Japanese video game maker Square Enix will offer the latest installment of its blockbuster “Dragon Quest” series in time for the launch later this year of Nintendo’s next-generation Wii console.
    The title of the fantasy role-playing game is “Dragon Quest Swords”, and a video clip shown at a news conference for the Electronic Entertainment Expo showed players swinging Wii video controllers.
    A key feature of the Wii is its one-handed controller that looks like a television remote control and has motion-detection sensors so players can control the game by wielding it like a sword, waving it like a conductor’s baton, or swinging it like a baseball bat.
    Square Enix also said it is developing its “Final Fantasy XIII” for Sony’s upcoming console, the PlayStation 3.
    Corporate planning department head Michihiro Sasaki said “Final Fantasy XIII” is likely to be developed only for the PS3 and for mobile phones. However he did not completely rule out the possibility of a version for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.