Wikipedia:Featured topics/Final Fantasy series

{{nihongo|Final Fantasy|ファイナルファンタジー|Fainaru Fantajī}} is a science fiction media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs). The eponymous first game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. The video game series has since branched into numerous other genres, and has been commercially and critically successful; it is Square Enix's best selling video game franchise, with more than {{Nowrap|110 million}} units sold, and is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time.