Final Fantasy XIII Sales Could Be Huge
Sales so far make for impressive reading.Published 10/03/2010 at 9:32.
By wotta.
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Square Enix have today revealed that they have shipped 5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII Worldwide, though these figures only represent the first shipment to Europe and the US as well as shipments to date within Japan.
Final Fantasy is generally a huge seller amongst fans, with over 96 million units shipped since the series began. This latest installment has been well received so far with critics and fans alike praising the game for it’s wonderful presentation and unique gameplay, though whether it will end up shipping as much as previous titles remains to be seen.
The game was of course only released yesterday in the US and Europe, so with an estimated 5 million units already out there waiting to be snapped up, we would expect Final Fantasy XIII to top the 6-7 million mark before the year’s end, based on previous sales of the franchise.
So what do you think? Will Final Fantasy XIII top 7 million sales? Is this a game of the year contender for you? Let us know your thoughts.
Previous Sales Figures (based on shipments WorldWide on Playstation Formats)
- Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million)
- Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)
- Final Fantasy IX (5.30 million)
- Final Fantasy X (6.6 million)
- Final Fantasy XII (5.2 million)
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Jordaaaan | 10/03/2010 09:38
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Mine hasn’t turned up yet. :c I’m hoping it’ll show up today. Otherwise I am never, ever buying from Blockbuster again.
Jordaaaan | 10/03/2010 09:39
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Oh and on topic, yes.
Jordaaaan | 10/03/2010 10:29
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Never buying from Blockbuster, again, ever, never.
Ryan1991 | 10/03/2010 09:40
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I have a crippling pain to play this but my damn education has blocked me from doing so. Damn you school!
Raging Starfire | 10/03/2010 10:28
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Tell school that final fantasy teachs you s***!! :D
Ryan1991 | 10/03/2010 10:32
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It does. If mechanical monsters ever invade from a foreign planet, I’ll know to use my bare fists against them.
Porcupine_I | 10/03/2010 09:44
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The Xbox-Exclusive advertisment seems to pay off…
…for Sony :-D
Squalje | 10/03/2010 09:57
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I reckon it has a good chance of topping the 7 million sales mark. Going multiplatform certainly wouldn’t have hurt. Those past figures in this post were based on the PlayStation format, but it would be interesting to see the numbers for the PC version of FF7 and FF8.
As for a contender for GOTY – it certainly is in my book but the field will be tight this year.
retro_ | 10/03/2010 10:02
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From the guys on the http://www.oldnrubbish.co.uk forums I’ve spoken to who are playing this game ( all on PS3 ), all of them are saying the game is brilliant.
MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 10:07
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Only played the 1st hour but already loving it.
Hoping it gets harder like the different reviews say (at 12ish hours) as I feel like it’s holding my had a lot at the moment.
It will undoubtedly sell very well.
GOTY? I dunno about that, Heavy Rain was a bloody good game, as was Mass Effect 2(according to my mates) and with God of War 3 and GT5 waiting to land soon as well…
wotta | 10/03/2010 10:12
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It does get a lot more difficult.
MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 10:26
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Good :)
Hoping to get some serious hour-age on it today (day off) if possible :D
Amphlett | 10/03/2010 10:18
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I’m just coming up to the 6 hour mark and whilst my hand is still being held I’ve come up against a few new battle scenarios (and died a few times learning the new techniques), opened up 3 shops, learned how to trade with them and also started to develop my characters. Working from home I am sorely tempted to nip downstairs for a ‘quick’ game, trouble is that FFIII is one of those finely balanced games which teases you for “just one more…” battle/trade/development. Must think about work, must think about work, must think about work…
MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 10:26
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Haha!! I know that feeling :P
Squalje | 10/03/2010 10:36
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Yes working at home, when there is a PS3 downstairs is so bad. Valkyrie Chronicles was the culprit for me – such a distraction. I work from the office now :s
Amphlett | 10/03/2010 10:19
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Maybe it’s too early to comment but I noticed that none of the extensive Friends list my son has built up were playing FFIII last night, no one apart form me.
MadBoJangles | 10/03/2010 10:35
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Had at least 5 friends on it last night.
The rest were a mixture of BF:BC2 and Heavy Rain it seemed :)
Dr_mohannad | 10/03/2010 10:53
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me niether, I’m thinking of getting it if it’s at least compared to FFX one of the best games ever.
Squalje | 10/03/2010 11:06
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3 of my friends were on it last night. The rest were offline or on MW2 or Bad Company 2.
If you like the art style in FFX, you will like FFXIII’s look. A lot of the team that did XIII also worked on FFX and FFVIII. The presentation is very slick and the gameplay has good depth once you get a few hours into it and it opens up. It is fairly linear so far but not anymore so than FFX or FF games in general. I do find that this helps with focusing on the narrative though. Get it, it was 35 quid from the supermarket according to a friend who went and bought it yesterday.
YOURMUMANDME | 10/03/2010 11:14
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I reckon with the right DLC, FFXIII could break 10 million, regardless of it’s score out of 10
TSBonyman | 10/03/2010 11:15
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I had no intention of getting it as i only played a little bit of FFX on ps2. I went to the shops to get BFBC2 yest but came home with FFXIII…. :O I think i just need a rest from FPS for a bit.
I have to say i’m enjoying it so far. It’s a gentle introduction for a relative FF noob like myself :D The graphics are really good. Not like Uncharted but impressive none the less.I’m about 2 hours in and I haven’t seen as much fmv as i was expecting and so far it plays like the beginning of FFX if my memory serves me right…. Battles are simple at the moment (press x repeatedly) so i’m looking forward to a bit more challenge before that becomes too repetitive.
sesameseed | 10/03/2010 11:15
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It should pass 7 million easily, being multi-format. Only clocked up 3hrs so far, but loving it so far, absolutely bloody gorgeous looking. And anyone who says it’s too linear, don’t forget how long it took to get out of Midgar!