Square Enix also revealed a special Wii U console bundle and DQX beta test starting date!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/33360
Dragon Quest X: Itsutsu no Shuzoku is scheduled for release on March 30 in Japan, Square Enix revealed via the official Dragon Quest X website. The game will be available as a physical retail copy or a download for 6,980 yen. A special Wii U Premium Set, priced at 42,000 yen, will also be available, containing the Wii U version of the game, a Wii U Pro Controller (black), a 1,000 yen Nintendo prepaid card, and an item code for five of the in-game item, “chō genki dama (super energy ball).”
Beta testing for Dragon Quest X will open on March 6 in Japan. Players who purchased Wii U Premium Sets will need to utilize the special registration code included to access the beta test. Aside from having the code, players will also need a broadband Internet connection and a Square Enix account.
Dragon Quest X was released on August 2, 2012 for the Wii in Japan. To read more about the Wii version of the game, be sure to check out Matt Walker’s impressions.
I figure that in order to secure this uber-franchise on their system, Ninty agreed to give some perks to Square-Enix. Like, say, distribution and marketing help in other territories.
No kidding, why is this not being mentioned for the US? it would sell systems. We need RPGs asap on the Wii U.
You know I find it very interesting how much you despise and disperage Niche titles as system sellers considering what you enjoy yourself.No kidding, why is this not being mentioned for the US? it would sell systems. We need RPGs asap on the Wii U.
No it wouldn't. Dragon Quest is at best a niche franchise within the already niche JRPG genre in North America. Add DQ X being a subscription-based MMO (a model that has worked out so well for franchises that are loved in the West like Star Wars and DC Comics that...those MMOs have gone free-to-play), and that hurts its prospects even more. DQ X won't do jack to sell systems in NA. However, any other games Square-Enix brings to NA for the Wii U because of DQ X selling well might sell systems.
I don't think this game will have an impact on Wii U sales (in any region), but that said, if the game came to the US and dropped the sub fee, I'd get a Wii U for this game.I expect it to do well in Japan. It has sold below expectations, but I think Japan is waiting for the Wii U version. They want to play it on a new console because the Wii was a wasteland by the time the game launched.
I don't think this game will have an impact on Wii U sales (in any region), but that said, if the game came to the US and dropped the sub fee, I'd get a Wii U for this game.
People thought Xenoblade and Last Story wouldn't sell. But guess what, they did. RPGs early in a system's life cycle is a great way to go.
It's either going to come out in the West without a subscription fee or not at all. Nobody outside Japan would pay a monthly fee for Dragon Quest.
This game of course isn't at all the bee's-knees over here, but I disagree with Broodwars that localizing it would amount to jack. It would be another step for Nintendo in the long road to demonstrating that they are committed to keeping the platform flush with core content. That doesn't happen with one game but rather with sustained support.
I expect it to do well in Japan. It has sold below expectations, but I think Japan is waiting for the Wii U version. They want to play it on a new console because the Wii was a wasteland by the time the game launched.It's certainly possible, but since the game is basically the same on both systems, I think most people who wanted the game have already bought it. We shall see when it launches.
