It’s no secret that Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise is popular in Japan. This week thousands of fans waited in line for the series’ third release on the PSP.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd went on sale December 1st in Japan and quickly sold over 90% of it’s initial shipment.
Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.
The Tales games may be less recognizable than the Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy games, but that doesn't mean that they aren't worth playing!
“Tales series is considered one of the top three Japanese RPG series next to RPG giants like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.”
How you gonna talk about the top three JRPG franchises and not mention Pokémon, the top selling series in the genre?
This is how the top JRPG series stack up
1. Pokémon - 340M
2. Final Fantasy - 144M
3. Dragon Quest - 78M
4. Monster Hunter - 52M
5. Kingdom Hearts - 30M
6. Souls - 25M
7. Tales of - 20M
Bandai Namco will host a “Tales of Graces Anniversary Party” event at the Maihama Amphitheater on November 24 in celebration of the game’s 10th anniversary, the company announced.
This was actually my first Tales game. Took me forever to complete it, as I stopped mid-way through for a long time. I eventually came back, and beat it. It really lingered in my thoughts afterwards, to the point where I just knew I had to play the other games in the series. I've been a huge fan of the series ever since. I'm really pumped for Arise, seems to be just what the Tales games needed as a refresher.
I really enjoyed the cast of this game. It caught me by surprise how good it was. I played it first because I was on a Tales of binge(I still am) and got hooked but that final boss was a long hard battle
I'm sure we'd be seeing higher numbers for Tales of Graces F if it wasn't for GT5's release. Hmm, I'm still waiting to see if any Tales of games will be releasing for PS3 in the UK, I'd really like to try one out.
42k for Tales of Graces F at launch. Pretty poor sales for a JRPG in Japan. Maybe it will get better sales during Christmas.
Wierd, I thought all jrpgs sold great on the ps3 especially in jpn.
42k is decent for a Wii port. Not Vesperia numbers, but decent.
PS3-exclusive Tales of Xillia is going to be huge when it releases.
These numbers are incorrect, it's a translation error. They're citing one specific retailer that's saying they sold 365 copies of MH3P and 42 copies of Graces in their store.