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See, XIII WOULD sell that many if it was simultaneously released. But the fact is that people will import the game, play it and the 'reviews' and spoilers will run like wildfire.
And if it's not positive, it could hurt...
I predict 4 million or 3 million at launch in Japan and maybe 2 million in the states. So I guess if you couple them together you'll get the 6 million you're looking for.
Including the PS3 bundle, probably another million on top so you'll get like 7 million.
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I know I'm going to spend Christmas day showing this thing off to all my relatives.
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Oh I'm not disputing that....XIII will sell, probably more in the states for the 360 but PS3 sells will circle it. (because of the PS3 only release in JP)
It's feasible that XIII can break past the 6 million mark. Likely? Very slim...but still possible.
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Well we don't know about SE region locking the game yet...the language barrier has stopped anyone from importing before.
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You gotta have a story. There. That's it. Seriously. Why did everyone buy up FF7? Shiny graphics? 3D world? Nope. It had a story and everyone told everyone else and it spread like wildfire. So if you want to hook us again, you gotta provide a story. Know why I've gone from a rabid FF fanboy to a "doubt I'll even pick up FF13" shmoe? Story. I was behind you 100% right up until I played FF10. That game was terrible. Don't listen to all the fanboys of today, because they are generally too young to remember the glory days of FF4 or 6. Both 10 and 12 were utter disasters as far as story goes. And though your sales numbers are still very high, there will come a point where your market becomes niche. Final Fantasy used to dominate in the west for any fan of RPGs. Now you're just another JRPG. Think that one over and think about what's changed in the series over the years.
You've lost your story. Find it and please come back. (You want my opinion, grovel at Sakaguchi's feet until he comes back. He was obviously the heart and soul behind the series and his loss has already cast a dark shadow.)
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If you played Grandia II before X...you'll understand why I wasn't impressed by X's story.
If you stack X's story against XII...then yeah, I enjoy X's story more, simply because XII was insanely boring.
But, everyone has a favourite, mine's is VII. So to each his own.
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They should be alright though. FF13 is the first FF game of this gen, FF12 came out on the old gen right as the new consoles were coming out.
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Yes the game will sell in two systems but the one who will buy it in on the 360 are most likely those who bought a 360 because it's a good console for RPG not because it's a game for mainstream 360 players. PS3 owner will buy it but the base is not as large as the PS2, but at least they should be thankful that everyone copy on the PS3 is real.
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The bottom line is if the game is good enough then the wait doesn't matter.
I think since FF8, the character design and storylines has went downhill.
I want to like FF and I want to like this game but I can't bring myself to be excited. Because I know it will probably end in dissapointment.
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MGS4 sold over 4 million on the PS3 alone, and FFXIII is coming out on two systems and after the PS3's price drop and more-than-likely Great Userbase Hike of Christmas '09.
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I'm very interested to see how it goes though.
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FFXIII is the first blockbuster JRPG on a console that many people purchased thinking it would inherit the PS2's JRPG mantle.
It'll also be the first Final Fantasy in 3.5 years, after an iteration (XII) that many fans weren't too fond of.
I think it's hard to overestimate just how eagerly JRPG fans (PS3 ones in particular) are waiting for this game.
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Honestly, I didn't even know what to do with myself after I finished Lost Odyssey (and I did EVERYTHING in that game, well... except that damn treasure trove achievement, +110 hours awww yeah) but anyway this game is going to sell like crazy, especially if it gets the rave reviews I'm expecting it to get.
And like you said, the PS3 has had a significant price drop which can only help increase the user-base in Japan, AND this is the first time a Final Fantasy game is launching on two consoles simultaneously in North America. There's a huge possibility for this game to sell ridiculously well, especially if people who are not already acquainted with the series buy into the hype/promotion, which will definitely be crazy high as the game nears release in North America.
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But I'm like you, I bled Lost Odyssey dry of every second of enjoyment it had to offer. And that was for me the last worthwhile JRPG.
(Infinite Undiscovery was terrible, SO4 and Vesperia, while decent I suppose, simply don't appeal to me.)
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I am kinda interested in The Last Remnant though, despite the mixed reviews.
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By March 2007, FFXII shipped 5.2 million copies worldwide. With the help of multiplatform (Xbox), looks like it just may sell over six million.
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I want this series to finally end so they can start trying something new. There have been so many iterations of summoners, elemental magic, recurring beasts, that they have stepped into the realm of incredulity, with mecha inspired summon monsters that turn into motorcycles being one glaring example.
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almost.
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Hmm. Does that mean I have to answer "Pleasure" at passport control?
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n_n
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4 at the minimum, 6 at maximum (though that's unlikely).
Thing is your cousin will probably just laugh in your face because for his free copy of FFXIII all he has to do is suffer the incredibly minor convenience of changing the disc after many hours of playtime, the horror.
It's nice to have it all on one disc sure but changing the disc is such a minor thing that it's hard to even care about it.
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ESPECIALLY the homeless ones living under bridges!
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The Japanese homeless put our low-tech hobos to shame. You know those trashy drum can fires ours have? Japanese hobos have real fires...playing on their fucking OLED TVs!