News: Final Fantasy Trading Card Game Ships over 110 Million Cards Worldwide

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FINAL FANTASY TRADING CARD GAME SHIPS OVER 110 MILLION CARDS WORLDWIDE
“Opus IV” Card Set Now Available in North America
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 8, 2017) – With the recent release of the FINAL FANTASY® Trading Card Game (“FFTCG”) Series “Opus IV” card set, SQUARE ENIX® announced that the series has shipped over 110 million cards worldwide.

The latest wave in the series, the “Opus IV” card set introduces newly illustrated card designs based on beloved games from the FINAL FANTASY franchise, including FINAL FANTASY VI, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE® and FINAL FANTASY Theatrhythm™. The set also incorporates new “Monster” type cards, which feature different abilities and play styles for fans to utilize.

The FINAL FANTASY TRADING CARD GAME Opus Series also held its first world championships at the Square Enix Headquarters in Tokyo on November 18th to 19th. Leading up to the event, regional tournaments were conducted across Japan, Europe, Oceania and North America, where over 2000 people participated. Four of the game’s first ever North American Champions from the inaugural championship in September 2017 also qualified to attend and take part in the world finals as regional representatives. The English broadcast of the finals can be viewed from the following links:

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The game’s next wave, “Opus V”, is scheduled to release in March 2018, continuing the expansion of the series.

About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix group of companies. Square Enix, Inc. is affiliated with a global network of leading development studios such as Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 135 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 75 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 63 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

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[solji05]

Is there a list of "must own" cheap commons and rares that a new player should pick up? I am just getting into the game and would like to get a collection started. What are the cards that see play Magic, I'm looking for the equivalent of cards like Lightning Bold in red, Serum Visions/Ponder in blue. Path/Swords in white, etc. Cards that see widespread play across all decks of their respective colors.

 

[Soulwatcher]

There sure a lot of gaming companies getting into the game card business. And the insane prices for some of these cards remind me of baseball when I was growing up. Some of those old baseball cards were worth a ton of money and a lot of people invested in rare cards because they just kept skyrocketing in price. And then one the day, the bottom fell out and baseball cards were pretty much worthless. So just be careful about how much you invest in-game cards.

 

[mbuzma]

There sure a lot of gaming companies getting into the game card business. And the insane prices for some of these cards remind me of baseball when I was growing up. Some of those old baseball cards were worth a ton of money and a lot of people invested in rare cards because they just kept skyrocketing in price. And then one the day, the bottom fell out and baseball cards were pretty much worthless. So just be careful about how much you invest in-game cards.

Yep, a lot of companies are getting into this and making a ton of money off card games, both in this and video game form. I don't see the appeal to be perfectly honest, especially when they're charging so much for them. I guess it's mostly teenage age group that they're targeting.
I just read the starter guide though for this game and it seems to be relatively complicated and not that easy to get into at first. It does seem like it would have been fun to play with friends when I was a kid.

 

[Dictator20]

I hope that my country belongs to the place where the cards where get shipped. How I wish. But in that 110 millions I think our country will get one.

 

[Soulwatcher]

Yep, a lot of companies are getting into this and making a ton of money off card games, both in this and video game form. I don't see the appeal to be perfectly honest, especially when they're charging so much for them. I guess it's mostly teenage age group that they're targeting.
I just read the starter guide though for this game and it seems to be relatively complicated and not that easy to get into at first. It does seem like it would have been fun to play with friends when I was a kid.

If you look at society over the last 50+ years, things go in and out of fashion. For the longest times cards were out of fashion and now they are in fashion again. And it might is 1 or 2 years from now and they are going to be out a fashion gain and they are going to be worthless. And then you're going to see a lot of sad people who wasted their hard earned money on these cards.

 

[KellyGeo]

This is a great news and it shows the extent the company - Square Enix is moving towards making their games reach all corners of the world. 110 million cards is a huge number.

 

[overcast]

This is a great news and it shows the extent the company - Square Enix is moving towards making their games reach all corners of the world. 110 million cards is a huge number.

I think reaching with that card numbers it's like moving towards the success of the "Magic: The Gathering". That is something you'd definitely see for the future. I'd say this can be a good progress for SE.

 

[KellyGeo]

I think reaching with that card numbers it's like moving towards the success of the "Magic: The Gathering". That is something you'd definitely see for the future. I'd say this can be a good progress for SE.

Exactly, it's definitely a huge progress for Square Enix reaching such numbers, if they keep such up which I'm certain they would, things are definitely bound to be a lot more better than it is already.

 

[Hova]

If SE is able to ship 110 million Final Fantasy card globally then card game business must be booming. It looks like card games are the new big thing.