Sales of the entire Squaresoft role-playing game series now at 38 million+ units worldwide

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Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. (Square Electronic Arts), the exclusive publisher of all Squaresoft products in North America, today announced that Final Fantasy X, the latest installment in the best-selling Final Fantasy series, and PlayStation 2 exclusive , has sold more than one-million units in North America. This combined with the units shipped in Japan (Japanese versions of Final Fantasy X and the recently released Final Fantasy X International) means a total of 4 million units of the game have shipped in both North America and Japan.

"With Final Fantasy X, our goal was to create a compelling, role-playing adventure that excites and challenges the hardcore gamer as well as the casual gamer," said Jun Iwasaki, president of Square Electronic Arts. "We are very pleased with the positive response that Final Fantasy X has received from both consumers and the gaming community and sales of the title have exceeded our expectations."

"In 1997, Square's FINAL FANTASY VII set the industry standard for role-playing games and was an important contributor to the success of the original PlayStation game console among enthusiasts and casual gamers," said Andrew House, senior vice president, marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. "With FINAL FANTASY X, Square has generated even greater excitement with its spectacular graphics and cinematic sequences that showcase the technology of the PlayStation 2 to its fullest extent."