Long-awaited 'Dragon Quest 9' video game hits shelves in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Customers crowd a store in Tokyo's Shibuya district July 11 to buy the latest version of Square Enix Co.'s popular ''Dragon Quest'' video game series which finally hit the shelves in Japan after its debut was postponed three times from the originally planned 2007 launch date.

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