Dragon Quest X goes online for Wii and Wii U

Earlier this week Square Enix held a press conference in Japan to release more information about the game in the Dragon Quest series that is currently in development: Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online.

Since the game was announced back in December 2008 almost nothing was known about the title, only that it will be released on the Nintendo Wii. The game will now also be released on the Nintendo Wii U and will be developed by Square Enix (not like VIII and IX that was developed by Level-5). Yosuke Saito (Nier) will be the producer.

The game takes place in the world of Astortia, which has 5 continents and 5 races. It will feature a job changing system. The game will also have a online feature, which have to paid extra for.

Dragon Quest X will be released in Japan in 2012.