Dragon Quest
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Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior in North America) is a franchise created by Enix (now Square-Enix). The series have been commercially and critically successful; it is the on the best selling video game franchise, with more than 43 million units sold as of December 2007.[1] Along with Final Fantasy and Pokemon, it is one of the most popular franchises in Japan. It usually only goes to the system with the largest install base. Additionally, there's an unsubstantiated rumor that Japan passed a law that Dragon Quest games couldn't be released on a weekday due to the number of people that would call in "sick" that day.
- Dragon Quest (main series)
| Year | Platform | Title | Sales (in millions) |
| 1986 | NES | Dragon Quest | 1.5 million in Japan |
| 1987 | NES | Dragon Quest II | 2.4 million in Japan |
| 1988 | NES | Dragon Quest III | 3.8 million in Japan |
| 1990 | NES | Dragon Quest IV | 3.1 million in Japan |
| 1992 | SNES | Dragon Quest V | 2.8 million in Japan |
| 1995 | SNES | Dragon Quest VI | 3.2 million in Japan |
| 2000 | PS1 | Dragon Quest VII | 4.12 million in Japan |
| 2004 | PS2 | Dragon Quest VIII | 4.44 million, approximately 3.6 million in Japan, 410,000 in EUR, 430,000 in NA; |
| 2009 | NDS | Dragon Quest IX | |
| TBA | Wii | Dragon Quest X |
- Dragon Quest (remakes)
| Year | Platform | Title | Sales (in millions) |
| 1993 | SNES | Dragon Quest I & II | 1.2 million in Japan |
| 1996 | SNES | Dragon Quest III | 1.4 million in Japan |
| 2001 | PS1 | Dragon Quest IV | 1.2 million in Japan |
| 2004 | PS2 | Dragon Quest V | 1.64 million in Japan |
| 2007 | NDS | Dragon Quest IV | 1.24 million in Japan |
| 2008 | NDS | Dragon Quest V | 1.16 million in Japan |
| 2009 | NDS | Dragon Quest VI |
- Dragon Quest (spin-offs)
| Year | Platform | Title | Sales (in millions) |
| 1998 | GBC | Dragon Quest Monsters | 2.35 million in Japan |
| 2001 | GBC | Dragon Quest Monsters 2 | 1.593 million in Japan |
| 2006 | NDS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | 1.47 million in Japan |
| 2008 | Wii | Dragon Quest Swords | 490,000 in Japan |
[edit] Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest IX was announced for the Nintendo DS portable system on December 12, 2006, marking the first time a main series entry releasing exclusively on a handheld. At the time, it was considered a "megaton."[1]
[edit] Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest X was announced for the Wii on December 10, 2008, exactly two years after Square-Enix announced Dragon Quest IX would be going to the Nintendo DS. This unexpected announcement, considered a "megaton", will bring a much needed high-caliber RPG on the Wii.[2] Prior to the announcement, there were rumors of a DQIX port to the Wii.
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