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PlayStation Final Fantasy 16 News
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No wonder games cost so much.
Tower Of London FF16 event:
Few pictures from the event, which was at the Tower of London. Pretty much the perfect venue. Coverage will be forthcoming 👀 https://t.co/fB3NGMnT7z pic.twitter.com/hACZabiwFp
— Giuseppe Nelva (@Abriael) April 25, 2023
Eikon Artwork
MY GOD THE OFFICIAL FFXVI EIKON ART HFEKWSHSKEUDJWMZJE
— Jadeˣᵛ (@Wildbergerrrr) May 1, 2023
SO BEAUTIFUL pic.twitter.com/IeEGbQU1F2
Pre order number is really bad in Japan, looks like the one man only and no control-able/customizable party members ala traditional FF is turning away fans of the series in Japan. read from gamefaqs:
So I've been following Japan COMG pre-order number. To be blunt, FFXVI pre-order number looks bad, like REAL BAD
COMG Pre-order number
FFXVI 53 days before launch = 47 units
FFXV 53 days before launch = 270 units (FFXV was released in Nov-2016. Back then PS4 install base was roughly the same as PS5 install base right now, about 3.2 million in Japan)
So I said this is weird, PlayStation install base in Japan is relatively constant, but why there's huge disparity between FFXV vs FFXVI pre-order number. What's the difference between the two games?
Could it be the combat??
So I checked DMC5 pre-order number
DMC5 53 days before launch = 42 units. voila! FFXVI preorder number is more aligned to DMC5 number than to previous Final Fantasy games
So I've been following Japan COMG pre-order number. To be blunt, FFXVI pre-order number looks bad, like REAL BAD
COMG Pre-order number
FFXVI 53 days before launch = 47 units
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.
nichebarrier.com
FFXV 53 days before launch = 270 units (FFXV was released in Nov-2016. Back then PS4 install base was roughly the same as PS5 install base right now, about 3.2 million in Japan)
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.
nichebarrier.com
So I said this is weird, PlayStation install base in Japan is relatively constant, but why there's huge disparity between FFXV vs FFXVI pre-order number. What's the difference between the two games?
Could it be the combat??
So I checked DMC5 pre-order number
DMC5 53 days before launch = 42 units. voila! FFXVI preorder number is more aligned to DMC5 number than to previous Final Fantasy games
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.
nichebarrier.com
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FF 7 Remake did way better with the pre-orders around 2 months before release in japan, at no 1, 174 points back in 2020:
1 COMG! point translates roughly to 1000 copies in Japan.
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.
nichebarrier.com
1 COMG! point translates roughly to 1000 copies in Japan.
COMG is a specific chain of 14 stores, all located in Niigata prefecture.
— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) March 18, 2023
The data you see above represent the number of copies pre-ordered.
269 point mean 269 people pre-ordered.
COMG marketshare is ~0.1%.
Meaning 1 pre-order generally translate to 1.000 copies across Japan.
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FF 7 Remake did way better with the pre-orders around 2 months before release in japan, at no 1, 174 points back in 2020:
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.nichebarrier.com
1 COMG! point translates roughly to 1000 copies in Japan.
COMG is a specific chain of 14 stores, all located in Niigata prefecture.
— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) March 18, 2023
The data you see above represent the number of copies pre-ordered.
269 point mean 269 people pre-ordered.
COMG marketshare is ~0.1%.
Meaning 1 pre-order generally translate to 1.000 copies across Japan.
So FF 16 isn't doing as well as FF 7?
With the currently really low preorder number yes. FF 7 remake topped the preorders with 431 COMG points back in 2020
COMG! Pre-Order Chart - nichebarrier.com
The Top 20 most pre-ordered games at COMG! stores, updated daily.
nichebarrier.com
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game is banned in Saudi Arabia, lol Jill's PLOT too hot for the Saudi Government to handle
Saudi Arabia’s Public Authority for Audiovisual Media (responsible for age ratings of movies, games, etc.) has released an announcement saying that FF16 will not be released in the country due to the publisher’s “unwillingness to make necessary changes.”
— ☆オードリーAudrey☆ (@aitaikimochi) May 3, 2023
Makes you wonder what… https://t.co/aPqDbgjOhY
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Reminder, this group has a high share in Nintendo and other gaming companies
well Xenoblade chronicles 2 and 3 are not banned there despite the PLOT lol probably because of Saudi's share in Nintendo
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I think they started buying up Nintendo stuff after Xenoblade's release.
So Ifrit is not eikon of fire but eikon of mystery and bahamut is eikon of light here:
Interesting to note is the elements that each Eikon represents:
— ☆オードリーAudrey☆ (@aitaikimochi) May 1, 2023
Shiva, Eikon of Ice
Ramuh, Eikon of Thunder
Odin, Eikon of Darkness
Garuda, Eikon of Wind
Phoenix, Eikon of Fire
Titan, Eikon of Earth
Ifrit, Eikon of Mystery
Bahamut, Eikon of Light
Bahamut as Light? Intriguing. pic.twitter.com/4IAxDW9OaM
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Okay, Bahamut being light is fine, but Ifrit is mystery? The hell.
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Time will soon tell.
Read another tweet on FF16's preorder number in japan. 42 days left and FF16's preorder number is still very low in Japan. Tifa's PLOT needs to guesstar in FF16 to boost the preorder number lol:
COMG Pre-Order Chart for May 12, 2023
— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) May 12, 2023
- Zelda TOTK (+6) pic.twitter.com/UfXk3FqwhK
Physical still represents the majority of pre-orders and sales in Japan.
— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) February 18, 2023
But if you want, you can divide those pre-orders by 2, same result in the end.
It looks like we're headed for a lower performance than FFXV, which was already on the downward slope.
#FF16 has hit 40 pts on COMG pre-order chart with just over 2 months to go. For comparison in the same time frame:
— Jodie De Haarte ~ J-Cat (@jodiede) April 19, 2023
FF15: 151 pts
FF7R: 168 pts.
FF16 is lagging way behind. I've never seen anything like this for a mainline Final Fantasy before. 🫣
Source: Niche Barrier pic.twitter.com/8gDhBqFAm4
What’s the breakdown of worldwide vs Japan sales for FF? I was under the impression that FF is bigger in the West than in Japan (where Dragon Quest is king).
As a gaijin, I’ve beaten I, IV, and XIII. I’m probably gonna jump back into the franchise with XVI.
As a gaijin, I’ve beaten I, IV, and XIII. I’m probably gonna jump back into the franchise with XVI.
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I think FF has gone up and down in Japan.
While mainline FFs do go up and down, usually Mainline FFs are still around +/-1 million copies sold in Japan with good preorder numbers. FF 16 made a new preorder record in Japan with the really low preorder number.