The analyst apologizes for the wrong applying for Final Fantasy 16, he sold 3.5 million copies

The analyst who claimed Final Fantasy 16 3.5 million copies were sold, insisting that this number was estimated and not confirmed by sales.

Analyst Toyo Securities Hidki Yasuda has changed the company since then report highlighting the number from its own estimates and has not been informed by Square EnixOwn numbers.

“Toyo Securities analyst Hidki Yasuda apologized for his incorrect statement about the Final Fantasy XVI Figures!” explained Genki on Twitter/X (thanks, Thegamer).

“The original article stated that the number of copies of Final Fantasy 16 [had sold] He was stated by President Square Enix, Takashi Kiryu during the check -in financial results, but this was based on his own estimates of Toyo Securities and was the author’s incorrect statement: “The Japanese language report sounds now, according to Machine’s translation.

“We apologize and we would like to improve it.”

Sam Square Enix was reluctant to sell Final Fantasy 16. Within a month of release of Final Fantasy 16 in June 2023, Square Enix He claimed that they were “extremely strong”but awarded a month later This sales did not meet the expectations.

We learned last week The Final Fantasy series has now sold over 200 million copies around the worldFinal Fantasy strengthening as one of the best -selling Video Franchise Franchises, even if sales have dropped in recent years.

Square Enix has released an advertisement on social media with messages Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster The series itself has sold over 5 million copies around the world.