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Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior in North America) is a franchise created by Enix (now Square-Enix). It is one of the best-selling video game franchises, with over 88 million units sold worldwide as of June 2023 and more than $5 billion grossed as of March 2018.

Dragon Quest is the biggest RPG franchise in Japan, one of the biggest RPG franchises worldwide, and the second biggest Square Enix franchise (below Final Fantasy). 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 has also been adapted into a successful manga franchise. Its manga adaptations have sold over 88 million units worldwide, making it Square Enix's best-selling manga franchise.

Games[]

Software[]

Year Title Platform(s) Unit sales Revenue (est.)
Millions Breakdown Million US$ Ref
1986 Dragon Quest I–III
(Loto trilogy)
17.024 1133.03
1986 Dragon Quest I 6.409 345.3
1986 Dragon Quest NES 3 155 [5]
1993 Dragon Quest I・II 1.92
  • SNES: 1.2 million (JP)[1]
  • GBC: 720,000 (JP)[6]
190 [7]
2010 Dragon Quest Mobile 1 [8]
2011 Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary:
Dragon Quest I・II・III
Wii 0.39
2013 Dragon Quest
(remake)
Android 0.1 100,000+[10] 0.3 [11]
1986 Dragon Quest II 5.869 490
1987 Dragon Quest II NES 2.55
  • JP: 2.4 million[1]
  • US: 150,000[2]
300 [12][13]
1993 Dragon Quest I・II
  • SNES
  • GBC
1.92
  • SNES: 1.2 million (JP)[1]
  • GBC: 720,000 (JP)[6]
190 [7]
2010 Dragon Quest II Mobile 1 [8]
2011 Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary:
Dragon Quest I・II・III
Wii 0.39
2014 Dragon Quest II:
Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Android 0.01 10,000+[14] 0.03 [15]
1988 Dragon Quest III 7.444 490
1988 Dragon Quest III NES 3.895
  • JP: 3.8 million[1]
  • US: 95,000[2]
310 [n 2]
1996 Dragon Quest III:
The Seeds of Salvation
  • SNES
  • GBC
  • Android
2.16
  • SNES: 1.4 million (JP)[1]
  • GBC: 750,000 (JP)[16]
  • Android: 10,000+[17]
178 [n 3]
2010 Dragon Quest II Mobile 1 [8]
2011 Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary:
Dragon Quest I・II・III
Wii 0.39
1990 Dragon Quest IV–VI
(Zenithia trilogy)
16.613 1801.24
1990 Dragon Quest IV 5.973 557
1990 Dragon Quest IV NES 3.18
  • JP: 3.1 million[1]
  • US: 80,000[2]
359.34 [n 4]
2001 Dragon Quest IV:
Chapters of the Chosen
2.793
  • PS: 1.202 million (JP)[18]
  • NDS: 1.581 million[19]
  • Android: 10,000+[20]
197.5 [n 5]
1992 Dragon Quest V 6.416 699
1992 Dragon Quest V SNES 3
  • Asia: 3 million[21]
381 [n 6]
2004 Dragon Quest V:
Hand of the Heavenly Bride
  • PS2
  • NDS
  • Android
3.416
  • PS2: 1.836 million (JP)[n 7]
  • NDS: 1.57 million[23]
  • Android: 10,000+[24]
318 [n 8]
1995 Dragon Quest VI 4.7 598.2
1995 Dragon Quest VI SNES 3.2
  • JP: 3.2 million[1]
483.2 [25]
2010 Dragon Quest VI:
Realms of Revelation
  • NDS
  • Android
1.5 115 [29]
2000 Dragon Quest VII 5.565 435.32
2000 Dragon Quest VII PS1 4.29
  • JP: 4.11 million[6]
  • US: 177,147[30]
346.02 [n 10]
2013 Dragon Quest VII:
Fragments of the Forgotten Past
3DS 1.275 89.3 [n 12]
2004 Dragon Quest VIII 5.809
  • Overseas: 1.5 million+[32]
540
2004 Dragon Quest VIII:
Journey of the Cursed King
PS2 4.9 539 [36]
2013 Dragon Quest VIII:
Journey of the Cursed King
  • Android
  • 3DS
0.909
  • Android: 50,000+[37]
  • 3DS: 859,000 (JP)[38]
0.8 [39]
2009 Dragon Quest IX 5.35 382.1
2009 Dragon Quest IX:
Sentinels of the Starry Skies
NDS 5.35 382.1 [41]
2012 Dragon Quest X 1.2123 345
2012 Dragon Quest X Online 1.174 345 [44]
2014 Dragon Quest X Online 3DS 0.166
2017 Dragon Quest X
0.210
2017 Dragon Quest XI 6 [45] 252
2017 Dragon Quest XI:
Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete
3DS 2.000
PS4 1.600
2018 Dragon Quest XI:
Echoes of an Elusive Age
Steam 0.1 6 [46]
2019 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition Switch 0.6
1998 Dragon Quest Monsters
series
11.37 490.22
1998 Dragon Quest Monsters:
Terry's Wonderland
3.25
  • GBC: 2.35 million (JP[1]
  • 3DS: 899,410[9]
490.22 [48]
2001 Dragon Quest Monsters 2:
Mysterious Key of Martha
  • GBC
  • 3DS
2.3952
2003 Dragon Quest Monsters:
Caravan Heart
GBA 0.5935
2006 Dragon Quest Monsters:
Joker
NDS 1.5425
2010 Dragon Quest Monsters:
Joker 2
NDS 1.8161
  • Original: 1,283,423 (JP)[9]
  • Professional: 532,656 (JP)[9]
2016 Dragon Quest Monsters:
Joker 3
3DS 0.7727
  • Original: 609,603 (JP)[43]
  • Professional: 163,058 (JP)[52]
2023 Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince Switch 1 [53]
2001 Fushigi no Dungeon
series
1.692 122
1999 Dragon Quest Characters:
Torneko no Daibouken 2
0.7593
  • PS: 578,227 (JP)[54]
  • GBA: 181,024 (JP)[50]
122 [55]
2002 Dragon Quest Characters:
Torneko no Daibouken 3
0.631
  • PS2: 513,796 (JP)[56]
  • GBA: 116,948 (JP)[50]
2006 Shounen Yangus no
Fushigina Daibouken
PS2 0.302
2004 Itadaki Street series 1.0243 51
2004 Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy
in Itadaki Street Special
PS2 0.46 51 [60]
2006 Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy
in Itadaki Street Portable
PSP 0.1543
2007 Itadaki Street DS NDS 0.41
2003 Slime series 0.7443
2003 Dragon Quest:
Slime Morimori
GBA 0.3462
2005 Dragon Quest Heroes:
Rocket Slime
NDS 0.3175
2003 Dragon Quest:
Slime Morimori 3
3DS 0.0806
2015 Dragon Quest Heroes
series
1.723 102.43
2015 Dragon Quest Heroes:
The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
1.067
  • PS3/PS4: 1 million[64]
  • Steam: 67,000[65]
102.43 [66]
2016 Dragon Quest Heroes II
  • PS3
  • PS4
  • PSV
  • Steam
0.63
  • PS3: 114,378 (JP)[43]
  • PS4: 266,761 (JP)[43]
  • PSV: 207,838 (JP)[43]
  • Steam: 37,040[67]
2017 Dragon Quest Heroes I+II Switch 0.026
Other spin-offs
2003 Slime Morimori Dragon Quest:
Shougeki no Shippo Dan
GBA 0.3463
2008 Dragon Quest Swords Wii 0.4961
2010 Dragon Quest:
Monster Battle Road Victory
Wii 0.3045
2016 Dragon Quest Builders
  • PS3
  • PS4
  • PSV
1.1
2018 Dragon Quest Builders 2
  • PS4
  • Switch
  • Steam
1.1 [68]
Series total 88 [69] 5468

Arcade[]

Year Game Hardware sales Gross
(no inflation)
Gross
(with inflation)
2007 Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road 3,500[70] $327.2 million[n 19] === $462 million ===

Mobile[]

Year Game Downloads Gross
2014 Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light
2015 Dragon Quest of the Stars
2017 Dragon Quest Rivals
2019 Dragon Quest Walk
2020 Dragon Quest Tact
2021 Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds
2021 Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi
2023 Dragon Quest Champions

Other media[]

Manga[]

Manga comic tankōbon volume sales – 70,000,000

  1. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken – 50,000,000 (Japan)[74]
  2. Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō – 20,000,000[75]

Music[]

Soundtrack album sales – 318,646

  1. Dragon Quest IV – 260,960[76]
  2. Dragon Quest VII – 22,980[77]
  3. Dragon Quest VIII – 18,672[77]
  4. Dragon Quest X – 9,350[78]
  5. Dragon Quest XI – 6,684[79][80]

Recent titles[]

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."[10]

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.[11] Prior to the announcement, there were rumors of a DQIX port to the Wii.

Notes[]

  1. 500,000 copies sold separately.[2] More than 1 million copies sold as a bundle with Nintendo Power magazine subscription.[3][4]
  2. Dragon Quest III revenue:
    • Dragon Quest III on Famicom: 3.8 million units at ¥6500 ($80) = $304 million
    • Dragon Warrior III on NES: 95,000 units at $59.99 [1][2] = $6 million
  3. Dragon Quest III revenue:
    • Dragon Quest III on Super Famicom: 1.4 million units, at ¥9396 ($91) [3] each = $127.4 million
    • Dragon Quest III on Game Boy Color in Japan: 750,000 units at ¥6912 ($67) each [4] = $50.3 million
    • Android: 10,000+ units at $9.99 = $100,000
  4. Dragon Quest IV sales revenues:
    • NES: 3.18 million units of Dragon Quest IV in Japan at ¥9180 ($113) = $359.34 million
  5. Dragon Quest IV sales revenues:
    • Playstation: 1.202 million units at ¥7344 ($71) [5] each = $85.342 million
    • Nintendo DS: $112 million
      • Japan: 1.3205 million units at ¥5646 ($74) each = $98 million
      • North America: 110,000 units at $39.99 each = $4.4 million
      • Europe: 150,000 units at £29.99 ($61) <1-- [6] --> each = $9.2 million
    • Android: 10,000+ units at $14.99 = $150,000
  6. Dragon Quest V sales revenue:
  7. Dragon Quest V (PS2) Japan sales:
    • Original release: 1.64 million[1]
    • Ultimate Hits: 195,960[22]
  8. Dragon Quest V sales revenue:
    • PlayStation 2: 1.836 million units at ¥8424 ($111) = $204 million
    • Nintendo DS: $114 million
      • Japan: 1.44 million units at ¥5646 ($74) = $107 million
      • North America: 60,000 units at $39.99 = $2.4 million
      • Europe: 70,000 units at £29.99 ($61) = $4.3 million
    • Android: 10,000+ units at $14.99 = $150,000
  9. Dragon Quest VI (3DS)
    • Japan: 1.35 million[1]
    • United States: 50,000 (February 2011 retail sales according to NPD)[26][27]
  10. Dragon Quest VII sales revenue:
    • PlayStation (2000) release: $346.02 million
      • Japan: 4.11 million units at ¥8424 ($82) each = $337.02 million
      • United States: 177,147 units at $47.99 each = $9 million
  11. September 2016 retail sales (NPD)[31]
  12. Dragon Quest VII sales revenue:
    • Nintendo 3DS (2013) release: 1.275 million units at ¥6090 ($70) each = $89.3 million
  13. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) Japan sales:
    • Original release: 3.6 million[1]
    • Ultimate Hits: 149,701[33]
  14. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) worldwide sales: 4.9 million units[35]
  15. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Japan)
    • Original release: 1,458,149[51]
    • Ultimate Hits: 84,323[9]
  16. Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special (Japan)
    • 2004 – 241,857[57]
    • 2005 – 194,673[58]
    • 2008 – 23,480[59]
  17. Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable (Japan)
  18. Dragon Quest Swords (Japan)
    • Original release: 490,000[63]
    • Ultimate Hits: 6,116
  19. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road
    • ¥4.5 billion from June 2007 to March 2008[71]
      • Currency conversion: $56.731 million[72]
    • ¥1.7 billion from April 2008 to September 2008[73]
      • Currency conversion: $21.4317 million[72]
    • 2 million cards at $1.24 = $249 million

References[]

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  4. https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-new-dark-age-of-dragon-quest
  5. Dragon Quest revenue:
    • NES: $155 million
      • Japan: 1.5 million units at ¥5940 ($73) = $110 million
      • United States: 500,000 units at $50 and 1 million+ units at $20 = $45 million
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  7. 7.0 7.1 Dragon Quest I & II:
    • SNES: 1.2 million units at ¥10,368 ($127) = $152.4 million
    • Game Boy Color: 720,000 units at ¥5292 ($52) = $37.44 million
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  11. Dragon Quest revenue:
    • Android: 100,000+ units at $2.99 = $300,000
  12. Sheff, David (1994). "Inside the Mother Brain". Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World. Vintage Books. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-307-80074-9. Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=81. "The “Dragon Quest” sequels grossed several hundred million dollars apiece."
  13. Dragon Quest II (NES) revenue:
    • Japan: 2.4 million units at ¥5775 ($54) each = $173 million
    • United States: 150,000 units at $54.99 = $8.25 million
  14. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq2_gp
  15. Dragon Quest II revenue:
    • Android: 10,000+ units at $2.99 = $30,000
  16. Dragon Quest III sales:
    • Japan: 5.95 million (NES 3.8 million, SNES 1.4 million, GBC 750,000)
  17. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq3_gp
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  19. Dragon Quest IV, DS sales:
    • Japan: 1.3205 million
    • Overseas: 260,000 (110,000 in North America, 150,000 in Europe)
  20. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq4
  21. "International Outlook". Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM Media, LLC) (53): p. 100. December 1993. "DQ5 (the only SFC game in the series) sold close to 3 million last year."
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  23. Dragon Quest V, DS sales:
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  27. February 2011 Video Game Sales Down 5%
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  29. Dragon Quest VI
    • Nintendo DS: 1.4 million units at ¥6150 ($81) = $113.4 million
    • Android: 100,000+ units at $14.99 = $1.5 million
  30. US Sales (1995-2003)
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  36. Dragon Quest VIII revenue:
    • PS2 - 4.9 million units at ¥9504 ($110) = $539 million
  37. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.dq8
  38. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/media-create-sales-cy-2016-2016-jan-04-2017-jan-01.1427978/
  39. Dragon Quest VIII revenue:
    • Android: 50,000+ at $14.99 = $750,000
  40. Ishaan (January 27, 2011). Here's How Much Dragon Quest IX Sold Overseas. Siliconera. Retrieved on 2011-02-01.
  41. Dragon Quest IX revenue:
    • Japan: 4.33 million units at ¥6150 ($76) = $329.1 million
    • North America & Europe: 1.02 million units at $51.50 (average price) = $53 million
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  44. Dragon Quest X Online revenue:
    • Sales: $116 million
      • 2012-2013 - 1 million units at ¥8980 ($110) = $110 million
      • 3DS (2014) - 141,845 units at ¥4104 ($40) = $6 million
    • Subscriptions: $13 per month = $229 million
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