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Forums - Sony Discussion - Hot Shots Golf 5 Gets Four 9's From Famitsu

WiteoutKing on 25 July 2007
libellule said:
YEAH!
Vagrant Story get 10/10 so good !!!!!!!!!
Definetely, Famitsu knows what is a videogame !!!!!!!!

huh?

FFXII ? 10/10 too ? erf ...too bad.

 Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII are two very impressive games, I don't know what you're complaining about.



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

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euclid on 25 July 2007

I am really not sure why anyone would give the Wind Waker game a perfect score... I played through twilight princess and it is on a whole other level... I have never played ocarina though so i can't comment... I really didn't like wind waker.. so much stupid sailing...



johnsobas on 25 July 2007

I'm not saying famitsu has no value but they grade too many mediocre games too high and some good games get too low. For example motorstorm got a 30, the same score as Sonic on 360. Mario strikers on gamecube got a 27, that horrible gundam game on PS3 (not Musou, the first one) got a 32.

I dont' think that famitsu scores affect sales almost at all.



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DKII on 25 July 2007

Does that say Forever Blue/Endless Ocean 35/40 (87.5%)? That's a lot higher than I expected.



Bodhesatva on 25 July 2007
ioi said:
Try 150k per month in Europe for Nintendogs

 Wow, so 250k per month or therabouts, for Nintendogs? That thing is a monster.



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z64dan on 25 July 2007
CapAmerica said:
I stopped listing to their reviews after Nintendogs got four 10's =/

LOL! Hey Nintendogs is fun though. And good for Hot shots that it got a 36/40! Very excellent score!



z64dan on 25 July 2007
johnsobas said:
I'm not saying famitsu has no value but they grade too many mediocre games too high and some good games get too low. For example motorstorm got a 30, the same score as Sonic on 360. Mario strikers on gamecube got a 27, that horrible gundam game on PS3 (not Musou, the first one) got a 32.

I dont' think that famitsu scores affect sales almost at all.

Maybe Famitsu realized that, if there were MORE good PS3 games available, motorstorm certainly would have sold alot less. I keep playing the demo at Target and it is boring every time. Buuuttt I i guess its not for me, or something! Dont mean to be a troll guys!



WiteoutKing on 25 July 2007

Yeah, Nintendogs has become somewhat of an epidemic, and it's been pretty stable in terms of sales. I personally haven't bought it, though I've been tempted no small number of times.



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

mrstickball on 25 July 2007

IMO, Famitsu tends to base their reviews not on what they think (which according to some posters, they've even admitted to doing), but what they feel jo-blow will think the game to be sales-wise.

However, when they end up giving a game 37 or higher, it actually is a really, really good game.



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

windbane on 25 July 2007

Glad all you guys are Famitsu review score experts...

"However, when they end up giving a game 37 or higher, it actually is a really, really good game." Nice one, mrstickball, Hot Shots Golf 5 is just under that at 36. Very clever.

Regardless of the supposed bias, I'm sure Hot Shots Golf 5 is a good golf game.