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Final Fantasy XIII is only a month away, and it’s already begun outpacing FFXII (Playstation 2) in pre-orders according to a retailer representative in Japan. Tsutaya “Game Recycle Planning” Leader Taketo Matsuo is head of operations for the retailer’s 450 stores across the nation. In his December market forecast column he stated that the game has surpassed total Final Fantasy XII pre-orders a full month before it’s release and predicted the game to easily cross the one million mark on release.

Matsuo’s list of predictions for best sellers looks something like this:

Matsuo’s predictions for December’s top 10 looks like this:

1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
3. Zelda Spirit Tracks (DS)
4. Gundam VS Gundam Next Plus (PSP)
5. Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)
6. Professor Layton and the Demon’s Flute (DS)
7. Tales of Graces (Wii)
8. Winning Eleven 2010 (PSP)
9. Winning Eleven 2010 (PS2)
10. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)

Interestingly, though he stated New Super Mario Bros. Wii would top one million, it appears Final Fantasy XIII for the PS3 will surpass it in terms of sales for December in Japan.