Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Considering that the latest entry in this classic RPG series has shipped over 5.3 million units worldwide, it seems likely that just about every RPG fan with a DS picked up Dragon Quest IX.

Make sure you take a break from the Dragon Quest IX long enough to swing by your local GameStop and download a free in-game map.

We also talk about Dragon Quest IX on this week's show.

Producer Ryutaro Ishimura says that Square does not consider Dragon Quest IX part of the JRPG genre.

If you own a DS, love RPGs, and are willing to make a trip to New York, you can spend your Saturday celebrating the release of Dragon Quest IX!

The funnyman offers advice in commercials that are oddly reminiscent of NES-era ads.

How could the game's heroes be so angry at such cute little slime creatures? It makes no sense!

Considering the title’s massive overseas success, it’s only natural that they’re releasing it outside of Japan on July 11 to keep spreading the Dragon Quest love.

Nintendo will be publishing DragonQuest IX in the United States.

While last year may have been hard on some publishers, Square Enix came out of 2009 looking pretty good.

When compared to last year's sales, the US and UK game markets are declining, while solid sales keeps the Japanese market healthy.