Nintendo News | Dragon Quest IX to Sell 5 Million, Remakes Confirmed!

By Adam Riley 24.05.2007 6

Square Enix surprised everyone by announcing that Dragon Quest IX would be coming to the Nintendo DS, let alone in 2007, but the company has high hopes for the game. Revealed today was how Square Enix could well sell five million copies of Dragon Quest IX, already the most anticipated game of the year, which would make it the biggest ever in the series, following the PSone's Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII on the PS2. However, if remakes and re-releases are included, Square Enix states that the actual best seller is Dragon Quest III from the NES, with six million units sold so far since its original release in 1988. The series as a whole has now surpassed 41 million units as of 31st December, 2006.

In related news, CEO Yoichi Wada spoke in Japan lately and stated:

"This summer, we'll release Battle Road in arcades and Swords for the Wii. Following that, we're thinking of a release 9 once we've released remake versions and so forth."

So all the speculation of potential Dragon Quest remakes appears to have been put to rest once and for all. But the question now has to be will Square Enix simply start with a full remake of the original Dragon Quest?

Why not let us know which main series Dragon Quest you would like to see appear in 3D on the DS...

Stick around for more updates!

Box art for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Developer

Level-5

Publisher

Square Enix

Genre

Turn Based RPG

Players

4

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  10/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  10/10 (7 Votes)

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The Croft is offline. The Croft 24.05.2007#1

I still think 5m is a bit high, it's not Pokemon.


Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."
 
WP-Final is offline. WP-Final 24.05.2007#2

Well, the previous two games in the series both sold over 4million each in japan so I think it will at least sell that many. Smilie

So they're not gonna release 9 until they've shoved several remakes out? Oh well, I've only played 8 so it'll be good if they're released here also.

( Edited on 24.05.2007 12:40 by IfritXVII )

 
The Croft is offline. The Croft 24.05.2007#3

I know i say this alot but does nobody think that Square Enix are pure shite.

( Edited on 24.05.2007 12:58 by Co Chief Resident John Dorian )


Mike Gee of iZINE said, "...The Verve, as he [Richard Ashcroft] promised, had become the greatest band in the world. Most of the critics agreed with him. Most paid due homage. The Verve were no longer the question mark or the clich�. They were the statement and the definition."
 
ohm is offline. ohm 24.05.2007#4

Well I think they are overrated in many aspects, yes. But they are quite good at others.

 
Monkey Wii. Pokémans is offline. Monkey Wii. Pok�mans 24.05.2007#5

They're remaking everything Smilie

{ Monkey Wii. ~ Nirbis Hater ~ Nintendo Fanboy }
I HERD U LIEK TEH MUDKIPZ?
 
Mandown is offline. Mandown 24.05.2007#6

ALL the Dragon Quest's on DS :Smilie. They are going to make a killing on those games if they do. This is great news for the DS. LS

 

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