{"id":40115,"date":"2024-11-19T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40115"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T08:56:20","slug":"dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-switch-physical-version-swiftly-sells-out-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-switch-physical-version-swiftly-sells-out-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Switch physical version swiftly sells out in Japan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remakes-steam-performance-is-the-third-best-in-square-enixs-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been taking the world by storm<\/a> ever since it was released last Thursday (November 14, 2024). The<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/all-staff-have-changed-their-jobs-to-hero-clinic-in-japan-shuts-up-shop-to-play-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> popularity of the franchise<\/a> and the fact that the title is <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/if-this-fails-i-wont-be-able-to-stay-in-the-industry-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2ds-devs-talk-about-the-pressure-of-remaking-a-legendary-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a remake of the beloved 1988 classic RPG<\/a> led to physical copies of the Nintendo Switch version selling out in local stores in Japan:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dragon Quest III on Switch was sold out at multiple stores I visited today in Tokyo. I guess some things never change. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FatkT3GqrW\">pic.twitter.com\/FatkT3GqrW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tokyo Game Life (@TokyoGameLife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TokyoGameLife\/status\/1857711338711089285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the fact that physical game copies tend to sell well in Japan, the cover of the Japanese Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake physical edition is reversible.You can swap between the new cover art and the classic Super Famicom box art <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/akira-toriyama-successor-on-dragon-quest-iii-remake-impresses-fans-with-chrono-trigger-inspired-illustration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">featuring the late manga artist Akira Toriyama\u2019s illustrations<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-001.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison between Dragon Quest 3 remake Nintendo Switch physical version in Japan and the USA\" class=\"wp-image-40122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Comparison of Nintendo Switch physical copies in Japan and the US<\/em> (<em>Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/dragonquest\/comments\/1gs1bt0\/wow_the_dragon_quest_3_hd_remake_has_reversible\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CyberDivinity on Reddit.<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the reversible cover is also available for the PlayStation 5 physical version of the game, it seems that more people prefer the Nintendo Switch version instead. This is likely because <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-switch-has-sold-more-games-than-any-other-nintendo-gaming-platform-nintendo-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more people have a Switch<\/a>, and the Switch\u2019s portability make it suited for playing retro RPGs. Another reason could that Nintendo Switch\u2019s clear game cases allow people to see both covers without having to switch them out, unlike the PS5\u2019s dark blue cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0The temporary shortage of physical Switch copies has left many eager players with few choices-\u00a0buy the digital version, find a scalped copy on auction sites, or wait a little. Even those ordering on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/Dragon-Quest-III-HD-2D-Remake\/dp\/B0D71SHR5B?th=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Japan<\/a> today will have to wait until November 25 for it to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-002.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake battle\" class=\"wp-image-40121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241119-40115-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem got so bad that users on auction and resale sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.mercari.com\/search?search_condition_id=1cx0zHHN0HTEcax3jg4njg6njgq_jgqgzIHN3aXRjaA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mercari<\/a> have been selling physical Switch copies for more than the list price of 7,678 yen (around $49.71 USD). While the shortage of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake physical Switch copies is likely to die down soon, there are still a lot of people who have yet to get hold of a copy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo Switch copies of the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake have been flying off shelves in Japan- thanks in part to the reversible cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":40120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-40115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Switch physical version swiftly sells out in Japan\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nintendo Switch copies of the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake have been flying off shelves in Japan- thanks in part to the reversible cover.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-switch-physical-version-swiftly-sells-out-in-japan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Switch physical version swiftly sells out in Japan\u00a0 - 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