An official Square Enix FAQ regarding the game noted that while DQX can be played alone, it can only be played offline for the first few hours. After that, it’s necessary to play online.
The Wii isn’t exactly the easiest console to get online. One of the questions in the FAQ is how to get the Wii online.
Moreover, Square Enix have cleared up any confusion regarding whether the game will require an extra fee on top of what gamers will pay for the title. Gamers will need to pay to play online.
To recap: It’s only possible to play DQX for a few hours offline at the game’s beginning. Then, players must take the game online. To play online, they are required to pay a fee. Phew, I was worried for a minute, because that sounded really fair. Not.
Square Enix currently has no plans to release Dragon Quest X on other platforms. It does have plans to make lots of money with DQX.
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Zidane
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 5:29 PMWell that is really really disappointing. It would have been a first day buy for me since I love my dragon quest, but now I don’t think I’ll be getting it:(
Powalen
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 5:45 PMOh wow. I was hyped for this game this morning, but not so much anymore. I was under the impression that I could play through the entire game offline and not have to pay the extra fee.
I’m not a massive DQ fan, so it won’t kill me to miss this one. It’s a shame though.
Fenixius
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 5:50 PMThose plans shall go sorely unfulfilled, I reckon. There’s no way they’ll launch a successful MMO in the next 5 years, let alone a successful MMO on the -Wii- which is using a name devoted to single-player games.
Sesshomaru
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 5:54 PMSo it’s an mmo. Square are sooo good at making those. They can take their game and shove it.
Jake
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 6:42 PMDo I even need to link Gamespot’s awesome review of FFXIV?
This game shall suck. But I’m not a huge DQ fan. I liked DQ8, but only because of the graphics. Plot structure was pathetic, and you never knew where to go, and grinding was lame.
DQIX was just garbage imo. It’s a kids game with the difficulty of a hardcore rpg… I just dont get the appeal
GamerLuke
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 6:13 PMThis is the first game in the Dragon Quest series that I don’t want to play. Well done, Squeenix. :|
Sleeper
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 6:57 PMFirst pay to play game on the Wii, possibly any Nintendo system.
xWisp
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 7:22 PMagh, being a squeenix fan really hurts at the moment.
Arctick93
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 9:06 PMSquare & Nintendo: ‘We have your slimes… but you have to pay EXTRA for them!!!!’
I’ll stick to xenoblade thanks
tim rogers
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 10:47 PMthat ni no kuni on PS3 sure looks great, doesn’t it, guys???
qwed
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 11:04 PMSquare Enix + Online = Failure
The AdzA
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:12 AMI think you will find that whole bit about requiring online after the first few hours to be a mistranslation down the line. It has also been stated by various sites that you can play the whole game offline if you so choose. Guess Kotaku is just another sheep on the nintendo hatewagon as well. Pity.