Top 10 Best-Selling Final Fantasy Titles in the US - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 August 2020 / 15,419 Views
NPD Group has revealed the list of the top 10 best-selling Final Fantasy titles in the US through February 2020. The figures includes physical and digital full game downloads, but not DLC sales.
The highest numbered title in the series, Final Fantasy XV, is the best-selling game in the franchise in the US in terms of dollars. The most famous entry in the series, Final Fantasy VII, comes in second place, as its remake is set to get released at the end of this week.
Final Fantasy XIII is the third best-selling game in the franchise, while Final Fantasy X comes in fourth place, its sequel, Final Fantasy X-2, comes in seventh place and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster comes in ninth place.
Here is the list of the top selling Final Fantasy Games in the US:
- Final Fantasy XV
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy XII
- Final Fantasy X-2
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- Final Fantasy XI
Top selling #FinalFantasy titles (life-to-date sales in the U.S.) pic.twitter.com/TqxnI1zAV9
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FFIX should be much higher!! What's wrong with everyone that hasn't played it??? xD
It was released a month after PS2 launch in the US, which was a bit late in the life cycle of PS1. It actually was the last big title for the console. I think it's underrated.
Well they don't know what they are missing, this is the game that should had been remade.
XV outsold VII? Now that's a surprise.
I don't like that it's based on dollar sales. Final Fantasy XV had an ultimate special edition ($270), deluxe edition ($90), and standard edition ($60) which all cost more than what PS1 games did at launch (which were typically $40) and PS2 games (which were typically $50). Even Final Fantasy XIII had a collectors edition and special edition.
It doesn't really paint a picture of popularity accurately.
I'm sure Final Fantasy XV loosing half it's value after 3 weeks and been a bargain bin priced game soon after more than outweighs the few who bought the collectors editions when it compares to $$ sales of older games in the series.
@Wooden: I hate that argument as FFXV was not strong enough of a game to buy at full - standard - price but when it quickly died down and wasn't selling consistently it shot down in price where more people would most likely take the plunge at $20-30 off.
FFVII, at the same time, didn't go down in price I think until it got to the greatest hits collection.
@Wooden
What about when it was re-released as the Royal Edition for another $50 two years later, though? And that doesn't take into account the fact that a game from the PS1 era would have to sell 50% more to meet the same dollar amount that games do today at launch, not including special editions.
@StreaK
"FFXV was not strong enough of a game to buy at full - standard - price"
FFXV had a really strong launch, I'm not sure what you are talking about.
If it made more money because people were willing to buy 270 versions of the same 60 game, then that shows it really is popular.
And companies care about profit, so if it did it they are glad.
@DonFerrari
That doesn't mean much. It means a single person has disposable income, but, back in 1997, they would have to buy the equivalent of almost 7 games. Why would someone have a desire to purchase 7 games for themselves? The special edition holds some other value aside from just the game.
And how many of these special editions do you really think were sold and you want to discount?
Even people with disposable income aren't dumb, they will buy something if they see the value in it, so wanting to discard the ranking because you don't like it and invent "reasons" don't change that the game was very popular.
@DonFerrari
"And how many of these special editions do you really think were sold and you want to discount?"
I'm not sure, because they aren't transparent with how many special editions are made.
As for the rest of your comment, I don't care if someone with disposable income sees "value" in it. Heck, why not let them spend $5000 on a video game if they see the value, I don't care. What interests me are actual sales figures and, due to the above, ranked sales are skewed because they are going by dollars earned not by units sold.
Also, I quite enjoyed FFXV and XIII. Don't make assumptions.
It's amazing to see some of the worst games in the series at the top. Man, times have changed.
Just proved what we all know, XV and XIII are among the best FF ever =´p
This is misleading because it's based on money made, not copies sold. Final Fantasy 7 is still the bestselling FF of all time. That said it's probably the bestselling RPG of all time also.
Does this count digital sales too? I heard XIV has sold really well over the years.
Whoaaa, whut??? The worst FF game in the series is at number 1??? That hurts my stomach just thinking about it.
Please, I hope the FFVIIR outsells it.
Does this take into account digital sales? If not its probably quite inaccurate
As a whole it's clear the franchise exploded with VII, but gaming in general increased with later generations. There have only been 2 offline games in the last 10 years (XIII/XV) so I think they benefit somewhat from that too alongside bigger userbases.
VII/VIII/IX/X/X-2/XII were all released in the same 10 year window.
Surprised to see XV at the top, given that there seemed to be relatively little hubbub surrounding the game during and after release.
I'm glad to see my favs, VII and VIII in the top 5.
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