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more about #dragonquestix Pombar: Looking forward to this hugely. The DS Dragon Quest games sold me on the series, and I've been loving everything I've been hearing about this one. Sti... more » Alex_Mexico: I keep asking myself why the most basic and stale rpg series of all time sells this much in Japan? I cant explain. more » mcderek3000: Hopefully we'll see more JRPGs now that DQ has made a profit. However, I probably won't be playing the next Dragon Quest, after all the grinding in t... more » GohanGVO: I am much more curious as to how the game will be marketed in the West. After all, Iwata has gone on record that he wants to "form a strong tag team t... more » EderC: I can't wait until Tracy Jordan releases his porn video game. I predict it'll do at least twice what Modern Warfare 2 did during its first week on sto... more » Franky_AAA: So DQ10 for PS3 & 360 next? It would certainly be the logical thing to do. more » TSFMfest: They'll make that, easily, and they need to, considering that they probably spent something obscene like $200 million to make the goddamn thing. more » Rachel Fogg: Hmmm, XIII will sell, but I predict it selling...maybe 4 million. See, XIII WOULD sell that many if it was simultaneously released. But the fact is t... more » jargy1: There's one way to do it Square Enix. Just one. Pull up a chair and listen closely, cause I'm only going to say this once. You gotta have a story. Th... more » Tacticalspoon: I'm pretty sure the 6 million number is just Squenix saying they need to reverse the trend of each FF game selling less and less. FFXII sold like 5.1 ... more » muu: 6mil is actually a pretty reasonable number of copies, assuming the fan base still exists and is willing to buy a 'fantasy' RPG that's devolved into a... more » ddhboy: Translation: We poured massive amounts of money into this game and ported it over to the 360 because we needed to expand our sales. If this game doesn... more » Legna: Sorry SE but since FFVII each FF sold less than the previous one and I don't think this will change, while FFXIII may be a good game I know plenty of ... more » Odin: I know I shouldn't anticipate this as I know I'm setting myself up for disappointment but I have to say I'm psyched for FFXIII, way more so than I was... more » Antiterra: I don't see how it's even possible for FFXIII not to sell at least that much. MGS4 sold over 4 million on the PS3 alone, and FFXIII is coming out on t... more » JumpyJacks: How many copies of FXII was sold btw? more » MifuneT: I'd like to see FFXIII do poorly. I want this series to finally end so they can start trying something new. There have been so many iterations of... more » Patient: Going to try and grab a Japanese copy when I am there in January for business. Hmm. Does that mean I have to answer "Pleasure" at passport control? more » TheVegetarianBurgerKing: I'm going to buy 2 copies, a ps3 copy and a 360 copy. I'll keep the ps3 one for me and give my cousin the 360 copy just to laugh in his face. What's s... more » Evdor: What they're REALLY saying, of course, is they want to sell that many because holy shit have you seen how long these games have been in development pl... more » -
#dragonquest
Dragon Quest IX Breaks Dragon Quest Sales Records
Square Enix aren't so preoccupied with the success of Final Fantasy XIII that they've forgotten about their other mega-bucks franchise, Dragon Quest IX, and how it's also breaking sales records. More » -
#squareenix
Square Enix Wants To Sell Over Six Million Copies of FFXIII
The last big game Square Enix released is Dragon Quest IX, which sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan alone. The next big game? Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix hopes to sell more of that game, way more. More » -
#imperialhot
Square Enix President Played Dragon Quest IX For 30 Hours
Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. More » -
#onlyinjapan
Dragon Quest IX Sells Less Than 100,000 (Oh Noes!)
According to the Japanese sales figures released last week, DS title Dragon Quest IX sold 127,000. According to the ones released this week, it did not. More » -
#squareenix
Asking Dragon Quest Creator A Rude Question For Laughs
Yuji Horii has a spectacular comb-over. Something not lost on comedy program G-Tech when it had the Dragon Quest creator on to discuss DQIX. More » -
#squareenix
Square Enix Honcho Talks About The Dragon Quest IX Haters
Remember, game developers have feelings, too. When Dragon Quest IX went on sale, Amazon Japan users went bonkers, slamming the game. More » -
#dragonquestix
Square Enix Has Shipped More Than 3.5 Million Dragon Quest IX Copies
The title says it all: Square Enix has shipped over 3.5 million copies of DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX in Japan. More » -
#japan
The Demographics of Dragon Quest
Not only did lots of people buy DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX at launch, lots of different kinds of people. More » -
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#imperialhot
Expecting 5 Million Copies of Dragon Quest IX Shipped
With 2.3 million copies sold in its first week, Dragon Quest IX is already a smash hit. Square Enix shipped 3 million copies at launch to ensure everyone who wanted the game could purchase it. More » -
#famitsu
How Do Dragon Quest's Famitsu Scores Stack Up?
Japanese game magazine Famitsu gave new DS title Dragon Quest IX a perfect score — the tenth game to get such a score. But how does it stack up to the others? More » -
#toshihironagoshi
What Does Brown Man Think of Dragon Quest IX?
That's Toshihiro Nagoshi. He makes those Yakuza games and created Super Monkey Ball. Amazing tan aside, he's also just like 2.3 million other Japanese people. More » -
#nowannouncing
Level-5 Announces It Will Announce New Games (Oh Great)
Level-5, the Fukuoka-based developer behind those puzzling Professor Layton games and PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles, has announced an announcement. More » -
#salesget
See How Easily Dragon Quest IX Outsold The Competition
Square Enix released Dragon Quest IX on the Nintendo DS in Japan last week to long lines, over 2 million in sales, and virtually no competition. Want to see how impressively the portable role-playing game outsold its competition? More » -
#nintendods
DS Sales Double In Japan (Thanks Dragon Quest IX!)
According to Ascii Media Works, the release of Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS hasn't just been good business for Square Enix. It's been good news for Nintendo as well. More » -
#japan
The Dragon Quest IX Guide Book Sales Tally Is In
We know how Dragon Quest IX the game did in Japan. It did great, selling 2.3 million copies. But how did Dragon Quest IX the guide book do? More » -
#famitsu
Famitsu Awards Dragon Quest IX Perfect Score
Amazon Japan may not love DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX. That's a-okay. Know why? The country's biggest game mag totally loves it. More » -
#japan
But How Many Copies of Dragon Quest IX Were Shipped?
We know how many were sold in the first two days, and now we also know how many copies of the game were shipped. We sure do know a lot of things. More » -
#top
First Two Days Dragon Quest IX Sales Tally Is In
On July 11, the eagerly awaited Dragon Quest IX went on sale in Japan. According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the game racked up 2.34 million in sales. More » -
#dragonquestix
These Amazon Japan Customers Do Not Like DQIX
Did you hear? Dragon Quest IX is out in Japan. And if the Amazon Japan reviews are anything to go by, the people have spoken and the people are upset. More » -
#feature
You Too Can Experience The Dragon Quest IX Launch!
You've no doubt heard some blogger or another refer to a Dragon Quest release date as "national holidays in Japan". This isn't really true. Today, for example, was not a holiday. It was, however, the release date of Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS. More »
