Dragon Quest XI S and Dragon Quest Builders 2 on Switch have a new price of $49.99 starting today

[Hero of Legend]

Buy DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition from the Humble Store (humblebundle.com)

So here's a cheaper option if you want to buy the game on Switch digitally for portable play, as normally it's full-priced. I personally really like it on Switch so I very much recommend it. The demo's still available as far as I know as well which lets you carry your progress to the full game.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Doesn't sound much of a deal for over a year old game. Doesn't SE have decent discounts on Eshop?

 

[GuEiMiRrIRoW]

Amazing fucking godly game.

 

[Ganado]

Wait, is the Switch version 60 bucks?

Doesn't sound much of a deal for over a year old game. Doesn't SE have decent discounts on Eshop?

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I'm guessing Nintendo is the publisher of the Switch version?

 

[Hero of Legend]

Doesn't sound much of a deal for over a year old game. Doesn't SE have decent discounts on Eshop?

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It was last on sale during the would be "E3 week" for 30% off. Still better than nothing if you missed it.

Wait, is the Switch version 60 bucks?

I'm guessing Nintendo is the publisher of the Switch version?

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They are in the west as is tradition since... Dragon Quest IX on DS I think?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

the game is 40 bucks on other platforms now, right? nintendo should permanently drop the price to match those versions.

It was last on sale during the would be "E3 week" for 30% off. Still better than nothing if you missed it.


They are in the west as is tradition since... Dragon Quest IX on DS I think?

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they published the first game on NES in NA.

 

[shellydekiller]

Bought from eshop for 33,99 back in October

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Hero of Legend permanent price drop

 

[Deleted member 51691]

 

[NotLiquid]

Nice. I hope this extends to Europe, might pick XIS up now.

 

[Derachi]

:O Nintendo published Switch game getting price drops? Probably a Square Enix-mandated one to match price with the other releases of DQXIS, but still, awesome.

edit: lmao nevermind it's still more expensive on switch

Also: Buy DQB2! Too many people slept on that game.

 

[Lkr]

wonder what's driving this? competition on other systems finally being there?

 

[TiagoCosta]

Considering DQ11S is 40 on everything else, it still seems high to me.

 

[salromano]

Meanwhile the PS4 / Xbox One / PC versions of Dragon Quest XI S that *just* launched are $39.99.

Edit: And Dragon Quest Builders 2 for PS4 is $19.99.

 

[Alvis]

Still a ridiculous price.

 

[Deleted member 51691]

Meanwhile the PS4 / Xbox One / PC versions of Dragon Quest XI S that *just* launched are $39.99.

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Considering DQ11S is 40 on everything else, it still seems high to me.

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Yeah I was going to say I thought DQXIS is going on other platforms for $40 now so it's not quite price parity yet

 

[Streusel]

how generous!

 

[Wein Cruz]

Or I could get the game for $40 and play at 60FPS with a higher resolution.

Why isn't the permanent price drop a match for the other versions? Oh yeah, it is square-enix after all...

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Gotta be rich to have the Switch

 

[Arkeband]

Considering DQ11S is 40 on everything else, it still seems high to me.

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lol, right. "We have lowered our price to... more than our competitors."

Especially DQB2, which is 19.99 on PS4.

Which reminds me, I wanna check out how it performs on the PS5...

 

[Thiago]

Yeah I was going to say I thought DQXIS is going on other platforms for $40 now so it's not quite price parity yet

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Builders 2 is also $40 on other platforms.

 

[BasilZero]

Considering DQ11S is 40 on everything else, it still seems high to me.

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Dat $10 Nintendo tax

lol jk

Considering the all time low for DQXIS is $41.99 and DQB2 is $35.99 - hopefully that translates to a bigger discount in the future on the eshop.

 

[salromano]

Builders 2 is also $40 on other platforms.

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It's $20 physical on PS4.

Steam version is still $60 though, oof.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

DQB2 one of the games of the gen.

 

[Oregano]

Nintendo forced to price drop and still more expensive.🤡

It's $20 physical on PS4.

Steam version is still $60 though, oof.

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Is it $20 officially on PS4 or is that retailers cutting the price to offload excess stock?

 

[Wein Cruz]

So worse looking, performing, AND more expensive.

Somehow this makes sense.

 

[Deleted member 32822]

They botched the release of this game. It should have been $30 and released the same week as Hero did for Smash. They waited too long and the hype died.

 

[KainXVIII]

Edit: And Dragon Quest Builders 2 for PS4 is $19.99.

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Meanwhile in Steam 😥

 

[krg]

hope they can survive.

 

[fluffydelusions]

It's $10 cheaper by default on other platforms

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Or I could get the game for $40 and play at 60FPS with a higher resolution.

Why isn't the permanent price drop a match for the other versions? Oh yeah, it is square-enix after all...

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nintendo publishes those games on switch, not SE.

 

[delete12345]

OHHH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Price drop! Been waiting for this.

 

[salromano]

Is it $20 officially on PS4 or is that retailers cutting the price to offload excess stock?

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Couldn't say, but physical is $20 everywhere.

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• GameStop
• Square Enix Store
• Walmart
• etc.

Digital is still $40 though.

 

[ShadowFox08]

Amazing fucking godly game.

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Which one?

 

[Nolbertos]

Nintendo forced to price drop and still more expensive.🤡



Is it $20 officially on PS4 or is that retailers cutting the price to offload excess stock?

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It's been $20 on PS4 for the longest time but though SE published the PS4 version out West, while Nintendo paid most of the publishing rights for DB2 and DQXIS on Switch. Could be wrong and probably a reason why the Switch pricing is high.

 

[Wein Cruz]

nintendo publishes those games on switch, not SE.

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OIC

Unfortunate that nintendo won't price match the versions that just came out.

 

[Shryke]

Still more expensive than everyone else. LOL! Geeze thanks, Nintendo!

 

[Oregano]

Couldn't say, but physical is $20 everywhere.

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• GameStop
• Square Enix Store
• Walmart
• etc.

Digital is still $40 though.

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The fact that digital is still $40 would indicate it's to clear stock but the SE Store having it for $20 would indicate it's official I guess. Weird...

It's been $20 on PS4 for the longest time but though SE published the PS4 version out West, while Nintendo paid most of the publishing rights for DB2 and DQXIS on Switch. Could be wrong and probably a reason why the Switch pricing is high.

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Yes, Nintendo has to publish Dragon Quest on their platforms. Hard to say whether this is just Nintendo stinginess or because of whatever profit sharing agreement they have.

Would be nice if Square Enix could just publish their own games....

 

[delete12345]

DQXIS on Switch. Could be wrong and probably a reason why the Switch pricing is high.

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I wanted to get a correct answer on this. Back then, during the time of the release for the Switch, were there some controversies involving the audio quality, and thus, the pricing at the time was justified?

Otherwise, what was the audio quality issue that Dragon Quest had?

 

[Hero of Legend]

Hero of Legend permanent price drop

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Oh wow, that's cool! First Nintendo-published Switch games with official permanent drops?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Oh wow, that's cool! First Nintendo-published Switch games with official permanent drops?

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i think so, yeah.
i doubt they would have dropped the price if it wasn't for the new ports, lol.

 

[Distantmantra]

How generous of Nintendo.

 

[Barrakketh]

Otherwise, what was the audio quality issue that Dragon Quest had?

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I believe you're thinking about the OST for the original version, which was MIDI. The Switch release included an orchestrated OST.

 

[Jaime.GGG]

at least we are getting somewhere

 

[Deleted member 29691]

Is the switch version of 11 the same as the one that just got added to gamepass for pc?

 

[Deleted member 76797]

Is the switch version of 11 the same as the one that just got added to gamepass for pc?

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yes

 

[NamikazeBurst]

Been waiting to get DQB2 on Switch and passing up the PS4 version. It's constantly gone on sale on PS4 in Canada for like $25, but the Switch has like never been below $60. I love when Nintendo publishes multiplatform games just so that the price doesn't go lower. Gonna get the PS4 version next time it's in the $20 range.

 

[delete12345]

I believe you're thinking about the OST for the original version, which was MIDI. The Switch release included an orchestrated OST.

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Ah, so then yes, the price at the time of release is definitely justified. Maybe sound quality still holds up today.

 

[tiebreaker]

Is this legal?

 

[TheAggroCraig]

Are these the first Nintendo published Switch game that have gotten OFFICIAL price drops? Like I know there has been stuff like Sushi Strikers which has been on clearance but iirc that's still its original price on the eshop.