Bravely Default Takes the Top Spot In Japan

Comment by Mush, on 18.10.2012 at 23:03

Hopefully both this and Project X Zone get localised, though Capcom have said they aren't any plans for localisation yet, hopefully Namco Bandai will handle the localisation.. or maybe even Nintendo themselves. Oh damn, I wish it was easier to get games translated and released over here.

Comment by SirLink , on 18.10.2012 at 22:39

Pretty sure they said they will watch how Japanese sales are going to be first. It's looking pretty good for it right now I'd say. It even outsold Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the DS by roughly 25,000 units without the help of the Final Fantasy brand it in its launch week. That game got a localisation, so this one might just get one too. The 3DS certainly could use more quality RPG's in its library, in the West anyway.

Comment by Jacob4000, on 18.10.2012 at 22:20

Too bad they probably won't localize it. I really like the look of this one.

Comment by jb, on 18.10.2012 at 20:32

This post is a copy of the news report: http://www.cubed3.com/news/17316All posts made in this forum topic below will appear as news comments on the above link. If you make a comment on the original article link above, it will also appear here as a forum post.The latest effort from Square Enix, the 3DS-exclusive Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, has soared into the top spot in Japan this week.

The original IP, a traditional RPG, sold an impressive 141,529 units in home turf during its first week on the market (ending October 14th) - outselling initial figures for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light back in 2009.

Namco Bandai released the franchise mash-up Project X Zone last week, selling a healthy 85,539 copies during its first week making 3rd place, just behind Resident Evil 6.

Hardware-wise, the 3DS found 27,221 new owners and the XL 52,079 during the same period. The PlayStation Vita, on the other hand, sold just 6,134 units.