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|creators = [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], [[Koichi Sugiyama]] | |creators = [[Yūji Horii]], [[Akira Toriyama]], [[Koichi Sugiyama]] | ||
|duration = 1986 - present | |duration = 1986 - present | ||
|sales = [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|Over | |sales = [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|Over 51 million]] | ||
|websites = http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest <br> http://www.square-enix.com/zenithia | |websites = http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest <br> http://www.square-enix.com/zenithia | ||
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'''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 | '''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 November 2009, the Dragon Quest series has sold over [[Worldwide Dragon Quest Sales|51 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. | ||