5.3 million copies of Dragon Quest IX have been shipped worldwide as of December 31st, 2010.

Stop by McDonalds in Japan with your copy of the Nintendo DS game and you can get a few extra monsters – Dimensional Dragon, Slider Hero, Shinigami Slidark, and Stella.

This month, Luida’s Bar is celebrating its one-year anniversary, as well as Valentine’s Day.

Nintendo 3DS producer reveals the reason behind his StreetPass “counter-attack.”

Unsurprisingly, other games published by Nintendo sold incredibly well, too.

And it might just outmatch it in the long run, too.

Square Enix asked fans to vote for their favorite Dragon Quest game and the results are in.

Final Fantasy XII was #10 on the list. The others are more obvious.

Recently, Nintendo of America held a girls-only Halloween slumber party to promote Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.

Iwata gives us an update on the state of Dragon Quest IX’s Tag Mode overseas.

The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association picked New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Heavy Rain as some of the top video games in Japan.

PAX is possibly the best game convention to try out Dragon Quest IX’s Tag Mode, and Nintendo are well aware of it.

Meanwhile, StarCraft II, unsurprisingly, was the best-selling game of the month.

Square Enix president, Yoichi Wada, explains his globalization vision for the company, and just what it involves.