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>>3332854

Which is why I specifically cited it. It sold 1.5 million copies. And then SquareEnix followed it up by ignoring the series for 7 years. A 'series' can't get popular if you only support one game every 5-10 years.

Dragon Quest sees Metroid like sales in the west because it gets Metroid level releases. One or two games every 5+ years. While SquareEnix expects it to sell as well as Mario.

As a fun exercise, I am going to guage how much I would have spent on SquareEnix games this gen vs how much I actually did spend.

Games I have bought so far:
Final Fantasy XIV: ARR - $42
Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward: $30
Final Fantasy XIV Subscription: $0
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - $40
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call - $40
Dragon Quest Heroes - $60

Total: $212.00

Games I would have bought so far if they were released to the west:
Dragon Quest X - $60
Dragon Quest X: First Expansion - $40
Dragon Quest X: Second Expansion - $40
Dragon Quest X Subscription (estimation of 3 years worth of subs) - $432
Dragon Quest VII Remake - $40
Dragon Quest VIII Remake - $40
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan - $40
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland Remake - $40
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Remake - $40
Theatrhythm Dragon Quest - $40
Dragon Quest Heroes - $60
Final Fantasy XIV: ARR - $42
Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward: $30
Final Fantasy XIV Subscription: $0
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy - $40
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call - $40

Total: $884.00

Well, I guess I can thank SquareEnix for helping me save money.