We've reached out to Square Enix to see if there's anything official the publisher plans to announce, but judging by how upset the translator and other members of PR are reported to have been at the event, it seems this is indeed legit and Horii may have let the cat out of the bag early. Two fan-favorite Dragon Quest titles are being re-released in North America: Both Dragon Quest 7: Warriors of Eden and Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King are coming to Nintendo 3DS in 2016. The 3DS version is due to hit Japan in August. An Android and iOS port launched in Japan on December 2013 and worldwide on May 2014. Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King for the PlayStation 2 first released in Japan in 2004, and later in North America in 2005. So there still would be many changes to be made to the script as well as spells and monster lists. Dragon Quest VII originally released for PlayStation in 2001, with IGN praising the game for 'deep gameplay, massive quest, and sheer variety.' And this former localization of the RPG may make it seem like it's easier for Square Enix to bring the game over, but Dragon Quest mobile producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto explained that the company 'revamped the translation' for the franchise since Dragon Quest VIII and onward.
