Final Fantasy sells 5.5 million, Arkham Asylum commits 3.24 million

5.5 million till april, how much is it now? I guess about 6.5-7 millions

Of course not it was from the company and all its games altogether.

2 billion dollars from one game... god!

@AuronCloud7 It actually says "Those expectations were met earlier this year when Square Enix announced the role-playing game had shipped 5 million units worldwide. They now have sold 5.5 million to date.

"shipped 5 million units worldwide" - "Today, the Japanese publisher revealed Final Fantasy XIII has sold 5.5 million worldwide to date,..." What's wrong with that picture?

Hey, that scene in the picture wasn't in ffxiii?! Is that a hidden character!?!? /joke

Arkhum Asylum is probably the best and greatest Comic book based game EVAR! The Scarecrow parts were pure genius, especially the last one. xD

All very fun games, but in some ways FFXIII was a let down. To be honest? I miss Squaresoft.

Final Fantasy 13 , the hitting one button a thousand times simulator.

360 sales numbers for this game were catastrophically bad for a central FF game. PS3 numbers were something like triple or more the 360 numbers worldwide. What happened to Microsoft saying the 360 version would be the top seller? After all the fuss they made during two E3s in a row too... that's gotta hurt.

lol Fallout 3 beats the crap out this game ten folds. This game had terrible Characters , stupid names, and linear as hell. Give me a Shin Tensei game any day over this High School Musical Crap.

Isn't that ff xii in the picture? FFXIII is probably the best rpg i've played this gen, although I haven't played that many, it was way more fun than mass effect or marvel ultimate alliance game, not to mention a lot less buggy.

Finally a game with focuses on story more than open endessness and crap. it deserved way more. rpgs are story, period. for the tards out there, there are plenty of dumb pointless "fun" hack and slash games out there

5.5 million for FF are bad/catastrophic. 3.97 million were just bought in Japan. PS3 version sold twice as more 360 version but Square Enix is not happy with the sales. / They stated something as female protagonist characters don't sell in the West. Could that explain Bayonetta. Will someone start a thread.

ummm....how in the world final fantasy 12 became 13 haha just check it haha click the picture :)

I wish i could have the money and the time to spend on FFXIII it looks really fun, but sadly tons of other games are taking my time at the moment, still is good to know that it had good sales, also Batman deserve it sales, is a very fine game and one of my favorites from last year.

KieranCottrell@ *sigh* I know

it would have sold more if not for the DVD level forced upon console gaming by XBROKE.

I can't wait to see how many FFversusXIII they will sell. But wait if its a PS3 exclusive they will sell less copies no? Wouldnt they make way more money if it goes to 360 also?

"...the Tokyo-based company reported net income of ¥9.51 billion ($102.7 million) on revenues of ¥192.26 billion ($2.09 billion)." "Japanese publisher posts profit of ¥9.51 billion ($102.7 million)." So, is it income or is it profits? wtb proofreading.

@yearof3000 - I don't think he said that at all, actually.

Ummm...why is there a picture of Bosch if we're talking about FFXIII and not FFXII lol?

KillerBill316@ >.> so you are saying the "gameplay sucked" because it was too hard for you?

ffxiii is a nice game , and square-enix is quite popular in the gaming industry, what i am really waiting for is Dues ex 3 and i think it's going to be AWSOME!

I admire the work that went into Final Fantasy XIII, but the terrible characters, slow start and lack of real exploration in the first 30 hours made it fall from perfection. But if you really love RPGs and Final Fantasy, then XIII will easily be your cup of tea.

The article was definitely about xiii. But if you scroll through the comments, you'll find mention of every ff game individually. A reference to final fantasy 1 doesn't seem all that unlikely. In fact I'd say it's more likely that he was talking about 1 than 13. Let's ask him!

That's great for SE. I'm looking forward to future FF's :) By the way GS, I think you posted the wrong picture.

I'm glad it sold well.

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The Final Fantasy series used to be one of the greatest series of them all, in terms of story, appearance, and gameplay. What happend in 13 is up for debate, but I believe 13 is not as high quality as the previous games. For those of you criticizing the music, I believe you are all invalid, pro or con, since music is a personal taste. In terms of story, it delved too much in a new universe too quickly and lost many gamers who valued the storytelling RPGs are known for. In appearance, I do believe the PS3 and the 360 both suffered (the PS3 in particular considering it's amazing performance with exclusives), however I also believe people are too damn picky! 13 looked great visually on both overall. Gameplay sucked. I despised it. Square Enix took a chance, which I give them credit for, but that chance failed, in my opinion. Namely, the linearity of the game... who the hell sat down and said that this was a good idea for an RPG? I'll return to the topic. The only reason this game sold high was because of it's name, not it's quality. The same thing happend with Call of Duty: MW2. There are plenty of other good FPS games that are much better quality, but MW2 sold high because of name. The same can be said for games based on movies, like Iron Man 2. That sells because of name... and that's a crap game. Sorry, but the average customer or average fan is an idiot, and game companies know it. ...Oh yeah, and Batman: AA was awesome. Bravo!

@MightyQDawg I never said that it was a lie if applied to the first Final Fantasy. But I sincerely do not see any type of context to his comment if that was indeed the case. This article is, among other games, about FFXIII and its sales, and it never mentions FF(1). Besides that, I've seen that type of comment far too many times already from people about FFXIII to think otherwise. It really seems far too obvious but sure, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Oh and, unlike what has been said already, I never added anything to his words to "make my point correct". It would make sense to think that he is talking about XIII, being this an article partially about XIII and all, but hey! What do I know!

nice to see square doing well

@Code-Llama "He was obviously talking about XIII, and he was wrong." What he said was correct about the first Final Fantasy (which was made in 1987, not 1990, by the way. It was released in the U.S. in 1990.) Since he only stated "Final Fantasy" and not "Final Fantasy XIII" perhaps we should give him the benefit of the doubt. What he said was technically correct, regardless of what "obvious" additional interpretations you chose to add to his words.

Square's stock is up 4% today on this news apparently

I'm happy FFXIII sold so well. Been a fan of FF sense FFIV or FFII when it came out here. I love how the story instead of just about one character its about everyone, so the story goes its own way with each group of characters when they slit up and go there own way. You see what each character goes throw and how they deal with whats happing to them. I think they did a great job. Not the best by far the best FF, but for what it is its great.

I'm being up and downvoted for asking a simple business question? Wuh?

I really need to get FFXIII, one of 3 FF games (other than FFXI and FFVII DOC) that I dont have :(

Dudes, Japanese and western taste in gaming are different. Don't just complain about JRPG when all u play is FPS! :(

FF13 was terrible. How sad it's sold so much. I sure regret buying it.

How does a game company with 3,338 employees have $1.9 billion worth of operating expenses? Does it pay each one $600,000 a year?

Why is the screenshot from FFXII?

It's incredible that such a poor game as FF XIII sold so many copies. Depressing, really. Hopefully they will look at the reaction of the people that bought the game, rather than just going by figures of games sold, because otherwise Final Fantasy really could have come to the end. They have a lot of work to do to save the series after that pile of rubbish. (And before I say anything else about it, I've played (and loved) Final Fantasies IV to XII) The storyline was virtually non existent - they padded the game out with cut-scenes which did next to nothing to further the characterisation, or plot. I'd finished the game before the story felt like it had even started. As a result the characters are wooden - they don't grow, you can't empathise with them. Graphics are really good. Sound is unspectacular. Honestly, no tracks come to mind from it, which is unusual for Final Fantasy. Battle System is horrendous. Ridiculously easy (and I'm not just talking about the start. I'm talking about all the way to the end.) and they knew it, as evidenced by the cheap inclusion of the 'hardest' enemies using Doom on your character. But it isn't just ridiculously easy, it's also infuriating because you are forced into tactics you might not want to use as a result of only controlling one of the characters, and such limited control over what the other two do. The story of the game really - way over simplified, and no freedom to it - and that's not even talking about the map linearity.

batman arkham asylum was better than FF 13

You go see a disappointing movie you lose $10. You buy a disappointing game you lose $60. It's no wonder people are frustrated. It's a shame you can't get a refund based on how much of the game you've completed... it would certainly result in better quality games!

@ luisarmando45 just dont play them if u dont like them -.- anyway, sounds good, but kind of shocking that they let NIER get so ugly although they have the money to have made it better.

Please stop buying and/or discourage your friends from buying more of FF 13. It will just encourage square enix to produce similar crapy "*wines* I'm a fal'cie" games.

hay i am one of the 5.5m!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im a big FF fan but...I want my money back!!!