Famitsu Sales: Week 9, 2021 (Feb 22 - Feb 28)

[siebensus4]

theDX said:

Bravely series

[3DS] Bravely Default (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6,090) - 295,902 / 144,909
[3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix) {2015.04.23} (¥5,980) - 167,489 / 97,220
[NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) {2021.02.26} (¥6,800) - 93,061 / 93,061
[3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel (Square Enix) {2013.12.05} (¥4,990) - 80,143 / 36,990

Story of Seasons series

[NDS] Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (Marvelous Interactive) {2007.02.01} (¥5,040) - 304,660 / 70,980
[3DS] Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} (¥5,040) - 264,042 / 79,809
[3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5,040) - 259,111 / 116,922
[NDS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages (Marvelous Entertainment) {2010.07.08} (¥5,040) - 212,870 / 65,074
[NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) {2021.02.25} (¥5,980) - 202,396 / 202,396

So it seems that both new titles have cannibalized each other. That's a pity.

Octopath Traveler has sold more than Bravely Default II in launch week in Japan, despite a much smaller install base. The game isn't that bad – not as good as Ocotpath, but not that bad.

Last edited by siebensus4 - on 05 March 2021