Wada: Final Fantasy XIV will rival WoW

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is hands down the biggest MMO in the world right now, and everybody wants to take on the king of the hill. Square Enix is getting into the ring with Final Fantasy XIV, which according to company president Yoichi Wada is a serious contender.

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is hands down the biggest MMO in the world right now, and everybody wants to take on the king of the hill. Square Enix is getting into the ring with Final Fantasy XIV, which according to company president Yoichi Wada is a serious contender.

Asked by Develop if he sees FFXIV as a serious rival to WoW‘s throne, Wada answered, “yes, but the flipside is that they are a tough competition.”

Tough or not, Wada is confident that FFXIV‘s position as a sequel will be key to its success because nobody has been able to put out a successful MMO and follow it up with an equally successful sequel.

“WoW is a tough competitor, but whether you are talking about EverQuest, Ultima or Lineage there has never been a company that has a continuously successful number one and two MMO,” he said.

Final Fantasy XIV is slated for release on PS3 and PC.

Via [Develop]