On April 23, 2008, it was reported that Square Enix had applied for the trademark "Hand of the Heavenly Bride" at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It was confirmed to be a reference to "Dragon Quest V" by a listing from Nintendo of third-party titles for Nintendo platforms. On May 20, 2008, Square Enix opened up the North American site featuring the three Dragon Quest DS remakes, acknowledging the game would see a release in North America. On the following day, Square Enix sent out a press release saying that the game would be released in Europe under the name "Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride". It was released on July 17, 2008 in Japan., February 17, 2009 in North America, and February 20, 2009 in Europe.