Final Fantasy XIII sells 1 million in North America

Square Enix's acclaimed JRPG goes platinum in US and Canada within five days of PS3, Xbox 360 release, becoming fastest-selling installment in franchise history.

A day after Final Fantasy XIII's March 9 release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe, Square Enix was trumpeting the game's Western sales potential. According to the publisher, the highly anticipated role-playing game had shipped 5 million units worldwide. That figure, of course, includes the more than 1 million units in day-one sales the game enjoyed in Japan, where it is a PS3-exclusive.