@RolStoppable, i see ratings, AND i see DECLINING SALES IN JAPAN as SMG reached SMS numbers.
SM64 sold around 2 mln. with 5.5 mln. n64 sold in Japan(had strong SNES userbase behind).
SMS did only 0.87 mln. with 4 mln. gc sold in Japan(had only N64 userbase behind).
SMG did only 0.88 mln. with 5 mln. wii sold in Japan(only GC userbase behind).
@Rath,
However, FFXIII is definetely a new step with CGI quality graphics. Is that very important? we will see only after FFXIII sales, as a matter of fact new step in controls didn`t helped SMG.
Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...
2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.
Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.
1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.
PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far