Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake shipments and digital sales top two million
Nearly one million physical copies sold in Japan alone.
Total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake have surpassed two million units, Square Enix announced.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on November 14 worldwide.
In Japan alone, the physical edition of the game has sold to consumers at least 955,771 units, with the latest Famitsu sales charts reporting 742,918 units sold on Switch and 212,853 units sold on PlayStation 5.
Here is a brief overview of the game, via Square Enix:
Acclaimed by critics all over the world, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a complete remake of Dragon Quest III (originally released in 1988), now featuring the HD-2D graphic style, a unique blend of pixel art and 3D graphics. The story and the series’ familiar turn-based command battles remain true to the original, but Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake also includes a variety of additional elements, including voiced event scenes, orchestral music, a new “Monster Wrangler” vocation, the “Monster Arena” feature for extra challenges and new story episodes featuring Ortega, the protagonist’s father.
Additionally, the classic Dragon Quest III story fans know and love, which is chronologically first in the “Erdrick Trilogy,” has been refined to better tie-in to the events of Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is planned for release next year.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is perfect for anyone who thoroughly enjoyed the previous versions, newcomers to the Dragon Quest franchise and gamers of all ages—even those who don’t typically play RPGs.