<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Starry	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Level-5	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
overseas	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
carrying	O
over	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
entry	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
customizable	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
trading	O
treasure	O
maps	O
and	O
loaning	O
player	O
characters	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
Akihiro	O
Hino	O
both	O
acting	O
as	O
co-director	O
and	O
encouraging	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
PlusAlpha	O
and	O
Schloc	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
localized	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
posted	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2011	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
the	O
multiplatform	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hugely	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
anonymous	O
communication	O
mode	O
would	O
inspire	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
in-built	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Starry	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
customizable	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Celestrian	O
people	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
displays	O
the	O
map	O
area	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
location	O
on	O
it	O
together	O
with	O
party	O
status	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
immediate	O
environment	O
and	O
main	O
menu	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
environment	O
is	O
displayed	O
from	O
a	O
overhead	B-Application
isometric	I-Application
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
being	O
displayed	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
previous	O
mainline	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
though	O
enemies	O
are	O
displayed	O
as	O
roaming	O
sprites	O
rather	O
than	O
previously	O
established	O
random	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
incorporates	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
a	O
story	O
quest	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
passive	O
online	O
interaction	O
dubbed	O
Tag	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
is	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
nearby	O
systems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
installed	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
bringing	O
a	O
gift	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
items	O
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
treasure	O
maps	O
leading	O
to	O
caves	O
that	O
can	O
hold	O
treasure	O
or	O
dungeons	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
text	O
went	O
untranslated	O
,	O
map	O
titles	O
were	O
automatically	O
translated	O
into	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
's	O
native	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
elements	O
lasted	O
until	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
service	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
an	O
angelic	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
Celestrians	O
act	O
as	O
guardians	O
of	O
the	O
Protectorate	O
,	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
mortals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
aiding	O
and	O
protecting	O
them	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
mortals	O
 '	O
spiritual	O
energy	O
known	O
as	O
benevolessence	O
and	O
feed	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
Tree	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Celestrians	O
 '	O
Observatory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
fed	O
the	O
appropriate	O
amount	O
,	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
produces	O
a	O
fruit	O
called	O
Fyggs	O
that	O
summons	O
a	O
magical	O
train	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Starflight	O
Express	O
allowing	O
the	O
Celestrians	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Realm	O
of	O
the	O
Almighty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
the	O
Realm	O
of	O
the	O
Almighty	O
with	O
the	O
reinvigorated	O
Starflight	O
Express	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
learns	O
that	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
is	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Celestria	O
,	O
who	O
defended	O
the	O
Protectorate	O
from	O
her	O
father	O
the	O
Almighty	O
Zenus	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Observatory	O
and	O
Celestrians	O
being	O
created	O
to	O
observe	O
and	O
judge	O
the	O
Protectorate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
and	O
Stella	O
learn	O
that	O
Corvus	O
fell	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
the	O
human	O
woman	O
Serena	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
tricked	O
into	O
believing	O
she	O
had	O
betrayed	O
her	O
when	O
handed	O
by	O
Serena	O
's	O
father	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Gittish	O
Empire	O
,	O
becoming	O
embittered	O
and	O
delusional	O
;	O
he	O
revived	O
the	O
Gittish	O
Empire	O
as	O
his	O
tool	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Level-5	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
earlier	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
production	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
Armor	O
Project	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
to	O
supervise	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
mainline	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
began	O
after	O
development	O
wrapped	O
up	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Horii	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
staff	O
deciding	O
what	O
platform	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
entry	O
should	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
with	O
Horii	O
wanting	O
to	O
reach	O
as	O
wide	O
an	O
audience	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hino	O
later	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
suggested	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
the	O
platform	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
its	O
widespread	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
Level-5	O
was	O
already	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
developing	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Curious	I-Application
Village	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
later	O
described	O
the	O
platform	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
choice	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
portability	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
briefly	O
considered	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
gaiden	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
entry	O
coming	O
later	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
chose	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
making	O
a	O
mainline	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
within	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
each	O
previous	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
they	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
increasing	O
hardware	O
specs	O
from	O
console	O
to	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
beautiful	O
yet	O
"	O
devilish	O
"	O
companion	O
contrasting	O
against	O
the	O
wise	O
yet	O
ugly	O
King	O
Trode	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
customisable	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tag	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
was	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
design	O
proposals	O
,	O
but	O
map	O
exchanging	O
was	O
a	O
later	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
stages	O
and	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
trailer	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
broke	O
with	O
series	O
tradition	O
and	O
used	O
an	O
action-based	O
combat	O
system	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprite-based	O
monster	O
encounters	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joker	I-Application
so	O
players	O
had	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
when	O
they	O
got	O
into	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichimura	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
quest	O
system	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
on	O
keeping	O
players	O
engaged	O
for	O
long	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
artist	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
with	O
Eiichirō	O
Nakatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
was	O
surprised	O
at	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
platform	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
little	O
interest	O
designing	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
invigorating	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
he	O
also	O
specifically	O
requested	O
music	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
angelic	O
"	O
atmosphere	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
planned	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
advancing	O
age	O
and	O
long	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sugiyama	O
felt	O
eager	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
as	O
he	O
felt	O
his	O
age	O
was	O
not	O
impacting	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
write	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
prepared	O
for	O
composing	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
sound	O
environment	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
battle	O
themes	O
went	O
through	O
a	O
process	O
of	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
initial	O
version	O
boring	O
Horii	O
during	O
test	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
symphonic	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
King	O
Records	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Sugiyama	O
in	O
a	O
post-concert	O
interview	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
platform	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichimura	O
wanted	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
to	O
reach	O
the	O
widest	O
audience	O
possible	O
and	O
expand	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
children-oriented	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
though	O
a	O
game	O
link	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
popular	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
to	O
bring	O
both	O
children	O
and	O
women	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
PlusAlpha	O
Translations	O
and	O
Schloc	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
localized	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
remakes	O
of	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
glossary	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
the	O
largest	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
handled	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
naming	O
following	O
group-based	O
themes	O
around	O
its	O
puns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localizing	O
the	O
Tag	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
messages	O
accurately	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
languages	O
within	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
space	O
limitations	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
saw	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
recording	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
67	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
the	O
best-rated	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
earned	O
multiple	O
perfect	O
scores	O
,	O
including	O
1Up.com,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
video	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2010	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
awards	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Original	O
Light	O
Mix	O
Score	O
,	O
Franchise	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
Sequel	O
RPG	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
1Up.com,	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
deepest	O
and	O
most	O
engaging	O
portable	O
RPGs	O
produced	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
only	O
complaints	O
being	O
around	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
true	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
Simon	O
Bramble	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
grandest	O
adventures	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
play	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
deceptive	O
tone	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
graphics	O
met	O
with	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
comparing	O
them	O
positively	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
finding	O
them	O
impressive	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
sold	O
2.32	O
million	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
reaching	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Media	O
Create	O
's	O
gaming	O
charts	O
;	O
its	O
release	O
also	O
prompted	O
a	O
boost	O
in	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
console	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
which	O
had	O
seen	O
recent	O
declining	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
paired	O
with	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
titles	O
including	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
contributed	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
posting	O
record	O
profits	O
for	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
ending	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
July	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
charts	O
,	O
with	O
132,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
fiscal	O
year	O
ending	O
2010	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
for	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
5.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
the	O
multiplatform	O
release	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
became	O
a	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
online	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
gatherings	O
occurring	O
where	O
players	O
swapped	O
treasure	O
maps	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
rare	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Hideki	O
Konno	O
,	O
speaking	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
cited	O
the	O
Tag	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
on	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
different	O
staff	O
members	O
described	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
functions	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
bottleneck	O
,	O
but	O
hoped	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
or	O
remake	O
could	O
be	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Tag	B-Device
Mode	I-Device
.	O
</s>
