FF III secures almost 450K copies to retailers in Japan

According to a Dutch gaming site, pre-orders for Final Fantasy III have already hit between 400,000 and 450,000 in Japan. This is just amazing. The report makes no mention of how many of these pre-orders are the bundle packs available to Japanese consumers, yet even despite this omission, we can't help but stare in awe at our jaws, which are firmly planted by our feet on the floor.

Is this an indication of what pre-orders will be like when the game releases in the US and Europe?

[Via N-Sider]