Ni No Kuni Series Has Sold 1.4 Million Units Worldwide
Publisher Namco Bandai Games have proudly announced that the gaming collaboration Professor Layton series developers LEVEL-5 and legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli has been a resounding success story. The game, Ni no Kuni, has managed to reach the impressive figure of approximately 1.4 million units sold worldwide.
This overall number includes both Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch on PlayStation 3, as well as the Japan-only version that was released on Nintendo DS. Olivier Comte, Senior Vice-President at NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe states:
“We are very proud to join our partner, LEVEL-5, to announce that the critically acclaimed role-playing game series, Ni no Kuni, has approximately reached the 1.4 million units sold worldwide,” “The franchise has been very well received in EMEA and as a result of its quality, has reached an amazing number of sales for a JRPG.”
We were big fans of the game when it was released, giving it a glowing review. The title really deserves all of the success that it has enjoyed – and it is good to see that the title has performed well around the world, and that it has not just been a success story limited to the Japanese market. This gives gamers hope for the future that more niche Japanese titles may be localised for western release.
Robin Parker
If I'm not playing on a good Adventure Game - still longing for the long-past Golden Age of the genre, when Lucasarts and Sierra ruled supreme - you might find me searching for a local arcade, in the hopes that it still houses titles such as Sunset Riders or WindJammers.
