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Submitted by PantherLotus 1169d ago | article

Japan: Square Enix 2008 Unit Sales Down Nearly 74%

Japan - The seismic effects of market shifts and economic gloom in combination with a rather short release list have made a significant impact for Square Enix. In 2007, twenty-two releases spread across five systems (DS, PSP, PS2, Wii, 360) added up to a shockingly huge 6.4 million units sold.

In contrast, Square Enix's 2008 effort of ten releases across four systems (DS, PSP, Wii, 360) resulted in a far lesser 1.7 million units sold.* This is a 4.5 million unit difference and is a eye-popping 73.81% decline from 2007. (Culture, Industry, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360)

Update It appears that some of the data was faulty and the article has been updated. The new article title is:

"Japan: Square Enix 2008 Unit Sales Down Nearly 63%* (UPDATED)"

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