Atelier Ryza Tops 150,000 Units Sold in Japan, Strongest Debut in Franchise History - News
by Adam Cartwright , posted on 30 September 2019 / 3,940 Views
According to a WSJ report, Atelier Ryza - the latest entry in the long-running JRPG series from Gust and Koei-Tecmo - has sold more than 150,000 copies in Japan across PS4 & Nintendo Switch in its launch week.
Koei Tecmo says Ryza made strongest launch in franchise's history, selling 150K copies in Japan (digital+packaged) so far. Pre-order outside Japan also strong and picking up further, another example of West embracing niche from Japan. pic.twitter.com/Xy9hfUrpwM
— Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) September 30, 2019
This marks the strongest debut in the franchise's history and the game is already sold out at many stores. The report also details that early pre-orders from overseas suggests strong interest in the title.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout will launch in the west on October 29th.
More Articles
Looking at the main character, I think I can guess a major reason for its success
Tits, Ass, and every Thigh nice. These were the ingredients chosen to save lives.
Congrats on the success.
40% happy, 60% scared about this.
How so?
Well, I figure that part of the reason the series is now getting such attention is some of the character design, like Ryza here and then my pessimistic, maybe even paranoiac fear kicks in of Atelier turning into something I don't want to from the success of this game. I already am very unenthusiastic about some series I used to love because of their increased popularity and chasing some of that fan service, which in itself I'm not against, I just don't need it or want it in some series, like Atelier. I'm still looking forward to the game and I'll play it, but I'm already getting some irrational fear for the future of it.
Ah, that's understandable. I get that way too when it comes to things that I'm passionate about. I don't think you've got anything to worry about though, my man. The series has been picking up steam in Japan, so a record-setting debut was to be expected at some point!
She's known as Thighza in the Ateleir community!
