Sq. Enix has launched two-back-to-back titles for the Last Fantasy franchise which have obtained widespread vital acclaim within the type of Last Fantasy 16 and Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth, however it appears neither of them has managed to promote nicely sufficient to replicate that vital success.
The corporate just lately printed official paperwork for a monetary briefing that was initially held in Could, shortly after Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s February launch, the place it confirmed that “earnings” generated from Last Fantasy 16 and Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth “sadly didn’t meet our expectations”. The corporate additionally added that regardless of the latter’s February launch, preliminary gross sales throughout that quarter “weren’t as sturdy as anticipated.”
Since Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s launch, Sq. Enix hasn’t offered any gross sales figures for the title. Studies had claimed that the title was underperforming, promoting at roughly half the tempo of 2020’s Last Fantasy 7 Remake.
Last Fantasy 16, in the meantime, offered over 3 million models in lower than every week of its launch. Initially, Sq. Enix stated it thought of the motion title’s gross sales to be “extraordinarily sturdy”, however later added that the sport had failed to satisfy “the excessive finish” of the corporate’s expectations the place gross sales had been involved.
Amidst disappointing gross sales for main releases, Sq. Enix has confirmed that it’s pivoting to a multiplatform mannequin. Learn extra on that by way of right here.
