[quote name='wampa8jedi']I think it's still definitely coming, it's just that with the release of IX in Japan, Square-Enix had no desire to release this for quite some time... perhaps a holiday release in Japan, and then maybe we'll see VI by next summer, with IX to follow at Christmas 2010?[/QUOTE]
Actually, IX should be here at some point over the summer. Today's Nintendo conference had HUGE news for DQ fans, namely that Nintendo will be publishing DQIX in North America and so it looks like it might actually make it here in a timely fashion.
I've had my doubts about VI based solely on the abysmal sales of V, but this should nudge Square-Enix in the right direction. Though, any localization buzz has been purely speculation up to this point considering that it just came out in Japan and all.
Sorry to you guys that missed out on DQV. It's impossible to find new/not counterfeit online, but not impossible to find offline yet. If you're willing to settle for used, I see them at GS and Fye now and again. I realize this is anecdotal, but I'm not even in all that great an area for finding rare games so a little searching should yield something.