Bad News for Dragon Quest IX For the DS

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Wi-fi is removed

It will still sell insanely.

And it still has multiplayer. 

It will still sell insanely.

And it still has multiplayer. 

karicha9

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

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It will still sell insanely.

And it still has multiplayer.

Jandurin

I'm just lucky that my wife loves games and I have someone to play with.

Did the other Dragon Quests have Wi-fi? Why would this effect this one? Wi-fi's just an added bonus, the game is what is important.1_Blood

Maybe people were hoping to have a Diabloesqe experience with their DS? Maybe people wanted to play with their friends over the net and kill monsters together? Online is not just an added feature, it can pretty much extend the play time of a game from 20 to 30 hours to hundreds.

Online play pretty much meant a purchase for me and now I have no reason to get it. Meh.

Doesn't bother me cause I don't know anyone close enough to us Wi-Fi, besides the game is now turn-based so thats good imo.Ragnarok1051

Before, you would actually have been able to go online and play with people across the world.

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

FrenziedRaldo24

How the hell could you be a Final Fantasy fan and diss Level 5 with being obsessed with money. :|

As for this topic, it's sort of a let down, but they probably took it off due to lag. Idc though I'm buying this at launch anyway. Good thing I live in America and not in Japan, because otherwise it would be impossible to get this game. :)

Doesn't bother me cause I don't know anyone close enough to us Wi-Fi, besides the game is now turn-based so thats good imo.Ragnarok1051

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Enix. :)

EDIT: I really don't understand why online is so important to gamers around here.

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

FrenziedRaldo24

Just because it's on a handheld doesn't mean it will be vastly inferior to its console predecessors. And besides, this is Level 5 -- arguably the best, most refreshing JRPG developer in years -- who we're talking about. They always know what they're doing, as Dragon Quest VIII and Dark Cloud proved.

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Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

-Spock-

Just because it's on a handheld doesn't mean it will be vastly inferior to its console predecessors. And besides, this is Level 5 -- arguably the best, most refreshing JRPG developer in years -- who we're talking about. They always know what they're doing, as Dragon Quest VIII and Dark Cloud proved.

Agreed it's been prooven that the DS versions of game can be superior to the console versions *Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Sonic Rush anyone?*

I just don't understand why gamers think just because a game has worse graphics downplays the gameplay.

Agreed it's been prooven that the DS versions of game can be superior to the console versions *Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Sonic Rush anyone?*

I just don't understand why gamers think just because a game has worse graphics downplays the gameplay.

Dencore

Final Fantasy III (and the recently announced IV remake) also show that DS games can be very captivating, so long as they have a good story as well. I suspect DQ IX will be well written.

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

FrenziedRaldo24

How the hell could you be a Final Fantasy fan and diss Level 5 with being obsessed with money. :|

Dencore

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How the hell could you be a Final Fantasy fan and diss Level 5 with being obsessed with money. :|

FrenziedRaldo24

Dragon Quest IX is suppose to be innovating and changing the series, also Enix has been experimenting the franchise with Dragon Quest Monsters Joker and Slime Nights. Final Fantasy has just been shovel-ware and remakes lately with FFXII *personally hated it I don't know what they were thinking with that combat system* being the only exception.

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

FrenziedRaldo24

Pathetic because you dont own one?

Yeah or maybe the good developers are figuring out which systems are worth developing for. And moving away from Sony. 

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Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

hazuki87

Pathetic because you dont own one?

Yeah or maybe the good developers are figuring out which systems are worth developing for. And moving away from Sony. 

[QUOTE="hazuki87"][QUOTE="FrenziedRaldo24"]

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

Zero-G_basic

Pathetic because you dont own one?

Yeah or maybe the good developers are figuring out which systems are worth developing for. And moving away from Sony.

Seriously IMHO the Nintendo DS has potential to be the greatest system ever made. 

Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

FrenziedRaldo24

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Level 5 is on junk. What were they thinking when they decided to move the series over to a handheld, let alone the DS?:|

Nevermind I just remembered, DA MONEY. Pathetic.

General_X