Square Enix introduces 'Ultimate Hits' line for DS in Japan

by David Hinkle on Jan 12th 2010 6:45PM

It's a formula gamers are all too familiar with. First step: Release a game (and hope it sells a bunch). Second step: As time goes on and the sales pile up, gain interest in your product again through a discounted re-release. Rinse and repeat.

Enter: Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy IV, Dragon Quest IV and Dragon Quest V, a line-up of games to be branded under Square Enix's 'Ultimate Hits' (partial machine translation) line of DS games. Square Enix is gearing up to re-release these games this March, at a discounted ¥2,940 (around $32). That's cheap, considering most DS games release there for around $50.

[Via Kotaku]

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Reader Comments (5)

Suddenly that initial $40 in the US doesn't seem so high.

Though I still prefer "wait until it's $20" approach myself.

I have a special sneak peek of the boxart to their rerelease of Final Fantasy IV

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/609/ultimatehitsff4.png

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Good lord Square! Where is Dragon Quest IX for us U.S. gamers? And how about DS versions of Dragon Quest VI, Final Fantasy V and VI?

Patience is wearing thin over here! ;)