sanjian wrote:
> AirRaid wrote:
> > TALK ABOUT A MEGATON
>
> <snip>
>
> Wait... how can a game that's meant for one of the two brand spanking new
> systems work on the DS - a portable system?
>
> Is the DS -that- good???  o_O



well it's simple, Dragon Quest 9 is coming to DS, it's DS-exclusive,
it's not coming to PS2, PSP, PS3, Gamecube or Wii.   still, this is a
huge victory for Nintendo. DS has a larger install base than Wii or
Gamecube, and DS will have a larger install base than Wii, Gamecube and
PS3 combined by the time DQ9 comes out.

Is the DS "that good" ?  in terms of horsepower / graphics, no it's
not. not only is it not remotely close to PS3 in power, it's not even
close to Wii or PS2 or even PSP in power. it's more or less N64 / PS1
level.   but in terms of *sales*, how well it is doing, yes DS is the
best.


The question is now becomes, Dragon Quest 10.  will it be on Wii or PS3
?    whatever has the highest install base in Japan in a few years.
good chance of Wii winning that battle given PS3 prohibitive price
right now, and probably for all of 2007.   If Nintendo manages to get
DQ10 exclusive, it'll be a knock out victory for Nintendo in Japan
since they already are going to have DQ9 exclusive.  no amount of FF
games on PS3 (FF13, FFvs13, possible FF7 remake, FF14, etc) will make
up the difference since DQ sells more than FF in Japan.