Recently on Japanese television, a 43 year-old systems engineer talked about his love of Dragon Quest and how it came between him and his family.

Square Enix announced that Nintendo Wii service for Dragon Quest X will be ending, but will offer a way for players to easily, ahem, switch to the Switch version. Square Enix said the decision was due to the Wii’s ceased production and that version’s unique particularities.

These Are the First Nintendo NX Games [Update]

Brian Ashcraft

7/28/15 6:00am

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We don’t know much about the Nintendo NX. Nintendo has called it a “dedicated game platform” that, perhaps, aims to surprise players. Today, we do know two of the games headed for it.

Brian Ashcraft

7/08/14 4:40am

Dragon Quest X is finally getting a Nintendo 3DS release. Previously released on Wii, Wii U, Windows and smartphones, the 3DS version will use WiFi and cost 3,800 yen ($37). Out September 4 in Japan, it requires an additional subscription fee like the other versions. No word yet about a Western release for the 3DS.

Brian Ashcraft

9/30/13 6:30am

A cloud version of Dragon Quest X is coming to Japanese smartphones and tablets. It will be released between December 2013 and February 2014. Subscription fees are TBA.

Square's Considering Bringing Dragon Quest X Outside Of Japan, But...

Jason Schreier

7/10/13 9:20am

There's a catch. There's always a catch.

Brian Ashcraft

7/04/13 4:30am

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Dragon Quest X gets a Windows release in Japan on September 26.

Dragon Quest X Coming to PC in Japan

Owen Good

6/23/13 1:00pm

Dragon Quest X was conspicuously absent from E3 and its Wii U version may not make it to the west. A PC version might stand a better chance, though, and Siliconera reports Japan is getting Dragon Quest X on PC at the end of September.

A Look Inside a Wii Game Gold Farm

Brian Ashcraft

6/20/13 6:30am

Dragon Quest X is an online game. And for the past year, the game's real money trade (selling virtual items for real cash) has been a problem in Japan. And this might be why.

These Games Were Missing From E3

Mike Fahey

6/17/13 10:00am

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Now that we've had a weekend to recoup from the bright lights and pulsing music of the world's most elaborate video game marketing circus, it's time to take a quiet moment to reflect on the games we didn't get to play at E3 2013. Jade, Samus, Drake — where were you guys?

Brian Ashcraft

2/18/13 5:00am

Dragon Quest X's Wii U version goes on sale March 30 in Japan.

An Elderly Woman Thrashing Dragon Quest X on Japanese TV

Brian Ashcraft

2/14/13 6:40am

It's not everyday you see senior citizens talking role-playing games. It's not everyday you see them thrashing one of them on Japanese television. In primetime.

Brian Ashcraft

11/26/12 6:20am

Between Dec. 1 and Feb 28, Japanese rental store Tsutaya is renting copies of Dragon Quest X free of charge.

Brian Ashcraft

10/25/12 7:50am

Square Enix is aiming for next February to beta test the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X.

Expect The Wii U Version of Dragon Quest X Next Spring... Maybe... Hopefully

Toshi Nakamura

9/22/12 2:30am

At Tokyo Game Show 2012, Square Enix held an event with special guests, Yuuji Horii, the creator of the Dragon Quest series, and producer Yousuke Saitou to showcase the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X.