Quote Originally Posted by Saccharin View Post
Has this been confirmed. I find it hard to believe that a Japanese game was worried doubt a western release, even if it was WoW.
Back in like 2009, which the game was released less then a year later two months before a WoW expansion came out.

Taking that to heart, Wada believes that, despite WoW being "tough competition", Final Fantasy XIV could definitely become a "serious rival" to Blizzard's juggernaut.
Asked if he thought Final Fantasy XIV was a serious rival to World of Warcraft’s throne, Wada said “yes, but the flipside is that they are a tough competition.”
http://www.develop-online.net/news/f...s-wada/0105940

http://kotaku.com/5428344/final-fant...to-take-on-wow