In a recent promotional email (seen above), Nintendo claims that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the deepest Zelda yet.

To me, depth would mean an engrossing story with characters you care about and a game world that feels alive. To others it might mean a lot of items to collect or side quests to embark upon. Dragon Quest IX had a great balance of these qualities and was able to deliver depth no matter what your definition of the term might be.

What does depth in a video game mean to you?

Looks like Dragon Quest X is going to be an online RPG, possibly needing a monthly fee.

We had a lot of fans of the DS masterpiece Dragon Quest IX around here when that came out, but now I’m curious to see what you think of Dragon Quest X, coming to Wii and Wii-U.

Is this what you want?

Dragon Quest VI will be available for the first time in North America for DS on Valentine’s Day 2011. The game is a re-worked version of the Super Famicom game, originally released in 1995 in Japan. It’ll be interesting to see if they re-release Dragon Quest VII or VIII on the DS or maybe even the 3DS.

Anyone get enough of Dragon Quest IX yet and looking forward to this remake of Dragon Quest VI?

This Dragon Quest IX hat inexplicably showed up in my mailbox today with no sender or return address. The only clue I have is Minneapolis zip code.

Thank you, mysterious benefactor! Your surprise gift choked me up a little bit.

[Click past the break for the beautiful logo on the back of the hat.]

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Looking to connect with players and experience wondrous new maps and items? Then head over to one of the Dragon Quest IX tag mode events schedules all over the place in the next few days.

Remember tag mode allows you to expand your quests and unlock special areas that aren’t normally accessible through normal play. So if you’re looking to cash in quick and easy, be sure to click the picture to find out where the events will be hosted.

Hopefully, David and myself will see you there!