The PS3 sets a new hardware record for the highest hardware sales during a Final Fantasy release week.
I'm skipping I - VI because it's extremely confusing. In Japan the US release on II is IV and III is VI....just confusing, but I skimmed through most of them and it seems as though the highest hardware sales for a Final Fantasy release week is around 170K, it never went over 200K.
FFVII: 165K hardware, Released January 31st 1997, had about 5 days of sales
FFVIII: 100K hardware, Released February 11th 1999, had about 3 days of sales
FFIX: 65K hardware, Realeased July 7th 2000, had about 3 days of sales
FFX: 172K hardware, Relaased July 19th 2001, had about 3 days of sales
FFX-2: 80K hardware, Released March 13th 2003, had about 4 days of sales
FFXII: 67K hardware, Released March 16th 2006, had about 3 days of sales
FFXIII: 245K hardware, Released December 17th 2009, had about 4 days of sales
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