There’s been loads of dialogue surrounding the business success of Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The PS5 unique launched on the twenty ninth February, however regardless of garnering close to common acclaim from critics, questions have been shortly raised relating to gross sales numbers, with Sq. Enix but to offer any official statistics (which normally is not a nice signal).
During the last month or so, varied analysts have fanned the flames, suggesting that the sequel has underperformed. And now, because of Circana’s Mat Piscatella, we’ve got a greater concept of how the sport’s doing within the USA.
Rebirth appeared to get pleasure from a powerful debut within the area, claiming second place within the February software program charts, despite the fact that it launched on the final day of the month. Nonetheless, March’s outcomes, which have simply been revealed, present a decline, with the title dropping right down to seventh. It must be famous, nevertheless, that there was loads of competitors from new video games, like Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin.
However it’s comparisons to different Remaining Fantasy video games that present a clearer image. Once more, Piscatella reveals that Rebirth at the moment ranks 14th for greenback gross sales within the US, when matched as much as the remainder of the collection. For extra context, Remaining Fantasy 15 is primary (maybe surprisingly), Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake is second, and the unique Remaining Fantasy 7 is third. Naturally, it is the Remake comparability that pulls your consideration; it is turning into abundantly clear that Rebirth hasn’t been in a position to match its predecessor, and doubtless by no means will.
There are a number of causes as to why that is the case. As talked about, Rebirth is a PS5 unique, that means that it is interesting to a smaller set up base proper off the bat. Subsequent — and we predict that is most likely the most important roadblock — Rebirth is a direct sequel, and direct sequels are by no means a simple promote. That is very true when you think about Remake’s narrative path, which is inherently divisive. Gamers who did not essentially get pleasure from Remake might not have gone for the follow-up.
