Retail Sells 1 Million PlayStations in November
By Kristen Kenedy
Foster City, Calif.
More than 1 million PlayStations were sold at retail in North America
last month, Sony Computer Entertainment America officials announced
this week.
According to the company, unit sales hit a 28-day record, with more
than 1.01 million systems sold. The numbers come from retail outlet
reports compiled from Nov. 2 to Nov. 29, 1997. Sales of game titles also
soared during that period, with more than 5.14 million first- and
third-party games sold. That is an attach rate of approximately five
games for every PlayStation system sold, Sony reported.
Sony's first-party title Final Fantasy VII has also been a hot seller, the
company said. The game, developed by Square Soft, has sold more than
1 million copies in North America since it went on sale in early
September. Sony has an exclusive publishing deal with Square Soft, so
the title will not be available for other platforms, such as the Nintendo 64
or Sega Saturn. Square Soft is currently working on two additional titles,
Final Fantasy Tactics and SaGa Frontier, expected to ship sometime
next year.
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