{"rewrite":{"id":"r_445d00ea2e7fa122226a6567","clusterId":"c_25acd0331f0ada62a61f54eb","slug":"dragon-quest-series-passes-100-million-units-sold","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dragon Quest Series Passes 100 Million Units Sold","summary":"Square Enix announced Wednesday that the Dragon Quest game series has passed 100 million units sold cumulatively, counting physical and digital sales. The company posted a video with series creator Yuji Horii marking the figure. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition gets a Nintendo Switch 2 version on September 24, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World arrives December 3 for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.","whyItMatters":"The series reaches nine figures while Square Enix is still filling out the release calendar around Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams, which the announcement names as the next main installment.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSquare Enix gave the number on X on Wednesday, with a video featuring creator Yuji Horii. The tally covers physical and digital sales across the series. The announcement also doubles as a status report on the pipeline: Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams is named as the latest main game installment, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition gets a Switch 2 version on September 24, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World launches December 3 for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. Square Enix also released Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko\u0026#39;s Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- in the West on September 9, the same day it announced the release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dragon Quest has passed 100 million units sold cumulatively, physical and digital, Square Enix said Wednesday, with a video from creator Yuji Horii. Dragon Quest XI S hits Switch 2 on September 24; Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World lands December 3.","twitterPost":"Dragon Quest has passed 100 million units sold, physical and digital, Square Enix announced Wednesday with a video from creator Yuji Horii. Dragon Quest XI S comes to Switch 2 on September 24. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World launches December 3.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix says the Dragon Quest series has passed 100 million units in cumulative physical and digital sales, announced Wednesday with a video from creator Yuji Horii. The same notice maps the near-term schedule: Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition on Switch 2 September 24, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on December 3 across Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams is named as the latest main game installment.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/dragon-quest-game-series-sells-100-million-units/.241872\",\"title\":\"Dragon Quest Game Series Sells 100 Million Units\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4368,"outputTokens":683,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789593263,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T21:08:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T21:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_25acd0331f0ada62a61f54eb","canonicalTitle":"News\nDragon Quest Game Series Sells 100 Million Units","representativeArticleId":"a_2d16cfb34024d294729805c6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Quest\"],\"studios\":[\"Square Enix\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T19:31:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T19:31:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/dragon-quest-game-series-sells-100-million-units/.241872","title":"News\nDragon Quest Game Series Sells 100 Million Units"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest"],"studios":["Square Enix"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}