Dragon Quest 9 will be coming to the Nintendo DS, and ONLY to the Nintendo DS. That is a big F'ing Deal. Dragon Quest is like the Madden of Japan, maybe even more potent. It blows my mind. It also excites the hell out of me. An RPG with that kind of pedigree is going to be a DS exclusive? Awesome, especially now that I have picked up a new and shiny Onyx DSlite, which totally kicks the ass of my original DS. With all the quality titles coming down the pipe, and my limited time to play games any more, the DS has easily become my number one gaming platform. Maybe the same is true across the pond, and that's why their biggest franchise is being risked to a portable system.
Edit: Oh, I guess I should say why that is a blow to Sony, since it is the title for this thread. Well, that is a simple matter. Is it on PS3? Nope. Is it on PSP? Nope. Is Square Enix shifting it's focus to a new company? Not entirely. I think they are projecting that Sony's brand strength in other parts of the world is warrant enough to keep Final Fantasy, which is bigger than Dragon Quest at least here in the States, on their winner for that games more important sectors. But Japan, that might just become DS territory, if not all together Nintendo territory
Edit: Oh, I guess I should say why that is a blow to Sony, since it is the title for this thread. Well, that is a simple matter. Is it on PS3? Nope. Is it on PSP? Nope. Is Square Enix shifting it's focus to a new company? Not entirely. I think they are projecting that Sony's brand strength in other parts of the world is warrant enough to keep Final Fantasy, which is bigger than Dragon Quest at least here in the States, on their winner for that games more important sectors. But Japan, that might just become DS territory, if not all together Nintendo territory
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