Dragon Quest V Remake Hits Big In Japan

Posted by simoniker on Sunday March 28, 2004 @06:41AM from the different-strokes-for-different-folks dept.

Thanks to GamerFeed for its article noting that Square Enix's PlayStation 2 remake of Dragon Quest V has debuted big in Japan, since this previously mentioned SNES remake has already "sold over a million units in just 2 days", additionally helped by "the inclusion of a preview disc of Dragon Quest VIII." The series, known as Dragon Warrior in the States, has never really taken off outside Japan, however: "Dragon Quest VII went on to sell more copies than any other PSOne game in Japan ever. By contrast, Dragon Warrior VII, and the Dragon Warrior series, has never attained more than a small but loyal cult following in the US."

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Unbelievable by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-28 07:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I'm impressed that ONLamp and NewsForge were able to conduct this interview with BSD. The discussion was interesting, and not one I would ever have thought had a chance of taking place.

I think the next thing they should do is offer their services to the United Nations. Imagine, for example, what we could learn from interviewing Mohammed Atta. Or even a Palestinian suicide bomber. What if the UN could interview Saddam's brothers, Uday and Qusay? What could we learn about the former Iraqi regime?

Just a few hours ago, I would have thought such interviews would be impossible. But obviously, if it's possible to have an interview with BSD, then these other interviews should be possible as well.