Considering the hype surrounding the game, this should come as a surprise to no one — Dragon Quest IX has sold 2.3 million copies in its first 2 days on the Japanese market.

That means that in addition to its 2 million pre-orders, Dragon Quest IX was purchased an additional 300,000, for those of you not good with a calculator. Additionally, it was reported that 81.56% of the game’s inventory was sold out nation wide which means it was sure to have sold out at some retailers.

Now all we have to do is play the waiting game until Dragon Quest IX drops in the US. Only then will we know if American gamers have the same interest for the Dragon Quest franchise as the Japanese.

via Joystiq

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.

White Knight Chronicles is one of those games that have to be played by gamers. While the game is already available in Japan, no Western release was confirmed until today. Level 5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that the company plans on releasing the PS3-exclusive title in North America.

There’s bad news though: “… The launch date has not been determined yet,” he said when a release details were asked about. It was also added that it has not been decided whether the game will feature cross-region multiplayer capability or not.

White Knight Chronicles was released in Japan on December 25; reception has been positive so far.

Announced for the DS, the adventure game will come with a “Magic Master” book. The book will also be an in-game item, carrying magic crests, spell recipes and the like. The player will be required to refer to the physical book while playing the game. Exact details of how it will work were not given.

Studio Ghibli will provide animations for the game. They are responsible Japanese animation classics such as “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke”.

It was additionally revealed that the game will come to consoles at a later date, though no platforms were named.