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Final Fantasy XIII to sell 6 million - Square Enix

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Sep 29, 2009 4:58 pm PT

CEO Yoichi Wada predicts huge sales of JRPG, China expansion will help publisher's profits double in 3-5 years; DQIX ships 4 million.

Square Enix has embarked upon an aggressive approach in expanding its operations. Known mostly for its niche line of Japanese role-playing games, Square Enix has taken steps to flesh out its catalogue by purchasing British publisher Eidos, as well as signing a handful of Western studios, such as Gas Powered Games, Wargaming.net, and Double Helix to development deals.

Square Enix is nearly assured a healthy return on FFXIII.

As part of a Reuters Japan report translated by GameSpot, Square Enix plans to more heavily target China's online gaming market, in addition to the West. According to CEO Yoichi Wada, the move will help Square Enix double its recurring income over the next three to five years to ¥50 billion ($554 million). Currently, the Japanese company expects to bring in ¥25 billion ($277 million) for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, having set a company best in the metric with ¥26.2 billion ($290 million) in 2007.

One of the biggest profit drivers, of course, will be Square Enix's highly anticipated release of Final Fantasy XIII. As part of the interview, Wada said that he expects the game to ship more than 6 million units worldwide. The Japanese executive also noted that Dragon Quest IX has shifted 4 million units domestically since its launch on the DS in July. Square Enix has yet to indicate a release window for the West.

Final Fantasy XIII will ship for the PlayStation 3 as a stand-alone product, as well as part of a ceramic-white PS3 Slim bundle in Japan on December 17. The game is expected to arrive in North America and Europe on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in spring 2010.

322 Comments

  • obsidianzero

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:54 pm PT

    I've been following FF since the first one was forced upon me way back when... and as much as a north american could, (give or take a fan-translated rom of ff5) I was getting every one of em... other than the online ones... ff8 almost drove me away from ff.. but I kept getting em out of habit more than anything.. and hope... 9 was good... 10 was ... well.... The combat was nice. 1.. LOVED It! NO FRIGGIN BADLY DONE ROMANTIC STUFF..... ... but form what I've seen of 13... the combat looks ot have promise.. and the romantic scene I've seen actually looks... like it might not be bad...! SO my hopes are up! I'll be getting a copy, and playing with cautions optimism....!

  • Maim00

    Posted Oct 9, 2009 9:01 pm PT

    Soo.. everyone with a ps3 will buy the game?

  • BlazingSpeed

    Posted Oct 9, 2009 8:35 pm PT

    (Remembers Final Fantasy the Spirits Within) Square walked away from what was good in favor of what sells a long time ago Buying up other IP's and shoving out the same crap with Bible Black cosplay and trans sexual women while appealing to the bootleg capital of the world ain't gonna do it.

    "If it ain't broke don't fix it" Or "Better improve it before someone else does" With the Wii fad coming to a close and the 50+% percent failure rate of the 360 and Sony's lack of games situation the next few years of the video game industry are gonna be very interesting indeed.

  • SUPA_GLUSTEE

    Posted Oct 8, 2009 4:08 pm PT

    all the final fantasys past 10 sucks

  • FF_fan2004

    Posted Oct 4, 2009 6:39 am PT

    Brilliant! Now I need to save up for a PS3 even if it kills me. Long Live Final Fantasy!

  • mshake0329 posted Oct 3, 2009 3:22 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    mshake0329

    Posted Oct 3, 2009 3:22 pm PT (hide)

    Final fantasy stopped getting good after 9.

  • PuppetMaster786

    Posted Oct 3, 2009 7:12 am PT

    just plain awesome

  • flyingteddy

    Posted Oct 3, 2009 5:49 am PT

    @Lisandro_v22,
    I had read that they managed to read the blu ray disc, but i dont think anymore than that.

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Oct 3, 2009 5:06 am PT

    i will be one of those 6 million you can count me on that

  • spotty6

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 3:54 pm PT

    away with this ff on 360 no thanks ill be sticking with ff 14

  • elizabethtroubl

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 2:15 pm PT

    Huge FF fan, been playing since the late '80's. But, no XB or PS3=no FF XIII for me...for the first time in forever...unless something changes drastically and I stumble upon a small fortune...

  • Lisandro_v22

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 9:53 am PT

    @ flyingteddy: I had the theory that the reason Sony doesn't want players to install Lynux is because they were able to play games with a cd image or something, or maybe they realised it could be a possibility honestly idk but I'd have enjoyed installing lynux in my slim

  • Darth_Nater307

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 9:51 am PT

    I may no be one of the first, but definatly count me among those 6 million.

  • MrFinalFantasy

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 9:11 am PT

    6 million? huh? i thought Square-Enix would go all out and say "BEST SELLING GAME OF ALL TIME" truth be told. i am glad they're humble.

  • frazzle00

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 4:47 am PT

    I guess they might make bootlegs of the 360 version : ).

  • flyingteddy

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 2:37 am PT

    @KittyHeart, Unless you know something I don't there are not any pirate games for the PS3.

  • KittyHeart

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 10:48 pm PT

    also, the aritcle mentions square enix expanding into china... but isn't china whre most bootleg games come from? lol it would be funny if ffxiii came to china, and the pepole there already had bootlegs of it

  • KittyHeart

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 10:45 pm PT

    final fantasy games always sell... goooo ffxiii lol

  • Petercairns

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 8:36 pm PT

    GOD I WANT THIS GAME!! I think if there was one game i could fast track, this would be the one!!

  • frazzle00

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 8:24 pm PT

    @HerbalVideogame

    "And if I remember correctly, there is an article from Microsoft stating that there is STILL an issue with the Jasper, and that's why they offer a 3 year warranty still"

    Where's the article buddy?

    'And yes, every single xbox spec is lower than that of the PS3. "

    Prove it IF you can .

    "And you keep saying you're not the fanboy. Guess what, we're all fanboys. "

    Fanboys are all about brand name loyalty. They buy products because they idolize a particular brand (be it Sony, MS or Nintendo). You clearly fall into that category. Sensible gamers on the other hand game for the sake of gaming. The brand is irrelevant if the game is good. Sure people may prefer one console over the other, but to stick to only one particular brand of console because of some misplaced notion of loyalty is embarrassing to say the least. Once again that's you buddy not me

    "It obviously bothers you, when I don't give a .... So I'd tell you what to go do with your xbox, but my guess is you've already done it."


    If you are so ambivalent why do you reply to my posts? After all each post you make only proves my point. Sucks to be you buddy

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