Delay of Western Localizations on Console

Classic Final Fantasy Entries Examined

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Fans of the Final Fantasy series are all too familiar with years of waiting before a series installment finally hits the Western market. But how bad are these delays? We conduct an examination in this post.

1. Final Fantasy: 3 Years Till NES Release

2. Final Fantasy II: 14 Years Till PSX Release

3. Final Fantasy III: 23 Years Till Ouya Release

4. Final Fantasy IV: 4 Months Till SNES Release

5. Final Fantasy V: 7 Years Till PSX Release

6. Final Fantasy VI: 6 Months Till SNES Release

Delays Ranked from Worst to Least Bad

Imagine waiting five console generations1 to get your hands on an official localization of Final Fantasy III… on the Ouya. Yikes.

RankGameDelayPlatform
1Final Fantasy III23 yearsOuya (3D Remake)
2Final Fantasy II14 yearsPSX (Origins)
3Final Fantasy V7 yearsPSX (Anthology)
4Final Fantasy3 yearsNES
5Final Fantasy VI6 monthsSNES
6Final Fantasy IV4 monthsSNES (Easy Type)
  1. Till the eighth console generation: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Wii U. ↩︎

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