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Latest in FINAL FANTASY Series - FINAL FANTASY XIII Achieves Over 5 Million Unit Shipments Worldwide

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With shipments of FINAL FANTASY XIII in North America and PAL territories surpassing 3 million units as well as strong sales since launch on December 17, 2009 in Japan, cumulative shipments of the FINAL FANTASY series have now reached 96 million units.

From the release of the first FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series has continued to offer the industry's most advanced graphics, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories as it gains the highest accolades from users around the world. FINAL FANTASY XIII is internationally-acclaimed for the creation of a brand new entertainment experience with a state-of-the-art battle system and unparalleled visuals that help create a feeling of total emersion in the environment.

In advance of the March 9th game release in North America and PAL territories, launch events were held in San Francisco and Paris on March 8th as well as in London on March 9th. The events drew extremely large numbers of fans and were covered widely by local media.

(Product details)

    Title           FINAL FANTASY XIII
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    Platforms       PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360
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                     (exclusive to PlayStation 3 in Japan)
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    Genre           RPG
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    Release dates   On sale now
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                    Japan: December 17, 2009
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                    North America and PAL territories: March 9, 2010
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    Suggested
     retail prices  Japan:  JPY 9,240
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                    United States:  USD 59.99*
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                    Europe:  EUR 59.99-69.99 / GBP 49.99
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                      *excluding tax
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    Ratings         Japan:  B (CERO)
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                    United States:  T (ESRB)
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                    Europe:  16 (PEGI)
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                     (C)2009, 2010 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights
    Copyrights       Reserved. CHARACTER DESIGN:TETSUYA NOMURA
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    Official sites  Japan: www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/
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                    United States: www.finalfantasyxiii.com
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                    Europe: www.finalfantasy13game.com
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Full press release with photos can be found here: http://release.square-enix.com/news/e/2010/03/qnii9iqkb.html

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SOURCE Square Enix Co., Ltd.