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[urfe]

More like why do they love Call of Duty.

To be honest, I never did get the humongous appeal of DQ in Japan. It's pretty much by-the-books traditional RPG that hasn't really evolved. The only DQ game that stood out for me was V, the rest were just OK.

IMO it is by the books because it is the book.

Edit: beaten

 

[zoukka]

DQ IX is the only DS game my gf has managed to finish. That tells a tale about why they are so popular. They are simplistic, easy to understand, lighthearted and have charming, inoffensive visuals and storytelling.

 

[BishopLamont]

Err, I know that. But "Famitsu" is NOT the entity that researches the sales figures. It's Enterbrain. They're not "Famitsu numbers." They're "Enterbrain numbers." And they're reported as such each and every time.

Semantics. They're both the same numbers, there's no need to distinguish the two from each other.

 

[cvxfreak]

Semantics. They're both the same numbers, there's no need to distinguish the two from each other.

In practice, yes. It's just that I originally made the distinction so people know what words to look out for when trying to figure out when Famitsu posts an article related to a game's marketing-related achievement.

An article on sales will always say "Enterbrain reports" or "based on data from Enterbrain" or something similar.

 

[Aostia]

So, the title is wrong, right? 1 million shipped as first shipment for the title, that will be reported in Famitsu/MC sales for 2 days on the market.

 

[Magicpaint]

More like why do they love Call of Duty.

To be honest, I never did get the humongous appeal of DQ in Japan. It's pretty much by-the-books traditional RPG that hasn't really evolved. The only DQ game that stood out for me was V, the rest were just OK.

I hate when people say this: because it isn't true! It may not have evolved the way you like, but you can't play even the first 4 games on NES and not notice the obvious evolutions. DQ is traditional no doubt but it still evolves within the sphere of its tradition. At least until the 9th installment where all bets were off.

 

[QisTopTier]

I hope this comes out in the states 7 is a huge ass game would last a long time

 

[extralite]

I really wish Dragon Quest would do a little something to innovate on itself. It has become far too stale and predictable, but perhaps, this is what fans want.

Are you kidding? The latest one is online and real time, IX already did away with random battles which they also reflected in the VII remake. DQ has made some drastic steps in new directions recently.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

1 million in two days is pretty awesome.
I don't think the DS remakes sold that good in such a short time span.

I still have to play through DQ6 and 8. I know that both DQ7 and 8 will eat up SO MUCH of my time.

 

[Jonnyram]

In practice, yes. It's just that I originally made the distinction so people know what words to look out for when trying to figure out when Famitsu posts an article related to a game's marketing-related achievement.

An article on sales will always say "Enterbrain reports" or "based on data from Enterbrain" or something similar.

Easiest way to look at this:
Famitsu is the brand.
Enterbrain is the company.

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Numbers seem to make sense. It's not hard to find copies, though I imagine that doesn't mean much in the grand scale of things.

 

[Eusis]

Are you kidding? The latest one is online and real time, IX already did away with random battles which they also reflected this in the VII remake. DQ has made some drastic steps in new directions recently.

It's always been taking little steps or having little quirks between each titles really: 2 threw on a party system, 3 allowed you to make your own party, 4 put back in premade characters but you followed what each of your party members does before they join you, 5 has

Spoiler

something akin to a generation system

, 6 has

Spoiler

the dream world and real world, and how they intersect being a big deal

, 7 has you

Spoiler

going through time to restore the world

, and 8... is actually the most basic really, but it jumps far ahead in immersion with the perspective change and the essentially to scale world map, basically becoming what you'd imagine the older games would've been like if they were less abstract (and you were expecting Toriyama art rather than the art shown for western release.)

 

[Tenki]

And the people were worried haha Now come on, S-E or Nintendo, bring it to the West.

 

[electroplankton]

So, the title is wrong, right? 1 million shipped as first shipment for the title, that will be reported in Famitsu/MC sales for 2 days on the market.

Dragon Quest VII was released on Thursday.

 

[Deleted member 20920]

It's always been taking little steps or having little quirks between each titles really: 2 threw on a party system, 3 allowed you to make your own party, 4 put back in premade characters but you followed what each of your party members does before they join you, 5 has

Spoiler

something akin to a generation system

, 6 has

Spoiler

the dream world and real world, and how they intersect being a big deal

, 7 has you

Spoiler

going through time to restore the world

, and 8... is actually the most basic really, but it jumps far ahead in immersion with the perspective change and the essentially to scale world map, basically becoming what you'd imagine the older games would've been like if they were less abstract (and you were expecting Toriyama art rather than the art shown for western release.)

These quirks were huge when they first had them...These features were rather revolutionary for the Japanese market when they first arrived. They are not just quirks. DQ allowed people who were bad at single player platformers the chance to actually beat games via hard work and not skill. The party wasn't just a party system. It was considered another revolutionary feature for the Japanese market. 3's party member making was also considered to be pretty unique for the NES and certainly a few steps ahead of many console RPGs then. These were not little steps.

 

[Taruranto]

Hopefully it will get the recognition it deserves in the west too.

 

[Refreshment.01]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201302/12028583.html

the biggest 3DS launch game since releases, wow

So Square Enix are you clued in on what type of DQ game to release now?

Let me guess the proper installment will skip a Nintendo console XD

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Nice, I hope it hits 800k first week!

 

[Alexios]

So Square Enix are you clued in on what type of DQ game to release now?

Let me guess the proper installment will skip a Nintendo console XD

What do you mean with this? The proper instalments were on Nintendo last gen and sold great. I suppose that may change this gen but it would be kind of weird when they're putting the spin offs and remakes on one already.

 

[Kouriozan]

Pretty funny to see people worried about the 50% first day sellthrough.

Yeah that was funny.

 

[Velcro Fly]

What do you mean with this? The proper instalments were on Nintendo last gen and sold great. I suppose that may change this gen but it would be kind of weird when they're putting the spin offs and remakes on one already.

Think he means that SE is dumb and nowadays does the exact opposite of what fans want a lot of the time. They'd honestly need to be suicidal as a company to release DQ on anything but the 3DS at this point. I don't think even SE can possibly screw that up though.

 

[sajj316]

1 million shipped and approx 500K sold. Not bad.

Would like to see it localized. Haven't played any of the games though ... will try it out.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

wow! (obligatory: Now get this thing to US/EU!)

 

[Aostia]

What do you mean with this? The proper instalments were on Nintendo last gen and sold great. I suppose that may change this gen but it would be kind of weird when they're putting the spin offs and remakes on one already.

I think it was sarcastic about SE "wise" decisions...

 

[Haunted]

edit: However, your link is not working.

Follow the link and press enter in your adress bar. Goes for all Famitsu links.

 

[Gestahl]

DQ IX is the only DS game my gf has managed to finish. That tells a tale about why they are so popular. They are simplistic, easy to understand, lighthearted and have charming, inoffensive visuals and storytelling.

VII can get pretty savage storywise. Tons of stories ending with "And then everyone got FUCKED! Time to go back home~."

 

[smbu2000]

Wow, pretty good shipment numbers!

Anecdotal but the game is sold out in every place I've been to around where I live.

 

[Nekki]

So this has made money to finance iOS games for the next three years already.

 

[Road]

This is a shipment number. Usually, for sales, Famitsu will quote Enterbrain figures.

Yeah, and I don't know from where the "2 days" part came either.

But thanks for making the thread, king zell. =P

 

[ys45]

You guys think this one will make it to NA ?

I mean Nintendo has been publishing the remakes (4,5,6) and the IX here i don't see why they would not bring it here ?

*cross fingers*

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Yeah, and I don't know from where the "2 days" part came either.

But thanks for making the thread, king zell. =P

Oh so it's a day one report?

 

[Aostia]

Oh so it's a day one report?

noooo!
it's simply the first shipment of the game.

 

[flyinpiranha]

You guys think this one will make it to NA ?

I mean Nintendo has been publishing the remakes (4,5,6) and the IX here i don't see why they would not bring it here ?

*cross fingers*

That's my belief. I mean, VII has already made it to the states with the PS2 so in some form most of the translation should be done I would think.

I recently purchased a 3DS for all the RPGs I keep hearing about (played a ton on my DS) and now I have realized a lot of them have yet to make it to my shores.

Hopefully this comes over. DQIX I spent over 150 hours on. Was the first DS game my girl really got into also (same amount of hours and had to buy another DS for her).

 

[zoukka]

VII can get pretty savage storywise. Tons of stories ending with "And then everyone got FUCKED! Time to go back home~."

Yeah but everything is presented in such cartoonish way, you can't take it seriously.

 

[saichi]

1 million shipped and approx 500K sold. Not bad.

Would like to see it localized. Haven't played any of the games though ... will try it out.

unless it didn't sell any copy after Thurs, it would be more than 500K sold.

 

[BraXzy]

So I've never played a Dragon Quest game.. which would you recommend I start off with before this comes out in the EU?

 

[Magicpaint]

Yeah but everything is presented in such cartoonish way, you can't take it seriously.

Of course you can; the scenarios and the writing are plenty convincing enough. This is like saying anything in a cartoon or fantasy setting cannot be taken seriously. That isn't exactly true. It depends on the execution and the DQ series does that particularly well.

So I've never played a Dragon Quest game.. which would you recommend I start off with before this comes out in the EU?

The DS remakes (IV-VI) or DQVIII on PS2 are good places to start.

 

[BassForever]

Was DQ7 ever released digitally in Japan? If not it makes sense why this remake/port would sell well over there.

 

[frankie_baby]

Was DQ7 ever released digitally in Japan? If not it makes sense why this remake/port would sell well over there.

yeah it was, last thursday

 

[Regulus Tera]

Dragon Quest XI going back to 3DS is a no-brainer.

 

[Hobbun]

Again, this whole "big step" definition is subjective. I grew with FF games and learned to expect complete overhauls in battle/leveling systems.

And this is what turned me off of Final Fantasy. I don’t mind slight changes to combat. The ATB worked for me in the PS1 games, but it just became faster and faster, with more real time combat integrated in and no longer was Final Fantasy to me.

One of the things I have loved about DQ is its traditional (and predictable) elements, especially combat.

DQ took a huge step (in the wrong direction, IMO) for X, but I am hoping it goes back to its (traditional) roots for XI.

 

[Regulus Tera]

it's the best one ever made...so it has that going for it.

It's the one with the most content, but I wouldn't say it is the best.

 

[MrT-Tar]

I'm really hoping for a PAL announcement soon.

Then again, on that infamous Nintendo of Spain powerpoint, the DQ series was strangely absent.

 

[HolyBaikal]

What's sad is how this hasn't nearly taken off in the West because by the time jRPGs were becoming popular Enix gave up on us. Thus Dragon Quest won't see any numbers like this in the West anytime soon.

I don't blame Japan for liking Dragon Quest so much. I'd take it over Final Fantasy any day, too.

 

[BassForever]

yeah it was, last thursday

 

[MrT-Tar]

What's sad is how this hasn't nearly taken off in the West because by the time jRPGs were becoming popular Enix gave up on us. Thus Dragon Quest won't see any numbers like this in the West anytime soon.

I don't blame Japan for liking Dragon Quest so much. I'd take it over Final Fantasy any day, too.

DQIX was very successful in the West (just not this successful), over 500k in Europe alone iirc. I live in the U.K, and it was really heavily advertised over here (I would say more than almost any Nintendo 1st party game), and as many of the adverts focussed on the dressing of the characters, it broadened the game's appeal. I also went to France during mid 2010 and the game seemed mega popular over there as well.

 

[Omegasquash]

I don't blame Japan for liking Dragon Quest so much. I'd take it over Final Fantasy any day, too.

Still crossing my fingers for a localization. If anyone at Nintendo reads this, know that I'll preorder it the moment the option is available.

 

[The Mana Legend]

RIP Vita.

Vita has no chance if Soul Sacrifice bombs. 3DS now has Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter, and Nintendo franchises.

 

[The Mana Legend]

You guys think this one will make it to NA ?

I mean Nintendo has been publishing the remakes (4,5,6) and the IX here i don't see why they would not bring it here ?

*cross fingers*

If they published Fire Emblem, a much lesser known series, there's no way in hell they'll forget about DQ.

 

[SmokyDave]

Me 'n' the Japanese market are like chalk & cheese.

RIP Vita.

Vita has no chance if Soul Sacrifice bombs. 3DS now has Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter, and Nintendo franchises.

...now?

Have you been living under a rock? This isn't a recent development.