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Dragon Quest X Game's Promo Video Streamed
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The game publisher game on Thursday. The four-minute video includes game animation, showcases character races, and confirms that the Wii version of the game will ship in Japan on August 2.
The video reveals that the regular version of the game will cost 6,980 yen ($86), while the Wii disc plus USB memory version will cost 8,980 yen (US$111). Both versions will include a ticket for 20 hours of free gameplay. Subscription fees will be 1,000 yen (US$12) for 30 days, 1,950 yen (US$24) for 60 days, and 2,900 yen (US$36) for 90 days. Details of the planned Wii U console release have not been announced.
Square Enix will franchise's first online game. The game will feature five races — ogre, wedi, elf, dwarf, and pukuripo — from which each player can create three characters.
The Wii or Wii U console that players use will need an Internet connection, though the first few hours of the game can be played offline. Square Enix confirmed that a player can go through the basic gameplay solo. A player can create up to three characters, but each console can only handle one character and one player at a time. Beta testing for Japanese residents with Internet-connected Wiis and Square Enix s began in November.
Franchise creator Jin Fujisawa round out the staff.
