Overview
- Square Enix announced on Sept. 16, 2026 that the Dragon Quest franchise has surpassed 100 million cumulative package shipments and digital sales.
- The total covers every Dragon Quest release since the series began in Japan in 1986, including 11 mainline games, spin-offs, remakes and remasters.
- The company and coverage singled out recent remakes as a key sales driver, citing Dragon Quest III HD‑2D, Dragon Quest I & II HD‑2D, and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined as examples.
- Square Enix plans near‑term releases that will continue to add to lifetime sales, with Dragon Quest XI S arriving on Nintendo Switch 2 on Sept. 24, 2026 and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World set for Dec. 3, 2026, while Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams remains in development with no release date.
- The rise from roughly 76 million reported in 2018 to 100 million today highlights the franchise's enduring cultural reach and suggests that successful remakes and cross‑platform reissues may shape Square Enix's release strategy going forward.