Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wants to 'to increase the number of people worldwide that understand the appeal of Dragon Quest.'
Hot on the heels of Square Enix's announcement of Dragon Quest X for Wii, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a statement to the press that revealed that Nintendo might be aiding Square Enix in promoting the hotly anticipated RPG. Iwata said he wants to "build a thriving Japanese game market together with Dragon Quest that rivals the West's (and) form a strong tag team to promote Dragon Quest overseas." He compared what he wants to do with Dragon Quest to what Nintendo did with the Brain Age series.
Concluding the statement, Iwata said he is "looking forward to working together with Mr. Horii and Square Enix." I'm sure we're all looking forward to more information being revealed about this Wii exclusive."