The creator of the saga dispelled doubts about the next iteration, which still has no date, but whose development has already been underway for some time.
The development of Dragon Quest XII began in 2019. After confirming the existence of that new project within the main line, we now know from a new year greeting message from the creator of the saga, Yuji Horii, that the title has already been around How many months in process.
“Last year [2019] there was the publication of the movie Dragon Quest: Your Story, the release of Dragon Quest XI for Nintendo Switch, the Dragon Quest Walk mobile game and the announcement of a new anime from The Adventure of Dai that will arrive next to a new game; as well as the start of the production of Dragon Quest XII ”.
Square Enix revealed last June, on the occasion of the announcement of Dragon Quest Walk for iOS and Android – a Pokémon GO-style title – that the twelfth canonical episode of the saga was already in preproduction, although they did not specify the state of the development or when they had started working on it.
"In relation to Dragon Quest XII, which I suppose will be around everyone's head … it should be said that Yuji Horii and I are currently making preparations for a series of developments that will connect with [Dragon Quest] XII," said the executive producer of The saga, Yuu Miyake.
Dragon Quest XI: 5.5 million units worldwide
The success of the eleventh installment of the saga is total. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of a Lost Past has already sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide. Although a very high percentage of the total amount dispatched corresponds to the Japanese market, the truth is that the title has had a performance well above normal if we look at previous works.
This time, the exhibition has been much larger: PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch. Sony and Nintendo consoles have received with open arms a successful title not only for sale but in public; He is considered one of the great JRPGs of the present generation. You can read our original Reviews through this link.
Via | Japanese Nintendo
