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Dragon Quest IX actually coming out in 2008?

Siliconera writes: "A game like Dragon Quest IX usually has a prelude of previews months before it launches. We haven't heard Square Enix or Level 5 say much about the game and supposedly it's coming out sometime this year. Square Enix's TGS 2008 page for Dragon Quest IX sticks the title with a 2008 release window and there aren't many months left in the year."

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Published: 478 days 21 hours ago | Rumors | Nintendo DS

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Bombibomb - 478 days 21 hours ago

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Another masterpiece by Level-5.

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RememberThe357 - 478 days 20 hours ago

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1.1 - What platform is it going to be on?

Dragon Quest 8 is one of my favorite RPGs(it's funny because I bought it for the FFXII demo) and I don't have a DS, please tell me that its going to be on a home console.

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ZackFair - 478 days 20 hours ago

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2 - It's a DS title.

Which still pisses me off.

I do own a DS though.

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RememberThe357 - 478 days 20 hours ago

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2.1 - Damn it

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KingDizzi - 478 days 19 hours ago

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This game will be by far the best selling DS game in Japan, I cannot even begin to describe what a phenomenon this franchise is in Japan.

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PS360WII - 478 days 17 hours ago

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So cool and it's coming out on the best suited system for it the DS! These type of games are no longer good enough for the home consoles which is why they are putting it out on the handheld NDS. If you liked VIII you should love IX because it's still being made by Level 5 and still has that cell shading from the last one and is still going to be what Dragon Quest is all about.

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UNCyrus - 478 days 16 hours ago

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5 - Not Likely....

Sure it is being released in 2008 in Japan according to the Square Enix website, however they will need a couple of months for localization as everyone does. I would say to expect this game in early Q2 2009.

Sorry to all of those people hoping for this game in the holiday calendar.

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PS360WII - 478 days 16 hours ago

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Oh yeah I know it's for Japan only but the sooner it comes out their the sooner they can start localization for elsewhere ;)

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lordgodalming - 478 days 16 hours ago

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The SE site lists DQIX as video-only for TGS. If the game were coming out in just a few months, you'd think they'd have a playable build. Then again, this is hyper-secretive Square we're talking about.

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DA_SHREDDER - 478 days 21 hours ago

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1 - I am a total fan of the Dragon Warrior series

but I cant believe they are actually expecting me to play the new game on a nintendo ds? Ive been playing most of their games on consoles since the Dragon Warrior 1 days all the way up too Dragon Quest 8 on the ps2, and Ill be damned if they think im gonna buy a DS just to play this freaking game.

I didnt spend $2000 on a HD tv, $600 on a ps3, $400 on a 360, and $2500 on a Bose system so I can play my favorite rpgs on a $100 dollar machine. Im so sick of Square Enix. I wish it was the good ol days where Enix and Squaresoft weren't partners. They were both known to produce the best rpg's, but now the only thing they are doing is killing the genre.

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Steven Colbert - 478 days 20 hours ago

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Thats how things are with Square.I would have loved it on the PS2,Wii,360 or PS3 but I was dissapointed when SE went with the DS.I love the DS but I just can't see myself loving DQ9

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SixTwoTwo - 478 days 20 hours ago

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Watching SqEx over the past few years has been sad. Some other company needs to step up and take the JRPG crown. I don't care if its Nippon Ichi, Level 5, or Mistwalker, we need someone to step up and give SqEx a run for their money.

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PS360WII - 478 days 17 hours ago

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Really if you are a fan of DQ you'd know that DQ8 was the odd ball of them all on terms of graphics which is the one thing that stood out for it from the rest. Other than that it was the same awesomeness 1-7 had which still doesn't hold a candle to what this is going to look like on the DS.

With the way console rpgs are now-a-days Dragon Quest can't be on one and turn based level grinding games are now suited for good old handhelds and the DS is the prefect fit for that type of game which Dragon Quest is all about.

So glad it still has a 2008 window ^^

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DA_SHREDDER - 478 days 14 hours ago

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2 - Turn based is the only true way to play rpg's

If you dont like turnbased then you shouldn't even be considered an rpg fan. The best of the best rpg's are turn based. DQ4, FF7 and X. Ive yet to get the feeling I got from them games from any next gen rpg. Lost Odesy or however yous spell it was an alright game. It seems these next gen devs are trying too hard technically with rpg's now and thats never how its been.

I would rather play a new rpg that had ps1 graphics and with awesome story and sense of adventure then a pretty game that tries to act like a beatum up. Which I never understood why rpg's are more action because they never actually get the action part right. Why fix what isn't broken? And why take a franchise thats always been console exclusive on a cheap DS? We will never know.

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PS360WII - 478 days 14 hours ago

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Hey don't be calling the DS cheap! It's the best out right now which is why DQ is going on it. Same reason why DQVII was on PS1, DQVIII was on PS2, and the earlier ones were on NES and SNES they were just the golden system at the time . The DS is the re-incarnation of the SNES and PS2 melded into one unit.

I hear you on turn based. That is the best way to play rpgs and these action rpgs are just hack and slashes with some rpg elements but they are the way of the console rpgs now. Lost Odyssey is a rare exception and because of it didn't do to well in the scores because everyone considers that gameplay to be outdated....

Dragon Quest prides itself in tradition. With that comes a certain way that isn't found or rather not wanted by the main players on the home consoles. Unfortunate I know but at least we still have handhelds to keep the good times rolling.

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