Japan lines up for Xbox 360 game: Madness prevails

Destructoid writes:

"Take a good, long, lasting look at the above image folks, because it's not something you see every day, and it could be something you'll never see again. That is a bunch of Japanese people lining up for an Xbox 360 game -- just when you think you'd witnessed it all.

This is of course for Tales of Vesperia, with customers patiently waiting at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera to get their hands on this exclusive new JRPG. Certainly not the biggest launch in the world, but for a 360 game, it's is as stellar as anybody could imagine.

This morning's launch was accompanied by on-stage antics that included producers Yoshito Higuchi and Tsutomu Gouda, the latter of which quipped: "Even though the Olympics are starting, everyone please enjoy playing Tales of Versperia." Pro wrestler Wataru Sakora was also present for the event.

Although hype for Vesperia isn't as mad as it would be had the game come out for the PS3 or Wii, a "steady stream" of 360 consoles are reportedly being sold. And all it took was a Japanese game in a Japanese genre made by Japanese people to do it..."

More pictures above N4G headline and at Famitsu.com

[Superfragilistic]

"And all it took was a Japanese game in a Japanese genre made by Japanese people to do it..."

Priceless! lol

[DaKid]

That line did make me laugh.

Good to see the game is getting recieved well.

[Superfragilistic]

Enjoy. :)

[KingME]

Have fun!

[Skadoosh]

Great quote.

[kevnb]

if it were a wii version, or even a ps3 version I bet the line would be longer though.

[power of Green]

LOL I was just going to copy and paste that before I read your post.
Maybe if Toshiba produces the 360 as an 3rd manufacturer games like TOV and SO4 will *HELP* push 360's in Japan :)

[SixTwoTwo]

I hope the 360 becomes successful in Japan. It would push Sony to do better on their system and make the market there better overall. Instead of making shovelware for the Wii more and more Japanese developers will look towards the PS3/360 combo to develop on. And this generation of gaming is severly lacking the quality Japanese developed games we're used to from previous generations.

[mikeslemonade]

And it took the 360 like 5 rpgs that were either exclusive or timed exclusive just to have a descent line. The 360 is a lost cause in Japan and Microsoft is just preparing the market for next generation because there's nothing they can do to make it better this generation. We will see Japan sales this week it will probably tie the PS3 in sales this week.

[AAACE5]

I wonder if that comment the fanboys said about FFXIII would not sell on the 360 is still true? What do you think?

[kindi_boy]

which sony failed to do lol

can't wait for the game

[Megatron08]

Well this isnt the 1st this has happen Blue Dragon and Trusty Bell both did really well for a 360 game in japan. Maybe the 360 will finally start to make some head way in Japan in the up coming month seeing as they have a good line up of JRPG's coming out. That are exclusive Infinite Undiscovery , SO4, Cry On and LR (timed exclsive) and 3 are by SE no less.

[cloudman]

MS paid for FF13 and Tales

Why doesnt sony do that, even if MS pays it might end up making them win the console war!

[Bladestar]

Because Sony rules the world... developers should beg sony to allow them to publish their games on the all powerful PS3... as sony said, "we do not pay for exclusives"... probably because they feel their fanbase aren't worth paying for... also because they know their fanbase will still be loyal to them... hell.. I think is true... instead of criticizing Sony for not counter microsoft efforts... Sony's fanbase criticize microsoft for trying... and agree with sony not trying harder to beat microsoft as far as games are concern...

I just know one thing....

By microsoft, "paying"... xbox 360 gamers are happy, developers are happy, and microsoft is happy.... so, keep doing your thing microsoft...

[RawPowah]

No matter how many 3rd party games Microsoft pays for,they will still end up on the Ps3 one way or the other.

Devil May Cry didnt decide the console war,GTA didnt decide the console war,FF wont decide the console war,Tekken wont decide the console war,you get the picture.Its the first party offerings,the games that will never make it to the competitors box,its those games that will decide which box sells the most.

200-1000 people lining up for a game release won't ruffle Sonys feathers one bit,the game wont sell millions of copies,the ps3 will still outsell the 360 in japan after the year's over.Sony aren't going to lose in their home turf.

[kinggeoff]

if (yes IF) sony falls this generation, it will be due to arrogance left over from the previous generation. sad to see :(

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Wow,seriously what are you and bladestar talking about?
Arogance??? sorry but what the f*ck? I like Sony for being humble and not buying out the competitions games.

Instead they invest that money in there first party game development studios.

Its amazing how flawed your views are.
You want arogance? because of Microsoft millions and millions of gamers have to wait a fu*kin EXTRA year so microsoft can have another multiplatform game!

[ElementX]

Sony isn't humble, right. They're not satisfied with just stereos, or tv, or bluray players, or dvd players, or computers, or walkmans, or discmans, or cell phones, or laptops, or speakers, or car stereos, they own movie studios, music labels.... no, they're not humble. They have to stick their noses in every corner of consumer entertainment. MS just has software, Zune, and Xbox.

I'm not saying sony is bad, i'm just saying they're not humble. They pay studios, look at NCSoft, Naughty Dog, Team Ico...... they have more development studios under their wing than anyone....... that's certainly not humble

/end sarcasm

BTW millions and millions of gamers had to wait an extra year for Bioshock on PS3. Didn't SE say they're finishing FFXIII for PS3 before starting the 360 version? Why are you complaining?

LOL, did you actually buy Genji like it says in your profile? And Turok Dynasty Warriors 6, and Beowulf? You say Beowulf is the worst game you ever bought, but it's still in your "games I currently own" list. Why not get rid of that?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Wow so Sony Corp invests in different markets,there a company.
A companys major goal is to make profit.

Atleast they always release quality hardware.
Unlike Microsoft with Zune,Xbox360...

They have development studios because they invest in them instead of
BUYING EXCLUSIVE DLC AND MULTIPLATFORM GAMES.F*CK why are you so stupid?

Again with the stupidity..Yes bioshock was another game that was supposed to be Multi-plat.We had to wait thanks to microsoft.

AGAIN WITH YOUR STUPIDITY.SE isnt releasing FF13 in NA and EU till 360 version is done.

WE HAVE TO WAIT AN EXTRA YEAR.do you not comprehend that or something?

Yeah i have those games,so? whats your point? yes,beowulf sucked.
why should i sell it? i already wasted the time to go and buy it.
Im not some broke ass bum who cant afford another game without pawning off his old ones. What a F*cking idiot you are.

Typical 360 fanboy.

[karlostomy]

(I am not saying that MS is squeaky- clean.... buuuuut)

Sony is without a doubt the worst possible arrogance you will find anywhere.

They bribed Movie studios to the tune of $600 million to go with blu-ray. Was it more? Who knows? The revenue sharing and 'incentive-kickbacks' were kept very quiet, weren't they?
http://gizmodo.com/344680/t...

Ken 'crazy' Kutaragi is famous for his insane, arrogant statements:
Just read a small sampling of his idiocy below:

* "Beating us for a short moment is like accidentally winning a point from a Shihan (Karate master), and Microsoft is still not a black belt. Just like with their operating systems, they might come out with something good around the third generation of their release." - crazy Ken.

* "I believe we made the most beautiful thing in the world. Nobody would criticize a renowned architect's blueprint that the position of a gate is wrong. It's the same as that." - crazy Ken

* "Microsoft shoots for the moon. Sony shoots for the sun." - crazy Ken

* "With the PS3, our intentions have been to create a machine with supercomputer calculation capabilities for home entertainment." - crazy Ken

* PS3 is "for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else." - crazy Ken

* "The PS3 will instill discipline in our children and adults alike. Everyone will know discipline." - crazy Ken

* "Microsoft is trailing behind us, but they are not a threat. They are good at improving [on products], but we will be advancing to the next level with revolutionary technology." - crazy Ken

* "We're not going to equip [the PS3 with] a HDD by default, because no matter how much [capacity] we put in it, it won't be enough." - crazy Ken.

Sony's arrogance is also exceptionally well documented in the media:
http://www.ucaecho.net/stor...
http://nintendite.blogspot....
http://au.gamespot.com/page...
http://forums.maxconsole.ne...
http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...
http://www.1pstart.com/stat...

I got more links if you wants em... many many many more.

Sony is arrogant. It's a good thing they are losing exclusives left, right and centre.

Maybe they will wake up?

[AngryTypingGuy]

Yeah, Sony's arrogance towards developers is part of the reason that the PS3 isn't the dominant force PS2 was, and that more and more Sony 3rd party exclusives are coming aboard to the 360 (and selling more on that platform!).

I will say though, many things stated above as being "arrogant" for both sides seems like nothing more than good business to me.

CanadianGuy, you said "because of Microsoft millions and millions of gamers have to wait a fu*kin EXTRA year so microsoft can have another multiplatform game!" Arrogance or good business? MS doesn't want gamers to buy a game on PS3. They want them to buy it on the 360! Assuming that the game you're talking about is coming to the PS3, I have no clue.

Being aggressive and luring away 3rd party exclusives into becoming multiplatform, and securing new 3rd party IP's into being exclusive or timed exclusive is called being COMPETITIVE and BUSINESS SAVVY, not arrogant.

At the present, Sony can pump out more in-house games, because they have more studios. To make up for that, MS throws their money around. Nothing wrong with that, it seems to be working so far. In a few years when MS is pumping out more in-house games, maybe they won't have to, but I hope they do. I like to see aggressive business tactics like that. It benefits us gamers, if you're a 360 fan, that is.

[theKiller]

bravo to MS!! they r really trying so hard with Japanese and JRPG games while sony sitting and making their own games that takes many years to come!!

if sony dont realize it now it may be too late for them to secure the masses of JRPG fans!!

i just have one question, WHY dont sony secure at least few third party JRPG game?? why r they leaving all JRPG games to be 360 exclusives???
their sales in japan is almost as embarrassing as the 360!! yes it sells 2-3 times more but thats like what? 10K units per week?? while wii is flying with the sales!! and the problem its not that hard to secure few JRPG exclusives for ps3, all they need to fork out few millions and they will get it!!

but at the same time i have to say that all 360 JRPG games so far are very low quality ones, similar to ps2 games and style!! its not really next gen and maybe sony knows that and spending more time to make a real killer JRPG games but the problem they r taking too long!! i wont be surprised if the 360 sales starts to be very close to ps3 in japan if sony dont do anything

[zapass]

are you f@ckin kidding me?
m$ is the most arrogant company in the world and it grows thanks to ignorants like you.

sony was maybe arrogant during the ps2 years

[Pain]

That give US Xbots a Hard On?

[CAPT IRISH]

I never thought I would see the day.........

[lodossrage]

This isn't a big deal. The waits were longer for Blue Dragon. And the lineups were about the same between Vesperia and Eternal Sonata. Look at what happened to those two games after their first week. I'm ALMOST certain the same fate will befall Tales of Vesperia (remember I said almost, not certainly)

Temporary boost. Just like Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, and Ace Combat 6

Lines of about 200 for a Jrpg in Japan are nothing. That is a TINY number for a line wanting Jrpg in Japan

[InMyOpinion]

Nervous?

[lodossrage]

I have all three systems. I'm just being realistic.

I don't put my life and soul into videogame fanboyism like you do

[MetalProxy]

hey thanks for refreshing my memory..You are Correct!! Nothing to worry about.

[kevnb]

except those other games didnt turn out as well as they should have. Even though they all got the good review treatment, they all were kinda mediocre.

[LeSouteneur]

Blue Dragon had long lines. It sold 300,000 I think (total) in Japan alone, with less than 500,000 japan 360 userbase at the time. Still very good though. Sold better in JPN than US though.

[Sayai jin]

@lodossrage- How long have you lived in Japan? I think the article covered the point that it was not the biggest launch ever, but this is not a common site for a 360 game. If they continue to release JRPG's one after the other the Japanese will slowly warm up to the 360 for JRP's and we know that the 360 has been doing a good job at keeping RPG's in general coming to the 360.

[AAACE5]

But what if alot of other stores were having the same kind of lines? Don't worry, it's ok if the 360 has a little success in japan... because if it does, it will let Sony and Nintendo have to keep putting in high effort, for fear that the 360 might take their fanbase! It is highly unlikely that something like that would happen, but if sony and nintendo think it could... then it is we the gamers who win!

[Megatron08]

Well the boost in sells are short lived the 360 has a good number of JRPG's coming out and each one will create a boost in sales. It also stands to reason that the number of software sells will increase for games cause of these short lived boost in sales and the over all number of hardware sold goes up. If blue Dragon sold 300,000 how many copies do you think SO4 will sale ? What if SE decides to port FF13 to the 360 in japan ? Oh and if you dont think it could happen then might want to remember no one thought it be ported to the 360 at all.

[cloud360]

Are those guys embaraseed?

They seem embaraseed. People should ourchase a 360 with honour!!!

[Silogon]

As I predicted earlier when everyone said I was stupid and didn't know whaT I was talking about.

Xbox 360 > Ps3 for total overall sales coming up next week. Wait and see. The trend wll continue 2 weeks past that too. Sony has nothing that caters to the japanese market. That is why their console sales are so low.

Japanese don't care about FPS and Action games. They like slower more thought provoking games. Games that take time and stat tracking to complete.

Sony has alienated their market and they did it on their own and to themselves. Xbox 360, at the price it is in Japan, might just take off like the psp did after it's 3 years on the marketof mediocre showings.

Sony messed up.

[mirroredderorrim]

Anyway... this doesn't say anything seeing as how there isn't that many 360's in Japan. I have been to Yodobashi, Akihabara, all over. I have probably been to about 85% of the tech shops in there (Akihabara). Demand for Xbox isn't that big. I will admit that Microsoft is a presence in the country, though. They are just not a very big presence at all.

Personally, I believe the rpgs will help 360 in Japan to some extent, be it long term or short.
But they need stuff MORE Japanese stuff on their box to compete with Juggernauts Wii and PS3 keeping the golden grip on the land of the rising sun.

[Tarasque]

Well first off the ps3 doesnt have anykind of foothold over there. It is all about the wii and ds. The ps3 and 360 are getting trampled by the wii over there. But it is nice that they are getting hyped for some games on either console.

[Bob Dole]

"Well first off the ps3 doesnt have anykind of foothold over there"

It has one over the 360 for sure.

The Wii is in another league completely.

[Lifendz]

you do realize that less than 3 years from now FFXIII will be out EXCLUSIVELY on PS3 in Japan. 360 is going to overtake that?

Pardon me as a laugh.

[Voiceofreason]

When you are done laughing I hope you notice he said 3 weeks, not 3 years. Now excuse me while I go laugh at someone else that comments without reading.

[GarandShooter]

'might just take off like the psp did after it's 3 years on the marketof mediocre showings' - Silogon

'4.4 - take off in 3 years from just like like PSP did?' - Lifendz

'When you are done laughing I hope you notice he said 3 weeks, not 3 years' - Voiceofreason

Clearly, this the only spot in his post where PSP and 3 years appear in the same sentence.

Comments without reading? Hmmm...seems a little hypocritical, don't you think? Now be a man and apologize to Lifendz.

[AAACE5]

Now I don't know if I would go that far, but I do respect your optimism for the situation!

[UltimateIdiot911]

Looks like all Japan's 360 owners are accounted for.

Joke aside, it's good to see some movement. In the mean time, I'll patiently wait for the PS3 version.

[TOSgamer]

like I dunno... Metal Gear Solid 4. Websites would search out for stores with no lines and make fun of the launch. Oh wait they did do that.

[InMyOpinion]

And then they handed out 10/10 scores to it just to write criticising articles about it a month later, and bring up everything negative that they were too afraid to mention in their reviews. Just like with GTA IV.

I'm not saying the games are bad in any way, just that journalists are cowards and hypocrites.

[kevnb]

This is why reviews don't matter. Big games cant score low and review scores seem to have more to do with generating website hits than actual quality. Just pay attention to the game, if it looks fun try it and if you like it buy it.

[foodbox]

You get that feeling because you are paranoid and delusional.

The fact is that sales for PS3 are abysmal. The games are worse.

You are experiencing what is called "cognative dissonance"; this is the discomfort you feel when reality doesnt match your well-held and dear (but fictional) vision of the reality.

It's ok. You can seek professional help.

[silverchode]

sign of the apocolypse.

[Irishrocket69]

For SONY?

[silverchode]

i wonder how much microsoft is paying them? jk.

[InMyOpinion]

If you look closely you'll see that everyone in the line is a clone of Shane Kim ;)

[InMyOpinion]

I meant as in Shane Kim cloned by MS in order to get a crowd. Sorry if the comment came off as racist, that certainly was not my intention.

[thereapersson]

lol Jenzo

[Skerj]

Hot damn, like every Japanese 360 owner showed up.

[meepmoopmeep]

lmao.

well, it's good to see this game being received well, on a non-JPN platform too.

i wonder how crazy the AC: Complete release will be. o_O

[juuken]

I'm not surprised.

[360 man]

360 is truly the home for RPGs eastern and western

by september we would have too human and infinte undiscovery
just two more to add to the already long list

[juuken]

Was that necessary?
There's no need to brag.

[360 man]

yh 360s got its problems but microsoft are trying to make things better and please their 360 custemers.

bladestar (in open zone 1.1) raised a really good point about microsofts approach towards ceilling exclusive deals for games and sonys lack of one. definately a good read

[juuken]

I'm not denying that but I said there's no reason to brag.
And like lodoss said up there, this is only temporary anyway. I actually agree with his comment.

[foodbox]

LOL @ the disagrees of 360 Man's comment.

"360 is truly the home for RPGs eastern and western

by september we would have too human and infinte undiscovery
just two more to add to the already long list"

Is 100%, without a doubt, true. No doubt about it.

If you want to play a well-rounded catalogue of games; get an Xbox 360.

Something for everyone. With the New Xbox Experience (NXE) due in the Fall, Xbox 360 will even start to fight back against the Wii. The PS3 has already been totally marganilized, now its the Wii's turn via the PrimeTime and Avatar updates..

Oh, and did I mention Netflix watch now?

I'm glad my decision to purchase an Xbox 360 (as opposed to a Sony playstation (I have three failed PS2s, i swore to never buy a Sony product after the sales rep. refused to return my calls after my 2nd machine died and i couldnt get warranty fix -- i was just SOL according to the store/sony)).

The Xbox 360 *is* the home of RPG games -- without any shadow of a doubt, and it is just too funny to see the disagrees.

I'll leave the game-list comparisons up to whoever posted the 'disagrees' on 360 Man's 100% accurate comment.

[Tacki]

With all do respect, I think it should be stated that the Xbox 360 is currently the home of RPG's for THIS GENERATION. I'd agree with that statement as of this moment... though I think both the PS3 and 360 are still lacking in great J-RPG's. But I believe it will be a long time before the PS2's library of quality RPG's is passed (if it ever happens). I'm not saying the 360 isn't doing well in that department. It's getting there and Microsoft's done a pretty good job at securing those titles. All I'm saying is that I think it's a little too early to be calling it the "home of RPG's". If you're talking strictly about this generation and at this very moment then I'd agree. But anything more than that is, I think, getting a bit ahead of itself.

[Skadoosh]

Looks like the 360 will be selling more than the ps3 in Japan for at least 2-3 weeks. Might be the first time that has ever done that.

[lodossrage]

As I said before, this happened when Eternal Sonata and Ace Combat 6 came out. 360 outsold the ps3 for that duration as well.

Which is why this is temporary

[crinale]

The total number shipped is little over 100K. They'll run out of stock through first week (or even at the first day).
The second week of Xbox360 software sales always drop dramatically. There were no exception to this so far.

[Tarasque]

Well i think if the 360 sells one console in japan they have already outsold the ps3. Cause it isnt moving at all over there.

[7h3ultim8p00]

Geeze shut up PS3 fans. Must you sh1t on every thing 360 related? Look at all the comments above. You even sh1tted on a story about a dead MS employee. You guys are sick individuals.

[m-s-8-2]

You say that almost like you think it doesn't go the other way as well. PS3 fanboys jump on 360 fanboys as often and for as little reason as 360 fanboys jump on PS3 fanboys.

Both groups of you people are equally pathetic, which gives you some common ground in spite of your disparate console preference.

[CR7JUVE1897]

The simple solution would be to get both systems.

Or have none at all. That would cut the traffic down on this website exponentially

[InMyOpinion]

I actually found this thread to be pretty civilized compared to others =)

[CR7JUVE1897]

Then your standards have really fallen by the wayside :)

[Skadoosh]

Welcome to N4G. Home of the rabid sony fanboy.

[Bob Dole]

The simple solution would be to make sure you get your whole head in front of the shotgun, thank you.

[mistertwoturbo]

Skadooosh, Rewind back to 2006-2007 where a Sony fanboy was a piece of wolf meat compared to the 360s.

By simply saying you own a PS3, you will get your throat ripped out and poked at and told to get a "real next gen machine."

So the tables has turned, people need to deal with it.

[7h3ultim8p00]

Dude PS3 fans just took it to a sad sad level. I mean yeah, last year was pretty bad for the Sony fanboys, but A DEAD PERSON? Seriously? Not just like she died of an illness. She was MURDERED. And the PS3 fanboys were making fun of that. That's low man. I don't even care about the fanboy war thing. That's just really really sad and pathetic. PS3 fans you suck. Really, be ashamed of yourselves.

What's even worse are the lame excuses. "Oh but but last yer it wus liek xbots winning." And that gives you an excuse to make fun of a MURDERED Microsoft employee? SHUT UP. You guys are messed up. 360 fans, as of today, completely ignore the PS3 fanboys. Don't bother arguing with them. Ignore them and let's talk about our issues and have good debates. Just ignore them. That's inhuman. Can you think of her family reading comments like "Did she drop any loot" and all the stupid rrod jokes and all that. That's so disrespectful, showing no respect for their loss at all. Freaking ten year olds.

Also, to the ps3 fanboys saying it goes both ways, show me a single 360 fan making fun of something tragic because of this fanboy war. Prove me wrong. YOU SICK INDIVIDUALS.

Don't even bring up the attempted suicide because of FF exclusivity thing. That's not tragic, that's just stupid.

[kenshin22up]

@1.8
you're using the same event as ammunition against PS3 fans so you're just as bad. Just because one person was an ignorant moron doesn't mean everyone is. So stfu if you really "respect" this dead person and not use her death as an attack on PS3 fanboys in general.

[7h3ultim8p00]

Kenshin you are actually right dude. This is not good. My apologies to the family and her of course. It just really pissed me off that someone would be willing to go that far for this stupid fanboy war thing. Just stop it guys. Let's keep the hate to the consoles and how Nintendo hates freedom. Leave dead people out of it.

[PimpHandStrong]

every 360 owner in Japan is in that line

lol

i kid i kid

[Elginer]

perhaps the game will sell decent there and will spur even more japanese development on the 360. I do enjoy my rpgs and j action games.

[Elginer]

eh effin haters.

[CR7JUVE1897]

But isn't this the first sign of the Apocalypse??

:)

Kidding

[PimpHandStrong]

not here to flame but that line has 40-50 ppl in it

its funny that this is even news

well i guess this is N4G right

lol

[Tarasque]

Well actually that is a big thing for the 360 considering it doesnt do anything over there like the ps3. When 50 people line up for a ps3 game over there it will get attention also, so just chill.

[CR7JUVE1897]

The same game that was listed as coming out for the PS3, and then suddenly it was removed within hours??

I'm not sure. Seems to happen quite a bit

[360rxorz]

I said a while ago that the Japanese would sooner or later realize that the 360 is the superior console. The PS3 is slowly dying in Japan, and the 360 is gaining huge ground fast. I predict that the PS3 will be dead in Japan by January of next year. And if the PS3 is dead in Japan, it is dead everywhere else. That would be great news for the gaming industry and gamers everywhere because without the PS3, every game could take full advantage of the superior hardware and there would be nothing (the PS3) to hold back the games.

[ozhuerta]

Hey, stop consuming drugs...

[bosels11]

hey you have 3 bubbles like me - now go DIE!! Idiot

[highps3]

lol...

[Shepherd 214]

...you need to learn to type before you get on here and make an opinion?

[Meus Renaissance]

That's half of the entire install base lol jk

[juuken]

xD Lol.

[Tarasque]

Make fun while your system is also failing over there. Actually i think that is the full install of ps3 users, knowing the multiplatform games are better on the 360.

[Bob Dole]

It amazes Bob Dole that you have so many bubbles with such an ignorant comment.... so... stay in school man.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Nah Meus. I think that is too many.. Must be a few new adopters there as well. ;>

[juuken]

I honestly wouldn't call that a long line of people. Now FFXIII will be a game you'll probably see very long lines for if it turns out awesome.

[AllroundGamer]

and the whole line there consist probably of the only people, that will buy the game in japan...

[user1263986]

i am juukens gapping cunt. i am gapping because sony has oblitorated my uterus.

by :)

[Solid_Snake666]

why do people hate jukken?

[karlostomy]

I don't hate Juuken... I love her so dearly.... although I am glad i used protection so far in our lovemaking. Never know what I might catch from her?

As for why other people hate her? I dunno..
She is just a bit of a sad troll.
That's probably why.

[Solid_Snake666]

WOW!!

[Irishrocket69]

You don't see the big picture, that is sad. I will bake a cookie for you now.

[mirroredderorrim]

Home of the Rpgs? Once people pawn off their PS2's then migrate those game collections over to the PS3, that point becomes moot. If you would have said "home of the next-gen rpgs" I might have agreed with you on that one, since it seems it's taking the PS3 awhile to get the rpgs on the assembly line.. and for you psx/ps2 owners who imported like I did and shelled out large amounts of cash to play games before most of the people in the states, know what the hell I mean. Because some of us are still doing it to this day.

And so.. I want to end this with an off topic, yet short rant.

WHERE THE F*** IS ALAN WAKE? </rant

[Tarasque]

You know what he meant "kids". And half the ps2 games does not work with the ps3, so while you said his was a moot point yours is even mooter...mooter i like that.
And actually it is taking the ps3 a long time to get any games on it. I know it is finally getting here but MY GOD!!!!!

[360 man]

im so sick of love songs

there so sad and slow

so why cant i turn off the radio

[bozhangles]

giant enemy crab, how about you grab pinch of STFU. you are trolling another post who is trolling another post who is trolling the article. you are also trolling someone else. die in a fire.

[mirroredderorrim]

Troll less, plz.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

You are the one trolling. You going off on your PS3 rant in an article that makes no mention of the PS3.

[fresco]

look at them covering their face as if they're ashamed to be 360 buyers/owners. lol

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Wrong.

Troll.

[CR7JUVE1897]

Grow up

[foodbox]

The relationships MS is creating with Japanese devs is paying off for everyone.

Keep up the good work MS.

Tales is going to be *great*. Another JRPG game for Xbox 360 gamers, great. I'll add it to Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Eternal Sonata when I get the opportunity.

[Shadow Man]

All this just because of Tales of Vesperia. Can you imagine whats gonna happen when Star Ocean 4 and Infinite Undiscovery come out, it would be huge.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

so far i think infinite undicovery is turning out better than last remnant, but i'm still getting both anyway,along with star ocean 4.
http://www.gamersyde.com/po...

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when it comes down to rpgs 360 has no real competition, ps3's getting Disgaea 3 this year i believe, but i don't think it's worth dropping $60 bucks on.

http://media.ps3.ign.com/me...

[Wraith001]

Great to see, wonder if by the time the 720 comes out japan will accept it a little better?

[ceedubya9]

Even though though Infinite Undiscovery comes out about a week after Tales here in the states, I'm definitely going to be picking up both of these RPGs. Oh, and then there is Disgea 3. Man, not enough time for all of these games, but no one said I had to finish them quickly.

[foodbox]

Agreed.

I simply dont have enough time for all these games. It took me 100+ hours to reach the end of Blue Dragon.

I just cant invest that kind of time -- its like a MMO! no matter, Blue Dragon was the best JRPG I've played in years, I loved it.

I'll be picking these up for sure, but I'm going to have to resist the tempation to "see everything" -- i'll have to force myself to "move forward" and not "complete" everything.

No matter, its fun one way or another. With Fable 2 coming as well, and all these JRPGs, its going to be a RPG love-fest this fall/winter08.

And, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Viva Pinata, Too Human(Adventure GotY 2008) and Gears of War 2, I'm going to be a very happy person.

Another thing I'm looking forward to is the PrimeTime feature in the New Xbox Experience (NXE) -- and that 1 vs 100 Game. Massive trivia FTW.

[Microsoft_Spokesman]

Yup, this is an accomplishment for us.

[Silly Mammo]

I can't imagine how they got every Japanese Xbox owner in one shot. But there it is... I kid..I kid!!

[SkolarVisari]

Aren't there something like 600k 360 owners in Japan? I would think you could get sizeable line out of that base. I really don't see this as news, it's not as if people seriously expected no one to show up for the game. No truly sane person anyway.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Strange days

[uckitsayitchbay]

Wow look at that line.. get a good look folks you are seeing with your own eyes.. Every 360 owner in Japan lol

[falcon323]

Didn't they have an article on here talking about how this game bombed in japan?

[Solid_Snake666]

lol they r probably paid to sit there so it would look like xbox really isnt dead in japan

[Wii60Fan]

1.10 -
And it took the 360 like 5 rpgs that were either exclusive or timed exclusive just to have a descent line. The 360 is a lost cause in Japan and Microsoft is just preparing the market for next generation because there's nothing they can do to make it better this generation. We will see Japan sales this week it will probably tie the PS3 in sales this week....

The line is pretty decent for a 360 game..

[foodbox]

" The 360 is a lost cause in Japan and Microsoft is just preparing the market for next generation because there's nothing they can do to make it better this generation"

blah blah blah blah blah blah. You're talking out your anus. If MS is *anything* they are persistent. They are bringing more Japan-centric games to the Xbox 360 than Sony (japan) is!

You're fooling yourself if you think that Tales of Vesperia, Last Remnant, Star Ocean 4, Infinite Undiscovery, Final Fantasy XIII and the next Sakaguchi-san title arent going to CONTINUE to grow the Xbox 360 Japan momentum.

Have you ever heard this: "You're pissing on my leg and telling me its raining"?

Everyone with any sense knows darn well that Japan *will* come around to the Xbox 360 because of the stellar game line-up.

--

@krakdol #23 below.

"Tales only sold 70k the first day"

Yes, and Haze sold 350k *WORLDWIDE TOTAL*, and Lair sold 350k *WORLDWIDE TOTAL*.

70k -- IN JAPAN, IN ONE DAY is VERY GOOD.

[squallheart]

For some reason I find it kind of funny that most of the tittles being gloated on are multi platform o.O; The only exclusive is sakaguchi's. Note square enix mentioned that star ocean will come out on the ps3 as well so im guessing its a time exclusive. Not bashing any system just mentioning what i see. 360 seems to be doing rather well. Both system are fighting opposite territories for ground.

[Citizen Cook]

This is just the beginning.

[Solid_Snake666]

ok ....

[Mr_Potato_]

I told you every japanese 360 user would buy this game. Look, there are 12 people on the photo, so I was right.

Sony must seriously be afraid now, you're right. 12 is a huge number, especially considering they were only 9 last year.

[Mr_Potato_]

Update : That was a real crazy madness apparently they sold only 70k the first day according to another pending N4G sales report lol

At this rate it will take them 100 years to sell 1 million copies, but then again Xbox is already dead in Japan, so maybe not.

So much for this crappy article and the Xbot hopes (thanks to the poster anyway). Sorry MS, maybe next time.

[Mr_Potato_]

Crappy article. It sold only 70k the first day according to sales report, so much for the 'madness'.

Sorry to burst your bubble. Looks like Sony won't be so afraid after all.

[Skywalker17]

You never know the way they are hiding faces seems like they are ashamed to be 360 owners since they come in the minority group lolzz and mebbe they were paid to be there ;)by M$.

[Hentai]

Those people in line need to get laid.

[kenshin22up]

I find it funny how some of us (360 owners that is since that's all I own) are saying crap like the Ps3 is not moving at all in Japan.. while that is true, its install base in Japan is still like 3-4x as much of that of the 360 so yeah, just giving credit where credit's due.

[madnessof1]

so i guess you can be a racist as long as there are enough of you guys huh. oh! and you can't be white.

[avacadosnorkel]

the 360 should have at least a couple hundred owners out there that want a game