Nihon Falcom’s anticipated third entry to theirTrails of Cold Steelfranchise,The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, is suffering from poor sales as a result of missing out on porting for the PlayStation Vita.
As reported by Japanese analytical firm, Media Create, referring to the week-long sales period between September 25th and October 5th. Describing the missed opportunity as: “painful”.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III- Sales Woe
The latest installment to theLegend of Heroesseries was launched in Japan on September 28, exclusively for the PlayStation 4, and sold87,261 unitsduring its debut week.
Which is a significant underperformance in sales when compared to its' predecessor,Trails of Cold Steel IIthat launched for the PS3 and PS Vita, which sold almost twice as many with a total of152,000 unitsfrom its first week. Specifically65,000 unitson PS3, and86,000 unitson PS Vita.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IIIhas a"Movie Trailer"that you can check out.
You can check out the sales for other titles, including hardware in the full chart, below:
Software Sales(followed by lifetime sales)
Hardware Sales(followed by last week’s sales)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IIIis currently available on the PlayStation 4 in Japan. A western release has yet to be announced.
In otherLegend of Heroesnews, the president of Nihon Falcom, Toshihiro Kondo has stated in an interview that the company isprepapring to bringthe first twoTrails of Cold Steelgames to the PlayStation 4 console.
