Hynad said:
Alkibiádēs said:
You might want to actually read the article, here I bolded it for you. It's the first FF with a simultaneous worldwide launch, of course it was going to be the "best" launch-day in the history of FF. That means nothing. Pokémon Sun and Moon are the fastest selling Pokémon games to date, but that doesn't mean they're all of a sudden going to outsell Pokémon Red and Blue. You're just spinning the narrative in your favour. Also that 5 million figure is SHIPPED, not SOLD. Shipped means nothing if loads of copies remain on the shelves.
This is the first main-line entry into the FF franchise since 2009 and it saw a huge decline in Japan, it's home country. That is a worrying sign. Over 7 years in development for this? It's bad. A large chunk of sales from each FF entry has always come from Japan. Don't overestimate the franchise's importance in the West. It needs both Japan and the West to survive.
Monster Hunter, Yokai Watch and Pokémon are all far better off than Final Fantasy is. They don't have to struggle with overly long development cycles or ridiculously high development budgets. Since 2013 the Yokai Watch franchise has managed to sell over 12 million copies, with most of those sales coming from Japan only. And we're not even taking into account all the profit they made from selling merchandise and toys (where FF is not nearly as succesful in). Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate saw the highest sales in the West in the franchise's history, so it's not like chosing Nintendo means giving up the West like some people make it out to be on here.
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You talk about spin? Japan has been known to be migrating its gaming habit to portable devices. All the titles you mentioned are in accordance to that.
Splatoon made a splash. Sure.
So did Final Fantasy XV, breaking records for digital download in Japan. See whatever you want. The official statement by Square-Enix is that it is the fastest selling title in the franchise so far, aligned or not.
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You do realize I'm suggesting Square should have supported the 3DS with mainline entries into the FF franchise, right? Sqaure can't have missed the migrating gaming habits by Japanese towards portable devices. That means they're either too stubborn or too much in love with Sony to make the only correct decision.
The official statement by Square-Enix means nothing when you take into account reality.
