really i expected more as the games this gen are selling way above their capacity and also the hype and the roar FF13 was meant to cause

MW2 wasn't supposed to sell this much even though FPS sell well but it did cause of the hype

Well, I'll admit it's probably on the lower side of expectations... but 5-7m seemed to be what most pegged it at. 

I expected 7m in 2007 and also in 2008 but till it came to in 2009,my expectation went down

plus FF13 had big discounts from 3rd week so even that propelled sales.

it will gt to 7 million. its on trck to get 5 million on ps3. xbox 360 cud do close to 2 million.

yeah but it will take time and less money with discount over longer period of time

and nobody knows

FF14 and FF13V could cut its lifeline

also FF FORTRESS project too pending

true, i dnt think ff14 will do much. its a mmo, bt i hope it is big success & best mmo evr!

versus mite help ffxiii sales go up actully, jst like ffx sales went up when x-2 came out, it jst makes ppl more aware.

dude wht is FF fortress?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_%28Square_Enix%29

SE trying to make FF western set in FF13 world

SE wants to take the western markets and so many of their relations with MS are growing and MS relationship with SE are growing caause they eye the JAPAN market

This is how I see it.  I really don't think it will hit 7 mil.  It's at 5.55 mil shipped now.  With re-releases, and further pricecuts, I think it will make it to 6 mil, maybe 6.5 mil, at max. 

I think SE did want to hit 10 mil with FF13. in the trailer where they mention Leonia Lewis for the first time, the presenter mentions that FF13 could be the 'most anticipated title of all time'. Kitase says that FF13 will exceed all expectations. and the developers talk about how FF13 was inspired by Call of Duty Modern Warfare (one of the best selling games).

Then Wada changed it to 6 mil after they thought they couldnt reach 10 mil. not to mention Fabula Nova Crystalis is meant to be bigger than the FF7 compliation. i think FF13 was meant to be the new flagship of the series.

I guess it depends on how you look at it. It did sell 4million, which is good.

I, myself, would say it did bad though. When compared to the other Sony FF, it sold the worst (even under X-2). And sales for the US were rather low for it. It was also said to put the PS3 on the map, but it didn't. You may also question how much was lost on this game, and could they have made more money doing other things in the 4 years it took to develop.