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"Whether it be for cute clothes or new games, shopping is in my blood. There are some that take it further than I, those we sometimes call shopaholics. They spend hours of their days trolling malls and online storefronts, customizing their lives with cool, cute, and sometimes useless stuff. I am sure that these gals would love role-playing games for a few obvious reasons"
Looking for the exclusive maps that you missed when you couldn't go to SDCC? Now, players can go to one of several real life locations to download exclusive treasure maps and connect with other players.
"The deals this week are gift card heavy as both Target and Toys R Us are offering gift cards with the purchase of select games for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Meanwhile, GameStop kicks off their Power Saver Sale where you can get 10-50% off of select titles and free shipping. And, if you're looking for a new Xbox 360, K-Mart has a pretty good deal on a new Xbox 360 and Transformers: War for Cybertron."
"Not a whole lot going on game release wise this week but we do have two heavy hitters in NCAA Football 11 for the PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360 and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky for the Nintendo DS."
"There isn't a great number of deals this week but there are some smoking hot deals available for NCAA Football 11 and Dragon Quest IX. K-Mart in particular has some great deals on the two new releases and a deep deep discount on Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, Alan Wake, and Singularity. Target is also offering a great discount on other EA games with the NCAA Football 11 and Toys R Us is offering gift cards with Dragon Quest IX and the DSi XL."
"Surechigai, or Chance Encounter as it's apparently known in English, has proven to be one of Dragon Quest IX's major features. To use the feature, you place your copy of the game in Chance Encounter mode, and close your DS system. The system continues to send out Wi-Fi signals in this state, and if you pass by someone who has their DS and a copy of DQIX in a similar state, you'll exchange character and map data with the other player."
"Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies also marks several firsts for the main series. Not only the first to be initially launched for a handheld system, but also Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is the first game in the Dragon Quest series be designed primarily with the intent of being a multiplayer videogame."
"The Dragon Quest IX-themed bar “Luda’s” in Roppongi (Tokyo) recently welcomed its first customers, many of whom enjoyed making silly faces at cameras and sexually harassing the barmaids while pretending they were characters in a grind-heavy RPG.
Patrons enjoyed linking up for some DQIX, eating from a slimey (in the Dragon Quest sense, not the literal sense) menu, and generally soaking in the somewhat surreal environment."
The conference portion of Nintendo of America's media summit has ended today, and here's a full recap of the announcements:
Square Enix announced today that first batch of the Dragon Quest IX Ultimate Hits games come packed with a special card that players can use to unlock a special fully-playable version of the arcade title Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road II Legend.
"A jolly guy in a red suit is visiting the world of Dragon Quest IX via a free downloadable quest. His name is Mr. Claus and he lives on a frozen island in the north.
Mr. Claus cares for a horse and is looking for a certain item. You, being a hero, step up to the task and go on a quest to find it.
Neat to see Square Enix making seasonal downloadable content. Reminds me of the Santa cameo in Secret of Mana too. Now to wait and see if this quest along with the dozens of others come to Nort..."
"The Four Light Warriors: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS)*
Dissidia: Final Fantasy Universal Tuning (PSP)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)*
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)*
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (PSP)*
Front Mission Evolved (PS3 / Xbox 360)*
Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WiiWare)
Final Fantasy XIV (PS3 / PC)
Final Fantasy XI: Vandiel Collection 2 (PS2 / Xbox 360 / PC)
Lord of Vermillion II (Arcade)
Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road II ..."
Dragon Quest IX has amassed some impressive sales figures in Japan in its short timespan. But just who were the people behind these numbers? In a questionnaire conducted in 4 Japanese districts, 99 buyers were asked to briefly answer the three questions. The results might be pretty surprising, revealing people from various age groups and occupations.
"Amazon Japan may not love DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX. That's a-okay. Know why? The country's biggest game mag totally loves it.
Famitsu has given DQIX a perfect 40/40 score. "This adventure is amazing!" Famitsu writes. "It's so much fun." The reviewers also praised the music and the multi-player, which Famitsu called "ground breaking". The publication calls the single player "fun" and states that "the story is easy to follow and straightforward, but also with moving scenes as well.""
Despite the large number of Dragon Quest IX preorders in Japan, it looks like Japanese gamers are unhappy with the game now that it has been released. Japanese gamers who bought it on Amazon, that is. The site currently has hundreds of negative reviews for DQIX. Ouch.
An organized effort to slam DQIX? Or a genuinely bad game?
Never discount the selling power and market strength of the Dragon Quest series in Japan. Final Fantasy what?
Japanese newssite Inside-Games reports, according to information from the Nikkei Industrial Newspaper, that Square Enix's upcoming DS RPG, Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito, has totaled over 2 million preorders at Japanese retailers. Those retailers have also been heavily promoting the title ahead of the game's release.
The next greatest gaming sensation releases this S...
"There's been some confusion about Dragon Quest IX co-op play. Is it local only or does it using Nintendo's WiFi connection? Just imagine playing DQIX with faraway friends!
Square Enix PR clears up the issue with this: "From the beginning of development, co-op play hasn't been via WiFi, but rather DS wireless play."
So there you go, bye-bye confusion and bye-bye DQIX WiFi dreams."
Nintendo's made some announcements regarding games that will be hitting Japan during summer. Japanese gamers get to look forward to the Wii Sports Resort bundle which will be released on June 25. The Wii Motion Plus add-on will be released separately simultaneously for use with EA's Grand Slam Tennis and Alpha Unit's battling simulation, Batting Revolution.
Monster Hunter 3 will be releasing on August 1 with a Wii bundle and details have emerged about the pay-to-play service. "Payment tak...
"For her, it's a matter of life or death.
Japanese film actress Keiko Awaji wants to play new Dragon Quest and pronto. Awaji, who has appeared in over 160 movies since 1949 including Akira Kurosawa's police noir Stray Dog, said this about DQ, "I won't live forever. I'd like to play two more games... I really want them to put out a new game once every two years." Don't we all Awaji-san, don't we all."
"According to Japanese news site IT Media, Wada added, "There is a possibility that Dragon Quest IX delay could effect Final Fantasy XIII." Wada, however, did not explain how it could affect the-long-in-development and eagerly awaited FFXIII."
At a press event for Square Enix's upcoming DS RPG Dragon Quest IX, the RPG software development giant has announced that the next iteration for their wildly popular Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest X, will be for the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata subsequently made an appearance at the event.
Dragon Quest IX will hit Japanese shelves on March 28th for 5980 yen.
"Square-Enix has announced their 2009 line-up of titles. Some of these have not been nailed down for a North American or European release as of yet, but given their track record it is only a matter of time.
The Line-Up:
Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (DS)
Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road II (Arcade)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
Kingdom Hearts Coded (Mobile)
Kingdom Hearts Mobile (Mobie)
Lost Winds (Wii)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle..."
The teaser site has opened for the upcoming Square Enix-published and Level-5-developed Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS, and with it made available is a trailer for the game that was shown behind closed doors at Square Enix's booth at last week's Tokyo Game Show 2008. The video gives a glimpse of the battles, along with the customization aspect of the game.
Dragon Quest IX is set to release in Japan in March of 2009.
After we found out before that the latest game in Square Enix's flagship series, Dragon Quest IX, finally gets some semblance of a real release date this time. Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest IX will be releasing in March 2009 in Japan, with a specific date currently not set.
The official site for Dragon Quest IX can be found here. It will be at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2008, where it will have a stage event devoted to the game.
According to Square Enix President Yoichi Wada, the upcoming Level-5 developed Dragon Quest IX will be released in early 2009 in Japan. After going a long stretch with no new information, Dragon Quest IX will make an appearance at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2008. An early 2009 release for DQIX would mean that the upcoming Dragon Quest VI DS remake should hit sometime later this year.
In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, talented Japanese game developer Level-5 has announced that it will be holding a press conference: Level-5 Vision 2008 in Japan on September 26th. The advertisement in Famitsu read "A game revolution is beginning! Wait for shocking announcements from Level-5!"
Level-5 currently is working on PS3 epic RPG White Knight Chronicles, DS RPG Dragon Quest IX, and DS puzzle game Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel. The company has recently released I...
Square Enix has created their website for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, and has uploaded their show lineup:
[NDS] Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu DS+ [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Pingu's WakuWaku Carnival [Playable, Video]
[360] The Last Remnant
[NDS] Chrono Trigger [Video]
[PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy [Playable, Video]
[NDS] Cho...
"According to Cosmo Securities analyst Takashi Oka, Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX on DS, scheduled for release in Japan in November, will sell five million units in Japan alone and should generate revenue of $190 million.
"It's not surprising Dragon Quest IX for the portable console sold twice as many units as a version for stationary game machines,'' Oka wrote in a Japanese-language report (translated by Bloomberg)."
IGN got ahold of some new screens and info about yet another Dragon Quest title. This one will be out July 17 in Japan, so we can probably expect this one (hopefully) in time for the holiday season.
And in case you're confused, the DQ IV remake (also for DS) was released in Japan in November. Gamers here are still awaiting news on a local release, which should be soon. Dragon Quest IX is a brand new title for the DS which developer Level-5 has said it "hopes to finish work on the game some...
In the recent Famitsu issue here are the top 20 games most wanted from Japan's biggest games magazine. It's a really interesting list as what dominates the list in being No.1 is Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS and then followed by Final Fantasy XIII which was at No.1. Third place comes the highly anticipated Resident Evil 5. A list containing top notch games. Too bad only one game from 360 makes it.
Dragon Quest IX is now back to the top of Famitsu's Most Wanted chart for the dates of March 30 - April 5. The list is populated with six more Square Enix titles:
· Final Fantasy XIII is ranked 2.
· Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is ranked 11.
· Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is ranked 13.
· Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is ranked 17.
· Final Fantasy Versus XIII is ranked 18.
· Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War is ranked 20.
Famitsu Most...
"Gamefront.de has posted the latest Famitsu's Most Wanted charts for the dates between the 23rd to 29th of March. The list is dominated by Square Enix with Final Fantasy XIII as the most wanted title, and five other to-be-released titles chosen by Famitsu's readers.
Other Square-Enix titles that were picked by the readers are Dragon Quest IX at number 2, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors at number 10, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings at number 16, Final Fantas..."
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