Dragon Quest IX Announced For Nintendo DS
 

The Nintendo DS. :(

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=133134

Yes, this deserves a :( I just got into the series with DQVIII (like many of you, I'm sure), and to play the sequel with not even 1/2 of the beautiful visuals Level 5 created with the PS2 is disappointing. Even a Wii version that looked identical to the previous game would've sufficed for me.

Oh well, I guess they didn't want to pick a console so soon (as naturally whichever system gets it would benefit with huge sales).

PS. I said "console", not "handheld".

The only thing that really worries me about this announcement is that almost every RPG franchise that has started on a console then moved onto a portable died a bloody death, the Estpolis/Lufia line being the most bloody.

It can be done, and it can be done right, but please god don't let it suffer the same fate as those who came before it.

Fire Emblem managed to survive it, I'm sure if any series can, Dragon Quest can. Dragon Quest 3 for the GBC (a port of the snes remake, sure...) was pretty damn solid, I don't see why one for the DS couldn't be as well.

Dragon Quest 9: Nintendo DS Exclusive?
 

Um...word has it that Famitsu just reported this.


Isn't that something of a pretty big announcement if it's indeed true? I can't read any Japanese and I don't trust machine translations, so I don't know for myself but a lot of people are saying that is indeed what just happened...

You clearly are not aware of Japan's Grubdog-level obsession with the series. It doesn't matter if the game is an absolute dud, it's still going to sell record numbers in the course of a weekend.

There's been mumblings that this game has a sort of MMO thing going on, but I can't find confirmation on it. Other rumors suggest that a DQX is going to be released around the same time, except this one WILL hit one of the big consoles. I'd be happy with that turnout, except why waste number IX on a handheld when a spinoff title would've worked just as well?

Source

And in English

I love this quote. And he's 75, so I can definitely see this happening. =O

I don't doubt it has the potential to be badass, I'm simply hoping that it comes out that way being one of the top tier franchises. There is generally a LOT riding on a Dragon Quest title, and regardless of how many it sells a shitty turnout will destroy people's faith in it. This coming off of Dragon Quest VIII, which just about everyone loved.

This also opens the door for DQ10 to be in the Wii as well as previous DQ games to be released on the virtual console. DQ9 and DQ10 may be able to interconnect with each other down the line as well.

I'll probably reserve most of my judgement until I start to see some media and ideas about what direction this is going in.

DQ always goes to the hardware with the highest userbase. That's the DS.

WOW! That's shocking AND awesome at the same time. I demand touch screen combat!

http://gemaga.sbcr.jp/archives/01.bmp

http://gemaga.sbcr.jp/archives/02.bmp

Looks much better than I thought. In still shots, anyway (framerate and animation is a whole other story). I'm already missing the orchestral soundtrack and hilarious british voice acting though.

So this game is basically the same as the 8 others right? Same characters. Same monsters. Same storyline. Same combat for the most part. Bleh. I seriously don't get the appeal of DQ.

Hum, DQ8 made a good effort in updating the series without crapping all over tradition. It's a shame this effort will be wasted by moving the main series to a handheld.

Oh well in the state the DQ series was in before VIII makes it a well suited RPG for a handheld.

I have never been able to really get into this series. I've played every entry, and not one of them has been brilliant for me. This game will make sales, hell, it'll kill sales, but I don't personally don't care what system this winds up on.

jeux-france is also reporting that the game will have 4 player co-op via WiFi. - http://www.jeux-france.com/news18428...ntendo-ds.html

Actually, it's still the PS2. I really don't see why they'd move it from the PS2 to the DS, unless they want the touch screen. Quality-wise, they'd be able to do much more with the space available on a DVD than they would with a 128MB cartridge.

This news is insane! DS?? It could work.

I was expecting Wii or PS3 announcement.

BTW: The link in the first post is dead.

Can someone post more sources on this? I wanna make 100% sure its true.

So it really is an action RPG then? Hrm.. DQ Crystal Chronicles FTL.

At least this increases the chances that 10 will be on the Wii if anything.

Oh snap.

In other news, the Japanese government has given Nintendo an official liscense to print money.

The PS2 has a larger install base in Japan right now but it's a dieing system there. The DS on the other hand is on average is selling better than all the other systems combined. They're just thinking about current system sales and the future install base.

It's shocking that it's on a handheld. Good news Level 5 are developing it.

Awesome news, and great vindication for the DS. Of course, we all knew it was such an awesome handheld system already, didn't we? ;)

I'll have to keep an eye on this one. And I expect with the success that DQ8 met, it HAS to be released outside of Japan...it just HAS to!

Vindication? How in the fuck does the DS need to be vindicated? Don't be such a prat just because the system got yet another big title.

Well, if it has awesome action co-op gameplay, great graphics (and thus far they seem fairly nice), and a nice long story then this could be a wonderful game. =)

That's what I wanted Children of Mana to be. :(