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2 million people pre-ordered Dragon Quest IX
by Thalaamultamp on Jul.09, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Retailers, Video Games
Square Enix is set to unload Dragon Quest IX onto the Japanese populace this week and it’s apparently a big deal over there. A report (via Inside Games ) shows the title has over two million pre-orders across various retailers in the country. It just blows our minds, because Japan has never been that fond of the Dragon Quest franchise. So, for those of you keeping score on your Craz-o-meters, this is basically Gary Busey-level stuff we’re talking about here. It’s like running around in the street with no pants on, screaming that you’re the person responsible for velcro technology and the Aurora Borealis.
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2 million people pre-ordered Dragon Quest IX
RE5 producer: Mature games will sell on Wii , but need an ‘X-Factor’ (hint: it’s ‘Resident Evil’)
by ronaldslim on Jul.09, 2009, under Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Mature games can sell well on Wii; just ask Resident Evil 5 (and RE: The Darkside Chronicles ) producer, Masachika Kawata. Speaking to VideoGamer.com , he acknowledged that it’s not easy for adult-oriented titles to break out on the system, but says it’s still possible given hard work and an “X-Factor.” One of the roadblocks mature games face on Wii is perception, Kawta said. “People get this perception that on Nintendo Wii all there is are cutesy games. However, when you actually try to develop a game on Wii it costs you money, it’s time consuming and it’s not the easiest console to deal with.” So, real games (i.e. ones that aren’t cute) are hard to — wait, did he just say “cutesy” games aren’t games
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RE5 producer: Mature games will sell on Wii , but need an ‘X-Factor’ (hint: it’s ‘Resident Evil’)
