Koei Tecmo has announced that Atelier Ryza had the strongest launch in series history this past week in Japan! Sales have reached 150,000 in Japan. It is set to outpace previous games in the series. Along with this, Koei Tecmo states that pre-orders for the game are strong and picking up further in the west. Its possible that Atelier Ryza will have the strongest series launch in the west as well!
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 (@mochi_wsj) September 30, 2019
Lastly, Atelier Ryza releases on October 29th for PS4, Switch and PC in the west. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest Japanese gaming news!