Thread: Final Fantasy XIII sales hit 1 million in Japan in One Day!

Final Fantasy XIII is released in Japan and everyone was sure that it would be a massive success in Japan.A demo version of this game was released in April for PS3 only in Japan and according to media - system sales nearly quadrupled on a weekly basis.

With Final Fantasy XIII officially available on retail shelves in Japan yesterday, the game's selling potential has snapped clearly into focus. Citing internal figures, Square Enix announced today that the Japanese role-playing game has sold more than 1 million units in its first 24 hours. Square Enix noted that the figure does not include units sold as part of hardware bundles, such as the 250GB ceramic-white PS3 with a graphic of protagonist Lightning printed on the top.

Yesterday, Square Enix announced that it had shipped some 1.8 million units to Japanese retailers in advance of the game's launch. The publisher also noted that total worldwide franchise sales stand at 92 million units since the Final Fantasy brand first emerged in 1987. Of its most recent iteration, Square Enix has forecast total sales of 6 million units worldwide.

It will be released on March 9 in North America in Europe and it will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3.

ya i m also waiting to what happens when it will be released in Europe and American market,i m also waiting to play this game.I love final fantasy series! they are amazing :D