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Slime knights closes, Big announcement promised...

MatthewMatthew Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
Apperently the Dragon Quest website, Slime Knights, is going into hibernation. Why?......

Apperently it will be back on June the 1st. And it will be accompanied by a major announcement concerning Dragon Quest. What could it be? I have two theories.

1. US release date for DQ Monsters: Joker (I see this as the most viable one)
2. Release date for DQ IX (A possible simultaneous US/Japan release? Heh...I wish).

So what do you think it will be?

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  • Neo RasaNeo Rasa Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Dragon Slimes to buy Nintendo in five months.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    DQX 360 exclusive

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  • Ragnar DragonfyreRagnar Dragonfyre Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Dragon Quest MMORPG.

    Square-Enix did announce recently that they started a new MMO project, but have yet to release any details.

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  • AiranAiran Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Wow, I thought it read "Silicon Knights" when I skimmed over.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2007
    Airan wrote: »
    Wow, I thought it read "Silicon Knights" when I skimmed over.

    If only.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I dunno, I doubt we'll see Joker over here, I'd think it's more likely DQIX release date, perhaps a release at the same time as the Japanese one, given the popularity of the DS over here.

    At least it means they'll stop e-mailing me stupid shit every couple of weeks.

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  • BiggNifeBiggNife Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    I dunno, I doubt we'll see Joker over here, I'd think it's more likely DQIX release date, perhaps a release at the same time as the Japanese one, given the popularity of the DS over here.

    At least it means they'll stop e-mailing me stupid shit every couple of weeks.

    Consdering that we recently got Rocket Slime and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is coming out in the U.S. in April, I'd say theres a decent chance that Joker could come over here.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Oh man.

    I need DQIX like I need air or water. A release date would give me time to prepare time off of work.

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Ragnar Dragonfyre wrote: »
    Dragon Quest MMORPG.

    Square-Enix did announce recently that they started a new MMO project, but have yet to release any details.

    That...actually seems reasonably likely. Didn't they say that it wasn't going to be FFXI 2?

    Of course, they managed to turn a series that is generally perfectly balanced to be grind-optional into a massive grindfest, so I'm kind of scared of what they would do with a DQ MMORPG.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited February 2007
    BiggNife wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    I dunno, I doubt we'll see Joker over here, I'd think it's more likely DQIX release date, perhaps a release at the same time as the Japanese one, given the popularity of the DS over here.

    At least it means they'll stop e-mailing me stupid shit every couple of weeks.

    Consdering that we recently got Rocket Slime and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is coming out in the U.S. in April, I'd say theres a decent chance that Joker could come over here.

    Anyone got any sales figures for Rocket Slime? I know that everyone I recommended it to, bought it, and loved it, and then told their friends...

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    jothki wrote: »
    Ragnar Dragonfyre wrote: »
    Dragon Quest MMORPG.

    Square-Enix did announce recently that they started a new MMO project, but have yet to release any details.

    That...actually seems reasonably likely. Didn't they say that it wasn't going to be FFXI 2?

    Of course, they managed to turn a series that is generally perfectly balanced to be grind-optional into a massive grindfest, so I'm kind of scared of what they would do with a DQ MMORPG.
    HOW I MINE FOR SLIMES?

    Actually, given that DQIX is going to have four-player, real-time online adventuring, I don't know if S-E would all of a sudden overshadow that with the announcement of an MMO in a very similar vein.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited February 2007
    BiggNife wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    I dunno, I doubt we'll see Joker over here, I'd think it's more likely DQIX release date, perhaps a release at the same time as the Japanese one, given the popularity of the DS over here.

    At least it means they'll stop e-mailing me stupid shit every couple of weeks.

    Consdering that we recently got Rocket Slime and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is coming out in the U.S. in April, I'd say theres a decent chance that Joker could come over here.

    It'd be cool if we got it...but hasn't Joker been out for a while in Japan? I'd think it would have been announced by now.

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  • ReaverbotReaverbot Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    It'd be cool if we got it...but hasn't Joker been out for a while in Japan? I'd think it would have been announced by now.


    Rocket Slime was announced back in Summer 06 for a September release so Joker has a good chance of being one of the titles.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Sleep wrote: »
    BiggNife wrote: »
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    I dunno, I doubt we'll see Joker over here, I'd think it's more likely DQIX release date, perhaps a release at the same time as the Japanese one, given the popularity of the DS over here.

    At least it means they'll stop e-mailing me stupid shit every couple of weeks.

    Consdering that we recently got Rocket Slime and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is coming out in the U.S. in April, I'd say theres a decent chance that Joker could come over here.

    Anyone got any sales figures for Rocket Slime? I know that everyone I recommended it to, bought it, and loved it, and then told their friends...

    I'm pretty sure it was like 16k for it's first month on the NPD charts. :|

    bruin on
  • Ragnar DragonfyreRagnar Dragonfyre Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    jothki wrote: »
    Ragnar Dragonfyre wrote: »
    Dragon Quest MMORPG.

    Square-Enix did announce recently that they started a new MMO project, but have yet to release any details.

    That...actually seems reasonably likely. Didn't they say that it wasn't going to be FFXI 2?

    Of course, they managed to turn a series that is generally perfectly balanced to be grind-optional into a massive grindfest, so I'm kind of scared of what they would do with a DQ MMORPG.

    Yeah, I never really considered the grinding implications. However, I'd like to think that SE is smart enough to realize that FFXI would've been a much greater success if it had less grinding and more fun.

    DQ has huge potential for the MMORPG market. There's a ton of pre-build classes from previous games that they could easily cut/paste into the MMO with some forethought. Not only that, but how sweet would it be to have an MMORPG with similar graphics to DQVIII?

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  • MatthewMatthew Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Joker was only just released on December 28th, so it hasn't been out that long.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Ragnar Dragonfyre wrote: »
    Dragon Quest MMORPG.

    Square-Enix did announce recently that they started a new MMO project, but have yet to release any details.

    Yeah, no. At least, not if those stupid fucks at Playonline were running it.

    "Dur, cancel your account and we'll delete your characters. Don't pay us and we'll ban you! Oh, and you can't renew even if you want to just start over with no characters, because we deleted them! Except we didn't, since we have annual "come back to our shitty Everquest clone" days! HA HA HA, STOOPID AMERIKAN, I HAVE J00 MONEY!"

    Yeah. I'd LOVE a DQ Online. Especailly if it was done by Lord British in the style of a modern Ultima Online. But I'll be damned if I give Playonline any of my money, ever again.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Matthew wrote: »
    Joker was only just released on December 28th, so it hasn't been out that long.

    And 6 months from December would put it riiiight around the time Slime Knights reopens.

    Which would be just in time for a DQM:J announcement right before it's release in August or so (8 months after release in Japan).

    This timing would also very nicely avoid the 3 Pokemon games (Diamond, Pearl, and Wii), and give Nintendo the honor of making the first online monster-catcher/fighter game for the Wii / DS in the US.

    I am sincerely hoping that it's DQM:J... since we missed out on DQM:CH. (Fortunately the fan translation of such is coming along really nicely.)

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