Final Fantasy XIII has sold over 5 million copies worldwide announced publisher Square Enix!
These numbers are as of fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. The game first went on sale in japan slightly before Christmas of last year, where it sold 1.85 million units. It then released in the United States and Europe in early March. The USA slightly edged out Europe with 1.79 million copies and 1.77 million copies sold respectively.
In addition, they also announced sales of their other big games. Batman: Arkham Asylum, which Square Enix publishes, has sold over 3.2 million units worldwide (Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC just released as well). And Just Cause 2 also neared the 1 million mark with 0.92 million units sold so far!
Here is how their full software sales break down:
* Final Fantasy XIII – 5.55 million units
* Dragon Quest IX – 4.26 million units (Japan alone)
* Batman: Arkham Asylum – 3.24 million units
* Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days – 1.49 million units
* Dragon Quest VI – 1.29 million units
* Just Cause 2 – 0.92k units
* Dissidia: Final Fantasy – 0.82k units (Japanese LtD sales – 1.81 million units)
* Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep – 0.76k units
Here is GameTrailer’s review of Final Fantasy XIII.
Via VG247