FFXIII Sales ADJUSTED - Top Selling Console RPG Of the gen YAY!

[johnsobas]

akuseru said:

darthdevidem01 said:

morenoingrato said:
what's the second place?

Oblivion/Fallout 3 at around 5 Million

@akibafan

Like I told you before, learn the definition of flop & then we'll discuss.

I consider the legs of FF in Japan show how it has flopped. Or is it normal for the biggest JRPG series to sell 890 units in its 17th week on the market? Or like this week, not even in the Top 50, sold a whopping 1.700 copies, with 3.000.000 users out there with PS3 and no FFXIII. For a FINAL FANTASY game, this reeks of failure.

Just look at sales of other and older games in Japan http://vgchartz.com/jweekly.php?date=40307&console=PS3&maker=&boxartz=1# , they put FFXIII to shame. Of course FFXIII has a higher total sales, but I mean 3/4 of its sales was first week sales, so it has no legs at all. Looks to me the game flopped pretty hard in Japan.

you certainly can't call it a flop, it's not that far off.  Now when you consider it was the most expensive FF ever, and that it sold less than any other final fantasy since FF4 it seems bad, but i don't think you can expect more at this time.  Square had no choice but to put it on HD systems, the FF fans demand it, and it wouldn't have sold more elsewhere.  Even if it is less than many historical FFs, they did they best they could in the current situation.  It is obviously profitable and far better than not releasing FF at all.