Sqaure Enix har rumlet med en større nyhed i længere tid og har netop på en pressekonference afsløret, at Dragon Quest-serien bliver genfødt (tak til Andriasang) efter års fravær. Dragon Quest X har fået den helt skøre lange titel, Dragon Quest X Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku eller Dragon Quest X: The Wake of the Five Tribes: Online vil være klar i løbet af 2012 til Wii, men også en særlig forbedret udgave til Nitnendos kommende Wii U. Spillets udvikling vil blive håndteret af Square Enix selv, hvilket nok ikke er den allerværste ide. Pressekonferencen bød på et lille glimt af spillet, men vi afventer stadig lidt mere kød på den front.
The game is being developed internally at Square Enix — a first for the series, which usually uses external development studios like Level-5 and Chunsoft. As always, Yuji Hori, Koichi Sugiyama and Akira Toriyama are returning for their roles as designer, composer and character designer.
While the game was confirmed for the Wii even before Dragon Quest IX’s DS release, today is the first time Square Enix has confirmed it for Wii U. All Wii games can be played on Wii U, of course, but DQX will have a separate Wii U version with updated visuals. The two versions will be cross platform compatible, so players on either version will exist in the same world.
Dragon Quest X will also see some connectivity with 3DS. While not getting too specific, Hori said during today’s press conference that they’re thinking about a system where players can transfer their character to the 3DS for doing Spot Pass data exchanges while on the go.

























