Level 5 Ship 600,000 Copies Of Ni No Kuni

Recommended Videos

Level 5 and Studio Ghibli’s fantasy Nintendo DS RPG, Ni no Kuni, was first announced two years ago in a 2008 issue of Famitsu magazine, with no release date to accompany the announcement.

 

Ni no Kuni is significant in part because it marks the first time Studio Ghibli, who are renowned for the quality of their animated productions, have seriously invested themselves in the development of a game. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Level 5, who originally developed the game in celebration of their 10th anniversary, have high expectations of it.

 

Now we know just how high. Ni no Kuni: The Jet-Black Sorcerer is slated for release on December 9th in Japan. Level 5 held a presentation on the game attended by the Japanese press earlier today, where it was revealed that the initial shipment for Ni no Kuni is in the range of 600,000 units, in line with initial orders from retailers.

 

Every copy of Ni no Kuni comes with a magical tome filled with spells to use in the game using the Nintendo DS stylus, and monster descriptions, essentially making every copy of the game a special edition.

 

In addition to Ni no Kuni: The Jet-Black Sorcerer on Nintendo DS, Level 5 and Ghibli are also developing a separate version of the game for the PlayStation 3. No release date for the PS3 version has been announced yet.

related content
Read Article Which Vanillaware Games Do You Like Best and Recommend?
Best Vanillaware Game
Read Article It’s the Perfect Time for Hotel Dusk and Last Window to Return
It's the Perfect Time for Hotel Dusk and Last Window to Return
Read Article How Many Nintendo DS Units Have Been Sold?
Ghost Trick review trick screen
Read Article Here Are the Bleach Games You Can Play in English
Bleach games in English
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Related Content
Read Article Which Vanillaware Games Do You Like Best and Recommend?
Best Vanillaware Game
Read Article It’s the Perfect Time for Hotel Dusk and Last Window to Return
It's the Perfect Time for Hotel Dusk and Last Window to Return
Read Article How Many Nintendo DS Units Have Been Sold?
Ghost Trick review trick screen
Read Article Here Are the Bleach Games You Can Play in English
Bleach games in English
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Author
Ishaan Sahdev
Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.