Dragon Quest XI shipments + digital sales pass 3 million (3DS + PS4, Japan Only)

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Wyrdness said:

Jumpin said:

Except Final Fantasy 7 and 8. While Dragon Quest 7 sold more, it wasn't "destruction" levels of sales. Plus being the only Dragon Quest on PSX, being released when the PSX had the highest active userbase, and being the first DQ game released in 5 years, helped it sell higher than its potential would have otherwise been. Even so, it sold only 10% better than FF8, and 20% than FF7, but FF7 and FF8 both outsold DQ6, and DQ8, while outselling FF7, failed to outsell FF8.

Your comparison is a bit off because comparing previous games isn't reflective of the point being put forward which is DQ normally does better than the FF games released alongside it for example DQ7 outsold 7,8 and 9 while DQ8 outsold both X and XII, DQIX blew away FFXIII etc... The performance of games released in previous gen cycles doesn't really factor into the context here.

The person I replied to was implying DQXI beating out FFXV was a victory for traditional rpgs when the truth of the matter is DQ beating out FF in japan is a common occurance.

Its a bit different,  final fantasy  whas always  a mill seller day one in japan,  after 10 they wanted  to change whar final fantasy  is and it shows, ff15 couldn't  even sell 700k a huge decline  compared  to even ff13.

 

Yet a traditional  jrpg ( se said gamers  dont want anymore)  is still selling  like freaking  hotcakes.

 

Heck i fully  expect  dq11 being  rated  much higher and loved much longer  then the lame ff15.

 

Jesus how the mighty  has fallen.