Joint figures released by the NPD Group, GfK and Enterbrain have revealed that Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX — a DS game unavailable outside Japan — was the biggest-selling game in the world between July and September.
The handheld RPG sold 3.93 million units, well clear of Wii Sports Resort, the game in second place (with three million). In third was Madden 10, on 2.6 million, while Pokemon Heartgold & Soulsilver sold 2.1 million and Halo 3: ODST 1.8 million.
Deadlydorito
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:39 AMThat is IMPRESSIVE. No wonder they released it on DS, dragon quest is the biggest franchise over there and releasing it on the biggest platform… well it just makes sense.
Gogo japs!
Heath K
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:16 AMDragon quest X is going to be EPIC… i hope it comes to english
Jay
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:02 PMThat title is such an understatement. Especially with the article saying “WAS the biggest selling…”
The BIGGEST SELLING GAME IN THE WORLD is apparently Wii Sports even though all copies weren’t exactly SOLD but given/bundled.
And i don’t see how something with graphics like that seems epic. Just my opinion.
DerangedStoat
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 2:36 PMSo I take it you don’t consider LOTR novels to be epic either? Only the movies?
Yonas Hindrarto
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:53 PMSeems you are one of those group born in era where graphics are everything. Gameplay, music, stories… what are they??!