Is it just me, or is there a huge disparity between the remakes for this company's two flagship series???

I'm trying to get into DQ (got real hooked on VIII) and I was wondering if there were any GBA remakes for it. I was surprised to see that my gamestop search came up w/ nothing. Okay, maybe I didn't try all that hard, but I was wondering if anyone had the info on when/how these games have been remade.