First Day sales in Japan: Dragonball Z 68k, Ninja Gaiden II 20k

First Day sales in Japan from June 5:

PS3 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit - 60.000
WII Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime - 40.000 (40% sell through)
360 Ninja Gaiden II - 20.000
NDS DS Yamamura Misa Suspense - 17.000
360 Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit - 8.000
PS2 Oookuki - Uncountable

[Ashta]

Pretty good numbers on Dragonball Z: Burst Limit for PS3.

[Snukadaman]

this is living...in bizzaro world.

[Bathyj]

Oh go shove it up yourself you idiot troll. Just because they're 2Million PS3's doesn't mean they all like DBZ. Its still higher than the XB attach rate. I thought you guys bought lots of games, seems all you do is complain about PS3.

What really funny is NG2. 20K is pretty impressive....., until you realize if Itchitokely whatever he name is was such a fanboy like you and put it on PS3 it probably would have sold a couple hundred thousand by now. Thats why Temco are lucky to be rid of him, they release their games for whoever they want and dont have to be a fanboy company anymore for the sake of one freak.

[Snukadaman]

what you fail to mention is ng2 is basically a western type game where it never did great numbers in japan. it had 49K on the week of release

http://www.vgchartz.com/jap...

the first one was on the xbox that the Japaneses stayed away from in droves. lets wait for north american numbers before we call it a flop you think>??
and a idiot troll spouts off nonsense without knowing what the hell they are talking about..you not even knowing itagaki's name confirms that huh?

[Bathyj]

First up, I know his name, I just dont care. I thought the name I used was obviously a joke name or dont you know what a tockley is?

And NG is basically a western game huh, yes with ninja's and sorcery and serpent dragon chicks. Sound very western. Just because Japan doesnt buy it, doesnt make it a western game. So thanks for proving my point. The reason the games have tanked so much in Japan is because Itagaki's (did I spell that right) is a giant Xbox fanboy douche. Like you. I'm sure Japan would love the game if it was on a console they trusted. Then again Sigma didnt sell so well there either, so maybe they just hate him.

PS
We dont have to wait for NA numbers, I never called the game a flop. I'm sure it will do well in the States and maybe even in Europe.

[Vojkan]

I told you years ago that NG is not AAA. And many baboons compared that generic crap with God of War.

[muddygamesite]

Honesty, with this gen i have decided to side with the ps3 because apart from games, the system brings about so many other benefits that are not possible on other consoles.

Last Gen, although i owned all the consoles at one point, I must say the reason the Xbox was the last to leave my house was because of Ninja Gaiden. The Original Ninja Gaiden on Xbox was an AAA title. It is the Sole reason i bought an Xbox. The game is a product of intense hardwork from team ninja. The only downside of the game was the Rather predictable story. But theres no Doubt the game was AAA. I finished the game 14 times and i am presently playing through NGS on the PS3.

However, NG2 on the Xbox360 dissapointed me for many reasons. The Buzz around the game wasnt as huge as the first on the Xbox, and it looks like a tweaked version of NGS. Why this is dissapointing is because at the time Ninja Gaiden was one of the best looking games around. I thought with the Arrival of this generation, the Graphics, gameplay and alot of things would have carried a very next gen logo, but sadly it didnt. Not to mention the fact that its already out! (i was hoping for a longer gestation period).

It hurts me really bad to see NG2 go the way it is because Itagaki just left the company which is a bad sign, and it raises two very important questions:

1) Did NG2 turn out the way it did because Itagaki had been having problems with tecmo management during its development, so the motivation and effort to produce a title that would once again raise the bar was absent?

2) Or did NG2 turn out the way it did due to a lot of corporate injection and influence on the game, making it more commercial than it was supposed to be? (i mean comon all you need to do is look at the Box art for NG2 to understand how Tacky and Commercial it is trying to be).

Thank You

[El_Colombiano]

This just shows how much the Japanese detest the Xbox 360. Look at Ninja Gaiden Sigma's first week sales. 44,531 units. Now I know this is but Ninja Gaiden II's first day....but come on, who here thinks it'll sell twice as much in the coming week? Anybody?

Oh, and those are some pretty decent Dragon Ball Z PS3 sales...haha am I the only one that thinks the "Uncountable" numbers for the PS2 game is hilarious? The sales must have been in either of two extremities, outrageous sales, or horrible. Haha.

[clintos59]

Remember blue dragon did very good for the 360 in japan.

[TruthbeTold]

44k should be around a 1/1 attach rate right in Japan? :p

[beoulve]

I'm sure Itagaki is very proud of his XBOX 360 8k sales for the first day. So much for the the trash talker, the sales never delivered.

[PoSTedUP]

20,000 NG2?..............i didnt think there are more than three hundred and sixty xboxes in japan : o

[name]

I think eternal sanata sold more than ninja gaiden 2 in japan first day. Guess the whole japanese ninja stereotype isn't correct.

[Obama]

I don't think ng2 will sell much in NA either, as it is not vastly popular over there as well. Namco will bring ng 2 sigma to the ps3, but I doubt most ps3 fans will care it either.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

Namco doesnt make NG2 maybe you should know who makes the game before predicting stuff?

[meepmoopmeep]

tecmo, not namco

and MS published NG2 and funded it.
it's not coming to PS3 unless a contract expires or something.
if ever.

[Obama]

Right it's tecmo, got mixed up.

[meepmoopmeep]

lol, no worries,

we all get mixed up at times.

but yeah, dont' count on seeing a ps3 version any time soon.
then again alot of sony fanboys don't seem to like it and call it a flop for some reason?

[eagle21]

June 12. :)

[meepmoopmeep]

i'm actually surprised by the sales of NG2. damn, i wonder what it would sell if it was also on PS3

[kenshin22up]

^^^^^

It would do a LOT better. I don't know if it's the JPs not liking the 360, but since the PS3 install base is higher than the 360 by a lot anyway the game would inevitably do a lot better.

[shine1396]

I really do wonder how much Mgs will sell in japan. japan has 2 million install base. If it equates with GTA ratio, it'll sell 500,000. I really think what really might happen is that MGS will start the rise of Ps3 in japan. what I don't want is get people buying console and more so buy wii consoles. I'm always doubtful at wii stock levels...are they really out of stock or are they stockpiling so that reserve order can build up and then they could say that when mgs was released, they sold an extremely high amount.
but the barrage of content will surely see a lot more of this first week 'semi-highs', soul calibre, tekken... I just can't see the ps3 failing in japan...it's definitely the price in my opinion. The japanese people love their games and apart from FPS, we share similiar tastes... at least I do I suppose...

[Silogon]

It's a shame really. I always think this way when good games and great games don't sell well because it's almost like the world of gaming is missing out on something very special. Shadow of the Colossus was just one of these instances i am talking about. Ninja Gaiden 2 should have sold much better.

[shine1396]

ninja gaiden 2: Shadow of the Colossus. really?

no...sorry can't see the link there at all...its no were near as good or original or open or genre defining or epic or a example of great story telling...i have heard people criticise SOTC, but come on, if you don't play SOTC, you really are missing something. NG2 isn't that kind of game...but who died and made me chief critic...your opinions are your own I suppose....

[vidgmr]

Although Tecmo stock took an initial knee jerk hit off of Itagaki leaving. Now that he is gone, Tecmo can multi platform release its games. Being an exclusive 360 developer in Japan is about as dumb as a business decision as you can get. They should have learned from Sega with the original XBOX.

[Bathyj]

True.
Its like owning a Hyundai dealership in Beverly Hills.

[SaiyanFury]

Agreed. I write this already knowing that a bunch of people will disagree with me, but being an Xbox exclusive developer in Japan is economical suicide if you're trying to target a Japanese audience. Tecmo's franchises thrive on the 360 outside of Japan and that nets them lots of money. But within it's home country of Japan, judging from the sales alone, Tecmo's NG2 isn't doing so well. I would assume from the almost non-existent install base of the 360 in Japan. I highly agree that Tecmo should start cross platform development as soon as possible, as I know there's a great many fans on other consoles. Hell, maybe work on a PS3 exclusive or something. It's happened before with Ninja Gaiden Sigma and people such as myself loved it.

[SaiyanFury]

Ah yes the requisite phantom 'disagree'. Also no reply refuting me. Give me evidence that being an Xbox 360 exclusive developer in Japan isn't bad for business. Until I see viable, logical evidence I'll continue believing I am correct.

[Bnet343]

Bust Limit sucked ass. Too bad for Ninja Gaiden 2, but I love it.