Latest in FINAL FANTASY Series - FINAL FANTASY XIII Achieves Over 5 Million Unit Shipments Worldwide

TOKYO, March 10, 2010 - Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) announced today that sell-in
shipments of the hugely popular FINAL FANTASY(R)XIII have now exceeded the 5
million unit milestone. FINAL FANTASY XIII was released on March 9, 2010 in
North American, European and other PAL markets where it's available for both
the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360(R) video
game and entertainment system.

(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030403/SQUARELOGO)

With shipments of FINAL FANTASY XIII in North America and PAL territories
surpassing 3 million units as well as strong sales since launch on December
17, 2009 in Japan, cumulative shipments of the FINAL FANTASY series have now
reached 96 million units.

From the release of the first FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG
series has continued to offer the industry's most advanced graphics, highly
imaginative worlds and rich stories as it gains the highest accolades from
users around the world. FINAL FANTASY XIII is internationally-acclaimed for
the creation of a brand new entertainment experience with a state-of-the-art
battle system and unparalleled visuals that help create a feeling of total
emersion in the environment.

In advance of the March 9th game release in North America and PAL
territories, launch events were held in San Francisco and Paris on March 8th
as well as in London on March 9th. The events drew extremely large numbers of
fans and were covered widely by local media.

(Product details)

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    Title           FINAL FANTASY XIII
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    Platforms       PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360
                    (exclusive to PlayStation 3 in Japan)
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    Genre           RPG
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    Release dates   On sale now
                    Japan: December 17, 2009
                    North America and PAL territories: March 9, 2010
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    Suggested
     retail prices  Japan:  JPY 9,240
                    United States:  USD 59.99*
                    Europe:  EUR 59.99-69.99 / GBP 49.99
                      *excluding tax
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    Ratings         Japan:  B (CERO)
                    United States:  T (ESRB)
                    Europe:  16 (PEGI)
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    Copyrights      (C)2009, 2010 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights
                    Reserved. CHARACTER DESIGN:TETSUYA NOMURA
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    Official sites  Japan: www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/
                    United States: www.finalfantasyxiii.com
                    Europe: www.finalfantasy13game.com
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Full press release with photos can be found here:
release.square-enix.com/news/e/2010/03/qnii9iqkb.html

About Square Enix Co., Ltd.

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Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, develops,
publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive
entertainment software and publications in Asia, North America and Europe.
Square Enix brings two of Japan's best-selling franchises - FINAL FANTASY,
which has sold over 96 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST(R) which has
sold over 53 million units worldwide - under one roof. Square Enix is one of
the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world
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