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Dragon Quest IX

2009 role-playing video game
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Summary

Dragon Quest IX is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,458 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dragon Quest IX received the Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Best Sales Award[3].
  • Dragon Quest IX's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Dragon Quest IX was directed by Akihiro Hino[5].
  • Dragon Quest IX's composer is recorded as Koichi Sugiyama[6].
  • Dragon Quest IX was published by Nintendo[7].
  • Dragon Quest IX's genre is role-playing video game[8].
  • Dragon Quest IX's developer is recorded as Level-5[9].
  • Dragon Quest IX's part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[10].
  • Dragon Quest IX's designed by is recorded as Yuji Horii[11].
  • Dragon Quest IX's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[12].
  • Dragon Quest IX's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[13].
  • Dragon Quest IX's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[14].
  • Dragon Quest IX's soundtrack release is recorded as ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人 Synthesizer & Original Soundtrack[15].
  • Dragon Quest IX was distributed by Nintendo Game Card[16].
  • Dragon Quest IX was distributed by digital download[17].
  • Dragon Quest IX's country of origin is recorded as Japan[18].
  • Dragon Quest IX was published on July 11, 2009[19].
  • Dragon Quest IX's distributed by is recorded as Nintendo eShop[20].
  • Dragon Quest IX's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone 10+[21].
  • Dragon Quest IX's CERO rating is recorded as A (All ages)[22].
  • Dragon Quest IX's official website is recorded as http://www.dqix.jp[23].
  • Dragon Quest IX's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 12[24].
  • Dragon Quest IX's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人'}[25].
  • Dragon Quest IX's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+1020000'}[26].
  • Dragon Quest IX's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+1050000'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dragon Quest IX was published by Nintendo[7]. It was directed by Akihiro Hino[5].

Publication

Dragon Quest IX was published on July 11, 2009[19]. Its genre is role-playing video game[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[10]. Recorded distribution format include Nintendo Game Card[16] and digital download[17].

Subject and Themes

Dragon Quest IX's part of the series is recorded as Dragon Quest[10].

Reception

Dragon Quest IX received the Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Best Sales Award[3].

Why It Matters

Dragon Quest IX ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,458 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Dragon Quest IX receive?

Honors received include Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Best Sales Award[3].

Related Entities

Japan Level-5 Nintendo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Q108743705. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 2029
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tasvideos game id: 2029, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151160042|Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (#151160042)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dragon_Quest_IX_Sentinels_of_the_Starry_Skies
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  3. 16w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 9892
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 9892, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180140276|Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (#180140276)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/c"
  4. 17w ago · Shergutsa · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Units sold → {'amount': '+1020000'}, {'amount': '+1050000'}
    Part of the series → Dragon Quest
    Designed by → Yuji Horii
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Stopgame id: dragon_quest_ix_sentinels_of_the_starry_skies"
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