I realize we have a separate thread about the Dissidia part of this interview, but I thought this was interesting enough to warrant its own discussion.
Obviously he's referring to Japanese teenagers.
For reference, here are the years the mainline games released and what age someone who is a teenager today (13-19 years old) would have been when the game released.
Mainline:
2001: Final Fantasy X - [1 to 7 years old]
2002: Final Fantasy XI - [2 to 8 years old]
2006: Final Fantasy XII - [6 to 13 years old]
2009: Final Fantasy XIII - [9 to 16 years old]
2010: Final Fantasy XIII - [10 to 17 years old]
Dissidia/Type-0:
2009: Dissidia: Final Fantasy - [9 to 16 years old]
2011: Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy - [11 to 18 years old]
2011: Final Fantasy Type-0 - [11 to 18 years old]
Obviously he's referring to Japanese teenagers.
For reference, here are the years the mainline games released and what age someone who is a teenager today (13-19 years old) would have been when the game released.
Mainline:
2001: Final Fantasy X - [1 to 7 years old]
2002: Final Fantasy XI - [2 to 8 years old]
2006: Final Fantasy XII - [6 to 13 years old]
2009: Final Fantasy XIII - [9 to 16 years old]
2010: Final Fantasy XIII - [10 to 17 years old]
Dissidia/Type-0:
2009: Dissidia: Final Fantasy - [9 to 16 years old]
2011: Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy - [11 to 18 years old]
2011: Final Fantasy Type-0 - [11 to 18 years old]
Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/1...-introduce-final-fantasy-new-generation-fans/Siliconera said:“When you ask kids in their teens about their favorite Final Fantasy titles, Final Fantasy Type-0 and Dissidia are more popular than the main-numbered series,” shares the producer, while mentioning that there are many who were still children when they first experienced playing Dissidia Final Fantasy.