Show me surprise hits in America

[themanwithnoname]

MontanaHatchet said:

themanwithnoname said:

MontanaHatchet said:

themanwithnoname said:
I'd say Lost Odyssey was surprising in that the America sales are greater than the Japan sales.

Considering that it was on the 360, and that several RPGs have been more popular in America than Japan, it's not surprising at all. Couple that with a huge advertising campaign in the west, and it's pretty easy to see why it was successful.

A surprise hit in America would be Call of Duty 4. We knew it would be big, but no one could have predicted to what extent.

I'm sorry, but I stopped taking you seriously on Lost Odyssey a long time ago. Not a thread goes by where the game is mentioned where you try to convince people that it's not a good game. So yeah, I'd love for you to show me the list of JRPGs on the 360 that have been more popular in America than Japan. "It was on the 360" is quite frankly not a valid reason at all.

I know, differing opinions must make you want to shut your ears and walk away. I'm sorry. But the fact is that I'm not even talking about the quality at all, just how it sold. If that makes you piss and moan, my apologies.

If you want a list of JRPGs on the 360 that sold more in America than Japan, here you go:

Lost Odyssey

Infinite Undiscovery

The Last Remnant

Blue Dragon

Tales of Vesperia

Eternal Sonata

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess

So, just about every relevant one. Is that enough evidence for you, or would you like to continue your denial?

Zoom, there goes the point over your head! The point is you have zero credibility to discuss anything about Lost Odyssey because it's already known that you'll do anything you can to downplay the game or take shots at it. You do it in every Lost Odyssey thread, so why am I not shocked that you would be the one protesting "Lost Odyssey is not a surprise!" It got old a long time ago.

Did you really put Final Fantasy XI on that list? The point is that Lost Odyssey didn't do all that well in Japan and fared much better in America. If that doesn't count for "surprising," nothing is.