Dragon Quest
Japanese video game franchise
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| December 2024 | An English fan translation of Dragon Quest X was released. |
| May 28 2024 | The game was released in other Asian regions. |
| May 28 2024 | Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline released in other Asian regions. |
| May 26 2023 | Downloadable content 'The Sleeping Hero and the Guiding Ally' released in Japan for the offline version, introducing a new map and party member. |
| November 2022 | Serialization of 'Dragon Quest Treasures: Another Adventure Fadora no Takarajima' manga began in V Jump, written by Masaki Hara and illustrated by Yoichi Amano. |
| October 2022 | Serialization of Dragon Quest X sidestory manga concluded after 19 volumes. |
| September 15 2022 | Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline released in Japan after being delayed from its original February 26 announcement date. |
| February 26 2022 | The game was initially announced for release in Japan on this date. |
| 2021 | Koichi Sugiyama passed away while still composing music for Dragon Quest XII, having created over 500 tracks for the series throughout his career. |
| 2021 | Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate was announced, with plans for a darker tone and significant gameplay changes. |
| 2021 | Single-player remake, Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline, announced during the Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Special livestream. |
| 2020 | 'Lotto's Theme' from the Dragon Quest series was selected and played during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, marking the first video game music to be featured. |
| October 25 2020 | Dragon Quest VR experience ended at VR ZONE OSAKA |
| October 3 2020 | Second anime adaptation of The Adventure of Dai by Toei Animation begins, running until October 22, 2022. |
| August 31 2020 | Dragon Quest VR experience concluded at MAZARIA in Tokyo |
| February 13 2020 | The film was released internationally on Netflix, expanding its audience beyond the initial Japanese theatrical release. |
| 2019 | First trailer of the film was released, sparking negative criticism from Japanese fans about the voice actor choices and character designs that deviated from Akira Toriyama's signature art style. |
| December 2019 | Novelist Saori Kumi filed a lawsuit against the film producers of Dragon Quest: Your Story, alleging unauthorized use of character names from her Dragon Quest V novel. |
| August 21 2019 | Hiro Mashima released a one-shot manga based on Dragon Quest XI in the October issue of V Jump. |
| August 2 2019 | Film was released nationwide in Japanese cinemas, expanding its theatrical distribution. |
| August 2 2019 |
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest: Your Story, a 3DCG animated film based on Dragon Quest V, is released in Japan.
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| July 2019 | Dragon Quest characters were added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as downloadable content, featuring four different 'Hero' characters from various Dragon Quest games. |
| July 12 2019 | Dragon Quest VR launched at MAZARIA in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, Tokyo |
| June 19 2019 | Second trailer and official movie poster for Dragon Quest: Your Story were released. |
| May 14 2019 | Several additional cast members for Dragon Quest: Your Story were announced. |
| April 4 2019 | First trailer of Dragon Quest: Your Story was released, simultaneously announcing 13 cast members including Takeru Satoh as protagonist Ruka and Kasumi Arimura as Bianca. |
| April 1 2019 | VR ZONE SHINJUKU location closed |
| March 9 2019 | Dragon Quest VR discontinued at VR ZONE SHINJUKU |
| September 13 2018 | Dragon Quest VR first hosted at VR ZONE OSAKA arcade location in Japan |
| September 4 2018 | Dragon Quest XI was released worldwide. |
| 2017 | Support for the original Wii version of Dragon Quest X ended. |
| September 21 2017 | Nintendo Switch version released. |
| September 21 2017 | Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest X released. |
| August 17 2017 | PlayStation 4 version of Dragon Quest X released. |
| August 17 2017 | PlayStation 4 version released. |
| July 29 2017 | Dragon Quest XI was released in Japan. |
| 2016 | Dragon Quest VII remake was released internationally for the Nintendo 3DS with the subtitle 'Fragments of the Forgotten Past'. |
| August 2016 | Ports for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch were announced as being in development. |
| April 30 2015 | Second physical expansion pack, Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online, was released, marking the last expansion for the Wii before its service ended. |
| January 2015 |
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest V was released worldwide for Android and iOS mobile platforms.
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| 2014 | Dragon Quest X sells over one million copies, demonstrating significant commercial success for the MMORPG. |
| September 4 2014 | Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest X released, which suffered from multiple technical problems leading to temporary shipment stoppage. |
| September 4 2014 | Nintendo 3DS cloud-streaming version released, which initially suffered from multiple technical problems. |
| August 7 2014 | Dragon Quest X All-In-One Package bundle released for Wii, Wii U, and Windows, including the original game and two expansion packs. |
| 2013 | Chikara Saito takes over as director of the game's development team. |
| December 16 2013 | Android and iOS version of Dragon Quest X released, co-developed with NTT DoCoMo and Ubitus using cloud streaming technology. |
| December 5 2013 | First physical expansion pack, Nemureru Yūsha to Michibiki no Meiyū Online, was released. |
| September 26 2013 | A port of Dragon Quest X for Windows was released. |
| September 26 2013 | Windows port of the game released. |
| March 30 2013 | Wii U version released, featuring an orchestrated soundtrack performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. |
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