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Media Create Sales: 10/27 - 11/02 (GTAIV PS3 @ 133k!)

Chart Get! has translated the latest Japanese Sales data from Media Create for 10/27 - 11/02.

01. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 133,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono (Square Enix) 80,000 / NEW
03. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE) 52,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 47,000 / 1,853,400
05. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 40,000 / 117,000
06. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 39,000 / 1,089,000
07. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 34,000 / NEW
08. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) 26,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu + (Square Enix) 26,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 26,000 / NEW

Notice Wii Music has already dropped out of the top 10!

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tatotiburon5657d ago

well the japanese like more Niko than sacky

Mr_Potato_5656d ago

LBP was out only one day before the end of the period, so you'll have to wait for any conclusion, especially since MS fanboys were already proven false with all their articles '360 wins Japan' when they were outsold 6:1 by the PS3 this week.

(Note : the LBP sales include only dualshock 3 bundles, but NOT all the PS3 LBP bundles)

robotnik5656d ago (Edited 5656d ago )

And how did you come to that conclusion? Mind if your Highness explain it to us mere mortals?

mint royale5656d ago

Its weird that sony's most high profile casual game will be mainly bought by the hardcore. I think the ps3 needs to get the casual onboard cos its certainly no ps2.

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omodis4205656d ago

I'm surprised that Japan isn't digging LBP. You would think they would with all that Pokemon crap.

Mr_Potato_5656d ago

We don't know right now, wait for the next week numbers, when LBP is really out a full week.

You won't have the PS3 LBP bundles anyway, so it will always be underestimated.

Captain_Sony5656d ago

Famitsu counts bundles.. Sony spin starting to go to extremes to try to explain why games arent selling as well as they should.. Sorry but I'd easily take GTA4 over LKP any day. Not shocked to see that others feel the same way.

whoelse5656d ago

Its a new franchise so it will grow in popularity.

thereapersson5656d ago

I think that's the first chart I've seen where there wasn't a Wii game in the top 10.

*looks out window to see if pigs are flying*

heyheyhey5656d ago

holy sh!t your right.... maybe kids got bored of mini-games

Bebedora5656d ago

M. Burns and Waylan Smithers has seen one. I guess that doesnt count...

SonyOwnsNextYear5656d ago

no but a african american is our president.

in either case, CHANGE WAS NEEDED.

Arsenal4Ever5656d ago

52k for LBP is good. I need to see HW sales.

Pennywise5656d ago

They posted sales already. PS3 beat the wii.

peowpeow5656d ago

GTA IV?...Still selling?
They must be reading those reviews..

butterfinger5656d ago

GTAIV was just released in Japan, so it's really no surprise. The other GTAs also did well there. Bad timing for LBP, though. They should've released it the week before GTAIV.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies7d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken7d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing697d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker7d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing697d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt7d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken7d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101149d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers149d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex366d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai366d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995366d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21366d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast