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DMeisterJ on 01 August 2008

A boost for a multi-plat game?

No, I don't think so.

We don't have any data for the previous Soul Caliburs, so I'd hesitate to whether I'd call it's opening on PS3 "poor" or not.

Edit - Soul Calibur did 71k in it's first week on the PS2 When it launched in March 2003 to a userbase of 12 million in the region of Japan, so 56k on a userbase 1/5th of the size when it launched on the PS2 seems fine to me.



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CrazzyMan on 01 August 2008

Phantasy Star Portable is next MH2 for PSP - GREAT! =)

SC4 PS3 - 56k
SC4 360 - 35k (80%)
Impressive numbers for x360 version.)

Fatal Frame Wii - 21k (60%)
BOMB, Siren REMAKE sold same on PS3 with smaller userbase(and not counted online sales). =)



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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

NJ5 on 01 August 2008

@CrazzyMan: Yeah, because comparing different franchises is how to judge a game's performance...



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TheSource on 01 August 2008

The 360 figures for SC4 are in line with the preorder data from the retailer used in the prelim data. 360 will likely be near 10k this week.

Wait til Tales comes guy. Its gonna do roughly double to triple SC4 numbers week one.



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ZuZayLi on 01 August 2008

WTF at Rhythm Tengoku Gold numbers?? I expected more than 200 k for the first day. When we see shipments pourcentages with Phantasy Star, It has a good probability that RgGold numbers will surpass Phantasy Star numbers this week.



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quigontcb on 01 August 2008
mrstickball said:
DMeisterJ said:
I knew Phantasty Star Portable would be good!

It's after the Monster Hunter crowd.

Wowowowow. Awesome.

Think that it'll have legs?

Thats a hard one to figure out. I don't think PSU on PS2/X360 had great legs in Japan when it launched. But like you said - It's after the Monster Hunter crowd. I think it should have legs IF Sega can ship enough copies next week!

 

I think you're right about PSU, but this being on the PSP and Monster Hunter Doing so well. It might have an effect on PSU like the Pokemon crowd had with similar games on the GB/DS.

Really good debut for SC4 on 360.

FF4 about as expected. Too bad it didn't do more though.

 



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The Fury on 01 August 2008

SC4 numbers seem accurate for both machines, both might slump more over the weekend. SC3 only did just under 100,000 on a console that had sales of 19million in Japan on it's first weekend. So it's not the most popular of games. Tekken is the bigger fighter in Japan.



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alfredofroylan on 01 August 2008
CrazzyMan said:
Phantasy Star Portable is next MH2 for PSP - GREAT! =)

Fatal Frame Wii - 21k (60%)
BOMB, Siren REMAKE sold same on PS3 with smaller userbase(and not counted online sales). =)

 

 I expected bigger numbers for Soul Calibur. Fatal Frame is doing well, the first shippment was only 35k, so probably at the end of the week the game'll be at 31k-32k. Siren had a lot of advertisement, FF4 had a smaller campaign that's another factor.



Riachu on 01 August 2008
The Fury said:

SC4 numbers seem accurate for both machines, both might slump more over the weekend. SC3 only did just under 100,000 on a console that had sales of 19million in Japan on it's first weekend. So it's not the most popular of games. Tekken is the bigger fighter in Japan.

Tekken is not that big in Japan.  I think you actually meant to say Virtua Fighter-the only high profile fighting game series that is more popular in Japan than in the West

 



 

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Zucas on 01 August 2008

Well there went my Fatal Frame IV prediction. Don't even think they shipped enough for mine to be right haha. At least it had a decent sell through.

Good job Phantasy start and Soul Calibur 4.