Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies


The first three Dragon Quest games and their 16-bit remakes are heading to the Wii. Square-Enix announced that Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Commemoration: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I•II•III would serve as part of Dragon Quests 25th anniversary. To sweeten the deal, Square will include as-yet -unannounced bonus items to accompany the compilation, which as it stands amounts to six ROMs on a DVD...


Slime hunters and dracky slayers are all abuzz over a remark made by Dragon Quest series composer Koichi Sugiyama which indicated that Dragon Quest X is well into production and may be ready for the Wii as soon as next year.

The off-the-cuff announcement was made during a Dragon Quest concert last Friday in Fukoda, Japan, during which Sugiyama told the audience he was "currently making Dragon...


The reason? Perhaps it was that Portable 3rds sales were sustained better by releasing so close (December 1st) to the holiday season. Christmas and New Year tend to significantly boost the sales of games that are heavily in demand. Poor Dragon Quest IX, on account of releasing in the middle of summer, received no such almighty boost. Read More on Siliconera...


Oh, Final Fantasy XIV, whose dreams won't you destroy? After gamers’ tepid reception of the expensive MMO, publisher Square Enix has reduced its earnings forecasts for the remainder of the fiscal year from 12 billion yen to 1 billion (from about $142 million to $12 million)...


By News from N4G, posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Hailing from Dragon Quest, the slime rounds out the teased roster slots on the Japanese Mario Sports Mix web page.

It’s been mentioned many a time how absolutely massive a deal the Dragon Quest game franchise is in Japan, but it’s still a bit hard to conceptualize until you see things like the amount and variety of merchandise available overseas...


By News from N4G, posted 1 year, 6 months ago
Starting today until August 7, 2010, Toys R Us is offering some great savings on select Nintendo DS games. With the purchase of one Nintendo DS game at the regular price, you can get another DS game of equal or lesser value for only $5 (save $25). This includes some recent games like Dragon Quest IX and Transformers: War For Cybertron.

By News from N4G, posted 1 year, 6 months ago
Nintendo is taking Dragon Quest IX on the road. Players can go to one of several real life locations to download exclusive treasure maps and connect with other players.

By News from N4G, posted 1 year, 6 months ago
ONM: Yuji Horii, the creator of Dragon Quest IX has told ONM why the developers of the top ten DS RPG turned its back on real-time combat in favour of traditional turn-based battles.

Sometimes things in games accidentally resemble things they aren't meant to. Like the weapons being wielded by the Gum Shield enemies in Dragon Quest IX. Obviously they're meant to be armed with swords. But my eyes don't see them as swords. My eyes see them as... well, watch the video and see what you think.

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