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naruball on 07 December 2016
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Soundwave said:
StarOcean said:
FF, as of the past few entries has been increasingly liked by the west. I dont think SE cares what Japan thinks of the game

/Donald Trump: "Wrong"

This is the excuse movie studios say when a movie badly underperforms their expectations in the US.

Under 900k opening in Japan for a Final Fantasy game is like a main line Star Wars opening to only $30-$40 million in the US. That would be a disaster. Square-Enix execs are gutted by this. No doubt about it, it will definitely also impact the budget of Final Fantasy XVI, I have little doubt. 

The days of Square's dev team getting any amount of money and time to make a Final Fantasy game are likely coming to an end. 

You may have a point overall, but the bolded is an unnecessary exaggeration. It's far from a disaster. It's good but not great for FF standards. If a more Western FF game helps it sell better in the West and equal overall, I see no problem with lower (yet in no way disastrous) sales in Japan.