| Square's PS2 debut, Final Fantasy X, hit stores in
Japan yesterday, and sales have
been nothing short of
spectacular. The company held a
bit of a party in Tokyo at the
Shinjuku Virgin Megastore to
commemorate the historic event.
Square president Hisashi Suzuki
was at the event, and announced
that pre-orders for the game had
peaked at nearly 1.5 million
units, and that by the end of the
day 2.14 million copies had been
shipped. This shatters all
previous sales records on the
PS2, easily overtaking previous
leader Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec.
The company's enthusiasm was
obvious as sales expectations of
4 million units for Japan and 10
million units worldwide were
predicted. Also on hand at the
event were lead composer Nobuo
Uematsu and RIKKI, who performed
the game's theme song. The two
chatted with the crowd as well,
and spoke of how their
collaboration came into being.
No firm
release date, other than the
nebulous "early 2002",
has been set for the North
American release of Final Fantasy X, but expect a
similar frenzy when the game
arrives on the continent.
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