In a recent interview with Nintendo Dream magazine (translated byRobert Sephazon)Dragon Quest XIProducer Hokuto Okamoto made some interesting comments pertaining to the inclusion of Hero and theDragon QuestIP in general inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
According to Okamoto “I was quite surprised when I first heard aboutSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s nearly impossible forDragon Questcharacters to appear in other companies’ games. We discussed many ideas, including what we’re doing withDQXI S, such as making each color a hero of past games.” He then further elaborated that “Mr. Sakurai accepted both Nintendo’s direction as well as Square Enix branding, and then got on board. It was a very exciting experience.”
The other two interview participants, director Takeshi Uchikawa and development director Masato Yagi, also made their own comments in reference to the work that went into the inclusion. Uchikawa stated that “In fact, we received a special request for feedback. I quickly reviewed the material, but personally was impressed with the map being very dynamic. I was impressed at the scale of everything. It fully incorporated various series staples, such as the command selection.”
Yagi added on to that with the following: “The things people are doing with Hero is impressive. I’ve considered how to turn aDragon Questbattle into an action game, but I think this was an amazing opportunity.”
The latest character to be added to theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatelineup isTerry BogardfromFatal FuryandKing of Fighters. Terry was added, along with new Spirits, outfits, stage, music, as well as new fixes and changes to its existing fighters, in the recently releasedpatch 6.0.0. Nintendo is also kicking its one year anniversary of the game off with a newSpirit Board event.
MeanwhileDragon Quest XI S: Echoes of An Elusive Agemanaged to sellover 5.5 million copiesacross the 3DS, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. you’re able to check out our review of the titlehere. Yuji Horii, the key developer of the series, stated on Twitter that the twelfth entry in the franchise is still alittle bit further ahead, and how something else might end up releasing before it.
