australian sora said:
hey since KH2 has sold over 8.5million copies world wide does that mean that it will most likey be released sooner here in australia and europe
just wondering
Kingdom Hearts 2 did not sell 8.5 million copies. It only sold 2.2 million copies word wide. If you add up the Kingdom Hearts series it comes out to 8.5 million. That includes Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts and chain of memories. Read first. But Kingdom Hearts 2 is selling a lot better than Kingdom Hearts though.
It sold 1 million copies in America while it sold 1.2 million copies in Japan. The Whole kingdom Hearts series is expected to reach 10 million, when Kingdom Hearts 2 is relased world wide. Besides just because Kingdom Hearts 2 is selling good. It has nothing to do with the release in other countries. Sorry.
Here is the article. Read carefully:
Posted by: Deven Thrivikraman
Posted on: 05/04/2006
Kingdom Hearts 2 has sold one million copies in just 4 weeks in the United states as Square-Enix released a press release a few days ago:
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix™ interactive entertainment products in North America, and Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that KINGDOM HEARTS II, the action role-playing game available exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, has sold through more than one million units in North America, making it one of the top-selling new releases of 2006. KINGDOM HEARTS II is the sequel to KINGDOM HEARTS, one of the top ten best-selling PlayStation 2 titles of all time in North America (Source: The NPD Group, March 2006).
KINGDOM HEARTS II combines classic Disney characters and worlds into a new story with new characters and environments created in the renowned Square Enix style. The game shipped to North American retailers nationwide on March 28 and was received with overwhelmingly positive response from both gamers and critics alike.
"KINGDOM HEARTS II has sold through one million units in just one-third the time of that of the original, proving that fans were waiting to get their hands on the sequel," said Daishiro Okada, President & COO, Square Enix, Inc. "The winning combination of Disney and Square Enix has done it again and we couldn't be happier with the results."
"KINGDOM HEARTS II is the result of great creative teams coming together to make one of the most successful console games of the year," said Graham Hopper, senior vice president and general manager, Buena Vista Games. "The success of this game is very exciting and we look forward to our continued collaboration with the team at Square Enix."
Since its release in September 2002, the original KINGDOM HEARTS for the PlayStation 2 has shipped more than 2.6 million units in North America. Bridging the gap between the original and the sequel, KINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN OF MEMORIES™ followed in December 2004 for the Nintendo® Game Boy Advance® system. With the release of the Japanese version of KINGDOM HEARTS II in December 2005 (one million units shipped during the first three days after the release date), the series has shipped in excess of 8.5 million units worldwide.
There is alot of time So Kingdom Hearts 2 just may reach that 10 million mark, maybe. Kingdom Hearts 2 already sold 2.2 million copies. Just wait for it to get released world wide, then it will sell a huge amount of copies.