Editing Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (section)

==Development==
Production on the title began shortly after the [[Nintendo DS]] was announced. From the beginning, {{Monsters S}} series producer [[Taichi Inuzuka]] wanted to give the game a slightly more serious "adult" feeling that would appeal to younger players who had grown out of [[Pokémon]] could appreciate.<ref>犬塚: 小学生、中学生って「俺は大人だぜ」みたいに、大人っぽいものへの憧れがあると思うんですよ。それに「ポケモン」シリーズを卒業したプレイヤーさんに遊んでもらいたいっていう感じでしたね。''ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ3 魔族の王子とエルフの旅 WORLD＆MONSTER DATABASE interview, ISBN：978-4-08-779813-5''</ref>