Cozy Game Hits Another Impressive Sales Milestone

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Okay, so here’s the thing. I never thought I’d be hooked on a game called Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. But here I am, and apparently, I’m not alone. In just 12 days since its release, this game somehow sold over 800,000 copies worldwide. Mind-blowing, right? It’s like everyone suddenly decided, “Yeah, let’s play a life simulator.” And by everyone, I mean folks on PC and consoles. No joke.

Now, let’s rewind a bit. This is a sequel, by the way, coming after, wait for it, 13 years. Like, who does that? The original Fantasy Life was this little thing on the Nintendo 3DS, and I guess it mostly hung out in Japan. Fast forward to now, and bam, Fantasy Life i is everywhere. Switch, PC, PS5, and all the fancy consoles—because why not cover all bases?

The Twitter-verse, or whatever we’re calling it these days, went wild when they announced the sales hit. People were like, “Seriously? That many in less than two weeks?” And the game’s creators are over there hoping, fingers crossed, that they’ll hit a million by the end of June. Ambitious. But who knows? These things have a life of their own, kind of like my neglected plant that somehow just keeps growing.

Anyway, speaking of numbers, this game busted past half a million in just three days. Impressive, but then things slowed down a bit. Typical, right? Like when you start a new hobby with all the enthusiasm and then… well, you know how it goes. They’ve still got about 200,000 to catch up with the old game’s lifetime sales. Not bad for a series that’s been sleeping for a decade.

And then there’s this Switch 2 launch coming up on June 5. Honestly, if that doesn’t give it another boost, what will? People love new gadgets, and if I know anything, it’s that the excitement over a new console can sometimes make people buy stuff they didn’t even know they wanted.

There you have it—Fantasy Life i, stealing time and hearts, one copy at a time. What a ride.

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