Cozy Game Achieves Another Remarkable Sales Milestone

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So, imagine this: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Catchy name, right? Anyway, this game drops on May 21 and, just like that, boom! Over 800,000 copies snapped up globally in less than two weeks. I mean, who’s even surprised? Well, maybe some folks. Developed by Level-5, with Nintendo showing it off like a proud parent, it’s out on every major console—Switch, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox and whatnot.

Here’s a funny thing though—well, at least I find it amusing. The original game came out like 13 years ago. Ancient history! It was only on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. Fast forward to now, and it’s throwing a world party on multiple platforms. Talk about a glow-up, huh? This reboot’s broader reach has really taken its sales to a whole new level.

Oh hey, the official Fantasy Life Twitter account chirped about crossing 800k sales in just 12 days. Wild, right? The developers are on this high, thinking they’ll hit a cool million by June’s end. That would mean they sold a million in just a bit more than a month. Not bad for a game returning from a retirement long enough to have been forgotten. Well, almost.

Speaking of reach, back in May? This game was selling like hotcakes—half a million copies flew off the (virtual) shelves in just three days. It slowed down after that. And I guess that’s normal, right? Everything shiny starts looking a bit dull after the newness wears off. But now, they just need to sell two hundred thousand more to match the lifetime sales of the 2012 game. By the way, that one sold over a million units by the end of 2022. Saw that in some report, can’t remember which.

And, oh, here’s a twist—they’re putting it on the Switch 2 as a launch title come June 5. May give sales that extra push. Or not. Only time will tell. Anyway, that’s the scoop on Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. No idea why I dove so deep into this rabbit hole, but here we are. Guess we’ll see how this saga unfolds.