Lightning Returns beaten in sales by... FINAL FANTASY X|X-2 HD Remaster

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Following on from reports of Lightning Returns launching to very low week one sales in Japan, it seems like the final nail in the FINAL FANTASY XIII coffin has now been struck. The recent released FINAL FANTASY X|X-2 HD Remaster has outsold Lightning Returns.

According to popular gaming source Famitsu, the HD remaster launched to the tune of 339,000 units sold in it's first week. This is the totals for both PS3 and PS Vita combined. Lightning Returns, on the other hand, managed 277,000 units in it's first week on the PS3, with XBOX 360 sales figures so low they didn't even make the rankings.

The 339,000 sales figure also makes FFX|X-2 HD Remaster the most successful launch of any HD remake in Japan.

How do you think sales in Western regions will fare with Lightning Returns being released next month, and FFX|X-2 HD following the month after?

[Source: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Debuts Big In Japan ]

This shall result in A.) They'll decide against sequels and just keep doing remakes for all of their games, but still forget to work on current new games or B.) Decide X is more popular and go back to working on more sequels for X, and put XIII to rest for good, but maintain a slow progression for new numbered entries for the series or C.) All of the above.

Oh this is great.

But, FFX didn't have to build any fans up. People are going into the HD knowing exactly how the game and story is. Which I guess is a thing itself, buying a game you've already played. But with LR, it's new.

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And absolutely no one was surprised.

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Originally Posted by Mirage

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For real. Then I can have a portable version of FFI-FFXII c:

Well, it is nice to be reminded of a good game.

Now you can watch that laughing scene in 1080 P whenever you want!

Dead fantasy.

That's a pretty clear message to Square-Enix, isn't it? I suspect they will not listen and give us 4 more Lightning games.

I would say your right, but I suspect them launching FFXV with 5 sequels instead. Maybe with a couple cameos with Lightning, and one where she is in you main cast with DLC, along with Cloud..

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Originally Posted by Psychotic

That's a pretty clear message to Square-Enix, isn't it? I suspect they will not listen and give us 4 more Lightning games.

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We have failed our fans, we didn't do good enough for them, so we must make 800 more Lightning games !

Or

Ohhh ! What they wanted instead was Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 HD !!

Lightning's Mobile Adventures - now with Sephiroth themed microtransactions!

Oh Square Enix, you are so lost it's not even funny. I bet they'll use this stat in favour of X-3. But please stop the sequels :(

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Originally Posted by TrollHunter

And absolutely no one was surprised.

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