That slight rumble you just felt was the collective *thud* of Japanese gamefans dropping over the announcement that perhaps the most popular franchise in their homeland, Dragon Quest, is headed on over to the country's most popular home console with Dragon Quest X headed to the Nintendo Wii. Series creator Yuji Hori announced a host of DQ-related news at a recent press conference, including an actual release date for the upcoming Dragon Quest IX on March 28 (in Japan), as well as the bombshell that his baby would be returning to a console-based home.
No other details are known at this time (and no, that's not an official logo up above), but given the frenzy the Japanese press have for this franchise, look for a whole lot more later on. With Square-Enix still busy pushing Final Fantasy spin-offs for Nintendo's popular waggle-machine, maybe the next step is an actual Final Fantasy for the console? Paging John Lucas...
Big thanks to Kotaku for the slime-times!
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