THE HISTORY OF FINAL FANTASY VII:
       
12.01.1996- SQUARE BREAKES     31.01.1997- FINAL FANTASY VII
THE CONTRACT WITH     SELLS MORE THAN 2,5 MILL.
NINTENDO     COPIES IN THE FIRST 3 DAYS
      OF ITS JAPAN-RELEASE. AT
FALL 1996- SQUARE     THAT TIME THERE WERE
ANNOUNCES THE JAPAN     ONLY 5 MILL. PLAYSTATIONS
RELEASE DATE: 31.01.1997     SOLD IN JAPAN
       
01.12.1996- PREORDERS START     APRIL 1997- SQUARE SETS THE
IN JAPAN     RELEASE DATES FOR THE USA
      AND EUROPE: 07.09. + 17.11.1997
01.01.1997- PREORDERS      
INCREASE TO 770.000 UNITS,     AUGUST 1997- SCEJ EXPORTS
TV-COMMERCIALS FORCE THE     750.000 GAMES TO AMERICA
HYPE      
      07.09.1997- FINAL FANTASY VII
END OF JANUARY 1997- THE     IS RELEASED IN THE USA AND
NR. OF PREORDERS BREAK     SELLS 300.000 COPIES AT THE
THE ONE MILLION MARK AND     FIRST WEEKEND
MAKE FFVII ALREADY MORE      
SUCCESSFULL THAN CAPCOMS     OCTOBER 1997- SQUARE SOLD
BIOHAZARD, PLAYSTATONS     5 MILLION COPIES
BEST SELLING GAME SO FAR     WORLDWIDE