Released on February 29 this year, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth It was a critical and fan success, currently holding the “Must Play” seal on Metacritic, with an average score of 92 and a few 10s, including here at Flow Games. And despite a great release in Japan, the second week was one of the downfalls.
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Sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth have fallen in Japan
Initially, the first week of sales of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was extremely positive in Japan: the game sold more than 262 thousand copies and easily took the first place, becoming a favorite among Japanese people.
The problem is that now, in the second week,Sales fell sharply, more than 90%.. In short, according to Famitsu magazine, only 24 thousand copies were sold during this period.
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According to the Insider Gaming portal, despite the fact that it looks very negative, Japanese consumers have been behaving with the Final Fantasy franchise for some time, and Final Fantasy 16 is following a similar path.
As of now, Square Enix has yet to officially announce Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth worldwide sales. In comparison, Final Fantasy 7 Remake sold 3.5 million copies in 3 days and over 7 million to date; 16 sold over 3 million copies in 6 days.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available now for PS5, but should be coming to PC in the future.
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