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Cruelest April Fools Joke Ever

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This is going to be hard to top. Japanese website Akiba Blog has run a post saying that Dragon Quest IX went on sale.

According to Akiba Blog, over two-thousand people lined up at midnight today for DQIX. Midnight. Today. Today is April 1, and Dragon Quest IX is slated for release this July.
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Published: 248 days 10 hours ago | Article | Wii | Gaming
 
 

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gamesmaster - 248 days 4 hours ago
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well, atleast they know they can get away with a midnight launch now hehe
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Aquanox - 248 days 3 hours ago
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Prepare for the Wii to destroy everyone else in Japan when DQ10 gets released.

Dragon Quest >>>>>> Final Fantasy for the Japanese.
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XxZxX - 248 days 2 hours ago
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April fool and internet doesnt mix well. people turn off ur intanet now.
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lena - 248 days 4 hours ago
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Fail.
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KionicWarlord222 - 248 days 4 hours ago
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WOW. i feel sorry for them....but that is hilarious.
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jay2 - 248 days 4 hours ago
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Ops :P!
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DirtyLary - 248 days 4 hours ago
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PROPS
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spirited - 248 days 4 hours ago
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6 - ha ha ha
ignorant losers
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Eiffel - 248 days 4 hours ago
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Wow I actually laughed on April Fools Day.
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UncleJaysus - 248 days 3 hours ago
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Genius.
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Rich1631 - 248 days 3 hours ago
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Funny as hell but oh so mean to the people who fell for it. Ouch!
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DeZimatoR - 248 days 3 hours ago
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10 - Damn.
That's just cold. xD
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poeo - 248 days 2 hours ago
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i doubt they expected that, i bet he/she who was responsible for that little joke felt pretty uneasy seeing thousands of people lined up for nothing :P sine potential for a riot there. (if japanese people werent such reasonable people and/or pacifists :P)
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lefty989 - 248 days 2 hours ago
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They should have been less gullable lol. Could have phoned to check as it is april fools.

FAIL
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Minted - 248 days 1 hour ago
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ULTRALOL
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xionpunk - 248 days 1 hour ago
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That... that is perfect.
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Arsenal4Ever - 248 days ago
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that's very deep. lol this industry is the best industry lol. The only industry where things actually happen - if you know what i mean :P
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Ariellog - 248 days ago
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wow and i thought i had it bad when i wasted all those hours trying to unlock Akuma in Resident evil 2. Damn EGM.
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