Dragon Quest IX delayed until July in Japan

by JC Fletcher { Feb 12th 2009 at 7:50AM }

Square Enix has announced a delay of Dragon Quest IX from its March 28 release date to July 11. The March release date had been announced at a Dragon Quest-specific press conference in December. The announcement indicates that major bugs were found in the game code.

This delay seems like somewhat of an emergency measure; as NeoGAF members note, Square Enix had already put a lot of money and effort into advertising the game around Japan, including promotional signage around 7-Eleven stores -- a partnership that has since proven ironic.

In somewhat less terrible news, Famitsu has posted new screens of the game, featuring an inn-based communication system. Players can visit their friends' version of Ricca Inn, and leave messages and treasure maps.

Gallery: Dragon Quest IX

[Via NeoGAF]

Tags: delay, dragon-quest-ix, rpg, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

manuel @ Feb 12th 2009 8:09AM

Now that I was finally ready to preorder. :(

Oh well, if they can fix the bugs I can wait another 4 months. :/

Ranus Studios @ Feb 12th 2009 8:40AM

That's not ironic, that's coincidental.

aj @ Feb 12th 2009 1:42PM

But misusing the word ironic is, itself, ironic. So it all makes sense if you're kind of an idiot.

TJF588 @ Feb 12th 2009 9:12PM

I'd think misusing it is more inherently "stupid" or somesuch, though if they were talking about irony as if they knew it and used the word wrong (see: the Alanis Morrisette song), then it'd be.

I'd use the word "prophetic" for this instance, though.

Anyway, to get it in one post, if it's late-dev buggage goin' on, y'think they'll send the script out for translation/localization now, that we foreigners won't have their delay tacked onto ours?

Mr Khan @ Feb 12th 2009 8:49AM

Stupid Nintendo. If it were PS3, 360, or PSP, they could just put it out and patch it later like normal devs

Damn them

manuel @ Feb 12th 2009 9:21AM

People who don't have their consoles online don't deserve a game without bugs. :P

Mabui @ Feb 12th 2009 9:44AM

Yes, let us all encourage developers to rush MORE broken games out the door.

Mr Khan @ Feb 12th 2009 11:41AM

I thought it was an obvious enough tongue-in-cheek comment. Why would i be mad at Nintendo for having platforms incapable of allowing developers to be lazy (at least in that regard)?

I so love the internet (here is the sarcasm indicator for those who need it)

manuel @ Feb 12th 2009 7:07PM

So my sarcasm detector worked right. Yeah.

Squatch181 @ Feb 12th 2009 9:03AM

Hopefully this will make it out here in the States by the end of the year. I'm quite looking forward to it.

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Feb 12th 2009 10:34AM

yea me too. i've never played a Dragon Quest game before but i love JRPG's and im trying to widen my scope beyond Final Fantasy (having a good time with Tales of Vesperia and Blue Dragon) . i may pick this up when it comes stateside. it is for Wii right?

Squatch181 @ Feb 12th 2009 10:53AM

No DS.

Josh @ Feb 12th 2009 10:56AM

Haha, no.

Geist @ Feb 12th 2009 9:15AM

Awww March 28th is my birthday :(. You ruined my b-day Square Enix, I hope you're happy.

Anam @ Feb 12th 2009 11:19AM

I used to love Dragon [Quest] 1 and 2 back in the day. And with all of the complaining I do about there not being enough good RPGs, I wonder why I never tried Dragon Quest 8 when everyone said it was the best thing ever? It's one of those games that I always try to remember to check out but forget about. I should definitely remember to try out 9.

By the way, what console is it on?