JaggedSac said:
Reasonable said:
For MS, modest success but I don't believe it has (so far) been anything to get excited about.
However I'd say it's been mixed for the games. ToV would probably have sold more on another platform for example.
Realistically it hasn't yet made any great difference in Japan. Best result so far is a spike that briefly took 360 past the mediocre sales of PS3 and still left it miles behind Wii and potential console sales in the region.
Had MS secured FF as a true multi-platform with a Japan release I'd say a definite success, but without that I think the results will remain mixed at best in Japan, particularly as (belatedly) the PS3 starts to get its own RPGs out.
In US I'd say its had the most impact - but arguably that's where MS needs help the least.
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Amazing analysis. The game would have sold better on a platform with a larger userbase. I wish I had some sort of prize for you.
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This is the problem some people seem to have. Certain people seem to get the idea that the Playstation (J)RPG fanbase was made from thin air. However, the RPG fanbase on the Playstation brand wasn't that large until FFVII came out. A similar thing is happening with the 360 if you look at the sales of Lost Odyssey. Even so, ToV has quite a few things going against it in terms of the chances of getting LO-like popularity.
