I remember a time when Nintendo, and Square were holding hands with not a care in the world. It seemed like the good times would never end. Super Mario RPG looked to be just the beginning of the stellar relationship between Square and Nintendo. Then something awful happened. The relationship went flat, and Sony became the house that Square, now Square Enix would reside in.

The relationship seems to be making a comeback, as Square Enix is looking to get pretty busy with Nintendo games. They released Chrono Trigger on the Nintendo DS recently. We’ve gotten an announcement of a new Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles game.

The latest news bombshell is that Dragon Quest X will be releasing on the Nintendo Wii exclusively. This is a bold move by Square Enix, as the last couple of Dragon Quest games have seen release on the Playstation, and Playstation 2. Dragon Quest has an interesting history of jumping from console to console. It started on the NES, made it to the Super Famicom (Japan only), then to the Gameboy Color, went to Playstation and Playstation 2, and is now back on the Nintendo DS (Dragon Quest IX), and Nintendo Wii (Dragon Quest X).

Dragon Quest, believe it or not precedes Final Fantasy which many North American RPG fans seem to gravitate to. The art style of Dragon Quest has changed, but the core gameplay elements have been close to unchanged since its beginning. Most of the hardcore Dragon Quest fans love this trend, while many critics turn their nose at repetitiveness. To me this will be the most interesting aspect of Dragon Quest’s transition to the Nintendo Wii. Will they add motion controls? Will they somehow add the silliness of importing your Mii’s into the game? There’s already been talks of SE adding functionality between Dragon Quest IX on the DS, and Dragon Quest X on the Nintendo Wii.

We’ll have to wait a while before we get answers to these questions. Until then, let me hear from you. Have you played any of the Dragon Quest games before? If so, what do you find so great about the series compared to other RPG franchises? Would adding motion controls to the series bring new life, or just take away from its classic gameplay style?