{"id":135523,"date":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195841"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:00:00","slug":"dragon-quest-40th-anniversary-logo-revealed-expect-various-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/04\/dragon-quest-40th-anniversary-logo-revealed-expect-various-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Logo Revealed, Expect &#8220;Various Announcements&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d998cd4ca481a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d998cd4ca481a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"d998cd4ca481a\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Dragon Quest\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d998cd4ca481a\/dragon-quest.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d998cd4ca481a\/dragon-quest.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" alt=\"Dragon Quest\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>2026 is a big year for video game anniversaries, and one of the many celebrations already getting underway is for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dragon_quest\">Dragon Quest<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the long-running role-playing series will turn 40 years old. To kick things off, Square Enix and its official Dragon Quest social accounts have now shared a look at the official anniversary logo.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it features the well-known and recurring Slime monster, and also displays the date 1986, which lines up with the release of the original Dragon Quest title on the Famicom.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/dragonquest\/status\/2006757310673395980 @ 2026-01-03T11:51:18+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy New Year, Dragon Questers! <\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 40th anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DragonQuest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DragonQuest<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Please look forward to various announcements in celebration of the anniversary. Thank you for your continued support \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cTU0S2meLC\">pic.twitter.com\/cTU0S2meLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 DRAGON QUEST (@DragonQuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DragonQuest\/status\/2006757310673395980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As you can see, there&#8217;s also a message attached, mentioning how fans can look forward to &#8220;various announcements&#8221; in celebration of the big occasion.<\/p>\n<p>One game due out next month is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-vii-reimagined\">Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/a> for the Switch and Switch 2. It will follow last year&#8217;s release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-i-and-ii-hd-2d-remake\">Dragon Quest I &amp; II HD Remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:128943,193315,192419,177930 @ 1767515037 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Looking forward to the anniversary celebrations for Dragon Quest? What would you like to see? <em>Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 is a big year for video game anniversaries, and one of the many celebrations already getting underway is for the Dragon Quest series. This year, the long-running role-playing series will turn 40 years old. 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