Media Create & Famitsu Japan Sales: Week 31, 2012 (Jul 30 - Aug 05)

[Kresnik]

happydolphin said:

Kresnik said:
So I guess we're going with the 420k figure being correct then?

Regardless, it sounds about right from what I was reading in the COMG thread. I don't know why anyone would call it a failure, for an mmo it seems pretty good.

Now, the choice to make it an mmo on the other hand...

Business-wise or in terms of entertainment value?

Entertainment value, but also naming it I guess.  I still think it was an odd and silly decision to make a main-numbered Final Fantasy game an MMO, and I feel the same way about this.

I guess (again from a business perspective) I understand why they did it.  Main numbered series, more people are likely to buy it, therefore more people are likely to get hooked and continue subscribing.  But idk.  I'm sure "Final Fantasy Online" and "Dragon Quest Online" would still have pulled respectable numbers.