The newest Final Fantasy game is struggling at retail in Japan
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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins is among the slowest-selling Final Fantasy games ever at Japanese retail stores. That is according to Game Data Library, which tracks Japanese game sales. The game, which debuted March 18, had lower week-one physical sales than 24 other Final Fantasy spinoff games. And it only sold faster than 2007’s Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon, 2009’s Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, and 2006’s Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales.
Stranger of Paradise also sold worse than developer Team Ninja’s previous games.
“[Final Fantasy Origins had] a poor launch in comparison to the NiOh games, too,” Game Data Library posted to Twitter. “[It had] less than half the launch of either NiOh game.”
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>Retail launch of Final Fantasy Origins in Japan is among the worst for a Final Fanasy spin off, with only a couple of Wii games doing worse. Its a poor launch in comparison to the NiOh games too, with less than half the launch of either NiOh game. pic.twitter.com/9ZjbMZQn3aThis is likely indicative of the Final Fantasy audience moving on from consoles — at least in Japan. Square Enix has continued releasing new Final Fantasy spinoffs in recent years but almost exclusively on mobile devices. And that is probably where most of its domestic audience is at.
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