 12-18-2009, 03:28 PM | #19 |
| The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender:  Posts: 29,750 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,699 Times in 2,579 Posts | Final Fantasy XIII Tops 1 Million First-Day Sales Quote: If history has shown nothing else, it's that Japan loves Final Fantasy. So we expected the debut of its newest full sequel, Final Fantasy XIII, to make big waves in its homeland. Kotaku reports that in its first day alone, the game sold over one million copies. The number doesn't include the PlayStation 3 "Lightning Edition" bundle, which most likely moved impressive units as well. This puts a dent into Square Enix's retail base, which shipped two million copies for the release, but Japanese fans and importers shouldn't have too much trouble finding the game.
By comparison, another beloved Japanese franchise, New Super Mario Bros Wii, sold over 900,000 units in its first week in Japan. That was enough to steal the record for fastest-selling Wii game, but doesn't hold a candle to FFXIII's first-day success. When the game launches in the U.S. in spring of next year, it will be on twice the number of platforms, but American sales tastes have been moving progressively away from the JRPG. We'll have to see if the Final Fantasy name can still inspire massive sales here as well.
If you want more info from the Japanese launch, check out our launch line report and video blowout to keep you sated until your import copy arrives. | |
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