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To those who are laughing it up about Final Fantasy X-2 selling more than XIII in it's their first weeks forget that consoles are in decline in Japan and handhelds are now all the rage. The PS3 had a very rough start and is only now catching up.

Oh, and would people still stop calling XIII "bad" as if it is a fact? Especially when talking about something objective like sales number. When asked for your opinion it makes sense to say it is "bad" if you really thought so but XIII is not universally panned by critics or players. So stuff it. It is not objectively a "bad" game and has nothing to do with XIII's first week sales.

As for XIII-2's sales, it is a spin-off so it is not surprising. There are also a small, but substantial enough group that didn't buy it because they didn't like XIII. I also read an article that said the it was the decrease in female buyers that largely affected sales. This actually does make sense as I have noticed that many women are drawn to the character Lightning. Yes, Lightning is in XIII-2 but she is only a temporary playable character and has also had a makeover which may have deterred those female consumers. That's just speculation though.

Either way, XIII-2 is still enjoying great sales... The game had a considerably shorter development time and probably did not cost near as much as XIII to make. It's acceptable that it's sales are lower.

I'm surprised at how well X-2 sold... I know I didn't buy it.