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Forums - Sales - FFXIII first shipment is only 1 million???

darthdevidem01 on 13 December 2009
Arius Dion said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Arius Dion said:
Be interesting to see where fw sales end up. Are FF legs really that bad?. I'm surprised some ppl actually think this game will sell more than say a MKWii though or Even a Brawl in Japan. Its on two platforms sure, but I'd imagine more buying the game would do so on PS3.

actually no they are not

most FF games go on to sell a million more after their opening

I'd say as most games in Japan don't even get to 1 million they are good legs

This is why I still claim FF13 should do 2 Million!

We'll see soon enough Darth. It is a series in decline, but maybe XIII can bring it back to its glory days. Would be nice if it was able to do that, but I dunno. Look at the type of sales and legs games that did cross 2m (or close to it on consoles) had to acheive. I just don't feel FF has that sort of appeal anymore in Japan.

Lets see what it does

All I know is FF13 is made by the FF7/8/10 team, clearly stated by S-E on many occasions & in their news letters recently....they were the peak FF's in Japan

FF12 wasn't made by those guys & wasn't liked by many...so its legs were low

If a game can bring the franchise back up in Japan, its this one, and why is it impossible to think chances of a revival are impossible for Final Fantasy.

@Avinash

re-read my post please, I hope you know the meaning of "most"



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Crazymann on 13 December 2009

So does this indicate that RETAILERS are a bit shaken and uncertain about FF this time around or that SE is? What dictates shipment?

As for my view, come on its FINAL FANTASY in JAPAN. It will sell just fine and everyone will be happy in the end.



Aion on 13 December 2009

Would they really do this?



 

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darthdevidem01 on 13 December 2009
Bruno Muñoz B said:

Final Fantasy is probably the most frontloaded series in Japan.


- Final Fantasy VII --- First Week 2.034.879 (62,08%)
- Final Fantasy VIII --- First Week 2.504.044 (71,51%)
- Final Fantasy IX --- First Week 1.954.421 (72,19%)
- Final Fantasy X --- First Week 1.749.737 (75,25%)
- Final Fantasy X-2 --- First Week 1.472.914 (75,11%)
- Final Fantasy XII --- First Week 1.840.397 (79,24%)

its 50% for FF7

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=756&region=All

around 60% for FF10

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=759&region=All



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invetedlotus123 on 13 December 2009
darthdevidem01 said:
Arius Dion said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Arius Dion said:
Be interesting to see where fw sales end up. Are FF legs really that bad?. I'm surprised some ppl actually think this game will sell more than say a MKWii though or Even a Brawl in Japan. Its on two platforms sure, but I'd imagine more buying the game would do so on PS3.

actually no they are not

most FF games go on to sell a million more after their opening

I'd say as most games in Japan don't even get to 1 million they are good legs

This is why I still claim FF13 should do 2 Million!

We'll see soon enough Darth. It is a series in decline, but maybe XIII can bring it back to its glory days. Would be nice if it was able to do that, but I dunno. Look at the type of sales and legs games that did cross 2m (or close to it on consoles) had to acheive. I just don't feel FF has that sort of appeal anymore in Japan.

Lets see what it does

All I know is FF13 is made by the FF7/8/10 team, clearly stated by S-E on many occasions & in their news letters recently....they were the peak FF's in Japan

FF12 wasn't made by those guys & wasn't liked by many...so its legs were low

If a game can bring the franchise back up in Japan, its this one, and why is it impossible to think chances of a revival are impossible for Final Fantasy.

@Avinash

re-read my post please, I hope you know the meaning of "most"


Yeah! Like, the game popularity is declining in each release, and we all know that FFXIII won't be a explosion seller like MW2 or previous FFs. It will have a pretty good FW and it success or not will all depend in it's legs and word of mouth. And it will only be able to do so if it happens to be as good as Darth expects or better, this game sales and future of the series relys more in the quality of the game and word of mouth than in FW shipments, marketing campaings(this one is pretty important as well) or internet hype.

FFXIII have to prove to both japanese and western gamers that the series are great, expanding the fanbase and reinvigorating the old one.

If it don't hold legs WW than we can star to worry about.



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Moren on 13 December 2009

it will sell 1mil week 1



psrock on 13 December 2009

Not only is FFXIII expected to sell badly, but Gaf members expect the Wii to outsell the PS3 that week.

It would be so epic.



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darthdevidem01 on 13 December 2009
psrock said:
Not only is FFXIII expected to sell badly, but Gaf members expect the Wii to outsell the PS3 that week.

It would be so epic.

please gimme a link

I bet they are having meltdowns after this shipment announcmenet LOL!



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Crazymann on 13 December 2009
psrock said:
Not only is FFXIII expected to sell badly, but Gaf members expect the Wii to outsell the PS3 that week.

It would be so epic.


Why in blue blazes would it sell badly?  Also, is the low shipment (IF it is even true) due to retailers or SE itself?  Who determines that?



psrock on 13 December 2009
Soriku said:
psrock said:
Not only is FFXIII expected to sell badly, but Gaf members expect the Wii to outsell the PS3 that week.

It would be so epic.


Not really. Some people see it as a possiblity but most people are putting PS3 over Wii. Wii over PS3 would be funny though. We'll found out soon.

@darth

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381910&page=14

It would be so much fun.



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