Final Fantasy XII was released in Japan on March 16th, and has surpassed all expected sales figures. However, not really that surprising as we consider the game is one of only a few to receive such a high Famitsu rating.

Final Fantasy XII has nearly cleared its initial shipment of games in just under three days and the closest competing game has sold well over one 1.5 million less than Final Fantasy XII!.

Released on March 16th, Final Fantasy XII showed it was deserving of it’s Perfect Famitsu Score by nearly selling thru it’s entire initial shipment in three days, and outselling it’s nearest competitor by well over a million and a half. To date, it has sold 1,764,000 copies dwarfing that of any other game in the charts this week.

Japan Software Sales: March 13th-19th:

1. Final Fantasy XII - 1,764,000 (PS2 Square Enix)
2. Animal Crossing Wild World - 71,000 (DS Nintendo)
3. Brain Training 2 - 67,000 (DS Nintendo)
4. English Training - 40,000 (DS Nintendo)
5. Brain Training - 40,000 (DS Nintendo)
6. Samurai Warriors - 25,000 (PS2 Koei)
7. Mario Kart DS - 18,000 (DS Nintendo)
8. Seiken Densetsu DS: Children Of Mana - 18,000 (DS SQEX)
9. Guitar Freaks V and Drum Mania V - 18,000 (PS2 Konami)
10. KeroKero7 - 16,000 (DS Bandai)

Final Fantasy XII has been said to be ready for a North American release in November, and no news on a European date as of yet.