looking game.

What any of this has to do with Dragon Quest, I don't know :)

I know, I was just agreeing with him. ;)

I'm super excited about Dragon Quest. I love 8 and I'm really looking forward to 9.

Marcdachamp

12-10-2008, 11:41 AM

I think he's referring to the fact that there is no way that PSP games look as good as Mario Galaxy or Twilight Princess, not that Mario Galaxy isn't a great looking game.

What any of this has to do with Dragon Quest, I don't know :)

Don't look at me! I was just talking about all the kickass games I'm gonna be playing next year. :)

Akira

12-10-2008, 11:42 AM

I'm not exactly good at image posting. The graphics are good, but Super Mario Galaxy good? Prime 3 good? Twilight Princess? I beg to differ.

I'll have to take your word for it then since I have nothing else to compare the screenshots to...

Petey Parker

12-10-2008, 11:43 AM

I know, I was just agreeing with him. ;)

I'm super excited about Dragon Quest. I love 8 and I'm really looking forward to 9.

Same

5 is supposedly out here in Feb. No word on 6 yet. Can't wait. After that every main DQ game will finally have been released here.

Akira

12-10-2008, 11:45 AM

I think he's referring to the fact that there is no way that PSP games look as good as Mario Galaxy or Twilight Princess, not that Mario Galaxy isn't a great looking game.

What any of this has to do with Dragon Quest, I don't know :)
This whole thing got blown way out of proportion :) I was just mentioning that Tenchu 4 isn't a Wii exclusive, and it snowballed from there.