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Dragon Quest VIII is coming to 3DS (at least in Japan)

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, updated for iOS and Android this year.

Image Credit: Square Enix

Let’s try to not be too jealous of Japan.

Square Enix is bringing its classic role-playing game Dragon Quest VIII to Nintendo’s 3DS portable. However, the port is only announced for Japan so far.

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Still, it’s likely we’ll see the 3DS version in other territories. Square Enix has been pretty good making sure every territory gets these Dragon Quest re-releases. Dragon Quest VIII itself just saw a port to mobile that came out worldwide. Nintendo DS remakes of Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI also all came out in our territory.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King originally came out for the PlayStation 2 back in 2004. The 3DS version adds Streetpass support and an orchestrated soundtrack, according to Siliconera, a new site that focuses on Japanese gaming. It comes out in Japan on Aug. 27.