Bruno MB
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Here some numbers:
Final Fantasy Series, Biggest UK launch:
1. Final Fantasy XIII ~ 170,000 - 180,000
2. Final Fantasy XV ~ 115,000 - 135,000
3. Final Fantasy XII - 90,000
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Final Fantasy debuted in Europe 19 years ago topping the UK charts with Final Fantasy VII.
Week 46, 1997 - All Formats (Units)
01 (NE) FINAL FANTASY VII (SONY)
02 (02) GOLDENEYE (NINTENDO)
03 (01) CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2 97/98 (EIDOS)
04 (03) CROC (EA)
05 (05) LYLAT WARS (NINTENDO)
06 (06) FIGHTING FORCE (EIDOS)
07 (07) MARIO KART 64 (NINTENDO)
08 (08) V-RALLY OCEAN (INFOGRAMES)
09 (09) MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR '98 (MICROSOFT)
10 (04) G-POLICE (PSYGNOSIS)
11 (NE) THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND (VIRGIN)
12 (16) WORMS (OCEAN)
13 (11) SUPER MARIO 64 (NINTENDO)
14 (15) ROAD RASH (EA & OCEAN)
15 (RE) GAMEBOY GALLERY (NINTENDO)
16 (13) COLONY WARS (PSYGNOSIS)
17 (09) AGE OF EMPIRES (MICROSOFT)
18 (27) CRASH BANDICOOT (GT INTERACTIVE)
19 (26) HERCULES (SONY)
20 (10) RIVEN (BRODERBUND)
Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...hadow-of-the-colossus-but-fails-to-reach-no-1GamesIndustry.biz said:Last week's biggest debut, Final Fantasy XV, saw a significant drop in sales this week, as is commonplace for the series. However, the 75 per cent drop suffered is less than the 80 per cent drop seen by 2010's Final Fantasy XIII in its second week
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Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV has got off to a strong start at UK games retail.
Digital data isn't included, but in terms of boxes, it is the second-fastest selling game in the series' history - beaten only by 2010's Final Fantasy XIII. If you combine the early performance of this with the new Skyrim remake (which has been one of this Christmas' more successful launches) and it's been a strong quarter for the RPG genre.
Skyrim actually saw its sales rise last week by 34 percent, driven by Cyber Monday discounting.
Square Enix's challenge will be to maintain Final Fantasy XV's early performance. The game has an avid hardcore fanbase, and typically titles of this type tend to do well in their debut week, but fall away quickly after that. As a means of comparison, unit sales of Final Fantasy XIII fell by 80 percent in its second week back in March 2010.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...t-selling-game-in-franchise-history-in-the-uk
Here some numbers:
Final Fantasy Series, Biggest UK launch:
1. Final Fantasy XIII ~ 170,000 - 180,000
2. Final Fantasy XV ~ 115,000 - 135,000
3. Final Fantasy XII - 90,000
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Final Fantasy debuted in Europe 19 years ago topping the UK charts with Final Fantasy VII.
Week 46, 1997 - All Formats (Units)
01 (NE) FINAL FANTASY VII (SONY)
02 (02) GOLDENEYE (NINTENDO)
03 (01) CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2 97/98 (EIDOS)
04 (03) CROC (EA)
05 (05) LYLAT WARS (NINTENDO)
06 (06) FIGHTING FORCE (EIDOS)
07 (07) MARIO KART 64 (NINTENDO)
08 (08) V-RALLY OCEAN (INFOGRAMES)
09 (09) MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR '98 (MICROSOFT)
10 (04) G-POLICE (PSYGNOSIS)
11 (NE) THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND (VIRGIN)
12 (16) WORMS (OCEAN)
13 (11) SUPER MARIO 64 (NINTENDO)
14 (15) ROAD RASH (EA & OCEAN)
15 (RE) GAMEBOY GALLERY (NINTENDO)
16 (13) COLONY WARS (PSYGNOSIS)
17 (09) AGE OF EMPIRES (MICROSOFT)
18 (27) CRASH BANDICOOT (GT INTERACTIVE)
19 (26) HERCULES (SONY)
20 (10) RIVEN (BRODERBUND)