FFXIII Hits 1 Million Sold Mark In Japan...On First Day!

No game will be breaking the new sales records set by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 any time soon, but certain titles will still prove more popular in Japan.

One of them isn't a surprise: it's Final Fantasy XIII, which just launched this week in Japan to throngs of excited role-playing fans. It's tough to pin down exact shipment numbers but the reports range between 1.6 and 2 million...and that's just in the first 24-hour period! That's an insanely high number for only one region and to top it all off, the Japanese portal for Yahoo is reporting that over 1 million copies have sold on that first day! At first, the translation went a little wonky and it said "100 million," which of course everyone knew wasn't true (there are only about half that many PS3s in the world, aren't there?), but 1 million is still pretty damn impressive. Now, I'm not sure if that's counting any import sales, because I know FFXIII has been the most imported title of the generation thus far. Either way, though, the Japanese have always adored FF and believe it or not, the US and Europe love it almost as much, so you should expect a similar explosion here. Well, you plan to pick it up when it first hits the store shelves, right?

As if anybody needs any reminding, Final Fantasy XIII is slated to be on store shelves in North America on March 9.

Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XIII

12/18/2009 10:19:27 AM John Shepard

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darxed
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:34:24 AM
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Yeah and that's not counting the bundles numbers, which I think they shipped around 200K, which should be all gone by now. The numbers for PS3 sales this week should also be interesting... Ah If only I spoke japanese, I'd have import this a long time ago...

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Orvisman
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:24:49 PM

Oh, to be young again and think a day (when FFXIII released) is a "long time ago."

;)

I'm guessing you are very young because we all know that when we are young the days are long and that the days grow shorter and pass faster as we grow older.

;)

;)

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bearbobby
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 3:17:18 PM

Who or what are you responding to?

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englishgolfer
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:34:29 AM
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can't wait for the japanese hardware figures to be released - should make very interesting reading for the sony brass.

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godslim
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 8:41:53 AM

i know u

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geovanwitdakick
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:40:45 AM
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good point darxed, the Lightning PS3 bundled w| FF13 also probably would give the game & the PS3 a boost. This is why I still consider FF13 an exclusive. It's not out 4 months before the 360's version, the 360 version will also only be available in NA.

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Jawknee
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 11:00:43 AM

Square said releasing this on the 360 was not a betrayal of Sony fans but a bonus to 360 fans. Knowing now that Square doesn't intend to gimp the US PS3 Version(uncompressed video and audio)makes me think of this as an exclusive too.

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DeathOfChaos
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 3:48:11 PM

Jawnkee, they did say that they were keeping the PS3 and the 360 version as close to each other in quality as possible. And of course, this means that certain things were held back. Remember the first trailers for FFXIII? That battle system kicked ass. Ever notice that it was the battle system before they decided a 360 release? Then the battle system had to change to what it is today, surely because the 360 wouldn't have been able to make a battle system as awesome as that work. Still a great looking game, though. At least Versus XIII is going to kick more ass than it, though. Everyone knows that xD No Microsoft tie-downs. lol.

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hezzron73
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:54:00 AM
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It's gonna be huge. It's the first next gen FF. It's like getting the PS3 for the first time all over again for fans.

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Ultimate_Balla
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 11:01:42 AM
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Woah!!! Sweet numbers fo sho. One thing tho, are you sure about it being the most next-gen imported game?

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TheHighlander
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 11:04:53 AM
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If that number is Japan only, that's between 25 and 33% of all PS3 owners in Japan buying it on day 1.

WOW. I wish PS3 owners elsewhere were so dedicated to their favorite games....

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convergecrew
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:22:45 PM

Youre right, thinking about it that way, that is a crazy number...

unless new system sales are somwhere in the 500,000 range, thats just a crazy attach rate for a game.

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Jawknee
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 11:05:06 AM
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I'm never more excited for a games release then when it's Final Fantasy or The Legend of Zelda.

Spirit Tracks now, FFXIII march. It's like Christmas till march!

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Banky A
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 5:21:09 PM

It is Christmas till March.
God of War?
Gran Turismo 5 for Japan?

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jerocarson
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:18:09 PM
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Great

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eLLeJuss
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:18:57 PM
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No surprise there

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Perry Katy
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:38:07 PM
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Thank you Captain Obvius... :D

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DIsmael85
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:51:11 PM
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Well in about a day I will know exactly how awesome this game is, and I am happy to have contributed to this 1 Million+ sales.

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isaya85
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 12:57:46 PM
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I wish I could get a hold of one of those bundles I'd probably just stare at and not touch it, I don't care what anybody say that pink and white is killin it.

Congrats SquareE and Sony

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Slick Rick
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 2:04:52 PM
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I hope GOW 3 sells twice as much as this,bt im def getting this game tho

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Wage SLAVES
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 2:08:46 PM
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I knew they could make exclusivity work. MGS4 did it! Damn, you Enix!!!! Still I want this game like CRAA-ZYYY!!!!!

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Deleted User
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 3:00:28 PM
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I just watched the opening scene to it. I felt like I was watching a xmas commercial for teenage SUPERPOWEREDNESS LIKE WHOAAAA OMG PARENTS SUCK AND ITS OK FOR GUYS TO BE GAY tv show.

Still though I got to admit ....... I want to play this game. There. I said it. Bite me. Why? The music. There is NO ONE BETTER IMO for game music than the people at SquareEnix, well World of Warcraft guys are good too. Dont believe me? The greatest music of any game in the world IMO belongs to ..... Final Fantasy Tactics for the PS1.

End of Line.

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Scarecrow
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 4:20:34 PM
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Puts American ps3 fans to shame!

Japan ps3 owners > American ps3 owners

THIS is how American ps3 fans should have supported Uncharted 2

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Wage SLAVES
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:11:27 PM

Agreed.

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Snaaaake
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 6:04:37 PM

Yea!!!!
Killzone 2 as well, the PS3 version of MW2 didn't take long to outsell Killzone 2's sale.

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SvenMD
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 7:58:17 AM

Well I bought both of them....so I'm doing my part.

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Alienange
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 4:34:28 PM
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Worldwide sales of this one is going to be nuts.

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Banky A
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 5:21:43 PM
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*Whistles* ("on the internet, coz' I can't do it in real life")

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Wage SLAVES
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:12:16 PM

Lol! Me either!

*whistles back*

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Kowhoho
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 5:25:30 PM
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I predict that this will sell like hotcakes in Europe too. The only place that FFXIII will sell close to the same amount on both platforms is the US, and that'll probably be a close race.

I like checking sales charts now, it's fun to make predictions and see the ebb and flow of sales.

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tes37
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 5:28:42 PM
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I'm ready to help America sell one million in a day.

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ffrulez
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 7:47:35 PM

Count me in! (except that I live in NZ lol)

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HeXeN
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 6:21:09 PM
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*rolls eyes*

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ffrulez
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 7:47:18 PM

What?

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Jawknee
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 8:03:37 PM

He hates RPG's.

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Qubex
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 8:51:50 PM

Everyone to his own...

Q!

"i am home"

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HeXeN
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 8:53:23 PM

Don't worry Jawknee, I think I'm done with the hating. There's no point in me bashing something I know very little off.

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tes37
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 8:53:43 PM

* rolls something else *

But only in celebration of course.

Last edited by tes37 on 12/18/2009 8:55:31 PM

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Xbox_Killer
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 10:30:39 PM

@HeXeN

It's nice to know that someone else thinks it's a terrible game.

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Jawknee
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 11:11:12 AM

Yes because max payne is so much better xbox killer.

It's ok HeXen. Like Qubex said to each his own.

Last edited by Jawknee on 12/19/2009 11:13:09 AM

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Xbox_Killer
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 3:19:34 PM

@Jawknee

Yes, Max Payne is a better game.

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Jawknee
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 10:31:32 PM

People with poor taste would agree with you.

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Xbox_Killer
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 2:03:30 AM

How could something know death if it never knew light?

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King James
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 9:14:42 PM
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Expected.

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___________
Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 11:54:03 PM
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hmmmmm so maybe this can give MGS4 a run for its money?
last time i checked that was the best selling PS3 game.
did not take long to get onto the net either, saw it last night and dam its a freaking big file!

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Snaaaake
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 6:07:19 PM

I thought it was GTAIV that's the best selling game on PS3, MGS4 is the best selling exclusive.

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___________
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 6:53:02 AM

ahhh ive been told many things i dont know what to believe.
i remember looking it up through google a few months ago and found than R&C TOD is the best selling ps3 game.
WTF?
now that cant be right.

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Tristan
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 12:12:35 AM
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I just had a geekasm while reading this article.

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BigBoss4ever
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 3:29:50 AM
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now the true jrpg storm comes again reminding people about the good old time. -- this is the real gaming time, no more fps, no more so called motion control, no more "innovative but no fun" games, this is the start of reminding people what real games are, and where the real good games originated.

Last edited by BigBoss4ever on 12/19/2009 3:34:15 AM

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DeathOfChaos
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 3:51:05 PM

Very very true!!! Final Fantasy always seems to do that, doesn't it? lol. I love JRPGs, the only good RPGs come from Japan, though some lucky ones sprout from elsewhere. I wanna get a hold of End of Eternity, I think is what it's called. I got used to the Japanese name and then the new one came up and I forgot both of the names, lol.

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Kiryu
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 5:26:00 AM
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I hope they include Japanese voices with Subtitles in the US version.
Yakuza 3 With only Japanese Voices Awesome.

Last edited by Kiryu on 12/19/2009 5:26:15 AM

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Tristan
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 6:09:33 AM

I wish they were only Japanese voices in this game. Just like I only want English voices when I watch the Simpsons.

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Fane1024
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 2:53:25 PM

Final Fantasy isn't set in Japan, so I see no reason why you think Japanese vocals are a propos. The characters don't even look Asian. If the English dub is good (like FFXII), there's no reason to prefer the Japanese one (unless you're Japanese, of course).

Yakuza, on the other hand...

Last edited by Fane1024 on 12/19/2009 2:54:14 PM

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DIsmael85
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 4:44:44 AM

Of course it will not, they have stated this time and time again. Kind of sucks, but oh well.

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Snaaaake
Saturday, December 19, 2009 @ 7:07:21 AM
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I buy games from a partner and he do postage and delivery.

Yesterday he delivered my stuff to me and my god, the back of his car was filled with more than 30 copies of FFXIII which made me drool but because it's in Japanese that's why I didn't bother ordering it from him.

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Geobaldi
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 11:05:12 PM
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Now if they just would hurry and finish Nier and release it.

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