Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, a remake of the classic SNES RPG for the DS. It is in development at Japanese studio ArtePiazza and will hit North America on September 16.

As expected, the remake features an overhauled 3D graphics engine, new quests and plot developments, as well as a revised battle system.

The publisher additionally put up a new Dragon Quest hub site that lists the logos and translated subtitled for two more DS remakes - Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Maiden and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie.

Japanese gaming publication Shonen Jump has revealed that remakes of Dragon Quest IV, V and VI are headed to the DS. According to the article, the games will feature 3D graphics and an isometric perspective. The DS version of Dragon Quest IV is expected to hit Japan this Winter; no release dates for North America and Europe were revealed.

Summer is usually a dull time for gaming, but Square Enix’s lineup for the season just warmed things up. The publisher will release three new games for the PS2 and DS this summer, along with a PSP game that has already been released.

Already released is Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for the PSP, which will be followed by Dirge of Cerberus, the Final Fantasy-spinoff title that features Vincent as the main character, for the PS2 on August 15. The following month will see the release of Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (DS) and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (PS2) on 19 and 26 September, respectively.

Square Enix has sent out a trio of announcements, the first of which unveils Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for the Wii.

The game is being developed by Yuji Horii, with character designs from Akira Toriyama and music from Koichi Sugiyama. Dragon Quest for the Wii is being built ground up for the Nintendo console, making use of every aspect of the unique hardware of Wii.

Further details are to be announced at a later date.