Square Enix Tries MMOs Again With Dragon Quest X Online

Just moments ago, the creator of the Dragon Quest series revealed that Dragon Quest X would still be for the Wii, but would feature 2 big changes: an upcoming Wii U version with enhanced visuals, and online play. Whether this means DQ10 will be an MMO or simply online party play like DQ9, has yet to be revealed.

The real significant news though, is that Square Enix will be launching a 4th MMO, after Final Fantasy XI: Online, Fantasy Earth, and Final Fantasy XIV: Online. Square Enix has not received overwhelming success with online games, their biggest success being FFXI, which was only made online to recoup profits from the disaster of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Dragon Quest X: Online might receive better success online, owing to the incredible success of Dragon Quest IX and the Dragon Quest Monsters games.

This is a risky move, not only because of Square Enix's mild success with MMOs, but because this will be a console only MMORPG. The Tokyo Game Show is only 10 days away, so stay tuned for more major announcements from the world of video games.