Editing Chrono Trigger (section)

===Sales===
The game was a best-seller in Japan,<ref>[[Dengeki PlayStation]] sales chart, January 2000, published in [[Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] issue 54</ref> where two million copies were sold in only two months.<ref name="nppreview2">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=73 |date=June 1995 |title=Chrono Trigger: A New Standard for RPGs |pages=36–37 |url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20073%20June%201995/page/n41/mode/2up}}</ref> It ended the year as the second best-selling [[1995 in video games|game of 1995]] in Japan, below ''[[Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation]]''.<ref name="1995 sales">{{cite web |title=1995 Top 100 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 |website=Game Data Library |publisher=[[Famitsu]] |access-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917102733/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/1995-top-100 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chrono Trigger'' was also met with substantial success upon release in North America, and its re-release on the PlayStation as part of the ''Final Fantasy Chronicles'' package topped the [[NPD Group|NPD]] TRSTS PlayStation sales charts for over six weeks.<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web |editor=GameRankings staff |title=Chrono Trigger Reviews |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563538.asp |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=May 7, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519045221/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/563538.asp |archive-date=May 19, 2006}}</ref><ref name="ign-review">{{cite web |date=July 4, 2001 |author=IGN staff |title=IGN: Final Fantasy Chronicles Review |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/166/166322p1.html |website=IGN |access-date=May 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805230122/http://psx.ign.com/articles/166/166322p1.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="FFC-Sales">{{cite web |date=August 15, 2001 |last=Wollenschlaeger |first=Alex |title=Final Fantasy Chronicles Tops Sales Charts Six Weeks in a Row |url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2001/081501d.html |publisher=RPGamer |access-date=May 8, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307181456/http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2001/081501d.html |archive-date=March 7, 2005}}</ref> By March 2003, the game's SNES and PS1 iterations had shipped {{nowrap|2.65 million}} copies worldwide, including 2.36 million in Japan and 290,000 abroad.<ref name="square-sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 |title=February 2, 2004 – February 4, 2004 |date=February 9, 2004 |access-date=November 24, 2021 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |page=27 |format=PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213144948/http://www.square-enix.com/jp/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf |archive-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> The PS1 version was re-released in 2003 as part of Sony's [[List of Sony Greatest Hits games|Greatest Hits]] line. The original SNES version had sold 2.5 million copies by 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm87395.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828215733/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm87395.html|archive-date=August 28, 2006 |website=PlayStation Official Site |title=アルティメット ヒッツ クロノ・クロス|trans-title=Ultimate Hits Chrono Cross |language=ja |access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> ''Chrono Trigger DS'' sold 790,000 copies worldwide, as of March 2009, including 490,000 in Japan, 240,000 in North America and 60,000 in Europe.<ref name="square-sales-ds">{{cite web |url=http://www.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20090525_01en.pdf#page=7 |title=Results Briefing Session for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2009 |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=July 16, 2010 |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |page=28 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826110608/http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20090525_01en.pdf#page=7 |archive-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> The SNES, PS1 and DS versions shipped a combined {{nowrap|{{#expr:2.65+0.79}} million}} copies worldwide by March 2009. Excluding the PC version, the game had shipped over 3.5 million copies worldwide by February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/411/G041119/20180228002/ |title=PC版「クロノ・トリガー」の配信がSteamで突如スタート。日本語対応，早期購入で3大特典も |website=[[4Gamer.net]] |date=February 28, 2018 |access-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124213543/https://www.4gamer.net/games/411/G041119/20180228002/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As of March 2025, all versions together have shipped more than 5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=2025-03-25 |title=Legendary JRPG Chrono Trigger Surpasses 5 Million Sales Worldwide |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/03/legendary-jrpg-chrono-trigger-surpasses-5-million-sales-worldwide |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}}</ref>