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Demonbird
11/05/09

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

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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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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
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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Kuwabara Kazuo
11/05/09

@excel_excel: Arcade is the reason. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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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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(Starman) Cookie_Monster
11/05/09

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Cheers to PlatinumGames for finally hitting it big time! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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GohanGVO
11/05/09

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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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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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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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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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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
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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STG7
11/06/09

@GohanGVO: The soundtrack is indeed awesome, but also very, very retro. And it works. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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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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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
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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Pessimippopotamus
11/05/09

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Rated D for Daaaaaaaaayum #thejapanesehardwarechart
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twinturbo2
10/30/09

In reply to Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart
Forza 3 is like Pokemon with cars. Gotta catch 'em all... or at lease one car per manufacturer for an achievement. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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bananapyramid
10/31/09

@twinturbo2: You make it sound as though this is a bad thing :) #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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twinturbo2
10/31/09

@bananapyramid: Nope, it isn't. Just got my first Ferrari in the game- the 512 TR, FYI. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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onesimos005
10/30/09

In reply to Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart
It would be interesting how Bayonetta, Tekken 6, and Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden will rank in next week's Media Create software chart. All three games debuted with strong sales and may quickly reach 100K by the end of Saturday.
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mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
10/30/09

@onesimos005: I wanna see how Sin and Punishment 2 stacks up. Sales projections are pretty low for it. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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10/30/09

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21. Tales of Vesperia (PS3)

It had crazy first-week sales, but the sales dropped off (As they all do).

Now, Love Plus is enjoying more sales per week than Vesperia, and Love Plus came out two weeks before Vesperia did. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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DARTH_TIGRIS
10/30/09

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I know that the 360 install base isn't huge in Japan, but it IS over a million. With the reviews that this game got and supposed love for sim racers (look at GT sales), the relatively low sales for FM3 is evidence of a larger issue with the Japanese gaming public. Shame. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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AncientUnknown1
10/30/09

@DARTH_TIGRIS: I would think Uncharted 2's meager sales would be more damning evidence. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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darkos87
10/30/09

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Didn't think Uncharted 2 would be popular there.
Typical japanese ps3 owner playing uncharted 2:
'I am sweating like a hooker in church'

*looks up Bible Black* #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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AncientUnknown1
10/30/09

@darkos5318008: We have different definitions of what constitutes popular. 50,000 in the first week is "niche" to me.
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darkos87
10/31/09

@AncientUnknown1: yeah I agree that it's not popular there, especially when pokemon is training 100,000 every week. #thejapanesesoftwarechart
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Banana
10/24/09

In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
They should have had this price when they released the ps3, then they would have dominated.
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RicoTheSaboteur
10/24/09

@Banana: Between then and now the price of making the thing dropped by %70 (due to removed components and the natural flow of redesign/streamlining/getting better at doing things). Selling the console at $299 then would have generated a success they simply could not have afforded. #consoletaisen
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RicoTheSaboteur
10/24/09

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So I glanced through some (not very reliable) sales charts from across the globe and something surprised me. If, in the HD war, the PS3 is currently outselling the X360 just about everywhere, Microsoft is still way ahead in the race. What transpired from my little browsing though is that this global lead is the fact of a select few territories.

We know the PS3 is ahead in Japan and pretty much always have been since its launch, but as we speak, the PS3 is also ahead in Germany, in France, in Spain, in Italy, in the Benelux, in Switzerland... In fact, the whole global lead of the X360 is almost solely based on North America, the UK and Australia (it's an X360 leaning toss-up in Scandinavia). Marketing? Brand values? I am not sure, but the X360 seems to be the console of the english speaking world.
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NoHoldsBarred
10/24/09

Ah this new system of commenting sucks, accidental double post = /. Keep in mind as well Sony has a very good reputation in Asia (possibly because of xenophobia) despite many of their products not living up to the standards they created in the 80s and 90s. A good reputation seems to be a hard thing to lose in business.
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PartEleven
10/24/09

@RicoTheSaboteur: I haven't bothered following the PS3/360 sales charts because I just didn't care that much. But I suspected the actual global performance to be something like what you just said. PlayStation was always popular throughout Europe and Asia. It seems like the whole "xbox 360 is dominating globally" thought is mostly perpetuated by American-centric....Americans (lol) and the fact that, no matter how you argue it, USA is a very large part of the global video game market. #consoletaisen
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Narsil
10/24/09

@RicoTheSaboteur: good observation, and I think there's good reasons behind that. The original xbox and Halo, whether you like it or not, basically made gaming cool again to the 18-24 yo crowd. Suddenly, this game was everywhere teenage boys and beer could be found. From there, it was kind of a snowball effect that dramatically increased with the appearance of the 360. If there are tens of millions of people in a room, having a good time, everyone else will want to be in that room, and if that room is the 360 and everyone can talk to each other with headsets, play games, and stay connected all the time, you can see why it sold.

tl;dr: The communication and social aspects of the 360 strongly appealed to the cultural and social values of American youth, moreso than other areas.
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RicoTheSaboteur
10/24/09

@NoHoldsBarred: I'll pretend to buy the Sony in Asia thing... but in Spain? In Germany? Why? #consoletaisen
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RicoTheSaboteur
10/24/09

@PartEleven: Maybe I was not that clear, but really was surprised me was not the Asia/US/Europe thing, but how within the European territories there are such stupendous difference and how, at a global scale, the HD console world is split by language rather than geography.

Maybe Microsoft has an Anglo-centric infrastructure when Sony Computer Entertainment is much more atomized marketing machine? #consoletaisen
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RicoTheSaboteur
10/24/09

@Narsil: Let's say I buy that for the US. What about the UK? 5 years ago, beer drinkers in the UK were split into two groups: the ones playing FIFA on PS2 and the ones playing SingStar on PS2. Corollary 1: Some were in both groups (or playing Buzz). Corollary 2: Everyone drinks beer in the UK.

If it was not that depressing I would do the math to show you how crazy mainstream video game were in the UK. But what happened? SCEE single handedly invented the casual gamer market in the UK years before everyone else, yet now it is one of the only places in the world where they are behind? Getting the finger from the main office and missing a Christmas worth of sales because of it most certainly did not help, but still.... #consoletaisen
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Matthew Riddle
10/24/09

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700% of 0 is still 0. #consoletaisen
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DigitalHero
10/24/09

@Matthew Riddle:
Funny.

If your sales are "Up 700%" than how can it be at zero?
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david.nikdel
10/24/09

@DigitalHero: 700% of 0 + 0 is still 0.
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DigitalHero
10/24/09

@david.nikdel: You fail at math. The keyword is "UP". If you are up that means you cannot be riding level at "0".
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Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
10/25/09

@DigitalHero: Yes you can, if you round off percentages of progression that results in a total of .499 or less when you need to round off at a whole number.

In some accounting classes, it is a rule of thumb when dealing in microtransactions.
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denki
10/24/09

In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
Every time I see you fallin',
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You'll hit a pricepoint I can pay #consoletaisen
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