Japan Sales Charts Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Tops But Doesnt Even Come Close to Remake
Behind Final Fantasy 16, too.
We've said it once and we'll say it again: direct sequels are a harder sell than most people realise. The latest Japanese sales numbers are in, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the big talking point. Unsurprisingly, the RPG has immediately topped the charts with 263,000 copies sold — but that total, which may seem fairly impressive at first, puts the game well behind the opening figures of its predecessor, Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
When the first game launched in 2020 for PS4, it managed to move a whopping 703,000 units in Japan. Of course, there is additional context to consider here, since Remake releasing during the height of the pandemic and people were craving at-home entertainment — but there's no getting around the fact that Rebirth has fallen massively short of nearing those numbers.
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