Expected. Meanwhile, FFXIV ARR is suprisingly a quality game and the sale exceeded SE's expectation.
SE should be happy a mainline title is doing so well compared to a spinoff / threequel.
Expected. Meanwhile, FFXIV ARR is suprisingly a quality game and the sale exceeded SE's expectation.
It outsold 3d world...
Yeesh, instead of being happy because a game didn't sell well, go play something else, as others said this won't affect the sales of XV or Bravely Default, so buy and enjoy that whenever/if it launches.
God is in his heaven, all is right with the world.
Yeesh, instead of being happy because a game didn't sell well, go play something else, as others said this won't affect the sales of XV or Bravely Default, so buy and enjoy that whenever/if it launches.
You're talking about first week sales only...right? Otherwise that's false.Tales of Xillia also sold better than Final Fantasy XIII-2 in Japan. So it Tales of Xillia 2.
Final Fantasy no longer holds the staying power it once did in Japan. Dragon Quest does, but not Final Fantasy. Japan never associated Final Fantasy with RPGs as the West has, Dragon Quest is the iconic RPG for them. And it's probably easy for them to ignore a Final Fantasy game that doesn't look good to them, as the games probably aren't that much of a curiosity, whether good or bad. Whereas a lot of Westerners buy Final Fantasy because of the name, even if they think of the game as bad, their curiosity leads them to buying the games. Whereas it seems like it is very easy for Japan to move on from Final Fantasy and give attention to other franchises like Monster Hunter.
I would like the West to be able to move on from Final Fantasy a similar way to how Japan is doing. But I do understand the Western phenomenon that is Final Fantasy. It will be harder and take longer for the West to move out of the Final Fantasy 'bubble', so to speak.
I think it can and will happen eventually, though. Especially if Square Enix doesn't turn their development around.
It's easier to just release them as is. I'd probably expect to see an iOS version before to long. Its sad, I'd love to see some sort of remaster for 7, 8 and 9. That's a lot of redrawing the backgrounds though.
Why can't SE have a team start working on full HD remakes of 6, 7, 8 and 9? Those games are infinitely better than 13 - from a story, combat, exploration perspective. Please, they'd sell millions.
Why can't SE have a team start working on full HD remakes of 6, 7, 8 and 9? Those games are infinitely better than 13 - from a story, combat, exploration perspective. Please, they'd sell millions.
No please don't let they touch VI or IX.
hmmm.. are digital sales included in these numbers?
when FF XIII released, digital full price titles where basically non existent, but nowadays every game launches physical and digital on the same day and I'm sure quite a number of players purchased the LR FFXIII in the playstation store, especially in japan.
so the sales are higher for sure. the question is, how much?
I think I just heard FFXV crying out as it was cancelled and its ghost became a F2P iOS game.
6 is coming to mobiles with new graphics by the same people behind FFV/FFD, who also worked on previous FF remakes, some even worked on the originals, so there's that.
Going by previous entries, it's gonna sell super well too so no "HD" FFVI.
inb4rpgmakergrafix
Cause then you play 7 and there is no squating contest, peeping in the house, crossdressing quest, hojo cross breed experiments, let's mosey, silly theater plays, snowboard minigames and tons of other little things.Why can't SE have a team start working on full HD remakes of 6, 7, 8 and 9? Those games are infinitely better than 13 - from a story, combat, exploration perspective. Please, they'd sell millions.
Why can't SE have a team start working on full HD remakes of 6, 7, 8 and 9? Those games are infinitely better than 13 - from a story, combat, exploration perspective. Please, they'd sell millions.
We should be playing FFV13 today if only those 2 games never happened.
The victory is that we're ensured we won't see this nonsense again.I still do not see what 'victory' people have earned. Pettiness has reached critical mass.
Haha even if it's complete shit you can always play the old ones. I, for one, would love to see what they could do...
...perfo?
Perfo!
Luukyk!
Toth!
Shinta!
I summon thee, Masters of Spinjutzu!
We would have have KH3 by now as well,
THE MOOGLE SUIT HAS FAILED
It has finally happened. The epic conclusion to Lightning's saga launched in Japan last week and the first week sales are in. The results are disastrous, showing another 50% drop from the already low launch sales of previous entry.
http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20131127061/
Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) - 277,082
Comparison of launch week sales for the FFXIII series:
2009: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) - 1,501,964
2011: Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3) - 524,217
2013: Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) - 277,082
DAT DECLINE.
Yeesh, instead of being happy because a game didn't sell well, go play something else, as others said this won't affect the sales of XV or Bravely Default, so buy and enjoy that whenever/if it launches.
The decline was expected but wait and see FFXV risking a bomba (not of this dimension) too. Final Fantasy and home consoles in Japan are destined to disappear. Only the west can save the franchise at this point or else it'll permantly move on cellphones with episodic games.
At that moment one thing remains for me: seppuku.
edit. that said for Mario the drop is even more dramatic, we should open a topic for that too stating Mario is dead!
:lol you guys are too much. Its good to see people happy in a XIII thread for a change though.
I really hope XV sucks and bombs so people can feel how hard it is to be a fan of something that everyone else hates in here.
It will be like a personal vendetta.
It won't happen though