thelifatree said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
thelifatree said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
thelifatree said:
500 K =/= Flop FF TOTAL 1.3 MILL NA Most ever by a FF first month
While the legs will probably suck
no part of this was a flop |
a big first first month doesn't mean anything,it the game sales drop dead after that.
and we are talking about Final Fanatasy,one of the few eite franchises out there.Comparing to that level,it was a flop not only on 360 but also on PS3
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How is it a flop yet. It has the highest FF numbers month 1
month 2 hasn't happend yet. You can guess that the second month will flop, or trend, but you can't call it a flop yet.
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First off, I highly doubt this is the highest first month sales for a Final Fantasy game, if you're referring to outside of Japan. That would probably go to FFVIII or FFX. We just don't have the numbers for those games outside of Japan. However, both FFVIII and X smashed the first months sales of FFXIII by a longshot in Japan, and Americas sales weren't that much different by comparison (just about a million less). With FFVIII taking the clear lead with 2.5m in the first week in Japan alone. I remember FFX being the most anticipated and pre-ordered game for the PS2 upon its relelase as well. Can't say the same about FFXIII now...
Second of all, the reason people are hesitant to think the game will continue to sell well is because FFXIII is on the systems notorious for having 'major' releases that are front loaded that have no legs. Mostly because the HD consoles are the 'high end' consoles which have the smaller userbase and people usually buy games based on hype.
This isn't the days of the PSX or PS2 where Final Fantasy is riding on the success of being both one of the top 3 franchises AND on the most popular system. Now it not only has competition, but also is on the HD systems.
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Alright It was first week article released by SE I was mistaken, but I don't see how anyone could possibly consider FFXIII a flop unless they consider a Flop (Saleswise not gameplay wise)
from VGC
FFXII First 4 Weeks PS3 USA 1,049,440 Total JapanJP 2,193,153
FFXII First 4 Weeks PS3 Others 878085
Total 4,120,678
I believe Xbox 360 is overtracked by a lot by VGC but FFXIII still has more sales than FFXII ... So, it's idiotic to call it a flop, you could say it didn't reach the peak of sales like the last 2 first FF on new generation consoles 7 and 10.
FFXIII First 4 Weeks PS3 USA 884,264 Total Japan 1,850161
FFXIII First 4 Weeks PS3 Others 739,156
FFXIII First 4 Weeks Xbox USA 660,542
FFXIII First 4 Weeks Xbox Others 384,838
Total 4,518,961
Now I know FFXII is not up there with the high selling Franchises of 7,8,X. But it is for sure on Pace for IX (My beloved RPG my names after) and FFXII
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