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Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy is a franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix. The series have been commercially and critically successful; it is one of the best-selling video game franchises, with more than 110 million units sold as of 2014.[1]

Franchise Sales

  • 1994, September — 11.5 million[2]
    • Japan — 9.25 million
    • Overseas — 2.2 million
  • 2003, June — 45 million[3]
  • 2005, September — 63 million[4]
  • 2007, March — 75 million[5]
  • 2008, June — 85 million[6]
  • 2011, March — 100 million[7]
  • 2014, March — 110 million[1]

Game Sales

Year Title Platforms Sales
(Millions) 		Sales Breakdown
1987 Final Fantasy 2.508
1988 Final Fantasy II
  • NES
  • WSC
  • PS
  • GBA
  • PSP
  • Mobile
 1.728
  • NES/WSC/PS: 1.28 million[9]
    • NES: 800,000 (JP)[2]
    • WSC: 148,142 (JP)[13]
  • GBA: 277,590 (JP)[10]
  • PSP: 160,000[14]
  • Android: 10,000+[15]
1989 Final Fantasy Legend GB 1.37
  • JP: 1.15 million[9]
  • Overseas: 220,000[9]
1990 Final Fantasy III 3.751
Final Fantasy Legend II
  • GB
  • DS
 0.996
  • GB: 850,000 (JP)[19]
  • DS: 146,000 (JP)[20]
1991 Final Fantasy IV
  • SNES
  • WSC
  • PS
  • GBA
  • DS
  • PSP
  • PC
  • Mobile
 4.629
  • SNES: 1.84 million
    • JP: 1.5 million[2]
    • NA: 340,000[9]
  • WSC/PS: 993,366 (JP/US)
  • GBA: 219,391 (JP)[10]
  • DS: 1.1 million[23]
  • PSP: 235,017 (JP)[24][16]
  • Steam: 141,000[25]
  • Android: 100,000+[26]
Final Fantasy Adventure
  • GB
  • GBA
  • Mobile
 0.988
  • GB: 700,000[2]
    • JP: 500,000
    • Overseas: 200,000
  • GBA: 277,634 (JP)[27]
  • Android: 10,000+[28]
1992 Final Fantasy V
  • SNES
  • PS
  • GBA
  • PC
  • Mobile
 3.804
  • SNES: 2.45 million (JP)[29]
  • PS: 946,366
  • GBA: 260,000 (JP)[10]
  • Steam: 48,033[30]
  • Android: 100,000+[31]
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest GB 0.8
  • JP: 400,000[2]
  • Overseas: 400,000[2]
1994 Final Fantasy VI
  • SNES
  • PS
  • GBA
  • PC
  • Mobile
 4.695
  • SNES: 2.55 million (JP)[2]
  • SNES/PS: 860,000 (NA/EU)[9]
  • PS: 846,366 (JP/NA)
  • GBA: 281,190 (JP)[10]
  • Steam: 57,003[32]
  • Android: 100,000+[33]
1997 Final Fantasy VII 11.14
Final Fantasy Tactics
  • PS
  • PSP
  • Mobile
 2.871
1999 Final Fantasy VIII
  • PS
  • PC
  • PSN
 8.711
  • PS: 8.15 million[9]
  • Steam: 561,000[42]
2000 Final Fantasy IX
  • PS
  • PSN
  • Mobile
  • PC
 5.44
  • PS: 5.3 million
  • Android: 10,000+[43]
  • Steam: 130,000[44]
2001 Final Fantasy X PS2 8 8–10 million units[45]
2002 Final Fantasy XI
  • PS2
  • PC
 2 2 million paid subscribers[46]
2003 Final Fantasy X-2 PS2 4 4–6 million units[47]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA 1.45
  • NA/EU: 1 million[48]
    • US: 660,000
  • JP: 450,131[49]
2006 Final Fantasy XII PS2 5.2
  • JP: 2.4 million
  • US: 1.7 million
  • EU: 1.1 million
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII PS2 1.243
2007 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PSP 3.1
  • JP: 830,000
  • Overseas: 2.27 million
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings DS 1.04
  • JP: 540,000
  • NA: 220,000
  • EU: 280,000[52]
2009 Final Fantasy XIII 7.48
  • PS3: 4.95 million
  • X360: 1.95 million
  • Steam: 580,000[53]
2010 Final Fantasy XIV PC 0.603
  • JP: 190,000
  • NA: 220,000
  • EU: 230,000[54]
2011 Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • PS3
  • X360
  • PC
 3.45
  • PS3/X360: 3.1 million[55]
  • Steam: 350,000[56]
Final Fantasy Type-0 1.957
2013 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
  • PS3
  • X360
  • PC
 0.96
  • PS3/X360: 800,000[60]
  • Steam: 160,000[61]
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
  • PC
  • PS3
  • PS4
 5 5 million paid subscribers[62]

See also

Refererences

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213024752/www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/group/index.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Final Fantasy III". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (63): 172. October 1994.
  3. ↑ Square Enix U.S.A. announces details for Final Fantasy XI. Square Enix (August 11, 2003). Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved on August 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ (Official Xbox Magazine press release) Playable Beta Disc for Xbox 360 Console to be included with February 2006 Issue (PDF). Square Enix (December 19, 2005). Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved on August 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ 2007 profile (PDF). Square Enix (October 2007). Retrieved on April 28, 2008.
  6. ↑ Square Enix (July 7, 2008). "Square Enix announces Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes". Press release. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60eFGvWvv. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ Rose, Mike (June 7, 2011). Final Fantasy Series Hits 100M Units Shipped. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved on August 2, 2011.
  8. ↑ Fear, Ed (2007-12-13). Sakaguchi discusses the development of Final Fantasy. Develop. Intent Media. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 Titles of game software with worldwide shipments exceeding 1 million copies. Square Enix. Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Nintendo GBA Japanese Ranking. Japan Game Charts (2008-07-08). Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
  11. ↑ FY2007 First-Half Period Results Briefing Session. Square Enix (2007-11-19). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
  12. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.finalfantasy
  13. ↑ http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2001.shtml
  14. ↑ FY2007 First-Half Period Results Briefing Session. Square-Enix.com (2007-11-19). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
  15. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.finalfantasy2
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2013.shtml
  17. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/239120
  18. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP
  19. ↑ "SaGa 2: Akitoshi Kawazu Interview" (in Japanese). Weekly Famitsu (1051). 2009-01-21.
  20. ↑ 【ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング TOP30】集計期間：2009年10月5日〜10月11日 (Japanese). Famitsu (October 22, 2009). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 1999 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. The Magic Box. Retrieved on August 16, 2007.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 US Platinum Videogame Chart. The Magic Box (2007-12-27). Retrieved on 2006-08-11.
  23. ↑ Results Briefing: Fiscal Year ended May 31, 2009. Square-Enix.com (May 19, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-07-21.
  24. ↑ http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2011.shtml
  25. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/312750
  26. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIV_GP
  27. ↑ 2003 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. The Magic Box. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved on 2015-02-04.
  28. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.adventures
  29. ↑ Japan Platinum Game Chart. The Magic Box. Retrieved on 2009-07-02.
  30. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/382890
  31. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFV_GP
  32. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/382900
  33. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFVI
  34. ↑ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/05/masterpiece-final-fantasy-vii.ars
  35. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20090628114657/www.gamepro.com/article/news/210963/final-fantasy-vii-downloaded-100-000-times-in-two-weeks/
  36. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/39140
  37. ↑ FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON iPhone/iPod touch!. Square Enix. Retrieved on August 28, 2011.
  38. ↑ Takahashi (June 18, 2008). Famitsu Top 500 of 2007. GEMAGA.COM. Retrieved on 2009-01-01.
  39. ↑ Final Fantasy. Famitsu. Garaph. Retrieved on 21 July 2012.
  40. ↑ David Radd (2007-12-05). Chart Toppers: Square Enix Strategizes a Hit with Final Fantasy Tactics. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  41. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFT_en2
  42. ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/39150
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  46. ↑ http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/0904/topics_all.html
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  50. ↑ Sony PS2 Japanese Ranking. Japan-GameCharts. Retrieved on 2009-07-23.
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  57. ↑ http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2012.shtml
  58. ↑ Sato (21 October 2015). Square Enix Plan On Bringing Back Old IPs While Making New Ones For The Future. Siliconera. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved on 21 October 2015.
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  60. ↑ Parish, Jeremy (May 6, 2014). Where Final Fantasy Went Wrong, and How Square Enix is Putting It Right. USGamer. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.
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  62. ↑ http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/final-fantasy-xiv-has-had-5-million-subscribers-is-second-most-popular-subscriptionbased-mmo-33713
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