Not only will it be for the Wii, a Wii U version will also be made.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/27697
Dragon Quest X will be an online RPG for the Wii and Wii U, the Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary press conference revealed today.
Years after Square Enix announced the tenth iteration of the franchise, Square Enix finally presented solid details regarding the game. The full name of the game is Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku (Awakening of the Five Tribes). It is being produced by Yosuke Saito (Nier producer) and directed by Jin Fujisawa (who directed the last two games in the series, Dragon Quest VIII and IX). Akira Toriyama is handling the character designs and Koichi Sugiyama is in charge of the title's music. Despite rumors of a platform change, the game will indeed be for the Wii and will be an online RPG where a player's allies will also be other players from around the world. Dragon Quest X will be the first in the series in years to be developed internally at Square Enix, after companies like Level 5 had worked on the most recent games.
Dragon Quest X will take place in the kingdom of Astoria, and will be the home of five different races and five unique regions. Despite the game being online, the producers promised that it will have a big narrative behind it all.
In addition to a Wii release, Dragon Quest X will also have a Wii U version. The Wii U version will be graphically superior, but it will take place in the same universe and online play will be cross-platform. Additionally, if players start their game on the Wii they can move it over to the Wii U version.
In terms of control, Dragon Quest X will support the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, as well as the Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and USB keyboards. If players are not able to find partners to play the game with, NPCs with different AI actions will be assigned to them. Finally, there may be a 3DS feature where players can download their character data onto the handheld, then exchange it with other players with StreetPass.
Details of the pay structure have yet to be announced, but players should expect to pay some kind of subscription charge,
While not a firm release date was given, it is expected that the game is released sometime in 2012.
Well, there likely goes my impulse purchase. I usually can't turn down a decent RPG if it appears on a platform I own but I prefer Single-player only RPGs, thank you very much. For those that like random strangers and the occasional friend interfering in your epic RPG experience, I guess this game's right up your alley.
1. Both the Wii and Wii U versions of the game will come out in NA and EU.
2. Both the Wii and Wii U versions of the game will sell well over a million units in Japan alone.
3. Both the Wii and Wii U versions of the game will sell well over a million units between NA & EU.
4. The online aspects of the game will be even more successful/popular than Monster Hunter Tri (read: VERY popular).
But my biggest issue right now is with the DS looking graphics. I know the Wii is limited in it's graphical capabilities, but I would have thought that it could produce better results than what I've seen in the screen shot (video do look a little better, but the videos are so small, it hard to really judge the detail). I'm holding out hope that the Wii U version uses the CG assets and looks more like a real-time cartoon than a big budget DS game.
Typically, the U.S. version is a year behind the Japanese version.
2013 for Wii anyone?
Makes sense to just Skip the Wii, if ur Nintendo console playing by Spring 2013
it will be on a WiiU.
If they require a monthly fee it will fail in the US, the US Dragon Quest fans are not that loyal.
Also, no 3DS version makes me sad as i perfer my RPG's on the go.
From what I've read the game is and isn't an MMO at the same time.
Supposedly you can play it offline by yourself using nothing but NPC characters. Or you can jump online and play it with everyone else too. Added bonus is taking some of your friends characters and having them join your party while they are offline (& maybe you are offline too?).
The game looks great, I just wish that it wasn't so far off.
I was just reading on kotaku that according to the FAQ for DQX you will only be able to play offline for a few hours, and then you can only play online...
http://kotaku.com/5837472/dragon-quest-x-needs-the-internet-and-extra-money-too (http://kotaku.com/5837472/dragon-quest-x-needs-the-internet-and-extra-money-too)
Well that sucks. Hopefully it's just a Japan thing.
I'm looking forward to the article slamming TOR for not being KOTOR 3, and for requiring a subscription fee, Kotaku. I'm sure we'll be seeing it any minute now.
Kotaku wouldnt dare lose that ad revenue for journalistic integrity, at least not when it comes to the heavy hitter AAA titles.
I want to go on an adventure alone. That is the whole damn point.
The subscription fee was confirmed I thought... At least for Japan.
Why can't singleplayer games be strong singleplayer experiences, and multiplayer games be strong multiplayer experiences?
