Yea, so there is this site, and it's called next-gen.biz. It's cool. And if you have any interest whatsoever in the world of video gaming, then you will visit it. now. Or not whatever. I was reading an article on this site about Yuji Horii's decision of bringing Dragon Quest IX to the DS. See, the Dragon Quest series is Japan's most popular video game franchise, (I would actually argue Pokemon, but we'll just go with DQ for the sake of the general consensus of the Japanese gaming public) and I could imagine that many a Japanese fanboy are in an uproar over Horii-san's decision, I mean if my most coveted gaming franchise, The Legend of Zelda, was only to see life on a handheld for the foreseeable future - I would admittedly be disappointed, but personally I am excited to see what the DQ development team can do with Nintendo's little cash crop. Wi-fi multiplayer has already been announced, and is supposed to run in concurrence with the main story.
In my humble opinion, the DS would be my exact choice to play the next installment in this monster of an rpg, granted the PS2 iteration was enjoyable and gorgeous to boot, but with the power of my ds (and a wireless internet connection) I can fend off all the slimes I want with my wifi friends around the world while stuffing my face with a BigMac and fries.
It also makes sense from a financial standpoint - The DS has managed to sell in 2 years, nearly 40 million units, and is still selling out in stores across Japan and the US. Square Enix and crew just decided to jump on the bandwagon, and strike where it's most profitable (seeing as the PS3 is currently a budget whore) and honestly I can't blame them, actually, I commend them for pulling something out of left-field and surprising us with a series, that is all but unsurprising.
-Oh and for those fanboys, you know you're still going to buy the game, so stop your bitching and actually wait for the game to come out this time.
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