A Major Blow to Sony in Japan

[Andromeda18_]

Now, more copies of Dragon Quest 7 were sold than FF 7, 8 and 9 combined in Japan;

Not that I don't believe what you said but according to information on the wikipedia

Dragon Warrior VII's sales totalled 4.1 million

Final Fantasy VII was both a critical and commercial success, and set several sales records. Within three days of its January 1997 release in Japan, the game had sold 2.3 million copies.

in Japan, it (Final Fantasy VIII) sold roughly 2.5 million units within the first four days of release

So basicaly, 2.3 million + 2.5 million = 4.8 million copies. These 4.8 million copies were sold in Japan within 3/4 days after the games were released, which means the number of copies sold outside Japan and the total number of copies sold in Japan aren't included. The number of FFIX copies sold aren't included either.
I'm not saying Dragon Quest 7 didn't sell more than either one of these games in Japan but it certainly didn't sell more than all three combined.



By the way, I came across this bit of information on the wikipedia:

All Time Top 100 by the readers

In March of 2006 Japanese Famitsu magazine readers voted on their 100 all-time favorite games. The top ten games picked by fans were:

1. Final Fantasy X (2001)
2. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
3. Dragon Quest III (1988)
4. Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
5. Machi (1998)
6. Final Fantasy IV (1991)
7. Tactics Ogre (1995)
8. Final Fantasy III (1990)
9. Dragon Quest VII (2000)
10. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

Have you noticed how 8 of those 10 games are RPGs and the other 2 are adventure games? It seems like role playing/adventure games are definite favourites in Japan.
You can see the full list here.