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forest-spirit on 02 December 2009

Is it to early to add Crystal Bearers to the list, or wasn't expectations high enough?



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nordlead on 02 December 2009
forest-spirit said:
Is it to early to add Crystal Bearers to the list, or wasn't expectations high enough?

These are retailer expectations, not publisher expectations. If the retailers ordered 10 copies and sold 10 copies they can't be disapointed with it.




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Kenryoku_Maxis on 02 December 2009
nordlead said:
forest-spirit said:
Is it to early to add Crystal Bearers to the list, or wasn't expectations high enough?

These are retailer expectations, not publisher expectations. If the retailers ordered 10 copies and sold 10 copies they can't be disapointed with it.

And if this was America, they would have probably ordered about 5 copies and sold them all in day 1 and STILL complained that the game did poorly.



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forest-spirit on 02 December 2009
nordlead said:
forest-spirit said:
Is it to early to add Crystal Bearers to the list, or wasn't expectations high enough?

These are retailer expectations, not publisher expectations. If the retailers ordered 10 copies and sold 10 copies they can't be disapointed with it.

I see.



outlawauron on 02 December 2009
jarrod said:
outlawauron said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
numonex said:
Considering that 100% of the Japanese male gaming population are metrosexual or emo. It does not surprise me at all. Anyway female gamers cry at everything.

Yeah...that's why Dragon Quest IX is the best selling title of the year.

Final Fantasy stereotype much?

Since when are Dragon Quest characters manly? I mean, I don't see how DQ is a opposite of FF.

He's not saying they are, he's saying the game has a diverse audience.  Kids play it, otaku play it, salarymen play it, housewives play it, seniors play it... Dragon Quest is an "everyone" game, like Super Mario.

I know Final Fantasy doesn't have as wide appeal as Dragon Quest in Japan, but it's still a monumental game.



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Xxain on 02 December 2009

awwwww shit....I wanted to play BOB too, WHERE THE HELL SOMA BRINGER!!!??



Kenryoku_Maxis on 02 December 2009
outlawauron said:
jarrod said:
outlawauron said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
numonex said:
Considering that 100% of the Japanese male gaming population are metrosexual or emo. It does not surprise me at all. Anyway female gamers cry at everything.

Yeah...that's why Dragon Quest IX is the best selling title of the year.

Final Fantasy stereotype much?

Since when are Dragon Quest characters manly? I mean, I don't see how DQ is a opposite of FF.

He's not saying they are, he's saying the game has a diverse audience.  Kids play it, otaku play it, salarymen play it, housewives play it, seniors play it... Dragon Quest is an "everyone" game, like Super Mario.

I know Final Fantasy doesn't have as wide appeal as Dragon Quest in Japan, but it's still a monumental game.

Final Fantasy is widely popular in Japan, the #2 most popular RPG there.  And we're not picking on it.  We were just using Dragon Quest as an example to prove someone elses stupid (stereotypical) statement wrong.



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gurglesletch on 02 December 2009
numonex said:
Considering that 100% of the Japanese male gaming population are metrosexual or emo. It does not surprise me at all. Anyway female gamers cry at everything.

How stereotypical of the Japaneese. You should be ashamed of yourself.




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outlawauron on 02 December 2009

Fair enough Kenryoku.



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gustave154 on 03 December 2009

lol numonex got banned for insulting the japanese...
Japanese people are awesome only stupid people insult them....



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