Spartan_X Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Kingdom Hearts shipments top 10 million Ellie Gibson 10:54 06/02/2007 Square Enix promises more instalments More than four years after the first Kingdom Hearts game was released, Square Enix has announced that the number of games in the series shipped around the globe has now topped 10 million. Around 1.5 million units of the original PS2 game have been shipped to Japan, compared to 3 million for North America and 1.1 million for Europe and other PAL territories. Figures for Game Boy Advance title Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories stand at 400,000 for Japan, 900,000 for North America and 200,000 for PAL regions. And finally, around 1.1 million copies of PS2 sequel Kingdom Hearts 2 have been shipped to Japan, while the figures for the US and PAL stand at 1.7 million and 700,000 respectively. The original Kingdom Hearts launched in Japan in March 2002, with North American and European releases following towards the latter half of the same year. Featuring characters and environments from both the Final Fantasy series and Disney films, it was a hit around the globe. The GBA game was first released in December 2004 and the PS2 sequel arrived one year later - although European gamers had to wait more than nine months for a PAL release. Following the announcement of the new shipment figure, series producer Shinji Hashimoto confirmed that more instalments are planned. "When we first started developing Kingdom Hearts, we never imagined we would pass the 10 million mark so quickly," he revealed. "We are delighted and extremely grateful for the support from our fans around the globe. We hope to continue to provide games which fulfill your anticipation in the future." Source: GamesIndustry.biz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley porkchop Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Great series. News is unsurprising. If anything, it's shocking that they didn't hit 10 mil sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted February 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 7, 2007 Love the game. Who doesn't love Disney? hehehe :D I hope they release Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + in America. I havent play the CoM yet and I'll love to play it with PS2 graphics :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway. Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I absolutely loved the first one. It was very satisfying beating it. I bought KHII the day it came out and I had a tough time getting into it. I'm still on the Mulan world :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Despite the disney characters, I love this series. There is a great storyline within them. I can't wait for the third. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I hope they release Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + in America. I havent play the CoM yet and I'll love to play it with PS2 graphics :) Its supposed to be released in NA in Fall of this year. Japan is supposed to get it next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Who doesn't love Disney? hehehe :D Me. :p I liked the second one, but basically for its gameplay and non-Disney storyline elements. All the Disney things put in there actually made me think less of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empyreal Rhapsody Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I hated the sequel and thought that the storyline sucked throughout the series, but I'm still very much interested to hear about any more games in the franchise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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