In just a few weeks, the hit JRPG "The Last Story" will finally hit the American shorelines, to the joy of many gamers. The 45- chapter epic, set in Lazulis Island, is from renouned JRPG developer Hironobu Sakaguchi, and has so far been greated with much critical acclaim.
But, how well will it sell in America? Will you buy it? It's launch is currently scheduled for the 10th July, and it'll be interesting to see just how well-recieved it is, and whether or not it'll sell just as well as Xenoblade.
For reference, here's Xenoblade's sales WW, and also TLS.
| Xenoblade | Japan | EU | USA |
R.O.W* |
The Last Story | Japan | EU | R.O.W* |
| FW | 82,083 | 25,758 | 141,593 | 3,201 | FW | 112,021 | 27,342 | 3,603 |
| Ten Weeks | 138,068 | 88,386 | 243,635 (projected) | 8,903 | Ten Weeks | 159,859 | 66,166 | 8,713 |
| LTD | 158,998 | 182,908 | 239,842 (9 weeks) | 72,091 | LTD | 182,776 | 74,184 | 12,077 |
*The R.O.W First Weeks and 10 Weeks values may be incorredct due to not being released worldwide.
Looking at these trends, it would seem as though TLS will launch slightly higher than Xenoblade, I'd imagine the 150k area. However, the current pre-orders are much lower than Xenoblade's, so this may not be the case.
As far as LT is considered, I can see TLS hitting 350k in America. But what about you? Post below and vote in the poll!
Essay Pro