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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy X-2 Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan on 13 March 2003

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/13/2003CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better23.6 years ago

  Japanese release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 13 March 2003 (North America 18 November 2003).

  Square released Final Fantasy X-2 on the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 13 March 2003, the series' first direct game sequel. It sold over 5.4 million copies on PS2.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Launches on Game Boy Advance in Japan on 14 February 2003

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 02/14/2003CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better87/10023.7 years ago

  Japanese Game Boy Advance release; English Wikipedia^{[1][2][3][4][5]} infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 14 February 2003 (North America 8 September 2003).

  Square released Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the Game Boy Advance in Japan on 14 February 2003. It shipped over 1.5 million copies worldwide by November 2003.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Unlimited Saga Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 12/19/2002CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better31/4023.9 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Unlimited Saga) gives Japan 19 December 2002; the SaGa series article lists the same date.

  Square released Unlimited Saga for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 19 December 2002, the ninth SaGa game, which sold over half a million copies in Japan but divided critics.

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  Final Fantasy XI Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan on 16 May 2002

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 05/16/2002CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better24.5 years ago

  Japanese PlayStation 2 launch; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 16 May 2002.

  Square launched the online role-playing game Final Fantasy XI in Japan on 16 May 2002 for PlayStation 2, with Windows following in November 2002. It was the first MMORPG to offer cross-platform play between PS2 and Windows.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Kingdom Hearts Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/28/2002CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better85/10024.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2] and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki both give 28 March 2002 as the Japanese release (North America 17 September 2002, PAL 15 November 2002); dated at the original Japanese release, not the Final Mix of 26 December 2002.

  Square's Disney crossover action RPG Kingdom Hearts, the first game in the series and Tetsuya Nomura's first as director, went on sale for PlayStation 2 in Japan on 28 March 2002, with North America following on 17 September 2002.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy X Launches on PlayStation 2 in Japan on 19 July 2001

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 07/19/2001CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better25.3 years ago

  Japanese release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 19 July 2001 (North America 18 December 2001).

  Square released Final Fantasy X on the PlayStation 2 in Japan on 19 July 2001, the series' first game with fully 3D areas and voice acting. It shipped over 8.5 million units on PS2 and holds a 92 on Metacritic.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy IX Launches on PlayStation in Japan on 7 July 2000

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 07/07/2000CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better83%26.3 years ago

  Japanese PlayStation release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 7 July 2000.

  Square released Final Fantasy IX on the PlayStation in Japan on 7 July 2000, a return to the series' fantasy roots, directed by Hiroyuki Ito. It sold 8.9 million copies by March 2025.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Parasite Eve II Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 12/16/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better79/10026.9 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2][4] (English) and Japanese Wikipedia both give 16 December 1999 for Japan (Europe 25 August, North America 12 September 2000).

  Parasite Eve II, the survival-horror style sequel starring Aya Brea, released on PlayStation in Japan on 16 December 1999, with North America on 12 September 2000.

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  Chrono Cross Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 11/18/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27.0 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (English) and Japanese Wikipedia both give 18 November 1999 for Japan (North America 15 August 2000).

  Chrono Cross, the PlayStation sequel to Chrono Trigger set around the El Nido archipelago, released in Japan on 18 November 1999, with North America on 15 August 2000.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Front Mission 3 Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 09/02/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27.2 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Front Mission 3) gives Japan 2 September 1999.

  Square released the tactical RPG Front Mission 3 for the PlayStation in Japan on 2 September 1999, with Square Electronic Arts publishing it in North America on 21 March 2000.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Legend of Mana Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 07/15/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better31/4027.3 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Legend of Mana) gives 15 July 1999 for Japan and 6 June 2000 for North America; the Mana series article and IGN^[3]/Game Informer coverage of the 2000 Western release agree on the sequence.

  Square released the action RPG Legend of Mana for the PlayStation in Japan on 15 July 1999, a Mana spin-off where players build the world with the Land Make system; it sold 400,000 copies in its first week.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  SaGa Frontier 2 Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 04/01/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better35/4027.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (SaGa Frontier 2) gives Japan 1 April 1999; the SaGa series article lists the same date.

  Square released SaGa Frontier 2 for the PlayStation in Japan on 1 April 1999, a storybook-styled SaGa game with hand-painted watercolour backdrops and music by Masashi Hamauzu.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy VIII Launches on PlayStation in Japan on 11 February 1999

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 02/11/1999CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better90/10027.7 years ago

  Japanese PlayStation release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 11 February 1999.

  Square released Final Fantasy VIII on the PlayStation in Japan on 11 February 1999. It has sold more than 9.6 million copies worldwide, one of the best-selling entries in the series.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Parasite Eve Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/29/1998CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better81/10028.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2][4] (English) and Japanese Wikipedia both give 29 March 1998 for Japan (North America 10 September 1998).

  Parasite Eve, Square's sequel to Hideaki Sena's novel starring New York police officer Aya Brea, released on PlayStation in Japan on 29 March 1998 and North America on 10 September 1998.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Front Mission 2 Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Tokyo, JapanSquare

  

  Starts 09/25/1997CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better29.1 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Front Mission 2) gives Japan 25 September 1997; the series article lists the same date.

  Square released the tactical RPG Front Mission 2 for the PlayStation in Japan on 25 September 1997; it sold 496,200 copies and earned a Sony Gold Prize.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  SaGa Frontier Launches on PlayStation in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 07/11/1997CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better31/4029.3 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (SaGa Frontier) gives Japan 11 July 1997; the SaGa series article lists the same date.

  Square released SaGa Frontier for the PlayStation in Japan on 11 July 1997, the first SaGa game on the console and the first released under the SaGa brand overseas.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Final Fantasy Tactics Launches on PlayStation in Japan on 20 June 1997

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 06/20/1997CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better34/4029.4 years ago

  Japanese PlayStation release; English Wikipedia^{[1][2][3][4][5]} infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 20 June 1997 (North America 28 January 1998).

  Square released the tactical RPG Final Fantasy Tactics on the PlayStation in Japan on 20 June 1997, directed by Yasumi Matsuno. It sold nearly 1.24 million copies in Japan that year.

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  Final Fantasy VII Launches on PlayStation in Japan on 31 January 1997

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 01/31/1997CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better87%29.8 years ago

  Japanese PlayStation release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 31 January 1997 (North America 7 September 1997).

  Square released Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation in Japan on 31 January 1997. It sold over two million copies in its first three days and became the series' breakout hit worldwide.

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• Gaming10/28/2026@GameDesk

  Radical Dreamers Launches on Satellaview in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 02/03/1996CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better30.7 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2][4] (English) says 3 February 1996 and Japanese Wikipedia also lists 3 February 1996 (broadcast 3-9 February and 24 February-1 March). Dated at the first broadcast.

  Radical Dreamers, a text-based visual novel side story to Chrono Trigger, was broadcast for the Super Famicom Satellaview in Japan from 3 February 1996.

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  Romancing SaGa 3 Launches on Super Famicom in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 11/11/1995CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better52/10031.0 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Romancing SaGa 3) gives 11 November 1995; the Steam page for the 2019 remaster confirms 11 November 2019.

  Square released Romancing SaGa 3 for the Super Famicom in Japan on 11 November 1995; it sold over a million copies and was remastered worldwide on 11 November 2019.

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  Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana) Launches on Super Famicom in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 09/30/1995CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins74% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 74%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence31.1 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1][2] (Trials of Mana infobox) lists 30 September 1995 for the Super Famicom; the Mana series article and Gematsu^[3][4] coverage of the 2019 English release treat it as the 1995 Japanese game.

  Square released Seiken Densetsu 3, later known in English as Trials of Mana, for the Super Famicom in Japan on 30 September 1995; it was not officially released in the West until Collection of Mana in 2019.

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  Chrono Trigger Launches on Super Famicom in Japan

  Square Enix, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 03/11/1995CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better92/10031.6 years ago

  Wikipedia^[2][3] (English) and Japanese Wikipedia both give 11 March 1995 for the Super Famicom release in Japan (North America 22 August 1995).

  Chrono Trigger, Square's time-travel RPG from the "Dream Team" of Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yuji Horii and Akira Toriyama, released on the Super Famicom in Japan on 11 March 1995 and sold two million copies in two months.

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  Live A Live Launches on Super Famicom in Japan

  Square Enix headquarters, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 09/02/1994CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better32.2 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1] (Live A Live) gives Japan 2 September 1994.

  Square released Live A Live for the Super Famicom in Japan on 2 September 1994: a role-playing game of seven scenarios in different time periods, directed by Takashi Tokita.

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  Final Fantasy VI Launches on the Super Famicom in Japan on 2 April 1994

  Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanSquare Enix

  

  Starts 04/02/1994CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better92/10032.6 years ago

  Japanese Super Famicom release; English Wikipedia^[1][2][4][5] infobox and Japanese Wikipedia both give 2 April 1994 (North America 11 October 1994).

  Square released Final Fantasy VI on the Super Famicom in Japan on 2 April 1994 (as Final Fantasy III in North America later that year). The Super NES and PlayStation versions had sold over 3.48 million copies by 2003.

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