Dragon Quest IX coming March 2009 in Japan

by Ross Miller { Oct 1st 2008 at 2:30PM }

After almost two years of waiting, Square Enix has dated Dragon Quest IX. Sort of. Staying true to its previous promise of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, the company plans to launch the game in Japan sometime next March (Protip: If you don't know Japanese, just keep an eye out for 2009?3?). No international release has been set, but we're willing to bet the game will see a US release before the impending 2012 apocalypse. Square Enix is hosting a 90-minute Dragon Quest session each day at this month's Tokyo Game Show.

[Via Siliconera]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

McWeen @ Oct 1st 2008 2:38PM

Can't say I have played one before but I will probably give this a go. Nothing like a premier RPG being designed specifically for a handheld.

Mr Khan @ Oct 1st 2008 2:38PM

Between Dragon Quest IX and Monster Hunter 3, it'll be complete and utter (dare i say it?) Ninten-domination of Japan next year.

chukz @ Oct 1st 2008 6:54PM

You bring up a good point.
Monster Hunter managed to help PSP sell extremely well for a few months, and Dragon Quest is just as popular. Adding those to the fact that Nintendo Wii and DS continue to dominate charts (even without big titles) and you could have a pretty convincing argument that Nintendo be extremely rich.

I just hope this gets more "IT PRINTS MONEY!" animated pictures to be made.