Dragon Quest 3 Sales Square Enix

Square Enix, a publisher notorious for stating that its games underperform in terms of sales, has actually bucked the trend in its most recent financial report.

In an utterly shocking twist, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake sold better than expected — and the company has seen fit to highlight that fact. Are we living in some kind of alternate reality?

The publisher reports an increase to its operating incoming in the digital entertainment sector thanks to "stronger sales of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake than initial assumptions".

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Released in November of last year, the remake proved popular with both critics and fans. Commercially, it shipped over 2 million copies (digital sales included) in just under a month, with Japan counting for at least half of that total.

Naturally, the revival would have been a 'smaller' project with regards to budget — especially when compared to the likes of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 — and so sales expectations would have been more... reasonable.

Still, it just goes to show that even Square Enix can be impressed. Maybe it's time for the company to lean harder on its catalogue of classic RPGs? It's clear that not every remake has to break the bank.

And just to add more fuel to that particular fire, the same report shows a heavy downturn in profit for the publisher's free-to-play, mobile-centric titles. This decline meant that, despite the success of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Square Enix's overall net sales took a noticeable hit. Can't win 'em all!

Did you ever imagine a scenario where Square Enix would actually praise a game's sales? Pick your jaw off the floor in the comments section below.

[source hd.square-enix.com, via nintendolife.com]