On March 4, DQIX will join the Ultimate Hits lineup of budget releases. This version of the game will carry a ¥2,940 price point, down significantly from the game's current ¥5,980 pricing. That day will also see Ultimate Hits versions of Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest V, and Final Fantasy IV. These will also carry a ¥2,940 price point. Square Enix also announced today that the Ultimate Hits series has, as of December, topped the 2.5 million mark in total sales.
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In TGS 2008 (October 9 - October 12), on 11th (1:00 to 2:30 pm) and 12th (10:30 am to noon) there will be a DRAGON QUEST SPECIAL STAGE EVENT by Square Enix. They will announce the LATEST NEWS regarding DQIX.
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IGN Preview "In DQIX, monsters (including classic creatures like "Slime") move about freely over the fields of play. When you approach these creatures, they take notice of you and come in for attack. You fight directly on the field using direct attacks rather than selecting options from a menu, making this more on an action RPG than an RPG."
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DQIX dated for March 2009. It is unfortunate that Square Enix didn't give the date, but this mean that the first week sales of the game will count toward SE's Fiscal Year revenue calculation.
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In a statement issued yesterday by the company, it was revealed that sales of Dragon Quest IX on the DS have just pushed past the 4.15 million barrier, allowing the game to pass the lifetime sales of Dragon Quest VIII and become the biggest-selling game in the series.
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Go here for music, trailer and lots more. The trailer re-iterate the March 2009 release month (still didn't have any specific date for release).
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DQ IX on the DS, what it means: "Dragon Quest VIII was the best-selling PlayStation 2 game in Japan [ever]...DQIX might be the first four-million-selling game on Nintendo DS [since then, 4 games have passed that mark]"
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Despite my qualms, I came away from the DQ9 booth with a feeling of relief. The simple, intrinsic single-player DQ experience remains completely unaffected by either hardware specs or multiplayer modes. I've played enough Dragon Quests to know that I'll enjoy my latest outing with Horii, Toriyama, and Koichi Sugiyama...in all likelihood, just as much as I have in the past. If the final version's multiplayer does turn out to be something great, it will just be icing on the cake.
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Battle system now changed, moves back to turn-based. However, enemies will still be visible on the field (no random battles). Character appearances will also be customizable.
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Gamespot Preview 'Square Enix announces next installment of series will be strictly portable on Nintendo's handheld; game is subtitled Guard of the Starry Night. '
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