和田洋一
The user base for the PlayStation 2 version was truncated initially because of limited sales of the PlayStation 2's hard drive and network adapters that were needed for the game. The Japanese release of "Rise of the Zilart" was the number one selling game when it debuted in 2003 with 90,000 copies sold in the first week. The "Treasures of Aht Urhgan", released three years later, sold over 103,000 copies for the PlayStation 2 in Japan during 2006. In the United States, "Final Fantasy XI"s computer version sold 340,000 copies ($15.5 million) by August 2006, after its release in October 2003. It was the country's 51st best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. The "Final Fantasy XI All-in-One Pack" was number 36 and "Wings of the Goddess" was number 40 on the top 50 best-selling Xbox 360 games in Japan as of December 2007. For the April–September 2004 financial period, Square Enix saw online gaming, particularly "Final Fantasy XI", sales increase by 101 percent and operating profit increase by 230.9 percent. Revenues held steady from subscription services in the summer of 2006; in the fall, however, Square acknowledged that online subscription revenues were "unsatisfactory", despite the steady performance of Final Fantasy XI. In December 2003, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada announced that there were over 200,000 subscribers to "Final Fantasy XI", allowing the company to break even and start making a profit. There were between 200,000 and 300,000 active players daily in 2006. As of August 14, 2006 the Xbox 360 version was the sixth most played game on Xbox Live. In June 2012, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada announced that "Final Fantasy XI" had become the most profitable title in the "Final Fantasy" series. While many MMOs have switched to some form of free-to-play model, the base monthly subscription price point for "Final Fantasy XI" has remained the same since its debut in 2002.