Yeah, i'd like to know in which decade they plan on releasing Dragon Quest IX in North America myself, but if they could release the DQ V and VI remakes next year to tide me over, then that would be nice.

haydenaurian

@jovus: Nintendo DS ONLY

shaunomacx

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th NNTND DS.

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NintendoFanBoy64

@108: You're spending way to much energy on this.

AokiShinya

DQ9 will be on which platforms?

jovus

Jesus Toast, how long does it take to produce a frigging DS game? They've had over a decade to wrap their heads around producing titles for hardware of that caliber. Hell, I'd probably think it was funny if I didn't want the game so damn much.

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

@You Are My Friend!: re·scind (r-snd)
tr.v. re·scind·ed, re·scind·ing, re·scinds
To make void; repeal or annul.

shaunomacx

@108: brilliant!!!

best comment this week!

shaunomacx

@TheIrishNinja: It is by choice!

Also, if you spend enough Christmases playing Dragon Quest, playing Dragon Quest (alone) comes to feel like something you must do on Christmas.

Like some of you people, with your Christmas trees and families.

108

@Skinney: Level-5 developed DQIX as well!

Which is why it would be hilarious to release it on the same day as White Knight Story.

108

@108: ...how can a man who knows so much about dragon quest be alone on christmas?! that's not right.

TheIrishNinja

There's still the Dragon Quest VI remake to be released.

It'd be hilarious, in a forehead-slapping way, if they announce in two weeks, Pre-Tokyo Game Show, that they'll be releasing the remake of Dragon Quest VI in January.

They previously said that they wouldn't release DQIX until they'd released the remakes of DQIV, DQV, and DQVI.

Then again, prior to saying that, they said that they were going to release DQIX at the end of 2007.

They also said DQIX was going to be an action game.

Then people freaked out, because Monster Hunter hadn't exactly exploded yet, and they changed the game to a traditional RPG, and announced three remakes.

So . . . hmm.

DQ games are traditionally released on Saturdays, thanks to that urban myth about people skipping school to buy DQIII when it was released on a Friday.

So releasing it during a holiday season -- especially when this installment is expected to outsell all the previous installments -- certainly follows logically.

Why release the game after New Year's, though? Why not release it just before?

If they release it the week of New Year's, that implies that they're playing up the multiplayer function, expecting kids and parents and extended family to enjoy questing during their new year's parties.

If they release it after the holidays are over, that's like they're playing up the singleplayer mode.

If I were them (glad I'm not!) I'd just slop it out on Christmas, alongside White Knight Story! That'd really be a crushing blow to Level-5 -- the typical Jotaro Sixpack is going to be like "Spend 5,000 yen, or 57,000 yen? Hmmm."

Then again, I will buy White Knight regardless, because, ahem, I am already planning to spend Christmas and new years alone -- and in the dark.

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:(

108

Now I don't know what to believe. @_@ I'm just sticking to sometime in early '09.

Mike's Stalker

I know Level 5 developed Dragon Quest VIII. Who is developing the this one? And why am I awake at 530am?

Skinney

Ha ha, "rescinded" Oh Brian, you and your crazy made-up words. :)

You Are My Friend!

My text was garbled, perhaps because of the attack on sony.

So I will revise it.

Since I am a shameless fanboy, I must say that Dragon Quest 9, a true entry into the series of Dragon Quest, was developed and will ONLY be available on the best handheld of all time

The Nintendo DS.

Your only counter Sony is to remake FF7.

Shameless fanboy boasting off!*

NintendoFanBoy64

No. They've released Sigma Harmonics, Unfinite Nondiscovery, and probably more I forgot about since Twewy.

Fabrice

@AokiShinya: You, sir, have no idea

1. how strong my fingers are

2. how fast i type

the counter in my head says i expended a total of .03 calories typing that comment.

108

Can I ask:

Is TWEWY the last new Squeenix IP? And when was the 2nd last?

Ryumeka

Didn't Square announce that they were working on reducing the gap between Japanese, American and European releases? How far along are they in that sweet, sweet plan?
Hopefully, we won't have to wait a year or more to get DQIX over here in PAL-land.

@NintendoFanBoy64: No, yr txt ws grbld because your post was childish, not constructive in any way, and unrelated to the topic.

If you have a point to make, we'll gladly listen.
If you only want to wave your fist at a phantom enemy you've built up in your head, you will get disemvoweled. It's quite simple, really.

Antiterra

@Antiterra: When did the disemvoweling start? That's pretty hilarious.

I'm somewhat upset DQIX continues to be pushed further and further back (there's no release date, but time keeps moving) but at the same time I have tons to play, so...

@Fabrice: I think that covers it for recent new IP, since they have been quiet on the Sony front with new stuff and haven't put out any new IP besides TWEWY for Nintendo lately. There could be something I'm missing on the 360 side of things though.

mjn328

oh damn 'looks like tecmo is about to receive an offer they cannot refuse.' (said in 1960's mobster dialect)

lilaliendog

I highly doubt that he actually means the New Year's period. Having been in Tokyo for New Years 2006/2007, I find it hard to believe that enough stores would be open to effectively sell the game (practically everything outside of convenience stores close in Japan for the holidays).

Nootch

Is it just me or do you guys think of Dairy Queen every time Dragon Quest is reduced to just DQ? Yummm...Ice Cream....

bethel1614

Wow, the week that hits will be the week that DS sales completely erase in a week the total gains of the PSP for all of 2008 in Japan.

Foxstar Sixtail

i am just not excited about dq9 on the ds. dq8 was bliss, in the comfort of my living room, in widescreen. :(

bialia

Hahaha...imperial hot...

physical

haha anyone wanting a real life version of gta: china town wars should be there when it goes on sale. total carnage.

stop_hitting_grandma88