<P> Reviewers commended the game's story and characters . RPGLand's Hindman appreciated the genuineness of the characters, and found that the script makes the game unique compared to other role - playing games . Edge favorably compared the characters to previous works by Level - 5 and Studio Ghibli, the former for their ability to present believable worlds, and the latter for their presentation of "complex, adult problems from a child's perspective". Baker of RPGamer felt that the story is "comfortably cliché - ridden", noting that the writing "really shines" due to the characters . Tomomi Yamamura of Game Watch praised the game's voice acting, comparing it favorably to Studio Ghibli films . Conversely, Warotan.com found the story to be "flat", criticising the repetitive tasks . </P> <P> Baker of RPGamer found the game's music to be "top - notch", noting its appropriation for gameplay . Patrick Gann of RPGFan called the soundtrack "beautiful", comparing it favorably to Koichi Sugiyama's work on the Dragon Quest series . RPGLand's Hindman lauded the music as "gorgeously crafted", appreciating the lack of electronic or synthesized songs, and Gigazine named it "magnificent". Nintendo Gamer's Castle lauded the music, favorably comparing it to film soundtracks . </P> <P> Within three days of release, Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn sold over 170,000 units, charting second for the week behind Monster Hunter Portable 3rd . Within one month, it had sold over 330,000 units, making it the 33rd best - selling game in Japan for 2010 . By March 2011, over 500,000 units had been sold . By the end of 2011, sales figures had reached over 560,000 units; the additional 230,000 sold units sold in 2011 made it the 45th best - selling game of the year . </P> <P> Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn received nominations and awards from gaming publications . It won the award for Future Division from the Japan Game Awards in 2009 and 2010, and the Excellence Award in 2011 . The game was also awarded the Rookie Award from Famitsu in 2011 . </P>

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