Square Enix: Final Fantasy 13 needs 10 times the success of average titles.

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blackstar on 07 April 2009

Carl2291 said:
Whats counted as a success by normal titles?
500k-1million sold?

I cant see the game selling 10million anyway.

u should know that "shipment numbers" is what matter for them , not what is sold to gamers.

I don't know the shipments numbers for LTR , SO4 or IU.

if someone knows plz enlighten us.

I think they can ship 1.5 milion copies in Japan alone.

3 milion at least for Europe and another 2 milion at least in NA.

making the game multi was the right choice for both SE and gamers.

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Mr Khan on 07 April 2009

Either means 5-10 million. The former shouldn't be hard, but i heavily doubt the latter

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BengaBenga on 07 April 2009

blackstar said:

Carl2291 said:
Whats counted as a success by normal titles?
500k-1million sold?

I cant see the game selling 10million anyway.

u should know that "shipment numbers" is what matter for them , not what is sold to gamers.

I don't know the shipments numbers for LTR , SO4 or IU.

if someone knows plz enlighten us.

I think they can ship 1.5 milion copies in Japan alone.

3 milion at least for Europe and another 2 milion at least in NA.

making the game multi was the right choice for both SE and gamers.

Since no FF has had a first week under 1.5 million I hope they ship about double, or it will definitely be seen as a failure in Japan.

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--OkeyDokey-- on 07 April 2009

BengaBenga said:

blackstar said:

Carl2291 said:
Whats counted as a success by normal titles?
500k-1million sold?

I cant see the game selling 10million anyway.

u should know that "shipment numbers" is what matter for them , not what is sold to gamers.

I don't know the shipments numbers for LTR , SO4 or IU.

if someone knows plz enlighten us.

I think they can ship 1.5 milion copies in Japan alone.

3 milion at least for Europe and another 2 milion at least in NA.

making the game multi was the right choice for both SE and gamers.

Since no FF has had a first week under 1.5 million I hope they ship about double, or it will definitely be seen as a failure in Japan.

Easy there. It's been a long time since a Final Fantasy game has sold close to 3 million in Japan. I don't see it happening again, not on PS3's userbase.

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boxydancer on 07 April 2009

Going with 7.5 million. It'll obviously do well, but I don't think it'll beat the VII/VIII/X trifecta.

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GOONYDUDE on 07 April 2009

I think it can do 6 to 7 million.

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I will not buy it because glorious nippon prevents me from supporting an honorless game company.
final fantasy 13 is a traitor!!!!

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DMeisterJ on 07 April 2009

FF will be lucky to ship 1.5 million on PS3 in Japan, rather than sell it.

I do think they'll channel stuff, and put 2.0 million units in Japan by the time it comes out. And PS3 should be in the 3.5-4 million userbase numbers by then hopefully.

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theRepublic on 07 April 2009

BengaBenga said:
10 times. I'd say that means at least 5 million. Which shouldn't be an issue for a main Final Fantasy.

Exactly what I was thinking.

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