Square Enix has today announced that the Final Fantasy series has reached a global mega-milestone, with the series achieving lifetime global sales of two hundred million copies.
This is across all titles including the sixteen mainline entries and their sequels, spinoffs and remakes. Square have also announced the Pixel Remaster collection, containing Final Fantasy 1 - 6 has achieved 5 million sales across all platforms including mobile, PC and home consoles.
Taking to social media site, X, Final Fantasy posted the news: "the Final Fantasy series has now sold over 200 million copies across the globe! Wherever you joined us on our adventures, thank you."
There are few series that have stood the test of time like Final Fantasy, originally launching on the NES back in 1987. Despite earlier releases in the West, the series springboarded to international stardom with the release of Final Fantasy 7 on PlayStation 1 in 1997.
The JRPG franchise stands amongst some of gaming's juggernaut franchises like Mario and Call of Duty, and continues to be extremely popular. 2024 saw the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth which we loved at Gamer Social Club in our review, with the final entry in the 7 remake trilogy expected within the next few years. Final Fantasy 16 was the most recent mainline entry in 2023 on PlayStation 5, later launching on PC in September of last year.
Square Enix are eager to grow the Final Fantasy series across more platforms and announced last year that they intend to launch future titles across as many platforms as possible. Alongside new title launches, Final Fantasy 14 continues to be one of the most popular MMORPG titles with millions of paid monthly subscribers and is scheduled for a mobile release.
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