FFXIII-2 launch day. PS3 sells half a mill, 360 sells 10k. Franchise sales poor.

As reported yesterday, Final Fantasy XIII-2 sold 525,271 PS3 copies in Japan on its first day of availability; pretty good numbers for the sequel, and a little over 62 percent of shipped stock. But how did the Xbox 360 version do? As you might imagine, not nearly as well.

According to Andriasang, the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuted on Japanese sales charts at number 48 selling only 10,000 units, or 30.23 percent of shipped stock.

While the PS3 version did fare better, it seems that the game launched with sales well lower than its predecessor overall. Final Fantasy XIII launched to the tune of 1.5 million copies sold, putting Final Fantasy XIII-2's launch sales at around a third of the original. What's to blame for the lower sales? It would seem that waning female interest is at least partially the culprit, as interest among female gamers declined from 31.3 percent for the original game to 22.2 percent for the sequel.

So it didnt sell well then as an FF title. 10k on the xbox is pretty low, but then it is Japan.

Link - http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1215373p1.html

Even consumers feel the PS3 version is superior.

Even consumers feel the PS3 version is superior.

mmmwksil

no one wanted that dlc weapon :o

The sales figure total isnt looking to brght for SE. Why have they started making games that nobody wants to play? BibiMaghoo

Speak for yourself.

I'd never have asked for a XIII-2, but since they made it, I'll definitely play it.

[QUOTE="BibiMaghoo"]The sales figure total isnt looking to brght for SE. Why have they started making games that nobody wants to play? mmmwksil

Speak for yourself.

I'd never have asked for a XIII-2, but since they made it, I'll definitely play it.

It bombed on both systems. They overshipped for both.Eponique

Final Fantasy XIII-2 sold 525,271 PS3 copies in Japan on its first day of availability BibiMaghoo

the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuted on Japanese sales charts at number 48 selling only 10,000 units, or 30.23 percent of shipped stock. BibiMaghoo

Maybe Japan finally realized Final Fantasy for the Garbage it is? :o Maybe they'll finally buy an actually good JRPG like Lost Odyssey.

Id love to know how many of those 10 thousand units sold just for the sword lol .BibiMaghoo

Maybe Japan finally realized Final Fantasy for the Garbage it is? :o Maybe they'll finally buy an actually good JRPG like Lost Odyssey.

Slashless

If Lost Odyssey is the only good JRPG then all hope is lost for the genre. exiledsnake

Agreed, one Excellent JRPG can't save an entire Genre.

[QUOTE="exiledsnake"] If Lost Odyssey is the only good JRPG then all hope is lost for the genre. Slashless

Agreed, one Excellent JRPG can't save an entire Genre.

That's why you play them on handhelds where they're still quality :Psoulitane

Pretty Much. Quality JRPG's have a new Homeland.

How many XBOX 360's does Japan even have? I know PS3 has sold millions more there. So this is literally no surprise at all.

It didnt sell because its not on the 3DS or Vita, or just a handheld in general. It is JP were are talking about here.

13-2 didnt sell a million copies opening day LULZ I KNEW IT WAS GABRAGE Lol!!!

Jeez people.

When is the western release date?

So one version of the game bombed worse then the other version.

Why even bothering selling the 360 version in Japan?

13-2 didnt sell a million copies opening day LULZ I KNEW IT WAS GABRAGE Lol!!!

Jeez people.

crimsonman1245

Ummm, the sales were horrible for the series, there's no spinning it. This is the first mainline series that didn't crack a million at launch. It barely sold more than a half mil. Even X-2 performed better. Square should be worried.

Hopefully SE can stop wasting their time now and move onto bigger and better things, the hint is right there. Nobody wants a second helping of FFXIII or a third helping for that matter(which is looking to be the case judging by the ending). People want FF Versus XIII, that game looks to be interesting.

When is the western release date?

QQabitmoar

Why even bothering selling the 360 version in Japan?

Lionheart08

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

Why even bothering selling the 360 version in Japan?

AzelKosMos

You're correct. For FFXIII there was no 360 release in Japan.

Too many people were burned by X-2 I guess.foxhound_fox

I think it had to do with the mass dissapointment with FFXIII. Someone posted a Sales breakdown image for the main line series, and XIII's completely sunk like a rock after the first week. That and FFXIV sucked so much Square had to make a public apology for it.

Probably cause people realized that FFXIII was a total waste of space.Allicrombie

Sorry, some people dont like games that are a big open world with nothing in it but hundreds of pointless and repetitive fetch quests, junk loot that slows you down,horrible gamebreaking bugs, and combat that comes secondary, because the "Gameplay" is "Exploration".

Unfortuantely Bethesda has proven Quantitiy>Quality.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]Probably cause people realized that FFXIII was a total waste of space.crimsonman1245

Sorry, some people dont like games that are a big open world with nothing in it but hundreds of pointless and repetitive fetch quests, junk loot that slows you down,horrible gamebreaking bugs, and combat that comes secondary, because the "Gameplay" is "Exploration".

Unfortuantely Bethesda has proven Quantitiy>Quality.

Just because people didn't like it's overly linear layout doesn't mean people wanted an open world sandbox FF. Believe it or not but most FF games before FFXIII where less linear than FFXIII. An by that I mean they weren't just one big twisty turny tunnel with emphasis on battle, cutscene, battle, cutscene, battle, cutscene. There was a lot more variety in the games that came before.

13-2 didnt sell a million copies opening day LULZ I KNEW IT WAS GABRAGE Lol!!!

Jeez people.

crimsonman1245

You're correct. For FFXIII there was no 360 release in Japan.

Lionheart08

Actually,wasn´t it released a few months later? I believe I heard something like that around here awhile back.

Edit: It seems that it actually was.

Who else wouldn't be scared Sh*tless after the disaster that was 13. I'll be renting this thing, which I doubt is even worth that.

The main reasons for the poor sales is little hype, poor advertising, and really most people just not caring.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]Probably cause people realized that FFXIII was a total waste of space.crimsonman1245

Sorry, some people dont like games that are a big open world with nothing in it but hundreds of pointless and repetitive fetch quests, junk loot that slows you down,horrible gamebreaking bugs, and combat that comes secondary, because the "Gameplay" is "Exploration".

Unfortuantely Bethesda has proven Quantitiy>Quality.

Everything looked like an improvement over XIII but the characters...

I won't be purchasing this at launch anyways, will probably wait for some kind of drop in price.

[QUOTE="QQabitmoar"]

When is the western release date?

Badosh

Sad that it's launching in the worst month possible.

360 sales in Japan really shouldn't be taken seriously, seeing as how the Japanese don't care for the Xbox.

Also I don'tthink that FFXIII-2should really be used to measure how relevant the FF franchise still is, seeing as how XIII-2 is a spin-off; if this were a new main titile (AKA FFXV), I'm sure it would have sold much much better.

So meh, I pretty much wouldn't look too deeply into the game's sales myself.

Consisdering it's f*cking Japan, the game not selling well on the 360 isn't surprise.

But half a mill at launch ain't bad. Ir's pretty clear that Final Fantasy's staying power as a brand is decreasing, though. The series has franchise fatigue up the wazoo, and releasing more games isn't going to help.

Or, to quote Deus Ex: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

Also I don'tthink that FFXIII-2should really be used to measure how relevant the FF franchise still is, seeing as how XIII-2 is a spin-off; if this were a new main titile (AKA FFXV), I'm sure it would have sold much much better.

DJ-Lafleur

That would be all well and good, except X-2 sold comparably to the mainline series.

[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

Also I don'tthink that FFXIII-2should really be used to measure how relevant the FF franchise still is, seeing as how XIII-2 is a spin-off; if this were a new main titile (AKA FFXV), I'm sure it would have sold much much better.

Lionheart08

That would be all well and good, except X-2 sold comparably to the mainline series.

Hpmh, forgot to consider that.

I guess XIII's controversy hurt it more than I thought it would...

Consisdering it's f*cking Japan, the game not selling well on the 360 isn't surprise.

But half a mill at launch ain't bad. Ir's pretty clear that Final Fantasy's staying power as a brand is decreasing, though. The series has franchise fatigue up the wazoo, and releasing more games isn't going to help.

Or, to quote Deus Ex: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="Slashless"]

[QUOTE="exiledsnake"] If Lost Odyssey is the only good JRPG then all hope is lost for the genre. soulitane

Agreed, one Excellent JRPG can't save an entire Genre.

Yeah what's up with that? Lots of great RPG's for PSP and most of the big ones for major consoles are meh. I actually finished XIII but cant say that I enjoyed it enough to play it again let alone a sequel. Speaking of sequels, pretty much a slap in the face to fans of FF VII who have been repeatedly denied because "SE doesnt do sequels". Yeah sure.

Consisdering it's f*cking Japan, the game not selling well on the 360 isn't surprise.

But half a mill at launch ain't bad. Ir's pretty clear that Final Fantasy's staying power as a brand is decreasing, though. The series has franchise fatigue up the wazoo, and releasing more games isn't going to help.

Or, to quote Deus Ex: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

DarkLink77

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[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Consisdering it's f*cking Japan, the game not selling well on the 360 isn't surprise.

But half a mill at launch ain't bad. Ir's pretty clear that Final Fantasy's staying power as a brand is decreasing, though. The series has franchise fatigue up the wazoo, and releasing more games isn't going to help.

Or, to quote Deus Ex: It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

Capitan_Kid