Gta4 above Star ocean 4 in Japan.

[Riachu]

mrstickball said:

Lafiel said:
GTA4 is much closer to release, which is why it's hype level is higher at this point, but I doubt that the 360 version of GTA4 sells more than Star Ocean 4

This.

It's easier to get excited for a game that's a month away from release versus a "winter 09" release.

Not only this, GTA is actually popular in Japan. SA sold around 400,000 copies.

 

Actually, SO4 is a Spring 2009 release(and in Japan, NA, and Europe at the same time I might add).

People notice when GTA:SA sells 400K in Japan while those same people don't acknowledge that SO3 sold 740K in the US