kotaku.com - 9/29/2009
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The last big game Square Enix released is Dragon Quest IX , which sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan alone. The next big game? Final Fantasy XIII . Square Enix hopes to sell more of that game, way more. The previous title shipped over six million copies worldwide, reports Reuters. The ...
kotaku.com - 9/28/2009
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If the small number of booths at this
year's Tokyo Game Show is any indication, the Japanese...
game industry has seen better days. Even large Japanese companies are hurting. The company behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Square Enix , is ...
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Is 6 million a magic number for Final Fantasy XIII?
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... , Square Enix executive Yoichi Wada stated, “I think we will be able to do that this year.” ...
Square Enix Hoping To Break Six Million with Final Fantasy XIII
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[image] Final Fantasy is known worldwide as Square Enix's most prolific franchise, so there was little doubt that the company has high hopes for the 13th installment. In an interview with Kotaku Japan (translated by Kotaku proper ), Square Enix president Yoichi Wada stated that the company desires to sell more than 6 million copies of the anticipated RPG, which would surpass the 6 million sold by Final Fantasy XII. For reference, Square Enix's other major Japanese release of 2009, Dragon Quest IX, has sold over 3.7 million. Assuming that Square Enix is referring to worldwide ...
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Final Fantasy XIII sales will be epic, predicts Square —
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Lay-offs also said to be afoot Speaking with Reuters, Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada has said that Final Fantasy XIII is expected to sell in excess of six million copies worldwide. The latest instalment in the hugely popular franchise, Wada-san ...
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Not all about final Fantasy after all Speaking to Yahoo Japan , Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada has said that several massive new franchises are in the works at the developer. Square Enix will try to deliver two or three new series, in the same ...
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