It’s no secret that the acclaimed Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth seems to have sold far less than expected. Now we get a little more concrete information from someone who actually knows how things are, namely analyst Mat Piscatella, who at NPD (Circana) measures American game sales, both digital and physical.
In an interview with Game File, he now says that the game’s sales in the US are “down by a double-digit percentage when compared to Remake over the same period”and apparently this also applies compared to Final Fantasy XVI.
Even though the game has only been out for a little over two months, we’re also told that it’s currently only the 14th best-selling Final Fantasy game in the US. We imagine it could climb a few places with more time, but games sell fastest when they’re new, so we shouldn’t expect any miracles, although a PC version (probably coming) will help to some extent.
Whether the lack of sales success of Rebirth will affect the third and final part in any way (for example with slightly lower ambitions to reduce costs), time will tell.
