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''This article is about a series of role-playing games by [[Enix]]. For the first game in this series, see '''[[Dragon Warrior]]'''''. | ''This article is about a series of role-playing games by [[Enix]]. For the first game in this series, see '''[[Dragon Warrior]]'''''. | ||
'''Dragon Quest''' (ドラゴンクエスト ,''Doragon Kuesuto''), published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until the 2005 release of ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]'', is a series of role-playing games created by [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], and Koichi Sugiyama]], published by [[Enix Corporation]] (now [[Square Enix]]). Installments of the series have appeared on MSX computers, Famicom/NES, Super Famicom/Super NES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Wii video game consoles, as well as on several models of mobile phone. As of April 2009, the Dragon Quest series has sold about [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|47 million units worldwide]]. It is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after Final Fantasy and is one of the most popular video game franchises in Japan.[1][2] | '''Dragon Quest''' (ドラゴンクエスト ,''Doragon Kuesuto''), published as '''Dragon Warrior''' in North America until the 2005 release of ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]'', is a series of role-playing games created by [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], and [[Koichi Sugiyama]], published by [[Enix Corporation]] (now [[Square Enix]]). Installments of the series have appeared on MSX computers, Famicom/NES, Super Famicom/Super NES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Wii video game consoles, as well as on several models of mobile phone. As of April 2009, the Dragon Quest series has sold about [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|47 million units worldwide]]. It is Square Enix's second most successful franchise after Final Fantasy and is one of the most popular video game franchises in Japan.[1][2] | ||
Dragon Quest's North American name was changed due to a trademark conflict with the role-playing game DragonQuest, which was published by veteran wargame publisher SPI in the 1980s until the company's bankruptcy in 1982 and purchase by TSR, which then published it as an alternate line to Dungeons & Dragons until 1987.[3] In 2003, Square Enix registered the ''Dragon Quest'' trademark in the United States, and has since not marketed any product under the ''Dragon Warrior'' name. | Dragon Quest's North American name was changed due to a trademark conflict with the role-playing game DragonQuest, which was published by veteran wargame publisher SPI in the 1980s until the company's bankruptcy in 1982 and purchase by TSR, which then published it as an alternate line to Dungeons & Dragons until 1987.[3] In 2003, Square Enix registered the ''Dragon Quest'' trademark in the United States, and has since not marketed any product under the ''Dragon Warrior'' name. | ||
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Dragon Quest was a console styled RPG (Role-playing game) first released as Dragon Quest in Japan and Dragon Warrior in North America. Due to some problems with the titles, they put behind Dragon Warrior and made all new titles called Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest took elements from other existing RPG's like ''Ultima'' and created of what is now the best selling video game series in Japan. The series has sold so well in Japan that after [[Dragon Quest III]] was made, the Japanese government put effect a law stating that future games could only be sold on Sundays or holidays. | |||
''Dragon Quest was a console styled RPG (Role-playing game) first released as Dragon Quest in Japan and Dragon Warrior in North America. Due to some problems with the titles, they put behind Dragon Warrior and made all new titles called Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest took elements from other existing RPG's like ''Ultima'' and created of what is now the best selling video game series in Japan. The series has sold so well in Japan that after [[Dragon Quest III]] was made, the Japanese government put effect a law stating that future games could only be sold on Sundays or holidays.'' | |||