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===Background=== During the mid 1980s, [[Square Co., Ltd.]] entered the video game industry by developing games for the [[Family Computer]]. In 1986, [[Enix]] released its first ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' game and popularized the RPG genre in Japan (after western games, such as the [[Wizardry (series)|''Wizardry'' series]], introduced them to Japanese audiences). Coupled with [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' was one of the defining games of the Family Computer system. Square had been developing simple RPGs, psuedo-3D games and racing games, although they failed to compete with the market, and did not perform well commercially. Series creator [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] and his team grew pessimistic at the failures as the company faced bankruptcy, so he began to develop the RPG ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' as a personal final project to leave a legacy; if the game had sold poorly, he would have quit the industry to return to university.<ref name="IGN History of Final Fantasy p1">{{Cite web| url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/18/ign-presents-the-history-of-final-fantasy| title = IGN Presents The History of Final Fantasy| siteurl = http://www.ign.com/| sitename = IGN| accessdate = 19:32, October 10, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref> Sakaguchi wanted the game to have a simple abbreviation in the Roman alphabet (''FF'') and a four-syllable abbreviated Japanese pronunciation (''efu-efu''). "Fantasy" was chosen due to the setting, though "Final" was originally intended to be "Fighting", and was changed to avoid conflict with the tabletop game ''{{W|Fighting Fantasy}}''.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-was-almost-called-fighting-fantasy-creator-explains-actual-reason-behind-the-name-292792.phtml| title = Final Fantasy was almost called Fighting Fantasy: Creator explains actual reason behind the name| siteurl = http://www.destructoid.com/?mode=&nav=| sitename = Destructoid| accessdate = 19:32, October 10, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref> Though ''Final Fantasy'' was released at a time when competing games, such as {{W|Sega}}'s ''{{W|Phantasy Star (video game)|Phantasy Star}}'' and ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', were released, it pulled Square out of its financial crisis, and when released three years later in North America, outsold several of its peers. As ''Final Fantasy'' had not been planned with a sequel in mind, ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' was developed in a new world separate to the first with new characters designed by [[Yoshitaka Amano]], and given a deeper story to match competitors such as ''[[Phantasy Star II]]''.<ref name="IGN History of Final Fantasy p1"/> Although not the first game to be released outside of Japan, ''Final Fantasy VII'' was the first overseas to popularize the series, and the JRPG genre.<ref name="0000001E">{{Cite web| url = http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/05/masterpiece-final-fantasy-vii/| title = Masterpiece: Final Fantasy VII| siteurl = http://arstechnica.co.uk/| sitename = Ars Technica| accessdate = 02:23, October 11, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref><ref name="0000CCAD">{{Cite web| url = http://www.ign.com/games/final-fantasy-vii/ps-494| title = Final Fantasy VII| siteurl = http://www.ign.com| sitename = IGN| accessdate = 02:23, October 11, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref> Although the game is still the best-selling game in the series, with over 11 million units sold between its original release and subsequent re-releases,<ref name="FFVII iTunes App">{{Cite web| url = https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/final-fantasy-vii/id1021566244| title = Final Fantasy VII App on iTunes| siteurl = https://www.apple.com/| sitename = Apple| accessdate = 02:23, October 11, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref> the series has continued to find financial success since and has become Square Enix' best-selling franchise worldwide.<ref name="Square Enix Business Holdings">{{Cite web| url = http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/group/index.html#game1| title = Square Enix Businesses Holdings| siteurl = http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/index.html| sitename = Square Enix Holdings| accessdate = October 10, 2015 (UTC)}}</ref>
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