"Dragon Quest 9" to half price, Square Enix to release a cheap version with unusual speed

Repeated release postponementAfter that, the latest work of the popular RPG series of SQUARE ENIX that finally was released on July 11 last year "Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Dragon Quest 9)It was announced today that it will be released as an unprecedented quickly and inexpensive version.

As of last DecemberThis work has achieved the number of shipments that will be the best in the seriesIs it possible to expect further increase in the number of sales by releasing low price version?

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According to this release, SQUARE ENIX, as a new product of the "Ultimate Hits" series offering low-priced game software released in the past under the concept "low-priced version of high-quality products", "Dragon Quest IX Starry Sky It is said that they will be on sale on Thursday, March 4, 2010 (Thursday).

The titles to be released this time are all 4 titles of "Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito" "Dragon Quest IV Guided People" "Dragon Quest V Victory of the Sky" "Final Fantasy IV" for the Nintendo DS, the price is 2940 each Circle. By the way, "Dragon Quest IX" and "Final Fantasy IV" are calculated as half price because the price at the time of release was 5980 yen (others were 5480 yen).

In addition, "Final Fantasy III" which the company remodeled for the Nintendo DS in August 2006 thinks that it takes a period of 2 years and 2 months indeed until a cheaper version is released in October 2008 Even in the mere eight months from the release, it is unusual that a low price version will be released.

It is the strength of Drakue 9 to be able to play even after clearing because new quests are delivered weekly from the launch, but those who made the release of a cheap version while quest delivery is selling more Is it that it was judged that it was also a good idea in the sense of stretching out?