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• Dragon Quest IX is nearly finished, reveals amazing translating forum-goer
  05 Feb 2008 by Matt discuss permalink
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• Square Enix lineup for Jump Festa '08 announced
  Titles to be featured at this year's Jump Festa, the annual manga party in Tokyo, have been revealed. Full title list
  04 Dec 2007 by Matt ↑ 4 ↓ discuss permalink
• Final Fantasy XIII exclusivity confusion, Dragon Quest IX certainty
  Hirokazu Hamamura, overlord of Famitsu, spoke this week to a convocation of Tokyo journalists regarding his thoughts on token items such as Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Quest IX, and a bright future for the Nintendo Wii. Bathe in the optimism
  13 Oct 2007 by Ziyad ↑ -4 ↓ discuss permalink
• Square Enix delays Dragon Quest IX; quality issues cited
  Square Enix announced today that the release of the anticipated Dragon Quest IX would be shifted to 2008 in Japan from a previous listing of late 2007. The reason? Apparently, quality improvements are the cause of Level 5's development delay. While this news is no doubt unfortunate for fans of the series, it also means that Square Enix is willing to sacrifice time for a quality product. If such a behavior pays off in sales and eventually becomes policy, it could mean a new vitality amidst some lately-mediocre titles.
  27 Aug 2007 by Ziyad ↑ 0 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• E3 2007 - Square Enix blames stagnation on gamers
  Dragon Quest IX, as you may or may not know, began as an Action RPG. After twenty years of traditional (classic?) grinding, Square Enix was ready to follow the rest of the RPG genre in moving away from traditional combat systems into new, innovative avenues. What happened? You did, apparently. As a Square Enix spokesperson said at E3, "People didn't want the change. When you've sold over 40 million copies, you've got to listen to your fans." Apparently the same syndrome that affects children when they purchase movie-based games and perpetuate the creation of terrible licensed titles has also infected the RPG market. Can there be any hope for change, especially within a flagship series such as Dragon Quest? Kotaku
  14 July 2007 by Ziyad ↑ -6 ↓ 5 commentss permalink