The games aren't coming out too quickly, really; they're coming out at about the same pace they have been since the NES era. The only real difference is that these days the news gets out much earlier than it used to.
  • Final Fantasy II was released 1 year after Final Fantasy.
  • Final Fantasy III was released 1 year and 4 months after Final Fantasy II.
  • Final Fantasy IV was released 1 year and 3 months after Final Fantasy III.
  • Final Fantasy V was released 1 year and 5 months after Final Fantasy IV.
  • Final Fantasy VI was released 1 year and 4 months after Final Fantasy V.
  • Final Fantasy VII was released 2 years and 9 months--the longest wait ever--after Final Fantasy VI.
  • Final Fantasy VIII was released 2 years after Final Fantasy VII.
  • Final Fantasy IX was released 1 year and 5 months after Final Fantasy VIII.
  • Final Fantasy X was released 1 year after Final Fantasy IX.
  • Final Fantasy XI was released 10 months--the shortest wait ever--after Final Fantasy X.
Final Fantasy XII is set to be released in the first quarter of 2004--1 year and 8-10 months after Final Fantasy XI.