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Unsubstantiated fanboy rumourmongering ahoy! It seems that I'm not the only one speculating that this year's changes in console fortunes might induce Square-Enix to jump ship on Sony like a seagoing ninja beset by pirates.

According to this completely untrustworthy link, unnamed people with no particular credibility may or may not be hypothesising that Square-Enix may be thinking about possibly releasing Dragon Quest IX as a Wii exclusive. Wow, that's pretty authoritative! It's the next best thing to actual facts!

For those who aren't necessarily across the Japanese gaming scene, Dragon Quest is a huge-seller for Squeenix in Japan - if I recall correctly, it boasts Japanese sales comparable to the Final Fantasy series (also by Square), which, trust me, is a LOT of sales. In past years it's pretty much been a PlayStation-exclusive brand, and we've only recently seen the DQ games starting to come out in the West, but if Squeenix moves this blockbuster franchise exclusively to Nintendo's unfortunately-named next-generation magic bullet, it's a huge coup for Nintendo.

Thanks to The Angriest for tipping me off to the rumour, and thanks to unscrupulous gaming sites for running the story without any particular evidence or substantiation. Hey, I'm a blog - journalistic integrity is something that happens to other people.