Japan pre-orders Dragon Quest IX 2 million times
July 8th, 2009 Posted in Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, RPG by Jeff Baker

Japanese gamers really are all about their RPGS — Square Enix has recently announced that Dragon Quest IX, follow up to the popular Playstation 2 title, has been pre-ordered in Japan over 2 million times.
Kotaku reports that the game is sure to be a hit considering the 26 million+ Nintendo DS consoles sold in Japan thus far and the generally well reception of Dragon Quest VIII.