Dragon Quest IX not well received in Japan?
The awesome website Insert Credit has translated a survey in Famitsu that seems to show that hardcore gamers are not happy about the upcoming release of Dragon Quest IX on the Nintendo DS.
This is weird. Dragon Quest is like Final Fantasy in popularity in Japan – in fact, despite it being Square Enix’s second most successful title after Final Fantasy, it is considered vastly more popular in Japan than the FF series. The last game, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King sold 4.1 million copies worldwide. There’s any number of toys and a few spin-off games.
It’s hard to understand why Japanese gamers (at least, 46% of them) aren’t happy about the release on DS. Is it because of the handheld’s graphics? RPGs are the games that seem to work best on the DS.
On the other hand, this is just the opinion of hardcore gamers. And we all know that the DS’s success can be attributed to those sections of the community who were never really classified as gamers, such as the elderly (thanks to the Brain Training games) and young women (thanks to games like Nintendogs).
Personally, I’m excited about the release of Dragon Quest IX. Every game should be ported to the DS, in my opinion, hehehe.
Have a look at the trailer:
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