The Switch Version Of Dragon Quest XI Has A Special Name

i hope they include the 3ds version as a graphics option
but yeah i will buy this in a heartbeat

I'm not expecting anything from the ground up, but it does sound like SE are putting a lot of effort into the Switch version. Great to hear. Cough cough, Dragon Quest for Smash cough cough.

Up there with Shin Megami Tensei V as my most eagerly anticipated game on the Switch. And we're talking since before the launch in March last year...

Does the S stand for "slow"? I don't care - I'm getting this anyway!

Can't wait to play this on the Switch+ in 2021.

Can't wait for DQ11 Pocket Edition HD

I'm trying to wait patiently but it just seems like they keep making excuse and putting it off. I wanted this version because it's portable.

After FF XV, after World of FF, now it's the turn of Draque XI.

I'm playing Dragon Quest XI right now on PS4 and it's wonderful but like the other games that I'm talking about just above, DQ XI is gonna be shrinked, is gonna be reduced in term of visuals and probably even in term of size...(thanx the cartridge)...

But whatever, when DQ XI will be available on Switch, everybody really interested by this game, will have finished it already.

I’m going to play DQ only if released on Switch. I have a PS4 Pro catching dust since Switch was released.

I hope they bring the 3DS version as part of the Switch version so there is basically two games in one and that is what the S means.

Still completely disappointed that 3DS DQ11 is not coming to Europe and Americas. Have to wait and rely on fans to make a translation rom out of it.

Keeping my expectations low.

"S" stands for... Super Late!

@NinjaSyao I thought it was for 'Shrinked"... ^^

So stands for
'Stripped out'
'Simplified'
'Sucks'
'Short on content'
'Stays offline ed'

At least they'd release it before the halflife3 release...

Dragon Quest X1 for short, then.

Sub-par

Square Enix take ages to do everything.

Surely they could've managed a trailer?

They definitely made a mistake announcing this version so early.

"Get a release date" challenge. Do that challenge.

@Cobalt and I will wager you right now that the switch version outsells the PS4 version. So all these people that have already played the PS4 version won't care.

This may be my most anticipated game on Switch but I’m worried it will never make it out, or if it does it will be a gimped version ala FF15 Pocket Edition. I hope I’m wrong but SE hasn’t done much to instill any confidence in me. I’ve already decided I will not buy this for my PS4 Pro but with each passing day that decision becomes harder to keep.

@kobashi100

Do you work at Nintendo or Square Enix ? I'm asking because I'm always surprised to read "players" talking in priority about sells...

Like the most important when we talk about video games are the sells...
Man, I dunno how much it's gonna sell but what I know right now is that I have a blast with the game.

Sometimes later next year:
"Hey SquareEnix, what about DQ XI for Nintendo Switch? Can you finally show some footage or at least one single screenshot?"
"No, but we are currently working hard on a Pocket Edition of the game, available soon on iOS and Android. The work on the Switch version will still continue, you can rest assure."
A few month later:
"We are to proud to announce, that Dragon Quest XI Pocket Edition will be launched next month on iOS, Android AND Nintendo Switch! Have a nice day!"
"Pocket Edition?! WTF?! What about...
"HAVE A NICE DAY! GOOD BYE!"
👍

It's well underway, UE4 seems to have been sorted, got a name... alright. All good.

I'll check back next fall, should be about ready by then, since the base game has been finished

Waiting for the best version, with all the benefits of the PS4 versions looks but the portability of 3DS... feels good. Could have bought now, but nah. If it's coming to Switch, I can wait.

I'll be so busy with Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (which btw, this game is one of my faves of all time, easily), FFXV, Xenoblade 2 Torna, Valkyria Chronicles 4, DB Fighter Z, Mega Man 11, TWEWY, StarfoxLink, World of Final Fantasy, Diablo 3, Pokemon, Smash, No More Heroes, NSMBU Deluxe, Fire Emblem, Yoshi Crafted World, Daemon X Machina, Luigis Mansion 3, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy 7, X, XII, FFXX and Chocobos Dungeon...

I probably won't even have time for it when it DOES come out (I know I wouldnt have had time now). But that's ok. For a Switch version, I can make time.

@Cobalt no but why do you care about it coming out late on switch if you are playing it on PS4?

"But whatever, when DQ XI will be available on Switch, everybody really interested by this game, will have finished it already."

You presume with this comment that nobody will care about the game when it is released on switch.

I am telling you that it will sell more then the PS4 version so that will disprove your prediction. Yes you may not care but you don't represent everyone else. If we don't talk about numbers, how else will people disprove your comment that nobody will be interested in the game when it drops on switch?

What was the point you was actually trying to make. Was it you won't care when it is released on switch or the wider community. You wanted to have a little dig about it already being available on PS4.

Dragon Quest XI sold 1,82 million units on 3ds and 1.43m on PS4. Still don't get why they dont release the best selling -but inferior- version in western world.

Anyway i'm still glad we will get -hope sooner than later- the full version on Switch and not a pocket edition like FF XV

@dimi
I've more than moved on from 3DS, but this is one instance where I would have liked to see a release, just for the sprites. That's ok though. Fan translation will happen, especially with an official localization out, so it will be playable on CFW sooner or later.

And it's fantastic it's the full version on Switch, for sure. That said, if the game was too graphically intense to run, I'd take a Pocket version all day over nothing at all. Which is why I'm A-OK with FFXV. Clearly they have no problem bringing the series to Switch (9 games announced at once, gotta be a record). If it could run, they'd bring it. Glad we got Pocket over nothing though. I played the original game, and not only do I like having FFXV PHD on Switch for playing at work, I like the isometric, story focused approach. Feels like what FFXV would have been as a handheld title on a medium budget but with AAA voice work.

Could release a classic 1-6 Switch collection for us to tide us over, with a rerelease of the animated series fully dubbed. I have them all on my iPad Pro, but I’d gladly switch over.

I would of definitely bought this for Switch if it had come out at the same time as Ps4 but being my most anticipated game of the year and absolutely loving anything to do with Dragon Quest I just couldn't wait for it.I'm in my forties and not getting any younger so I'm not going to waste time waiting about.
For all the people that have got a lot more patience than me..good on you,the game is absolutely brilliant!

I really want this game but I really want it on switch. I also really don't want to wait a year.... Almost bit the bullet and bought the ps4 version yesterday. Man it's killing me!

S=PE HD.

So what exactly are they doing? Remaking the whole bloody game from scratch?

@Fazermint A high res port of the 3DS version

@kobashi100

Dunno MAYBEEEEE because I'm tired to have nothing new to play on my Switch ?

Because, it's almost a scandal to see how many people never play those games (DQ XI, FF XV, WO FF etc..) BUT MAGICALY the same people are pumped to play'em on their switch.

It's so childish that I have almost some kind of tenderness for them.
God, if you like these games, if you're pumped to play them, if you think that they are good games, like me you already have played them !

So my point was, when Draque XI will be available on Switch, I'll be probably playing Draque XII on PS5...
And the worst thing is that "the version of Draque XI" that I'd already played before will be better technically than the "newest version"... :/

So yeah, someboby like me had nothing to play between Xenoblade 2 to Octopath Traveler (kind of 7 months) and now I have nothing to play between Octopath and Yoshi (kind of 10 months)... That's sad but true... :/

@Cobalt so again it all about you and not what the wider community think. Glad we cleared that one up.

I have a PS4 and can get all the above games whenever I want. If they are PS4 only I play on PS4. If games get switch release I play on switch.

You seem to have a problem with people choosing to wait for a switch release rather then buy the game on PS4.

Like I have said before. Why do you care? If you are Enjoying playing on PS4 let others wait for switch release if they choose that. It doesn't hurt anyone either way.

@kobashi100 it's kind of silly to be making sales predictions on a game you know nothing about. That's the height of fanboyism right there. We don't even know if we're getting the full game, or a port of the 3DS game which runs on a different engine apparently.

It would seem that you simply want to make it bad that it's on PS4 already but it's also on PC which is all around a better version than it's likely the Switch will get and a better version than the Ps4. In fact, most of the people I know have already bought it for PC on steam. I'm holding out for portability but really only waiting because I have other games to play anyway.

I don't know why they didn't just release the 3DS version if it was going to be forever. It wouldn't effect sales if they're released two years apart anyway.

Also its hilarious that the hardcore Nintendo cult is now actually attacking other Nintendo fans because they like a different console. It's the height of stupidity.

@Cobalt You are totally right about the sales, but what makes you think that other people won’t have a blast playing it on Switch just like you are having a blast playing it on PS4?

S stand for :
1. Special
2. Super
3. Switch
4. Slim
5. Supreme
6. Silly
7. Slayer
8. Speedy
9. Small
10. Slimy

As someone who doesn't own (or want to own) a PS4, I can wait.

Also, the "S" stands for "still waiting for the Switch version." It's a mouth full so they decided to abbreviate to "S."

@saintayu WTF are you on about. S-E confirmed the switch version was a port of the PS4 game months ago.

I am predicting the switch version will sell more then the PS4 game. If it doesn't I not too proud to admit I got it wrong. My argument is simple and that is that there will be millions of people who will be very interested in playing DQ XI on switch once it is released. The idea that nobody will be interested as it will be an old PS4 port
is laughable. Also I got no problem with the game being available on PS4. It's great the game is. The more people who get to enjoy games the better.

Oh and read my post again. Where did I attack anyone for playing the game on PS4? You failed to see what my actual argument was.

The S stands for Switch

@NinjaSyao This comment deserves more likes

Yah, I don't see mentioning a character's ability to talk or a celebrity (in Japan) voice actor given cover billing.(at least not outside of oriental countries)

lots of celebrities and celebrity voice actors have worked with games and no one said "slap Mark Hammill's, Sam Witwer's, Kevin Conroy, Frank Welker, Sean Connory, ect. on the cover of the game box, it will sell better !!! "

Nope, no one would really give a damn, as for that actor....again, outside of the oriental market, no one would know or care so putting the "S" as a nod to an actor is 99.999% unlikely

Switch possibly, though it would seem redundant, so I'm thinking like many other games with added bits on a title, it means something along the lines of "Special" or Special Edition

but a voice actor seems a stupid interpretation

The ‘S’ stands for “shipping in 2027”.

The game is already translated to English (PS4 version) so why don't they release the 3DS version here as well? I think it's the best version and they don't have to develop it, just replace the Japanese texts with the English ones. Oh boy. Please, Square Enix, make some sense.

@maruse

Ow I'm not saying that my friend.
What I'm saying is that I don't understand people who almost ignore a title when it's not available on a Nintendo platform BUT when the same game, even downgraded, comes to Switch THEN it's like they HAVE to play the game.

You know, I'm probably a basic man but what I know is, when I want to play a game because I like it, I play it ! Simple ! ^^

I don't care that the game is on PC, PS4, Switch, whatever... If I like a game, I play it.

@IronMan30 and you don't have a PC too ?

@KingdomHeartsFan

I already had a PS4 but trust me if it wasn't the case, I'd have done the same thing.
Do you regret your Switch now ?

If you have a Wii U the Switch makes little sense, it's a huge investment (hardware, SD, accessories, no cross-buy with Wii U yet overpriced Wii U ports) for access to part of the Wii U library again, a few exclusive games (the most important "exclusive" available on Wii U) and the indie library available everywhere else.

@KingdomHeartsFan

I totally agree and I'm 1 000 000% convinced about what you've said.

Dear Squenix, give us Dragon Quest VII and VIII and I`ll be more than happy to wait for this special Dragon Quest XI. You got a LOT of love because of Octopath, me included, so don`t screw things up, please.

@Cobalt @KingdomHeartsFan
I Will Do the OPPOSITE about PS4 games.
After i heard FF XII The Zodiac Age, FF X/X-2 HD, World of Final Fantasy will be on Nintendo Switch, i IMMEDIATELY Stop playing the PS4 version that i have and i will SELL Three of them once i got the Switch version, because for me when the SAME games announced for Switch After PS4 version, i will Choose the Switch version instead of PS4 version.

Now, my PS4 games are just 3 left remaining. And for me, PS4 = Abysmal due to lack of Kiddie games like on Nintendo. I'm NOT Looking for AAA games what mostly Mainstream gamers play, so of course when i see TONS of Soccer games / Basketball games / Realistic racing games / Rated 18+ Action games by Majorly on PS4, for me those are NOT the games i'm looking for, like i'm playing Portal Knights & The Sims 4 (My BEST games) on WRONG machine.

And for @KingdomHeartsFan to said Switch was just about bunch of Indie games and port, for me it was a GIFT from GOD.
Thank goodness i can play Final Fantasy games on Nintendo machine after long hiatus.
And i have interest with some Indie games. For me, some of them offered a Good ideas.

@NinjaSyao
So maybe Pikmin 4 could be called Pikmin "S"
Not many games later than that one.

Take all the time u need Squeenix. I’ll just play every Final Fantasy on Switch to keep me busy.

I'll probably do same as I did with ys8 complete it now on ps4 and if I really enjoy it when the switch version comes out I will be yearning to play it again

@Anti-Matter Off-topic but were you trolling me yesterday about Xbox One backwards compatibility?

The Switch has one thing the PS4 will never have. Portability. You can’t play the game outside of your own home with the PS4. On the Switch you can. And that counts.

@KingdomHeartsFan stop treating us all as some kind of uneducated fools who don't know games are available on other consoles.

You know for a fact that people like myself enjoy the ability to play games on the go and at home. It's a big draw, that is why people who own multiple consoles are happy to wait till certain games drop on switch.

It's annoying that you want switch owners to justify there reasons for waiting.

You should be happy that people want to play games on PS4 or switch.

@BlueOcean
I was not trolling about Xbox Scarlett.
I was replying to you if Xbox Scarlett can play ALL previous Xbox games (Old Xbox, Xbox 360 & Xbox One) i might to consider it.
I said IF .....

@KingdomHeartsFan crazy to think that millions of people enjoy handheld gaming right. Game Boy, DS, PSP, 3DS and now switch. Who would have thought handheld gaming would be so popular.

There is always gonna be a market for portable gaming which is a fantastic thing.

@dimi Because most Nintendo fans magically can't play on their 3DSes now that the Switch is out.

@KingdomHeartsFan I'm your opposite when it comes to travelling cuz I always use public transportation here in the Philippines and the traffic here is not normal so having the Switch is a perfect device for me.

@Anti-Matter Kinect is basically dead, you need an adapter for using Kinect 2.0 on S and X and no Kinect 1.0 games are backwards compatible on Xbox One as far as I know. I never said all games are/will be compatible.

@KingdomHeartsFan i dunno dude. Not sure looking in a nintendo forum to see excitement for games on other consoles is the right place.

I have seen lots of excitement from Sony and Xbox gamers over the Ace Attorney series for example. Lots of these guys finally get the chance to play these games. I don't tell them hey you should have played them years ago on nintendo hardware. It really should not bother people which console they choose to play 3rd party software on

@kobashi100 Portable gaming is not very practical on Switch, a mobile phone or a 3DS seem much more appropriate. I don't think portable gaming prevails except in Japan. In Europe/America is more a casual thing to do when travelling, commuting, etc. A 3DS is much better for that than a Switch, in my opinion.

@BlueOcean
Ow.... i see.

@kobashi100 Not talking about Dragon Quest XI because it's a 3DS game originally but many Nintendo-only gamers are extremely excited about a game only when it is released on a Nintendo platform and that's fine, I don't have a problem with that, but it's a bit weird if they always wanted to play that game they didn't bother or care until now, unless that excitement is somehow new or artificial. Since Wii it's very obvious that you need another platform to play most games, especially technically demanding ones. On Switch is basically the same scenario although some companies offer streaming the games but that is not very practical for a portable device, is it?

As long as it's still coming, I'll be looking forward to it. I can be patient

@KingdomHeartsFan A DS and A Jailbreak PSP

S stands for: So many years to come out. I would not hold my breath for this title. It is typical of SquarEnix. At least there is some solace in them releasing Some decent FF games. I am looking at you FF12. Namco is also releasing a Tales game. Atlus has a Shim game and Nintendo is busting a Fire Emblem game. There are so many so many good RPGs coming to the Switch that it does not matter. That is a good thing.

@KingdomHeartsFan Exactly. I use my New 3DS when I travel but basically in the hotel room or at the airport or even on the airplane (wireless off for security) but that's it. I use it more at home and I still have a huge backlog. The Switch is much bigger and you have to attach and detach the joy-cons depending on what you're playing and the battery life is miserable. It's much more convenient to play some Pocket Camp or Fire Emblem on my phone or any of the wonderful 3DS games. I think this is why Switch won't never ever surpass 3DS sales unless they make a new model that is smaller and cheaper.

@KingdomHeartsFan i get my switch out on the train every single day and nobody gives me strange looks. Where do people get this ridiculous notion from. Here is a tip, why not actually try it yourself and you will see that nobody will look at you like some kind of monster. Lol you might even enjoy it

How is it any different then someone using there iPad or tablet. Guess what, the general public don't care if someone is playing there switch on a train or bus.

Also it's irrelevant wether people are playing portable machines on a train, bus or @ home. It's clearly obvious people enjoy playing games in a a portable fashion. Some of you guys act like you don't like this and want people to stop playing games on A portable.

@KingdomHeartsFan For me, it is all about portability. I wanted that 3DS version and yes I still play my 3DS. I have most of the Final Fantasy titles already on my Vita which is an RPG machine. I have not played my PS4 in months because I like my TV for shows and movies. It is just a Netflix and Bluray machine. I love PS4 but it just boils down to my lifestyle.

@Cobalt That’s good, and I agree. Just remember that not everyone is as lucky as you to be able to own all systems. Some people, me included, just own one system for one reason or another it doesn’t matter.
For those who own several other systems, playing a game where it releases first is logical.
Why would someone play an “inferior” version on Switch when other consoles are “better”? Well, there might be tons of reasons. Perhaps they don’t have other consoles, or perhaps they don’t have the required time to sit in front of a TV, so being able to play anytime is priceless even if it’s an “inferior” version.
Please, kindly notice that all those “better” and “inferior” terms are purely subjective.
Just enjoy what you have and let other people enjoy what they have.

@River3636 that's it for me regarding lifestyle. Playing a 40 hour RPG only on a TV doesn't interest me anymore. I need the flexibility of being able to play on my daily travels.

@KingdomHeartsFan Portability is huge fir me and it’s the only reason I’m waiting for DQ on Switch instead of buying now for my PS4. Yes, it great for my commute but more importantly, having off tv play at home. My household is a family of 6, so one of us dominating the TV for hours doesn’t work. Now I can get a nice gaming session in while my wife binges a few episodes of Orange Is The New Black or my kids can play while I watch my FSU football game, etc.

@subpopz I see what you mean. I don't buy all consoles either but in your case you play on PC too, so that would mean that Switch is your console for Nintendo exclusives and portability, right? But if a game is available on PC and Switch what version would you buy? Would you sacrifice performance and visual fidelity for portability?

The 'S' stands for 'sacrifices'. As usual, the Nintendo versions of games are inferior.

@Cobalt that or a bunch of people will wait to play the best version (the one that has hd graphics on the go which is a great extra for a jrpg)

@maruse I understand what you mean, it's cheaper to just have one console. Wii games were slightly cheaper than PS3/360 games, Wii U games started getting more expensive but only Breath of the Wild had a higher RRP. Switch however if you add necessary accessories as a proper controller and an SD card is the most expensive platform of the generation and games are usually more expensive on Switch too. I agree that playing on Nintendo was cheaper until Wii, but now it's more expensive. That shouldn't worry anyone buying Nintendo games but if you start buying third-party games you end up paying more being a Switch-only gamer.

@Balta666 Yes but we still don't know what version they are using for Switch. If they are using the Windows/PS4 version it's going to look worse and perform worse on Switch. The 3DS version is visually the best anyway, in my opinion. Don't read me wrong, it's good that they are making a Switch version but what's wrong with bringing the 3DS version too?

Dragon quest xi: Delayed echoes of an elusive age

@BlueOcean Much of the excitement around the Switch is artificial IMO and I have said so since the Switch was announced. You get ports that are sometimes more expensive and inferior compared to other platforms but people act like it's the best thing since sliced bread.

For example, 6 or 7 year old games (Diablo III, Skyrim, Dark Souls) from last gen that Nintendo fans finally get to play because it's coming to the Switch. Nevermind that they can play those games for much cheaper on PC or by picking up a used last gen console and a used copy of the games. They just didn't care until the games were announced for the Switch. Artificial excitement.

@kobashi100 That is exactly right, but let us not forget about the Wii U days. I did favor Nintendo and was more loyal to their systems. I purchased a few Vita games and a few PS4. The WiiU hardly had any RPGs. The WiiU had some portability but not much. I will admit it was a low time for the gaming industry. There was so much hate from PS4 fans and Xbox fans for the Wii U and Nintendo. I would go on gaming sites and Youtube and just like the games and would get bashed. I know I am a fanboy and do not deny it, but I just love games and that is what it should be about, but there is a lot more to that. Apple o Android. Mac or PC.

@Balta666 It's insane how the "on the go" argument is always put in front of everything else. I just ask myself WHY then, I never cross a person with a Switch outside playing an RPG or something else.

The last months, I've been in several places in France, I went to Luxembourg, to Germany, to Belgium, to Switzeland etc... I never met at least 1 person with a Switch outside.

I remember how easy to find the gameboy owners, the GBA owners, the DS owners, less the 3DS owners but still... BUT Switch owners ??? I never cross one of them... never !

@Crono1973 you are just hating on people being excited to play games on switch they have never played before.

Have you actually listened to yourself. You would rather switch owners not buy diablo on switch and instead go and buy a used pc or console to play it. Yeah you are definitely a hater! Why do you care if people buy diablo on switch. If it brings new diablo fans that's a good thing.

Thank god publishers and developers don't feel like you do hey. Here we have publishers hoping to make money and gain new gamers to there products so there is some genuine excitement but you wanna rain down on that parade.

@Cobalt I have never seen anyone play a Switch in public either.

@kobashi100 So why do people only care about last gen games when they are released on the Switch?

@Crono1973 maybe because you re not looking in the right place and theres alot of people that do take their switchs to work.

@subpopz I am talking about people who ONLY CARE now that these last gen games are coming to the Switch. The people who say 'I have always wanted to play Diablo III and now I can'. Well if you always wanted to play it, why didn't you?

@Camilla The point is that so many people use the 'on the go' defense for old and/or inferior ports. If all those people actually used their Switch 'on the go' we would see it more in public.

Hopefully, the 'S' doesn't stand for a Japanese term for 'compromised'.

These Sony fanboys kill me lol, are they that dissatisfied with their console of choice that they have to come over to a Nintendo fansite and insult us for what we enjoy? I have a gaming PC and I STILL play my Switch the most, and I would never need to buy a PS4 and their $60 a year pay to play online crap. I get all my big AAAs on Steam and I get back up saves, online multiplayer, and steep discounts/sales for free. I have a ton to play between my Switch and PC, I really don't mind waiting for DQ11 on Switch. It'll be a port of the PS4 but better because I can take it wherever I want.

@Crono1973 I’ve always wanted to play Diablo 3 but never have. And i’ll 100% be getting it on launch day due the Switch. As for why I didn’t get it before, because my time to sit in front of a TV to play is limited for many reasons so I missed tons of games I was interested in. Now I can get time in with the game on my commute to work, on lunch break, late night in bed, while others are watching TV programs I’m not interested in, while in my hotel, etc. Switch has literally increased my gaming opportunities by 5X.

@Cobalt Maybe if you compared it to ther portable consoles that sold 10-20 million, you’d have a point. But you’re comparing a portable console that’s sold 20 million that’s less than 2 years old to portables that have sold 75-150 million and have been out for years!

I have the 3ds version on the way but by the time I beat back my backlog in time to play it the Japanese Switch version will be out. I have plenty to play until then so I can wait.

I wonder if they are going to do something weird and combine the 3ds and ps4 versions somehow. Like make it switch to 3ds mode when using handheld mode. Not that it matters my switch goes with me to work no matter what.

@Crono1973 so basically you are just not happy that people choose to play multi platform games on switch.

Real pathetic I gotta say. Oh I never see people play there switch on my travels so how dare they choose to play on switch over other machines. The hate is real!

I have said this before. The idea that switch gamers should have to justify why they choose switch over other consoles is ridiculous.

@Supadav03 This is what I mean, you say 'it's because I can play it on the go' and your example speaks of playing it in public but I have never seen anyone play it in public. If all the people who claim to favor Switch for this reason actually played their Switch on the go, we would be able to see it often.

I think people just trip over themselves to praise Nintendo even if they have to make stuff up to do it.

@Crono1973 can’t speak for others but I take mine with me about 75% I leave the house. I’m sure some say it to just try and win an arguement but for me it’s true. I have 4-5 friends that work with me at Amex and we all game together with our Switches everyday at lunch. I actually just played a Dad I didn’t know in NBA 2K at my son’s basketball practice this week. Looked over and saw he has a Switch. Asked him what he was playing and it was NBA 2K so we got a game vs each other since I had my Switch too (admittedly, that’s was the first time since owing a Switch something like that has happened)

@Crono1973 Unless if everybody in the world lived close together this argument holds no water.

@Cobalt Enjoying the portability of the Switch is much more than the viewpoint of playing it on public transportation. I bring my Switch to work to play on breaks, on trips, and to family and friends' houses for multiplayer. I love that I can easily continue playing my game no matter where I'm at. I own a PS4 and Xbox One X but that's why I'm waiting for DQ on Switch.

@subpopz I think the reasons behind hype matter and should be open to discussion.

@Crono1973 My above reply adds a different viewpoint to your issue somewhat.

@Mrtoad I guess you can forever use the 'people are playing it everywhere in public, just not where you live' argument but I am not buying it.

@Cobalt I carry mine with me all the time. I don't play it in the tube in the morning as it is too packed but if I do if I do use it during the day and when I go back home. I won't say I see people using it everyday but every so often yes I see people playing on buses, tube, airplanes. Nowadays I cannot finish a game if it is not on switch because I cannot carry it with me when I leave house and that for Me is a big downside
Why do you think games are selling so well on switch? Do you think is because Nintendo fans never played those games? Is because people like the hd portability aspect of it.
And yes everyone already understood that you disagree but I have to tell you that you are the minority

@BlueOcean well I believe they won't release the 3ds western version because they don't think it will sell after knowing the switch version is coming. For my part I prefer hd 3d graphics to the 3ds version though (even if it is downgraded in relation to PS4)

@Crono1973 one thing to keep in mind, is maybe the circles you travel in don’t have overlap with Switch users. I’m on my way home to S Fla from Tallahassee. Visiting my brother who attends FSU. Must have seen at least 6 people with Switches while out and about over the 2 day weekend. Me & my bro had ours with us all weekend.

Portability to watch TV. Portability to use the crapper. Portability in the house. Oh and maybe sometimes on the go.

@Crono1973 never seeing a Switch in public is not significant unless if you can prove it’s significant for all I know you could live in the middle of nowhere or you could live in the largest city in the US.

i stand by my opinion that DQXI is GOTY. i seriously hope this port does it justice

S is for "pleaSe underStand"

@Balta666

You underestimate the propoganda around the Switch...
Trust me or not but A LOT of people own a Switch because they heard that it's the stuff to have to be in... :/
They heard that they "needed" to have a system that they could/should/would take on the go etc...

The good sells that the Switch have made were mostly due to the publicity... Basically Nintendo has become a kind of "Applesque" brand today...

S for Special?

Special cloud edition where you have to stream the game because it’s too much for the Switch to handle?

@subpopz some people on here cant lesson to reason they just want to spread negativity against the switch.

@KingdomHeartsFan not to be rude, but I just don't want a PS4. Never have been a PS person. Few people outside of Nintendo ever sites ask why someone doesn't want a Nintendo device, so I don't really feel the need to explain myself more, tbh.

@Camilla ...and you want only positivity spread about the Switch?

@SDF_Macross77 I understand that, no problem.

My vision is more like, I have a time to work, I have a time for my friends and family and I have a time to play.

Ok that's a personal way of thinking but I almost think that people who bring video games at work are not really focused on what they have to do.
I'm not judging, just it seems not normal to me to bring a console at work, the same as bringing food in the bedroom... Maybe it's a question of generation dunno...

@Cobalt Yep, hype sells products.

@Cobalt or maybe some of it is tribalism.

@Crono1973 I've never seen anybody with a Switch in public either. Besides, suddenly nobody has time for sitting and playing on a TV?

@Mrtoad True but I used to see people with 3DS in public and I got many StreetPass hits.

Grabs popcorn

@BlueOcean Also, some people pretend like the Switch is the first handheld they have ever played.

@Cobalt
"I'm not judging, just it seems not normal to me to bring a console at work, the same as bringing food in the bedroom... "

Psst....
Sometimes, i bring my food to my bedroom to play Nintendo handhelds while eating my food.
And sometimes i bring 3DS or Switch at my working place (But i keep it inside my bag, only play after working time on different place, not inside the school)

@Balta666 Okay but why not release both versions and get even more sales? 3DS games still sell well and Square Enix has the game and the English translation already. Remember that Breath of the Wild was a huge seller on Wii U even having the Switch version the same day available for Switch, and remember that Wii U is much less popular than 3DS.

@Crono1973
Nah, you just put words into their mouth.

@Cobalt @Crono1973 Listen guys, we're very sorry that people are buying the Switch, enjoying it, and want to play more games on it. Yes, even ones that are available on other platforms.

@Anti-Matter

Maybe I'm too old but food = kitchen or dining room.
I think that's disgusting to bring a meal in a bedroom.

@Crono1973
"but I have never seen anyone play it in public. If all the people who claim to favor Switch for this reason actually played their Switch on the go, we would be able to see it often."

If you visit Surabaya, you can find a guy with Turquoise backpack who bring & play his Nintendo handhelds (Switch or White New 3DS XL) anywhere.
And that's ME !

@Cobalt I am like you. I have a time for work and a time for leisure. I'd never play at work. It's when I travel or if I know I have to wait for hours somewhere that I bring my 3DS with me. I have tried to play in the bus and metro but it's not practical because they shake. I really don't understand how people can play like that, honestly.

@Cobalt Double pineapple and jalapeno pizza in my bed right now. Angry Orchid and Fireball shots are a MF. It cures any hangover.

@Anti-Matter I'd never bring food to my bedroom, I want it to stay clean and not smelling. I only eat in the kitchen, dining room or living room.

@Cobalt by propaganda are you referring to the fact the system sold about 20M units in 18 months (with one single holiday season) and that good games sell tons? You are the one underestimating the main selling factor of it... Look I was one those guys that was sold on the system on the reveal because on the go hd (at the time I did not know what Wii U was and I never owned a Sony or Nintendo consoles even though I played them)

@Cobalt The portable aspect of the Switch is literally it's main selling point. How is it that hard to understand? As for actually playing it in public, let me put it this way.

When I used to have a 3DS, I mostly played that at home. Yeah, I did take it with me, but usually when I'm out, I only get on it if it's taking too long to get to my destination. And to preserve battery life. Didn't really come across many people actually playing, but got plenty of streetpasses, so obviously other people were taking it out and about as well.

Same goes for my Switch. I play it at home for the most part, but it's convenient to never be tied to the TV. I have taken it with me before on trips in the car. I've paced around the house going in different rooms playing. If I choose so, I could take it anywhere I want to because I can.

@Crono1973 It sounds like you're missing the point then. When a game comes to the console, it has the advantage of portability for everything you play. This makes even older games appealing and not to mention, it breathes new life into them as well.

As for playing on the TV, it just gets the job done. It can't compete in the graphics or performance department, but it does what it needs to and gives you a bigger screen to enjoy the games. It's that simple.

@BlueOcean
" I have tried to play in the bus and metro but it's not practical because they shake. I really don't understand how people can play like that, honestly."

Last time, when i accompanied my students on Field Trip at Jatim Park 3 Batu on 10 September 2018, i brought my Switch & New 3DS XL at bus, i played Switch INSIDE the bus during the trip go to Batu but i didn't feel dizzy / nausea because the bus didn't shake too many.

And when the time we went back from Batu to Surabaya, there were two students interested with my Switch, so i let them played my Mario Kart 8 Deluxe during the trip to return to Surabaya until they felt tired / almost reached destination to Surabaya.

Nintendolife

10/10

@JaxonH I got CFW on my PSP so i can play the fan translated version of Final Fantasy Type-O. But i wouldn't do it on my 3ds, payed already enough legitimate money. Maybe in some years

No way the switch can handle this game in it’s current form. Square is going to downgrade the game just to keep it locked at 30 fps 900p max resolution. I’m currently playing this now on PC, 1080p max setting and it barely keeps up at 60 fps. It’s a big beautiful game with A LOT of content. If you want to play this game just buy it for PS4 of pc if you have the option.

@BlueOcean
Oh, i don't eat my food at my bedroom oftenly. My sibling can scold me to eat outside our bedroom.
Sometimes i bring some snacks / drinks to my bedroom if i play my handhelds on my bed.

@Onion_Knight thanks for the tip. I am gonna wait though. Prefer to play DQ XI on switch.

@BlueOcean well I don't know but it appears that they don't think is it worth the money invest into it as some of the assets involved in the translation should be different between versions

I don't touch gaming equipment with food on my hands. That would cause sticky buttons I imagine.

@Crono1973 it does. My controllers all smell of Doritos

S for Speed!

@Cobalt I prefer buying my japanese games on the switch since Sony do everything they can to destroy the japanese industry by crushing it with their big budget western AAA. And they raised an entire generation of gamers who think only graphics are important and game design work is useless. I prefered Sony when they supported the niche japanese industry with the Vita. Now they don't care and bash everything that is niche on the PS4 or the switch by calling it games for children or for casuals. I will keep buying my japanese games on the switch until Sony change their toxic policy.

It's good that they're taking the effort to make a "special" version for the Switch, instead doing a straight port of the UE4 version which might've ended up having a sub-par resolution and framerate.
I'm assuming they're still using UE4, but customizing the assets so they're optimized for the lesser horsepower.

@Cobalt Calling the Nintendo brand "Applesque" is very funny from a sony fanboy. The Playstation brand is based on identity marketing since the PS1. Fanboys constantly brag how sony ads are cool and make you feel you're part of the "playstation family" while nintendo ads are corny showing families playing videogames. If there is an Apple on the console market it's definitely not Nintendo.

S = shelved.

@Balta666 It is absolutely worth it, it's a silly business decision.

@Crono1973 Me neither, I am a bit obsessed with keeping my hands clean. LOL I am glad that I'm not the only one.

@dourfram Nintendo said that Apple inspired them a few times during the Iwata era.

@Cobalt I think its more personal as you mentioned. Or even situational. I imagine we are the same generation or close. I'm 41. I can easily focus on my work then change gears for lunch to relaxing and taking a break from work. In fact I think its very important to take that mental break from work. To imply that means the person can't concentrate on their work during their non break times is odd to me. It's never been an issue for my work performance.

In regards to my other situations I mentioned maybe you don't have gamer friends or family? My family and friends enjoy playing games together so family time and gaming time overlap for me. It just reinforces my point how the gaming situation is different for people and perceived value varies.

@Cobalt An off topic question, What do you think about Star Wars Episode 8 as a whole?

Hopefully the S stands for 'soundtrack'. I have it on PC, and it's a really nice game with pretty visuals and nice animations, but outside of the opening menu, all of the music is really horrible midi tracks that loop incessantly.

Midi tracks can sound good when done right, I mean some super Nintendo games sound great to this day, but these are offensive, with no love put into them. The worst part is that the entire soundtrack was recorded with a full orchestra, but the composer wanted to sell that separately as a music CD and refused to let them use it in the game.

There are some people working on a mod for the PC version that swaps the orchestra tracks for the canned ones. Until that happens, I'll continue playing with the music muted, it's that bad.

@Flammy oh my god, this would be fantastic. i loved Dragon Quest 8 on the PS2 for its fully orchestrated soundtrack. I can't stand the ugly midi music and i hope it's taking so long because they're adding a live soundtrack for the game

@subpopz nailed it. So many people just want to talk their opinion at people rather than actually discuss, listen, and digest information. Its fine to have your preference and opinion but that doesn't automatically negate everyone else's.

Yea i tried waiting for this to come out for the switch but i needed a good jrpg to tie me over been really in the mood for one. (ive beaten xenoblades chronicles 2)

@kobashi100 if it was just a straight up port of the Ps4 version it would be out by now. It's been confirmed that it will have "exclusive content" which makes it a different version altogether and the fact that they canceled the 3DS version means they likely didn't want the competition.

You can pretend like you have some first person knowledge about the games or the sales but you're just being a self important fan boy. I never said it wouldn't sell on the Switch, I even pointed out that the Switch offers portability while the other versions don't, so maybe you should take your own advice, take off the cult goggles, and actually read people's comments.

Also you ignore the fact that I was actually talking about the PC version. So look man, if you want to have a fan war or whatever, maybe have it with someone who actually wants one next time?

@BlueOcean lol obviously you think is worth it because you want that version. However is unlikely that sells well because it makes way more sense to buy the switch version instead (but maybe they will sell it at the same date/later than switch. Before it is definitely not going to happen)

As long as S don't stand for [removed], its fine by me

@Balta666 Yes, I want the 3DS version but you can't seriously believe it's not worth bringing it here if the game is made already and the texts have been translated. Come on.

I'll go further, I really doubt that the Switch version is going to sell more than the 3DS version, not only because there are many more 3DS systems but also because by the time the Switch version is released most people would have played the game elsewhere.

Didn’t expect the comment section to digress into folks seemingly baffled that others have different gaming habits interests, budgets and commutes than themselves. Does it matter if you “don’t understand” why someone buys what they want or if you personally weren’t there when someone decided to play a switch in public? This article is about the fact that dq xi is still on the way to switch. Why not let those that are excited about that actually express their excitement without being insulted or expected to give a detailed account as to why they want to enjoy their hobby?

On topic I think this would make a good summer release next year. Nintendo is lighter on first party first stringers during that time anyway.

@dimi Please mind your language!

Great game. Should be everywhere, super glad it is on PC also.

By the looks of it It would be finished and archived in my game library by the this comes out. I do not understand how people can wait to play this - I would loose my mind.

@Agramonte i play other games to pass the time till it comes out.

@BlueOcean But, how much of the 3DS’s username is “dead” or still willing to buy another game?

Even if I couldn't wait for the game to release on Switch, which I can, I wouldn't get it on a PS4 because there's literally no reason for me to own one. My PC is better. The only reason I get third party games on Switch is for the portability factor, I'm not going to downgrade to a PS4 when I have a PC.

@Camilla Yeah... I would loose my mind - that is like "playing something else" instead of ZBOTW when it first came out 😅

I can always play something else on the GO. I know the PC version will be the best version regardless, so no need to wait if that is available on Day 1

@Mrtoad 3DS key games and new releases still sell very well so far from dead. It looks like Switch couldn't kill 3DS!

@BlueOcean The only new release I could find that sold past 1 million since March 2017 (not Japan only) was Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon with 7 million currently the lowest selling Pokémon on 3DS. Is there something I missed?

@Mrtoad New releases (not all, obviously) and older (not all, obviously) games are still top sellers sometimes surpassing Switch games. Just look at the charts in UK. Besides, why do you think Nintendo keeps supporting 3DS? Is there something I missed?

This is a whole bunch of talk for a news post that only said that the Japanese Switch version will get a voiceover and hence an S in the title.

I guess this reaction shows that people are anticipating some footage and a release date.

@Agramonte i have like alot of backlogged games to get too plus im grinding on MHGU right now and plus fighter z,valkyria chronicles 4,and labyrinth of refrain coven so many games so little time.

@BlueOcean “Besides, why do you think Nintendo keeps supporting 3DS? Is there something I missed?”
The support is definitely winding down, Sushi Striker and Warioware being the only new games and nothing new on the horizon that aren’t ports. And on the point that the 3DS version (assuming they came out simultaneously) would outsell the Switch version, because higher install base, Captain Toad on Switch outsold the 3DS version.

@Camilla I am starting Torna on my commute tomorrow.

But my entire weekend has been DQXI. I am to big of a DQ fan for anything else hold my attention once I am home. Or force myself to play something else.

More like S for STILL HAPPENING!

@Mrtoad Yes, the difference is that 3DS still gets ports after seven years while 90% of the Switch games are ports since the beginning.

@BlueOcean same can be said about xbox and playstation their the king of ports as well.

@Camilla So no new games this generation on Xbox One and PS4? Oh wait.

@BlueOcean
“Yes, the difference is that 3DS still gets ports after seven years while 90% of the Switch games are ports since the beginning.”
The difference is that the Switch already has plenty of new games announced. The 3DS has no new games in the horizon.

@Mrtoad Not plenty, just more than 3DS because 3DS is seven years old. Still, most of the Switch games are Wii U ports and indie mobile games.

@BlueOcean There are six new first party Nintendo games officially confirmed for 2019 and there’s likely to be at least a few more announced
3DS has 0

@Mrtoad Even if 3DS stops getting games in 2019 it still is the Nintendo handheld with the best games library being supported for seven years. Seven.

For a console released last year, six new first-party games is not much unless they are all really good, what is that list? I am really curious.

I see @Cobalt is insisting that there's nothing to play on Switch because he doesn't play indies, plays multiplatform games elsewhere, and doesn't like current first party titles like Aces again. I wonder when he'll realize his circumstances aren't everyone else's.

-Fire Emblem Three Houses
-Yoshi’s Crafted World
-Daemon X Machina
-Luigi’s Mansion 3
-Animal Crossing (untitled)
-Pokémon (untitled)
(Bayo 3 and MP4 don’t have firm release dates)
And for reference 2018’s known lineup as of September 2017
-Kirby (untitled)
-Fire Emblem (untitled) (moved)
-Yoshi (untitled) (moved)
3DS’s known lineup for 2018 as of as of September 2017
-Sushi Striker
3DS’s known lineup for 2019

This version will have a JPN voice track. Good job sqeenix tempting people to double or triple dip. And I thought selling the ps4 and 3ds games as a double pack was a bit much.

If voice acting is as big as some folks claim there are going to be some annoyed ps4 version owners in Japan.

Fire Emblem Three Houses (Intelligent Systems is not first party, it's an exclusive game but OK)
-Yoshi’s Crafted World (OK)
-Daemon X Machina (Marvelous is not first-party but this will be probably be an exclusive too)
-Luigi’s Mansion 3 (OK, this one I am excited for even though it looks happier than the other two)
-Animal Crossing (OK)
-Pokémon (not really first-party but exclusive too)
Bayo 3 and MP4 don’t have firm release dates (No, they don't)
And for reference 2018’s known lineup as of September 2017
-Kirby (untitled)
-Fire Emblem (untitled) (this one is listed twice)
-Yoshi (untitled) (moved) (this one is listed twice, again?)

Read my comment above about 3DS, I am not repeating myself.

So first-party we have three games: Yoshi, Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing and exclusive we have three more: Fire Emblem, Pokémon and Daemon X Machina.

Well, I expected more from Nintendo's newest machine, to be honest.

@BlueOcean you miss my point xbox and sony have way more ports over switch doesnt mean they dont get new games but continue to be ignorant man.

@BlueOcean dude nintendo owns fire emblem which is a known fact so yes its first party game.

@Camilla no need to start insulting, right? Or I'll start reporting.

Intelligent Systems is not a first party, it's an independent developer. The copyright for Fire Emblem Awakening is Nintendo and Intelligent Systems, so Fire Emblem is not even fully owned by Nintendo. End of the discussion.

“Bayo 3 and MP4 don’t have firm release dates (No, they don't)”
*Release years. My mistake
“And for reference 2018’s known lineup as of September 2017
-Kirby (untitled)
-Fire Emblem (untitled) (this one is listed twice)
-Yoshi (untitled) (moved) (this one is listed twice, again?)”
Sorry if I didn’t make it clear, but this was 2018’s release calendar back in September 2017, if you forgot Fire Emblem and Yoshi was meant for 2018 and both were moved to 2019 which was why I put (moved) next to those two.

@Mrtoad Fair enough, but then without Yoshi Nintendo would only be making Luigi's Mansion 3 and Animal Crossing for 2019, because Yoshi was planned for this year.

@BlueOcean i wasnt insulting you i only said you were beng ignorant on this subject.

@BlueOcean nintendo owns the fire emblem ip plus the developer itself look it up.

@Camilla Yet you are proving that the ignorant here is YOU.

Intelligent Systems is independent and Fire Emblem is co-owned by both according to the games copyright. Ignorant.

@BlueOcean nope im not acting immature like your doing right now and i havent said anything bad about you either.

@Camilla You're calling him ignorant, but you are actually. Taken from the first lines of the companies own wikipedia page: Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is an independent Japanese video game developer closely affiliated with Nintendo and best known for developing the Fire Emblem, Wars, and Paper Mario series. Originally, the company was headquartered at the Nintendo Kyoto Research Center in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto,[2] but later moved to a building near Nintendo's main headquarters in October 2013

@Camilla You called me ignorant yet you are the ignorant here because you said that Nintendo owns Intelligent Systems and Fire Emblem. Now you call me immature when the only thing I have done is prove you wrong. Nice try. Keep trying. I'm done with you.

@VmprHntrD that still proves nintendo owns the ip cause you dont see fire emblem on any other systems.

@VmprHntrD That's correct, Intelligent Systems is independent and Fire Emblem is co-owned by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems according to its copyright.

I simply could not wait for the switch version and I am a huge switch (digital) collector (120 games now).

I picked it up on the PC. Sorry switch, but I couldn’t wait. Also pc has massive resolution boosts etc.

@BlueOcean first off you were complaining about switch getting ports wen i stated xbox and sony have more ports over it which you cant deny the facts which i why called you ignorant on that matter wasnt referring to the fire emblem issue.

Ugh, can't believe people still question why others prefer the Switch version of a multiplat. Maybe because we prefer the portability and/or the hybrid aspect? Maybe we just don't have or want a PS4? Maybe because we prefer the joycons or pro controller? Whatever the case, why is it so hard to understand why someone prefers to play on Switch?

People bring this up almost every time a third party title comes out, and it just shocks me why people still don't get it... It's fine if an individual prefers to play on PlayStation or whatever, but you don't speak for everyone.

Anyway as for DQ, I have no problems waiting, we'll have plenty of JRPGs(including a bunch of FF titles) on Switch to hold us over.

@KryptoniteKrunch i agree and also some people need to stop complaining about switch getting too many ports its getting really annoying plus most of these ports were not even on a nintendo system before so lets enjoy them instead of complaining.

i do hope the S stand for Seiyuu / Shaberu indicates japanese voices. i can't stand british accent & jokes in the current game

@colonel_30 is it that bad in the other console version on voice acting.

@Camilla i can bear if it's standard US english accent, but this is british that's even worse than xenoblade 2 (which i played on jap voice since day 1). you'll get british accent, british jokes & british slang! i turned the voice volume all the way down in settings, i'd rather have mute characters.

@colonel_30 xenoblade 2 voice cast were good just need better work on some of them thats about it.

@Camilla for most part it's pretty decent, it just lack emotions, especially when they're at screaming scenes.

@Mrtoad this very game sold more on the 3DS than the Ps4 in Japan although I'm sure everyone has their excuses ready as to why. Also a lot of people who I know personally and who make up the actual DQ and Square fanbases were going to purchase both portable versions because they were portable. The Switch was preferable but they were going to buy the 3DS version because it was already going to be out.

I find it odd that people insist the Switch's selling point is portability and then act as if no other console has that. The DS line has gotten tons of DQ so obviously there's a market and slapping a script into a finished game that you already made anyway doesn't cost that much extra.

Of course, the Switch fanbase is more likely to say something nice about Microsoft than the 3DS nowadays so that's what a lot of this is.

@colonel_30 i agree hopefully in the next installments they fix that issue.

@KingdomHeartsFan I’m not sure I’ve found all those deep games, the Souls series aside; but again, a personal opinion. I’ve been pretty much playing non stop on Switch through many indie and non indie games and the portability has really made the difference.

@BlueOcean I am afraid we will agree to disagree on that. Which was the last game that sold well on 3ds apart from Pokémon? Maybe metroid but I doubt that even reach one million (probably not even half of that).
if they release same day switch would outsell by many times

@Ryu_Niiyama When I prefered to buy the Vita versions of some games instead of PS3 or PS4 versions because I like portability and despite framerate problems (a lot of Vita games had framerate problems) these people were ok but when I do the same on the Switch it suddenly become a problem. These Sony fanboys don't care about niche japanese games they only care about the megacorp Sony who crush the competition with their big wallet and western big budget mediocre games without any game design work.

Oh its coming out for the switch? Well then, I can wait!

I'm waiting, I don't care how much time it will take. Nintendo Switch is first to me then the PS4.

@saintayu Exactly, the 3DS version is already made and the English translation is also made, it doesn't cost them anything to release the game in the West but the Switch fanbase is saying that it doesn't make any sense because they have become 3DS haters suddenly and Switch is the only platform that matters and Switch players are the only players that exist. It's absolutely ridiculous, then they want people to support Switch. I understand now why Nintendo fanboys have such reputation, they don't even support other Nintendo players.

Fact: Dragon Quest XI sold more on 3DS than on PS4.

@BlueOcean eventually 3ds will be phased out and the focus will be on the switch only which nintendo is planning to do down the road.

@Camilla yes but it hasn't happened yet. All consoles are eventually phased out but it's not like people wanting the 3DS version are asking for it to be specially made. It was already made.

I could understand if it had just bene for Switch PC and PS4 from the start but it wasn't.

Calling it now this is a summer/fall 2020 game

@saintayu they said their going to support the 3ds through 2019 then after that could be the big send off for 3ds.

@Camilla I know that but it's still 2018 and this game was just released for other consoles this month so I fail to see how that matters in this conversation lol

@Cobalt Oh, so I'm not going crazy, there are others that notice it too?

In all seriousness, there's nothing wrong with waiting for a game to hopefully come to your system of choice, especially when it's a third party game that has no reason for being exclusive. But I'll admit, when I see certain users post a long list of old games they're excited to play on Switch, I can't help but roll my eyes. Especially when these same users claim to own all available game systems. Something about that just doesn't add up.

@greengecko007

The world of today, I swear it's fascinating !

@KingdomHeartsFan yes, no intention to heat thing up, just commenting and sharing thoughts

@BlueOcean you're missing a very important point. The 3ds version sold above PlayStation in Japan because Japanese market absolutely loves handhelds above console. The western market prefers HD resolution and that is the reason I am saying that even if it comes on same day will sell more on switch. I am no 3ds hater (actually I got one after getting the switch and just finished xenoblade chronicles in it) and I have no problem with them releasing the game to it (I just doubt they will because it is very NOA to do so)

I think after the unexpected (by Square Enix standards at least) success of Octopath Traveler made them realise "holy people really DO enjoy these old school turn based kind of games" and decided to put in some serious effort into DQ XI, especially since it was the very first game announced for the Switch.