Square Enix Discounts Nintendo DS RPGs

By Adam Riley 12.01.2010 5

Square Enix Discounts Nintendo DS RPGs on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

Square Enix is set to update its budget line of titles over in Japan with some high profile RPG titles for the DS. The Ultimate Hits range has sold over 2.5 million units in Japan so far, showing how popular a budget-range can be, making it even more unusual that Nintendo dropped its Player's Choice line-up.

The latest games to be added will arrive in Japan on 4th March, 2010 for around half the regular retail price of when the games initially were launched. But what is being included? Three Dragon Quest titles and a Final Fantasy one. Check out the details below:

  • Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Original Release: 11th July, 2009, Sales: 4.15 million)
  • Dragon Quest IV: The Chapters of the Chosen (Original Release: 22nd November, 2007, Sales: 1.2 million
  • Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Original Release: 17th July, 2008, Sales: 1.18 million)
  • Final Fantasy IV (Original Release: 20th December, 2007, Sales: 0.65 million)
Do you feel Dragon Quest IX can finally creep towards its original projection of 5 million sales in total in Japan with this budget release?

Box art for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
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Level-5

Publisher

Square Enix

Genre

Turn Based RPG

Players

4

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satsubatsu347 is offline. satsubatsu347 12.01.2010#1

I think so. Square Enix price their products prohibitively high.

 
jesusraz is offline. jesusraz 12.01.2010#2

The strategy being taken for DQIX is very unlike S-E, though, since it's not been long since the full retail release. It seems it's following Capcom's lead, after the quick budget release of Monster Hunter on PSP paid on considerably.

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originaljohn is offline. originaljohn 13.01.2010#3

Nintendo need to re-introduce the Player's Choice line up for the wii with all the core gamer games released this year and advertise the shizz nitties out of them all. Thats if they want third party developers to see Nintendo do put work into making their games sell.

 
Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 13.01.2010#4

Wouldnt help.
3rd party\'s always just say \"Look! Only Nintendo games sale well!\"
Ignoring the massive difference in effort and budget put into the games.

Still, there should be a players choice selection anyway.
The idea all games have a fixed RPP is just daft.



( Edited 12.01.2010 22:25 by Darkflame )

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frosty (guest) 18.02.2010#5

please when are they releasing dragon quest ix

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