A Major Blow to Sony in Japan

[Andromeda18_]

Okay, first I'm going to quote myself.

Well, I don't know exactly what the other companies' approach is going to be, but Square isn't going to launch the same game for all the systems. So far 2 games for the 360, 2 for the Wii and 3 for the PS3 have been announced and they're all different and exclusive to their own system (well, except for FFXI). Final Fantasy XI and Project Sylpheed for the Xbox 360, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers and Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for the Wii, and Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and an untitled MMORPG for the PS3 (the MMORPG will be available for Windows Vista as well).

As you can see Square had already announced a DQ for the Wii so I was a bit surprised to hear they're going to launch another one, and DQ9 at that, for the DS. Maybe the PS3 will get a DQ in the future but definitely not in the near future, that's for sure. Maybe it is a blow for Sony but it's one they've known about for some time now. Plus, they keep the FF franchise which is no small matter. If we assume FF and DQ are equally famous in Japan and the US, the same definitely can't be said about Europe, FF wins hands down. Actually, I just read this:

It is Square Enix's most successful franchise after Final Fantasy. Although Dragon Quest is more popular than Final Fantasy inside Japan.

Final Fantasy is Square Enix's most successful franchise, and the third biggest selling video game franchise of all time, having sold over 63 million units worldwide as of Spring 2006.

As of 2006, the Dragon Quest series has sold over 40 million units worldwide, as stated by Square Enix in the E3 conference.

Like I said, FF is no small thing.

As far as the 360 goes, there are some very good looking (that's as much as one can say for now) JRPG's coming out for the console. Lost Odyssey and Eternal Sonata are two good examples.