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    PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie

    Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts

    DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart

    Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart

    Nintendo DSi Leads Japan's Hardware Pack; PSP, PS3, Wii Tie

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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10:46 AM

    In reply to PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
    Now we have to combine real PSP and go figures in our heads like we've had to do with DS. At least they didn't FURTHER split the DS into DSi, DSiLL, and DS light...

    It makes me sad that the GO is doing so well... I think it's just technophiles... There's nothing really better about it. Quite the opposite. Price is worse, features are worse... I even keep my phat in my pocket, so the smaller size isn't really a benefit (well, maybe in Japan it is) #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    11/06/09

    In reply to PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
    I am looking forward to the american and european numbers for the PSPGo. I suspect the novelty factor will not work as well.
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    Edited by RicoTheSaboteur at 11/06/09 2:41 PM RicoTheSaboteur was starred RicoTheSaboteur was unstarred
    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    11/06/09

    In reply to PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
    Ugh... PSPGo... #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of DarthXehanort DarthXehanort
    11/06/09

    @rich8606: As I PSPgo upgrader, I must say that I absolutely love and highly recommend it. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    rich8606 promoted this comment DarthXehanort was starred DarthXehanort was unstarred
    Image of rich8606 rich8606
    09:34 AM

    @DarthXehanort: No way! It's $299 with no UMD, I'd rather have physical copy of my games. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    11/06/09

    In reply to PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
    Dutch retailers really put their foot down on the pspgo matter. Of the 17 gameshops that are near me only 9 sell them.

    Stubbern clog-wearing assholes. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: Clog-wearing assholes? Come on, you can do better than that!

    Let's see..

    Clog-wearing tulip-fucking windmill operators?

    Kiddin'. Nothing wrong with the dutch, but I think more effort needs to be put into insults. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of ThirzaLepidus ThirzaLepidus
    11/06/09

    @Koztah: Nothing wrong with the dutch?

    You obviously don't know any dutch! Buncha balding idiots...

    [/half-joke] #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment ThirzaLepidus was starred ThirzaLepidus was unstarred
    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    11/06/09

    @Koztah: It wasn't so much an insult as it was cursing under my breath, yet another aspect of communication that doesn't convey well in typing..

    Nevertheless, I shall make it my duty to make my next insult worthwile.

    I bid you, good day. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    11/06/09

    @ThirzaLepidus: Hey! I have thick and luscious hair, jerk!

    *kicks spray-it-on-hair canister under desk*

    *whistles*

    *trips on clog*

    Fuuuuuu.. who makes wooden shoes anyway.. it's retarded.. Where's the comfort... it's like barbed-wire & salt diapers..

    MADNESS!!

    Silly dutch.. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of rymas1 rymas1
    11/06/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: switch to toupe, better for the environment than aerosol

    only jerk dutchmen and dwarfs whistle anymore...

    Clogs are not only stylish but they serve a necessary function in dutch culture... Ask any model if their shoes are for looks or comfort... also when you live underwater, you want all the floatation devices you can find...

    barbed wire and salt diapers...interesting... if you dont mind, i will use this insult the next time i describe playing 9 holes of wii golf with 4 people who have never played before... #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment rymas1 was starred rymas1 was unstarred
    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    11/06/09

    @rymas1: Make sure to credit the source, though. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of rymas1 rymas1
    11/06/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: Will do. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    11/06/09

    In reply to PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
    PS3 has been king of the console hill in Japan for 2 straight months.

    Having a price drop and games does wonders for a platform.
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    Edited by DigitalHero at 11/06/09 12:38 PM DigitalHero was starred DigitalHero was unstarred
    Image of Stalkumi Stalkumi
    11/06/09

    @DigitalHero: ballin. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    DigitalHero promoted this comment Stalkumi was starred Stalkumi was unstarred
    Image of subnet6 subnet6
    11/06/09

    @DigitalHero: Who would have guessed? :)

    Hehe. I have no dog in this fight as far as winners and losers, but I really love it when 2 competitors are neck and neck. A blowout doesn't really help us, the gamer, no matter who wins. What helps us is when competitors are threatened by each other and are thus pushed to make their offerings more competitive and feature rich. If the PS3 is able to gain ground on the Wii in Japan, or the 360 in the states (I think the PSP/DS battle is too far gone to matter at this point), I think it will bode well for the gamers on all 3 platforms. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of kingmanic kingmanic
    11/06/09

    @subnet6: Indeed. I doubt either Live or PSN would be as good without the competition and I'm sure as soon as one side or the other has definitively 'won' then they'll be arrogant jackasses.

    historic examples see.
    Atari 2600/5600 era
    Nintendo NES/SNES era
    Playstation PS/PS2 era
    Possibly Nintendo Wii era #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    11/06/09

    @Stalkumi:
    I lack the words to describe that guy. Haha #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of subnet6 subnet6
    11/06/09

    @kingmanic: For sure.

    And don't forget the Gameboy era. And yeah, I think we've seen this from Nintendo already this gen, which is why it's good for everyone if their competition gets a good surge now and then. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    Sequel guaranteed. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    I think the fact that Tekken isn't quite the monster that it once was is interesting. I at the very least didn't expect Bayonetta to beat it. Well done Platinum Games. Also thats some good 360 sales considering the install base over there #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of billysan billysan
    11/05/09

    @excel_excel: You're late to the party Tekken hasn't been what it was since Tekken 3. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    excel_excel promoted this comment billysan was starred billysan was unstarred
    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    11/05/09

    @billysan: I'm well aware Tekken isn't the juggernaut it was then, but still those numbers are poor for a franchise like that, even if it has gone downhill #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Kuwabara Kazuo Kuwabara Kazuo
    11/05/09

    @excel_excel: Arcade is the reason. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Neko_Tech Neko_Tech
    11/06/09

    @excel_excel: It's always up and down relationship with me and Tekken.
    The most favorite for me was, Tekken Tag while Tekken 5 wasn't that bad but I'm getting a mix feeling from Tekken 6.

    Kinda wish that DoA would come back. I hated the XB360 version since the pressure sensitive buttons are gone so most of the character moves had to be tweaked but other than that it felt more balanced (besides the end boss Kasumi). #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of (Starman) Alpha (Starman) Alpha
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    Cheers to PlatinumGames for finally hitting it big time! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    21. Sin & Punishment 2 (Wii)

    T-minus 5 minutes until NoA decides not to publish this anymore.

    02. Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS) - 115,000 / NEW

    I want to be elated by this figure, but these sales figures (according to GAF) are apparently rather low even for an FF-branded release.

    I hope it still comes over here. The OST is too spectacular not to. :( #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11/05/09

    @GohanGVO: Yeah, Sin and Punishment 2 is doing INEXPLICABLY bad over there.

    FF Gaiden is selling below expectations, but honestly, the game was barely even announced 6 months ago, so it's probably not worth worrying about anyways. Just another quickly shat out DS game to build up money to help finance their bigger projects. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of FearfulInsomniac FearfulInsomniac
    11/05/09

    @Archaotic: This is exactly why I'm not a big fan of SqaureEnix. No more real heartfelt, 'new' titles. I'm looking forward to FF13 as much as the next JRPG fanatic, but come on, we can stop with all the damn "FF spinoffs" that could just as easily be a new franchise. But no, apparently we can't make anything that will sell, so we'll add the FF moniker, and it will sell like cheap, delicious pancakes. SaGa2: Hihou Densetsu Goddess of Destiny was a fantastic remake, don't get me wrong, but for crissakes, SE can get off their asses and start acting like they know how to make RPGs. Because, as strange as it sounds to say this, they DO.

    And this block of text probably contradicts myself, but damn, that's what this whole SE deal seems to me. I love what they do with RPGs, but I hate them for making everything somehow related to Final Fantasy. Damn you SquareEnix. Make that sequel for It's A Wonderful World already! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Archaotic promoted this comment FearfulInsomniac was starred FearfulInsomniac was unstarred
    Image of Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory! Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory!
    11/05/09

    @GohanGVO: Anybody know how it did when it was first released.
    I'm not that surprised, I haven't seen that much publicity for it,(I don't know if that's the case in Japan) in a now unusual gameplay style,(popular in Japan still?) and only the second in the series where the first was released nearly 10 years ago on the generation before last by a company which is known for great but fiendishly hard games.
    It's disappointing on an aesthetic scale, I love the first game and would love to see this game do well. I know that I will be buying it when it is released but I can't see it selling that well.
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    Edited by Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory! at 11/05/09 3:39 PM Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory! was starred Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory! was unstarred
    Image of STG7 STG7
    11/05/09

    @GohanGVO: Considering how little advertising there's been for Hikari no 4 Senshi in Japan, I'd say it's sold really, really well. There have been ads and hype for Bayonetta for months, and as soon as a release date was announced for FF13, massive advertising campaigns began (banners outside of convenience stores, life-sized Lightning cut-outs in stores, all that). Hikari no 4 Senshi has had very, very little advertising--it's had a lot less advertising than Dissidia had or FF13 is getting--but is still selling really well. The day it came out, I had to go to two different game stores to get it, and I bought the next-to-last copy at the store I finally got it at. So I'm sure they'll be localizing it; they're pretty good with doing that for FF games. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    GohanGVO promoted this comment STG7 was starred STG7 was unstarred
    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/05/09

    @STG7: That's comforting to hear. I reaaaaallly want to play this game, if only for the soundtrack. I am constantly leaving the game's Japanese website open just to hear the main theme over and over. It is astonishing how good that one track is.

    So, how awesome is the OST?

    (The only acceptable answer is so awesome.)

    @Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory!: It sold around 5,000 copies on its first day of sales. Total shipment of the game thus far sits at 15,000 copies. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of STG7 STG7
    11/06/09

    @GohanGVO: The soundtrack is indeed awesome, but also very, very retro. And it works. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    Go Bayo!

    And P3P? On the one hand, there's Yukiko. On the other hand? Elizabeth's male stand-in...*shiver* #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Enkur Enkur
    11/05/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: I keep worrying that the tiny wonderful bonuses like that will eventually outweigh the horrors of having to essentially play half a dating sim for girls in order to see them, and I'd have to triple dip for this game.

    Edit: Actually, if it's out already, is there anywhere online that has compiled a list of all the new features yet?
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    mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment Edited by Enkur at 11/05/09 2:29 PM Enkur was starred Enkur was unstarred
    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/05/09


    @Enkur: Nothing of note yet, but expect to see tidbits popping up in the next week or two. And this pretty much sums up how relationships will be treated. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bayonetta Brushes Back Pokemon, Tops Japan's Game Charts
    Rated D for Daaaaaaaaayum #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of emcglone316 emcglone316
    10/31/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Should just combine all the DS's into one in my opinion. Aside from like what is it one or two exceptions they all play the same games. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    10/31/09

    @emcglone316: No DSi plays DSiware as well. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of emcglone316 emcglone316
    11/01/09

    @excel_excel: Ah yeah I didn't think about that. Should still at least lump DSI and LL version together though #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Pascal Brulotte Pascal Brulotte
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Im so tired of those Japonese Sales Chart!! I DONT CARE ABOUT THEM I DONT LIVE THERE!!! Give us North American chart! That will be more usefull! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. promoted this comment Pascal Brulotte was starred Pascal Brulotte was unstarred
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    10/31/09

    @Pascal Brulotte: Here's a newsflash braintrust. Don't follow the jump to read about it. Scroll past it. FYI, "I don't care/this isn't news' is permaban bait. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    If the DSi LL gets a different color, shouldn't the PS3 slim? Same hardware in a different package. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    10/30/09

    @Moonshadow101: But the DSi is a different system. The camera allows it to play games that the regular DS cannot, thus there is a need to point out the difference in those two. The slim is just a PS3. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Vishus promoted this comment Nintendohater was starred Nintendohater was unstarred
    Image of Vishus Vishus
    10/31/09

    @Nintendohater:

    Read the last sentence of the last paragraph.
    The DSi LL is to the DSi ; what the PS3 slim is to the PS3 phat. Just a revision. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    11/04/09

    @Vishus: That may be true, but if there can be an only DSi game, then I consider that a new system. Afterall, the PS3 slim doesn't have any system specific game titles. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Nintendohater was starred Nintendohater was unstarred
    Image of Vishus Vishus
    11/04/09

    @Nintendohater: Nobody is disputing that the DSi deserves it's own separate section form the original DS. They're just saying that the DSi LL doesn't since it's just a DSi with a different color and a bigger screen. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    11/04/09

    @Vishus: Ah alright, don't know why I got so confused but yeah I do agree with that. It must have been too late when I first read your comment #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    I'd like to see some yellow in there, Michael. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10/30/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: Nossing to see here. I don't think the DSi:LL should have a different pie than DSi
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    Edited by bobtheduck in Korea at 10/30/09 9:51 PM bobtheduck in Korea was starred bobtheduck in Korea was unstarred
    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    10/31/09

    @bobtheduck in Korea: Neither do I.. I just like yellow. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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