For some reason, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been painted as a spectacular sales failure by both the media and fans. As far as we can tell, a chunk of this narrative stems from Square Enix’s reluctance to provide sales updates on the title, but we suspect there’s also bitterness from those who feel it should have launched as a multiformat game. The truth is that, per Circana sales data as of November 2024 , the acclaimed RPG was the 15th best-selling game of the year in the United States – and the only exclusive to appear on the list.
It’s not the disaster it’s been painted as. And speaking with IGN Brazil , as translated by Google, bigwig Yoshinori Kitase confirmed as much, stating his company is “confident and happy we are reaching a certain level of sales”..
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Square Enix Insists Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hasn't Been the PS5 Sales Disaster It's Been Painted As
But future entries probably won't be exclusives.For some reason, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been painted as a spectacular sales failure by both the media and fans. As far as we can tell, a chunk of this narrative stems from Square Enix’s reluctance to provide sales updates on the title, but we suspect there’s also bitterness from those who feel it should have launched as a multiformat game.The truth is that, per Circana sales data as of November 2024, the acclaimed RPG was the 15th best-selling game of the year in the United States – and the only exclusive to appear on the list. It’s not the disaster it’s been painted as.Read the full article on pushsquare.com