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Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito
Developer(s)	Level-5
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Designer(s)	Yuuji Horii (Scenario and game design) Akira Toriyama (Character and monster design) Koichi Sugiyama (Music composer) Akihiro Hino (Producer)
Release date(s)	TBA 2007
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single Player, Online Multiplayer
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS

Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito (ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人, Doragon Kuesuto Nain Hoshizora no Mamoribito^?, lit. "Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky") is the ninth installment in the acclaimed Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix. Image File history File links Currentcvg. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... Image File history File links DragonQuest9logo. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Level 5 is a third-party video game developer based in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, and founded in October 1998. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Yuuji Horii (堀井雄二 Horii YÅ«ji, born January 6, 1954) is a Japanese video game designer. ... Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. ... Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ... Akihiro Hino ) (born 1968-07-20) is President and CEO of Japanese video game developer Level-5. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... It has been suggested that computer role-playing game be merged into this article or section. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... NDS redirects here. ... Dragon Quest ), published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII, is a series of role-playing games produced by Enix (now Square Enix). ... Level 5 is a third-party video game developer based in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, and founded in October 1998. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ...

History

On August 19, 2006, series composer Koichi Sugiyama confirmed that Dragon Quest IX is in development. He is quoted by Japanese video game magazine Famitsū as saying "I'm not sure when Dragon Quest IX will be released, but it seems that progress is continually being made. I'm personally excited."^[1] August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ... Cover art for Issue 1 of Famitsu magazine, June 1986, then known as Famicom TsÅ«shin FamitsÅ« abbreviated ファミ Fami) is a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. ...

On December 12, 2006, during a press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Dragon Quest franchise, Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest IX will be released exclusively for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. This makes it the first original numbered Dragon Quest title to appear on a handheld. Dragon Quest IX will feature an action-oriented battle system (possibly real-time combat) and cooperative multiplayer for up to four players via Wi-Fi, as opposed to the traditional turn-based design of earlier Dragon Quest games.^[2] December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... NDS redirects here. ...

Footnotes

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ...

See also

• Dragon Quest
• Square Enix

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External links

• Teaser Site The Official Dragon Quest IX Teaser Site From Level 5
• Trailer Official Trailer