The release dat for Final Fantasy XIII is December 17 in Japan and Square Enix is preparing for the much hyped RPG by shipping one million copies of the game on the first day. Another 150,000 is also planned to be shipped on the day of launch, with another 150,000 on the weekend. Important to note that the Xbox 360 version will not be released in Japan. Final Fantasy XIII will be released in the U.S. on March 9, 2010.