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Media Create Sales 5/7 - 5/13, PS3 < 10k
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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What are you talking about? They have great legs but we usually only see them dominating the top ten when not much else is out and/or the hardcore are exhausted. Have fun with that though, I'm going to bed. Will read the Sony Gamer's Day / NPD / Media Create hardware meltdowns tomorrow.super funk said:
splattergnome
Member
It looks like the Japanese are finally dropping their PS2s and moving to its successor.
PSP
I'm kinda impressed with the PSP.
Sure its not gonna sell close to the DS but then what system ever had.
This system that everyone was leaving for dead a few months ago is really showing it can sell software if people actually put software that people want on it. It all started with MHP2 and seeing success now with Square-Enix the future looks a lot brighter for the little bugger. I'm probably gonna get mine the day FFT comes out in the US.
(Again DS backers I'm not saying PSP is gonna beat the DS in total sales, I'm just saying the system is here to stay with a good library. IMO a much better RPG library than the DS so far.)
Sure its not gonna sell close to the DS but then what system ever had.
This system that everyone was leaving for dead a few months ago is really showing it can sell software if people actually put software that people want on it. It all started with MHP2 and seeing success now with Square-Enix the future looks a lot brighter for the little bugger. I'm probably gonna get mine the day FFT comes out in the US.
(Again DS backers I'm not saying PSP is gonna beat the DS in total sales, I'm just saying the system is here to stay with a good library. IMO a much better RPG library than the DS so far.)
super funk
Member
Sharp said:
Sorry, it just sounded to me like trolling instead of complementing. My mistake.
exactly. Once devs realised that (the majority of) people don't want console games on their portables they can make portable centric games and these sell well. Unfortunately for PSP by the time they realised this DS was the unstoppable juggaurnaut it is currentlyccbfan said:
Cheesemeister
Member
Dalauz said:
Uh...
Cheesemeister said:
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Dalauz said:
Chris Michael has a parachute account!?
AdmiralViscen
Banned
What did RW open with? Did FFT beat it? Must be close, right?
tanasten
glad to heard people isn't stupid anymore
Defuser said:
Not really. Check old threads from my and you will find the hate to my writting skills (check tag for example).
I improved a lot my skill thanks to this game and to GAF.
BTW, my 9 years old nephew plays English Training; he is learning with and enjoying the game. The big difference is the learning/completion pace| I was way faster than him completing the firsts chapters due to my vocabulary knowledge (and pronunciation too).
All in all, is a great game that makes you feel like learning something useful and not wasting out your time in a game. That´s why the Touch! generations are so great to me!
Cheesemeister
Member
AdmiralViscen said:
Surprise, surprise.
Cheesemeister said:
Cheesemeister said:
Xisiqomelir
Member
PS360 said:
I said wow.
Cheesemeister
Member
Fuzzy said:I'm sure there's a link in the OP that will answer your question.
On that note, perhaps I should add the single top-selling game to the weekly thread titles. Yes, no?
Fuzzy said:
What I'm saying is that PSP owners are starved for content and will buy any RPG that comes along.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Jammy said:
Hell yes the PSP has RPGs...
FFT
VP: Lenneth
Jeanne D'Arc
Innocent Life
Untold Legends
Tales of Phantasia FVE
Rengoku
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter 2
Brave Story
Gurumin
Legend of Heroes
Monster Kingdom
PoPoLoCrois
Shin Megami Tensei
Tales of the World
Valhalla Knights
Ys: Ark of Napishtim
Coming up:
Star Ocean
Star Ocean 2
Disgaea (might already be released in Japan?)
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII
tanasten
glad to heard people isn't stupid anymore
ccbfan said:
Well, the same could be said about the Gamecube in the past, but it never took out. It´s a matter of flow, if the system has a constant flow of interesting games, the system will flew from selves, if not... like the GameCube, some comebacks and go to die again.
It´s clear that there´s a few systems sold. Publishers can make money from this dormant userbase if they offer interesting games, like Monster Hunter.
So for me, it´s natural and we will see a few games doing great on the PSP, just like some games did on the GC.
PS360 said:So..about this English Training game...
*searches internet*
Ooohh my goood! It teaches you BRITISH ENGLISH?! That's the worst kind!
3+? Please. british english is MUCH too hard for a japanese 3 year old.
Aka English english, aka real english, aka international english.
You expect them to teach american english? :lol
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Fuzzy said:
i think we've seen that in effect with Dissidia announced for PSP
Stumpokapow said:
:lol
Oh geez... The Legend of Heroes series... Ys was horrible on the handheld... Ren-****ing Goku? Yeah, I know the PSP HAS RPGs, but I meant ones worth noting. Some poster above just said something about it having RPGs better than the DS and this is after FFIII's release, the Pokebomb, etc.
I mean, I'm as excited for the upcoming Star Ocean games as anyone, but this is the equivalent to saying Wii is the best system because of its VC. Where's the new games?
Cheesemeister
Member
Fuzzy said:
miguel_c_hammer
Member
ccbfan said:
Not really. Software doesn't seem to do so hot on PSP unless it has a top-level brand like FF or Monster Hunter attached to it. Final Fantasy will sell a healthy amount in Japan no matter what system you put it on. Just ask the GameCube.
People are forgetting how popular the original Final Fantasy Tactics was for PSone. Final Fantasy whoring was basically unheard of at the time, and people were interested in a non-traditional RPG that apparently was worthy to have the Final Fantasy name. Of course, it helped a ton that the game was so damn high in quality.
With multiple spin-offs and vastly different gameplay, you're going to get diluted sales, as is the case with DoC, Revenant Wings, etc., and it will probably happen to Crisis Core too.
With multiple spin-offs and vastly different gameplay, you're going to get diluted sales, as is the case with DoC, Revenant Wings, etc., and it will probably happen to Crisis Core too.
AdmiralViscen
Banned
Cheesemeister said:
That'd help differentiate them.
tanasten said:
GC was not doing this well.
Fuzzy said:
It wouldn't make a difference. I'd be shocked if the game sold any in America. Didn't PoR sell better than MGS: PO in its opening month?
EDIT: Ah, Japan... Well that "no games" argument would certainly work. Castlevania on DS would have surely gotten caught up in the Brain Age, etc. craze.
Cheesemeister
Member
Jammy said:
Diluted sales are probably the idea, as it must be hard for a company to go several years between paychecks.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Jammy said:
It really wasn't that popular, all things considered. I made this graph in last week's thread, but I guess it's relevant here as well:
Joe Molotov
Member
speculawyer said:
WiiHD in 2009, believe!
Brofist
Member
Sony is ****ing it up even with the PSP it seems. MH2 got actually got some people riled up about it, and after that the releases dried up. I think if they could have strung a few titles together they could have built some success, but as it is all they'll see is a small peak anytime a significant game is released.
no decent releases = no sales plain and simple
speculawyer said:
no decent releases = no sales plain and simple
I was under the impression that FF7 was closer to 3.8 than 4 million units.Stumpokapow said:It really wasn't that popular, all things considered. I made this graph in last week's thread, but I guess it's relevant here as well:
I know for a fact it hasn't reached 4 million sold. Maybe that number is shipped?
EDIT: Seems I was wrong. Shipped appears to be 4.4M.
tanasten
glad to heard people isn't stupid anymore
Fuzzy said:
Sorry to disturb, but the Castlevanias on the DS are unappealing total.
The manga art, the old Metroidvania style which has been burnt out, and the lack of technical effort has made Akumajou Dracula on the DS a mere more of the same, appealing only to the series fans.
They should have tried something like Rond of Blood/Castlevania 4/C 3 instead of more Metroidvania.
And BTW, the PSP owners will be interested in such two classics. I think that the DS crownd would too.
If they would release the same game in both systems...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Saitou said:
The numbers came from Square2005's "Japanese Million Sellers List Updated" which is citing Yosou-Oh. Beats me which tracker that site is using, but the thread was well received and other numbers from that list have been cited several times since then.