Bravely Default's 1M copies sold reveals why it has Square Enix reconsidering its Final Fantasy strategy

Square Enix’s return to its role-playing roots has paid off.

The publisher has sold 1 million copies of the 3DS RPG Bravely Default worldwide since its 2012 debut in Japan, and that is a big reason Square Enix is looking at it as the answer to what ails its huge Final Fantasy franchise. In its home country, Bravely Default reached 400,000 copies sold, Square Enix revealed to Japanese gaming site Dengeki Online (via NeoGAF). In the rest of the world, Bravely Default, which plays a lot like a classic 16-bit Final Fantasy, surpassed 600,000 copies sold. In recent months, Square Enix confessed that it got away from what made Final Fantasy popular in the first place. With Bravely Default performing nearly as well as some “real” Final Fantasy releases, the company is looking to its new RPG as a model for the future.