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God Eater 2 Conquers Japan According to Major Retailer's Sales Charts

Like every Monday the major Japanese retail and rental chain Tsutaya released its weekly sales charts, that are usually considered an interesting glimpse on what the Media Create charts will look like on Wednesday, since Tsutaya has a very large number of stores scattered across the whole country.

No surprises this week, as God Eater 2 came to give the coup de grâce to the Pokémon weekly domination, that was already broken last week by Battlefield 4.

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MightyNoX3817d ago

Congrats. Now localize this sucker!

PSjesus3817d ago

they well but for vita only don't think the psp version well released outside of japan

gerol3817d ago

vita version FTW.. <3

Misaka_x_Touma3817d ago

success in japan doesn't mean localization

thehobbyist3817d ago

Well the publisher isn't Sega so I'm pretty sure it will be localized. And let's not forget the first one was localized.

Misaka_x_Touma3817d ago

localization in west is about the demand not success.

Th4Freak3817d ago

That's not how Sony works, they're localizing a lot of games with no demand in the west like Demon Gaze, Sorcery Saga, Danganronpa.

And considering that God Eater (1) was successful in the west and there's a big demand for GE2 they will localize it.

I know you're used to Nintendo bs but Sony plays in a different league.

Misaka_x_Touma3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

those aren't sony games and Spike Chunsoft always localize their games. Dangaronpa is popular in the west.

Nintendo is localizing Bravely Default in west, MH4 in Korea and has help localize a lot 3DS exclusive.

Th4Freak3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

Well, that proves how little you know about Sony and PSV.

Several months ago Sony created a Localization Team and their job is to bring 3rd party Japanese games over the west. So about 80% of localized Japanese PSV games are thanks to the LT and Sahid.

And Danranronpa isn't any more popular in the west than Demon Gaze, these are very niche titles with a very small fanbase.

About the 3DS games you're just trying to make Nintendo look good, we both know that only about 5% of the Japanese games are localized.

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kwiksilver993817d ago

looks to be the biggest vita game in japan yet.
hope its localised asap.

Protagonist3817d ago

I think gamers in JP loves these kind of games because of the social aspekt. Makes me wish we had this kind of gamer mentality in the west, I mean not only play online, but actually meeting up on regular basis and have some fun.

thehobbyist3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

These things are way more common than you'd think. There are actually websites like Teamworkcast.com(Primarily Monster Hunter) and other great websites for organizing LAN parties and stuff. You just gotta look for it and try to push it on your friends and stuff. Throwing Smash Bros. tournaments monthly and it's great.

Protagonist3817d ago

Cool , did not know that, but I guess it is much easier in JP, being from the same country etc. Also the fact that they are much more into handelds than the rest of the world.

thehobbyist3817d ago

Allow me to redirect you to the title of this article.

GdaTyler3817d ago

Yes, that's why I have high expectations for it. That's why I said that it better sell well because it's at the top. :(

Protagonist3817d ago

Shipped 500.000 so I guess the demand is pretty good ;)

GdaTyler3817d ago

Not too long now until we see Vita sales on Media Create/Famitsu!!

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Charming Ciel Figure from God Eater 2 Is Nostalgia in White

God Eater 2 and its expanded release Rage Burst still have many fans due to their availability on portable consoles, so they're still getting figures.

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PlayStation Awards 2014 winners announced

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia has announced the winners of this year’s PlayStation Awards.

The awards cover games released between November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014. The “Platinum Prize” is awarded to games that shipped over one million units, while the “Gold Prize” is awarded to games that shipped over 500,000 units. There’s also a “User Choice” category voted by fans, as well as a “20th Anniversary User’s Choice Award.”

XboxOneX3438d ago

I think The Last of Us should be at the top of the list. Its such an amazing game.

WeirdShroom3438d ago

I just wonder how bad Xbox would get trashed if they had their own personal awards for their current console. Cries of pretentious hauty BS would surely fly. And as usual the tears would be delicious. Pass the salt?

Immorals3438d ago

Can you explain? From my personal experience, my friends that have xboxes enjoy the games they buy more than playstation owners.

WeirdShroom3437d ago

Because the trendy thing these days is for people to trash on MS for things, then praise Sony for essentially the exact same things. IE: Calling MS "desperate" for a "$100 price cut", when all they did was un-bundle Kinect....exactly like Sony did to drop their price by $100 by un-bundling the camera(only this was BEFORE launch). The salt is provided by fanboys on both sides crying like little bitches, pretending their views are world views and generally being hypocrites. That clear it up for ya, bub? :)

MasterCornholio3437d ago (Edited 3437d ago )

"enjoy the games they buy more than playstation owners"

Well thats a stupid thing to say. GTAV is equally as enjoyable on both i dont see how Xbox consumers are going to enjoy it more than PlayStation owners.

Im currently enjoying the heck out of the game and its my first time playing it so im pretty sure im enjoying it a lot more than many XB1 and PS4 owners.

Why is it that in order for a game to be more enjoyable than a game on the PS4 it has to be the Xbox version?

Immorals3437d ago

@MasterCornholio I was speaking about exclusives, rather than multiplats.

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Killzone: Shadow Fall and Others Joining JPN PS+ Lineup

PS+ will be getting digital editions of Killzone: Shadow Fall and more major titles next month in Japan.

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eezo3452d ago

any link for official announcement?

DoctorRedBeard3452d ago

were getting Infamous First Light and Injustice Gods Among Us for then next 2 months. :D

MajorGecko3451d ago

id rather have killzone then DLC and a side scrolling fighting game.

Mr_Luke3452d ago

I want it here in EU too!! :O

Pillsbury13452d ago (Edited 3452d ago )

It was bound to happen sooner or later. I would also expect other Sony 1st party launch titles to join ps plus in the future such as knack and lbp3.

Torque_CS_Lewith3452d ago

LBP3 is not a launch game though.

Pillsbury13451d ago

Lbp 2 eventually came to ps plus, is this not true?

Edi0073452d ago

I m happy with injustice for eu and first light i hope killzone or knack for February

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