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On July 10, 2010, one day before the official release, Dragon Quest creator [[Yuji Horii]] visited the | On July 10, 2010, one day before the official release, Dragon Quest creator [[Yuji Horii]] visited the Nintendo World Store to commemorate the release of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies in North America at a special launch event.<ref name="Yuji Horii">{{cite web | author=JC Fletcher | date=July 1, 2010 | title=Yuji Horii at Dragon Quest IX launch event |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/01/meet-yuji-horii-at-dragon-quest-ix-launch-event/ | work=Joystiq.com}}</ref> | ||
The North American release of ''Dragon Quest IX'' was heavily promoted by Nintendo - the company ran commercials featuring | The North American release of ''Dragon Quest IX'' was heavily promoted by Nintendo - the company ran commercials featuring Seth Green in theaters and on television,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sethgreenonline.com|title=The Official Seth Green Website|publisher=SethGreenOnline.com|page=1|year=2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> featured ''Dragon Quest IX'' for two weeks on Nintendo Week, and sponsored special ''Dragon Quest IX'' events at select GameStop, Best Buy, and Simon Mall locations from July 31, 2010 through August 2010 where players could obtain exclusive downloadable treasure maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/07/dragon-quest-ix-3/|title=Real-World Dragon Quest IX Meet-Ups Begin|publisher=Wired.com|page=1|year=2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010|quote=}}</ref> ''Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies'' was also the subject of two segments of ''Iwata Asks'', where Satoru Iwata interviewed [[Yuji Horii]] and Ryutaro Ichimura concerning the North American release of ''Dragon Quest IX''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todaygamenews.com/general-game-news/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-iwata-asks-dragon-quest-ix.html+dragon+quest+ix+iwata+asks&cd=21&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Iwata Asks - Dragon Quest IX|publisher=Game News|year=2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> | ||
The August 2010 issue of Nintendo Power also featured ''Dragon Quest IX'' on the cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeropause.com/2010/07/read-a-long-with-nintendo-power-257-august-2010/|title=Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #257 (August 2010)|publisher=Cream Media Inc.|year=2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> | The August 2010 issue of Nintendo Power also featured ''Dragon Quest IX'' on the cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeropause.com/2010/07/read-a-long-with-nintendo-power-257-august-2010/|title=Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #257 (August 2010)|publisher=Cream Media Inc.|year=2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> | ||