Riachu said:
mrstickball said:
Considering Blue Dragon revived the 360 and allowed it to surpass the Xbox, almost entirely by itself...Yes, they liked it.
Blue Dragon sold well over 200,000 units in its lifetime, and had a 50% attach ratio for quite some time. The 360 sold somewhere near 100,000 units in a month after BD launched. Considering what the 360 sold in that previous November, that was huge.
But ultimately, there weren't a ton of uber-Japanese games to follow up on it, and the 360 sales have stagnated since.
Lost Odyssey, despite the fact was much better recieved in the West, never got traction - and I seriously blame Microsoft marketing. There was a huge PR blitz for Blue Dragon, but nowhere near as much in the East for LO...That was the reason, IMO.
Still though, LO has sold well over 100,000 units, and we don't know where it's at now. Definately won't reach BD in Japan, but it could sell 150,000. |
Lost Odyssey sold better in America though. The sales numbers prove there was and still is a market for JRPGs on the 360.
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Like I said - LO was better recieved in the West..By alot..
I am sure that the fact that Akira Toyariama (sp?) and Sakaguchi really helped drive sales, since it was DQ-Ish, but again: it was a great game, perfect for the market. MS knew that, and spent the money to make sure everyone knew about it.
I just REALLY HOPE that when Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Verspia come out that MS, Squaresoft, and whomever else is involved, puts money into marketing those 360 exclusives. How many RPGs has Japan had that have done well on the 360? BD at 205k? LO at 100k+? ES at 75k? We need another 100k hit in Japan on the 360.
