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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:44PM mcwattersm said

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Is this like Dragon Ball Z?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:48PM fadeoutagain2784 said

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The same artist (Akira Toriyama) designed DBZ, but it's not very similar aside from that. DQ9 looks amazing... I wish I were the lucky owner of one of those 3.925 million copies.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:58PM pekosROB said

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No, but Akira Toriyama can only create the same characters over and over and over again because nearly all of his characters look the same. The bald dude at the very left is Tien without the third eye from DBZ basically and different clothes.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:05PM AntiVillian said

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I hate the art direction, I'm sorry but these are some of the ugliest character designs I have ever seen. I really want to play the game though.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:18PM xxxsam said

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@Anti - I'm definitely not a Toriyama fan either and I think his characters are pretty generic but come on, those are totally not the ugliest characters you've ever seen.

Most character designs made outside Japan or Korea are uglier, for a start. Don't tell me you've never seen one of those 'we're trying to do anime/manga style but we hired some random guy fresh out of art school who's maybe seen a Sailor Moon episode one time' projects...
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:47PM (Unverified) said

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As obsessed with profit as Nintendo is, they sure have interesting views on what games are released in America. DQ9 would sell well here. And I'm still awaiting Earthbound on the VC...
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:51PM fadeoutagain2784 said

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You're right, Nintendo has a really twisted way of deciding what gets released in America what doesn't... I mean sure, Earthbound didn't sell well on the SNES in 1995, but if you figure in all the people its won over in the past 14 years, plus the ease of downloading it on the VC at the low price of $5... it's really stupid for Nintendo NOT to release it soon.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:02PM CheeziePotato said

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FUCK YOU WINTERFANG
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:05PM (Unverified) said

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Actually, WINterfang, i will have to disagree with you and say that Earthbound is greatly underrated, and unappreciated by its creator.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:28PM Hank Hill said

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Saying earthbound is overrated is like hating moonlight or denouncing motherlove.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:22PM STiger said

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Winterfang's just upset because he got stuck at the first boss.

Or is he some sort of fanboy?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:20PM xxxsam said

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DQ9 is a Nintendo game now?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:03PM Martin C said

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That's a whole lotta sales. Probably helps that each Japanese citizen has at least four DS's at this point.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:04PM (Unverified) said

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Actually, WINterfang, i will have to disagree with you and say that Earthbound is greatly underrated, and unappreciated by its creator.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 4:06PM (Unverified) said

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Oh I hate the reply system.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 6:33PM STiger said

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Needs to be more like Kotaku's.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:15PM (Unverified) said

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S. Tiger, as much as I want Joystiq to be filtering comments, I'll pass.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:25PM GewurztraminerX said

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The only thing that will prevent me from buying Dragon Quest IX when it his the US....

.... is Dragon Quest VI.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:31PM STiger said

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Heart Gold and Soul Silver will sell more worldwide once unleashed outside of Japan.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 5:52PM Mazrael said

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Must have the pokemans!
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:18PM (Unverified) said

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Sorry, I'm reading the Playstation Section of this site for a while like right now, but this article is related to a game on the Nintendo DS/DSI and not on any of the Playstation Systems, is going to be a port of Dragon Quest IX to PSP, or is just to show how amazing this game sells?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:21PM xxxsam said

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So Madden NFL was never released on Playstation? Damn, that's a surprise...
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 8:15PM (Unverified) said

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Don't get it? XP I'm slow.....
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 8:43PM gentlemanandscholar said

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Is anyone else playing DQ9? It's absolutely fantastic and I highly suggest importing it-unless it's getting released soon in America. Just playing it for the character collection and treasure maps is rewarding on its own.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2009 9:23PM Cafecito said

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Hope we get a Dragon Quest game on a decent system next :D
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