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Final Fantasy XIII-2, the latest Final Fantasy game from Japanese RPG stalwart Square Enix, is the bestselling game of 2012 on Amazon's Japanese storefront. The company published a comprehensive list of all the top-selling products in all departments for the last six months (December 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012), and Final Fantasy XIII-2 was the leader of all gaming products.
The unusually-titled Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a sequel to 2009's hotly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII. XIII sold a million copes in its first day in Japan but was met with mixed reviews in the United States and Europe. XIII-2 addressed recurring criticisms echoed in those reviews and was generally better-received, although it only sold half as well as XIII did. In a dubious honor, Final Fantasy XIII was the top traded-in game during the same sales period.
The remaining top five video game products on Amazon Japan are One Piece: Pirate Warriors (PS3, due this fall in the U.S. and Europe), Mario Kart 7 (3DS), Monster Hunter 3G (3DS, no Western release announced) and the newest Super Robot Wars Z game (PSP, no Western release announced).
The list also included hardware: the white Nintendo 3DS in 12th place, the Wi-Fi model of PlayStation Vita in 13th place, and the 3G Vita in 18th place.
