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atma998 on 05 December 2010
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atma998 said:
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Since when has FF been a franchise known for legs?  (barring VII) Even then XIII is showing legs 3 times better than XII.

Quite a margin? by like 7K...which isn't much.... definitely not "quite a margin"

Last week FFXIII outsold DQIX BTW....this week DQIX has shot up though.

Not to mention DQIX is *still* being advertised on TV with Jedward commercials in the UK.

Well you don't get the point. I'm not saying DQIX will outsell both versions of FFXIII LTD, just that it has better legs. A DQ game that has better legs than a FF game in the West is something very unusual and that you can't denied. It shows that FF franchise is becoming less popular (at least not at the same level as FFVII nor FFX) while the DQ one is becoming more popular (best selling game in the series!). Also, you won't find this game in a bargain bin.

And yes 7k is definitely ''quite a margin'' considering we are talking about JRPG's legs. So in the end if we have to be ''amazed'' by the sales of a JRPG this gen, it should definitely be by DQIX, not FFXIII.

What is your point then? DQ is getting more popular? So what, did you not read the thread title...this isn't a Dragon Quest Sales analysis thread.

1. Dragon Quest IX has been marketed heavily in the West with the UK still getting TV ads months after its launch  unlike previous Dragon Quest's....you choose to conveniently ignore this....of course it will show better legs than a front loaded series like FF.

2. 7 K this week...last Week FF13 outsold it by 3K and it had been doing for many weeks....now due to 1 week suddenly DQIX is showing better legs. Riiiiiight.

3. Who is saying you have to be "amazed" by anything...no-one did.......you came into this thread and started talking about DQIX which has nothing to do with the topic at all. Talking about DQIX sales won't make FFXIII's sales seem any less good...nor will a vice versa comparison.....look up the word co-existence.

And Dragon Quest IX is in the bargain bin at my local GAME, so is FFXIII (360)...not FFXIII (Ps3) though.

Wow calm down, dude. There is nothing personnal here, we're just talking about a game sales.

First of all, my point, that you deliberately ignored since the beginning, is that FFXIII sales isnt that good as you seem to think for about a year now. So...

1- I don't care about advertisements. Do you really think that its because of an ad in UK that the game is selling so well in ALL western countries? Riiiiiight :P

2- Again outselling BOTH versions of FFXIII by 7k or being oustsold by BOTH versions of FFXIII by 3k doesnt matter here. The point is that we 're talking about a franchise that was always WAY MORE POPULAR in the West than DQ has ever be in the past. So these numbers show there is a change in consumers preferences like it or not.

3- I never said someone told me to be ''amazed'' here, just that your FFXIII sales arent that impressive compared to its historical rival sales. So in the end yes, talking about DQIX sales does indeed make FFXIII's sales seem less good. When talking about sales of a game we usually have to compare it to others to find it good or bad.

Whatever did you ever asked yourself why there is so much people who doesnt share your thoughts about FFXIII? But I know I'm talking to the #1 fan of the game here so I don't expect you to realize anything.

p.s. Dragon Quest IX is still selling at full price on amazon unlike FFXIII. And I don't think you saw DQIX in a bargain bin at all unless you can show me proofs of that.