The numbers are in, and they bode well for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. After a two-year struggle to recover from a softer-than-anticipated PlayStation 5 launch, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the second chapter in this landmark trilogy, is looking stronger than ever.
Not only did it meet Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Nintendo Switch 2 debut in Japan, but it ably exceeded them. Japan is just one market—but a major one!—and the Switch 2 ports are certainly belated, but between the Switch brand's strength in its native territory and the likely similar results in other big territories, Square Enix can probably sigh with relief.
The company's nascent multiplatform strategy for Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and (as we saw via last week's Nintendo Direct) Kingdom Hearts, is beginning to pay off.
Today, Famitsu published sales data for the week of June 1 through June 7. Notably, this includes the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. While the sequel didn't snag first place, that's no slight; it simply goes to show the recurring powerhouse strength of Tomodachi Life. It settled for second, but sold 30,657 units physically. With Japanese Switch 2 digital attachment rates presently estimated at about 50 percent, that'd...
