Speaks about the popularity of DQ in Japan (VIII sold 3 million in 3 days) and how moving the series to Nintendo is a blow to Sony.
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Dragon Quest IX may sell 5 million copies in Japan, according to Hirotoshi Murakami, an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ.
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In an Interview with Bloomberg Japan, Yoichi Wada revealed that DQ 9 is nearly finished. He stated that many people want this game ASAP but they are still tweaking the Online mode and the Single player for its "Balance". He also stated that DQ 9 is a big title release for them so they don't want to rush it. He did not mention a release date window.
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Preview: "DQIX definitely won't be a step backward for the series. In fact, it's may well be the first genuine advancement the franchise has seen since Dragon Quest II...players will be teaming up with their friends to beat monsters down in real-time. The DS's wireless capabilities will be put to full use in DQIX"
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"Square Enix may be unwilling to commit to a final release date for Dragon Quest IX, but developer Level-5's president may have just done the deed himself. Appearing in an interview in the latest issue of Famitsu, Akihiro Hino said that his goal for 2008 is to finish work on White Knight Chronicles, Inazuma Eleven, the third Professor Layton game, and Dragon Quest IX."
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DQ series as a whole now at 50 million. Following early sales data from Media Create and Enterbrain yesterday, Square Enix issued a statement of its own today (July 14) regarding Dragon Quest IX. The company announced that total shipments for the DS entry have topped the three million mark. The game was released on July 11.
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The release date of Square Enix's 9th iteration of its multi-million selling Dragon Quest franchise has been delayed from late 2007 to sometime in 2008. According to the company, the game launch was delayed because "it needed more development time to improve the quality of the game."
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"Why DQ IX is a big deal": "Dragon Quest is still the biggest thing going in Japan...still racks up the numbers...Oh yeah, and it looks pretty good, too. Remember Final Fantasy III for DS? Yeah, it sort of looks [bad] in comparison."
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kotaku via famitsu: Going on sale July 14th, the game is the latest entry in the Dragon Quest series and was developed by Fukuoka-based studio Level-5. As of August 2nd, 3.39 million copies of the game have been sold in The Land of the Rising Sun. A Western release date for the title has not yet been announced.
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Speaks about the massive popularity and anticipation of the release of Dragon Quest IX in Asia next month. While the DS system was initially frowned upon by gamers, "the Nintendo DS has become by far the most popular console platform in Japan, and gamers seem largely over the shock."
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