Dragon Quest IX sells 2.3 million copies in two days

by JC Fletcher on Jul 13th 2009 10:30AM

Japanese consumers eagerly grabbed up copies of Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX over the weekend, putting to rest any concern that the move to a handheld system would bother fans in the least.

Enterbrain reports that the game sold 2,343,440 copies in its first week -- its "first week" actually being two days. Media Create reports a similar total of 2,318,932 copies. This beats the first-week record set by ... Dragon Quest VIII, of course! Media Create reports a sell-through rate of 81.56%, suggesting (according to Andriasang) that it probably sold out in some locations.

There's something very comforting about reading stories of massive Dragon Quest sales in Japan. It's a reminder that some things in the gaming world are just like we remember them, even after decades. After the break, you can watch the game's intro movie as you begin the long wait for localization.

[Image via GAME Watch, video via Gemaga]

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Tags: DQ9, dragon-quest, Dragon-Quest-9-Sentinels-of-the-Starry-Skies, dragon-quest-ix, DS, enterbrain, JRPG, Level-5, media-create, Nintendo, rpg, sales, square-enix

Reader Comments (59)

These reviews could also be coming from all the angry pirates who bricked their DS's with the fake rom of the game.

All the more time to finish Dragon Quest VIII

You'll need it if you want to complete all the "after the end" extras. The extra fights get pretty stinking hard.

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I'll remember that. 'Course I'm only some 45 hours into the game I think I have a ways to go before I take a crack at all the "after the end" extras.

I JUST bought Ikaruga like 3 days ago. Grr... They did this to me with Guitar Hero World Tour recently too. And that was like $100 savings! I'm frustrated.

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I'll remember that. 'Course I'm only some 45 hours into the game I think I have a ways to go before I take a crack at all the "after the end" extras.

Yeah, Dragon Quest is really special to me. It's old school and at times, unforgiving, and that's what I love about it. I recently played through Dragon Quest V for the first time, and honestly, it's one of my absolute favorite games of all time. It had a simple overall plot, addicting gameplay (with monsters joining your party) and extremely memorable characters and events. I've played through so many games in my lifetime, and DQV is one of the best. I'm excited to play DQIX as a result.

Now, anyone know what happened DQVI for the DS?