Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary potions and figures

Written by: Michael Keferl on September 5, 2007 at 3:15 am | In 02 Marketing & Ad Trends |

Last year, Suntory came out with a limited edition set of Final Fantasy XII “potions” in normal energy drink fashion as well as collectible bottles…

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They sold out like mad, leaving convenience stores and supermarkets with empty racks in what seemed like a week or so. I seem to recall these $5 bottles going for over $25 on eBay, to be purchased by thirsty geeks abroad.

Now, Suntory is back in collaboration with Square Enix with three new lines of tenth anniversary Final Fantasy VII potions and figures, and with a *bit* higher price tag than last time.

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The sixteen can set was featured on Pink Tentacle:

Suntory has announced plans to begin selling its vitamin-packed Final Fantasy VII Potion carbonated drink in special aluminum cans featuring depictions of Cloud, Sephiroth and other characters from the game.

The cans will be going for a mere $1.60, but the very cool potion bottle (limited to 77,777 pieces) will command $32, which is nearly enough to get the game itself. In addition, there’s an entirely different set of eight cans combined with figures for $9 each which are limited to a million sets. Those are some hefty price tags for a “potion” that contains caffeine, B-Vitamins, and royal jelly, but that’ll never stop a thirsty gamer.

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  1. Hey, its FF XII

    Comment by Nekus — September 7, 2007 #

  2. No it’s not.
    It’s FF VII.

    Comment by Pudas — September 12, 2007 #

  3. does anyone know where I could find the artwork that is printed on the figurine casses? Just curious. thankies ^__^

    Comment by Isis — September 17, 2007 #

  4. why can’t they do this potion thing for world of warcraft? i’d totally pick some up.

    Comment by stevo — October 22, 2007 #

  5. Coz World of Warcraft is not as good as FF..

    And this Potion thing doesn’t suit WoW..maybe other stuff will..

    Comment by Dinseh — November 25, 2007 #

  6. I want to get this things… but it`s not easy for me…. Why can´t we have final fantasy things in germany???

    Comment by Scarlett — December 21, 2007 #

  7. Dangit! Another awesome thing I just can’t have.

    Sometimes I hate living in America.

    …But if it hadn’t been for that trip to Indiana, I’d never have picked up FF VII at a yard sale for five bucks…

    Comment by Liros — January 2, 2008 #

  8. i wanna try some of tt potion!!! FFVII rocks big time~ XD

    Comment by rith — January 28, 2008 #

  9. The potion was a part of the promotional campaign for “Crisis Core” for the PSP, and about half the cans are artwork from that game. The others are from “Advent Children.”
    It was tasty, but not as good as “Ice Cucumber Pepsi” last summer.

    Comment by Hugh — February 28, 2008 #

  10. I HAVE FF7 AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A POTION OR TWO… BUT I CANT GO TO JAPAN TO GET ONE!(THIS IS AN EXAMPLE) !LOOK IT UP ON EBAY! AND SO YOU KNOW I WANT TO START A CONVERSATION ABOUT LEVELS OF CHARECTERS AND SUTCH… I START IM ONLY LEVEL 68 BUT IVE BEAT IT 3 TIMES… NOW ITS YOUR TURN…
    -_-

    Comment by dUSTIN,THE FF7 PLAYER — May 8, 2008 #

  11. my name is Dustin not dUSTIN by the way… i know i didnt need to do this i just wanted to…

    Comment by Dustin — May 8, 2008 #

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