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MontanaHatchet on 21 August 2008
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Riachu said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Just consider that the 360 is a current generation console and not a "next gen" console. Along with that, you should also consider that the DS and PSP have dozens of million selling Japanese RPGs between them, and you didn't even specify home consoles.

Besides that, Dragon Quest Swords has sold 700k with no PAL data included, and it likely had a FAR lower budget. And why is 800k a milestone? It maybe JUST broke even with numbers like those, and it hasn't even sold a million yet which is widely considered the definitive milestone for most games. So no, it's not impressive in the slightest. And considering all of the hype and marketing that went into it...

It would have sold even better(in the West) if it wasn't a turn based RPG.  Also, hype doesn't translate into sales a lot of the times.  Ever heard of a game called Shenmue.  Also, you should blame Japan for not buying for more copies of the game.

 

So? Look at Final Fantasy 12. It wasn't turn based, and it sold even worse than Final Fantasy 9. Sure, it did come out when the PS2 was waning, but the numbers still disagree with your first statement. As for Shenmue, it's only one example. Do you want me to name some games with bucket loads of hype that sold equally as well? There are quite a few on the 360, and plenty more I could name on some other consoles.

And why should I blame Japan? 100k is pretty decent for a 360 game in Japan, and Blue Dragon had incredibly cheap bundles to help its numbers. Perhaps LO took part in bundles as well, but I blame nobody for the sales.