AFRIKA sells 20,000 copies in Japan DAY 1

AFRIKA, the PS3 exclusive African safari simulator, is reported to have sold 20,000 copies on its day of release.

[Raoh]

i dont know much about sales in japan...

is that good?

wish it had a U.S. release

[unamed08]

AFRIKA In Japan DAY 1: 20 000 copies
BattleField: Bad Company Worldwide DAY 1 (PS3) : 11 000 copies

[chaosatom]

is that a psn title?

[mattkelly1991]

no

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I would think a game like that had limited market, but seriously?!

I'm not saying anything about the quality of the game, but more of the potential number of buyers interrested in this type of game.

[Idonthatejustcreate]

japan is so small and it sells like crazy there, imagine how many copies of this game would sell world wide?

[gaffyh]

Why do people want this game??? It looks soo boring lol.

[kazuma]

i'm gonna try to answer in behalf of everyone interested in the game.

because it's different.

[Rikitatsu]

Its just some casual stuff the PS3 fans are hyping ... we need more hardcore games.

[Armyless]

don't look at it, don't follow it, don't care about it.

It's not like we all have to like the same games. Most games I consider "boring" are shooters that would challenge a single-cell organism.

[Utalkin2me]

Wow that is really good, considering there is only 21,000 PS3's in japan that has been sold.

[kazuma]

u must be the new troll they hired. hi there. how's it going in ur fantasy world?

Japan
2,344,676
681,093

guess which one is ps3 and which one is 360 lol

[Chubear]

Yes, it's a PSN title.

[jam9]

Raoh,

It's not good number. It looks like game shops stocked only few copy of them and sold out at very early time.

[TheExecutive]

hopefully it sells loads so they can improve upon it and bring it to the states.

[deeznuts]

Just release an asian version, which sometimes has english in it. I'd import this.

[mfwahwah]

Why settle for such an esoteric option? Do send it to the states, AU, EU, NZ, everywhere. This game has world-wide appeal.

[MaximusPrime]

20,000 in one day is very good

[Utalkin2me]

Seriously though, there is what like little over a mill ps3 sold in japan. And this only sold 20,000 copies. That would be less than 2% sorry folks that's a flop for over there.

[TapiocaMilkTea]

But that's 2% on DAY 1, these are only the people that were waiting impatiently for it. Not everyone has time to buy a game and play it on the day they are released you know.

[nos4speed]

I wonder if any 1 of those 20,000 will give me their password :P I really want this game so bad, it even came out on my birthday!! but knowing europe I will never see this which is a pitty.

If anyone has any chance of getting this let me know my PSN ID is nos4speed , thanks

[nos4speed]

actually I was simply implying contact me on my psn ID and arrange to swap passwords for game sharing, theres no credit card details involved as there saved to your PS3, ive dont in loads of times.

and no need for sarcasm....its the lowest form whit ;)

[Lumbo]

Its a BluRay title, not a download title, hence there is no possible way to "share" it...

[nos4speed]

well knock me over nd call me sheela, I remember reading it was download sumwere.....well screw my last comments....importage time!

[nos4speed]

there we go got my copy on my way for £30 playasia.com has them in stock

[mattkelly1991]

BLU-RAY TITLE.

[DRUDOG]

I have to admit that I'm actually looking forward to this game getting released in NA. There have been hints that it will be, but has anyone seen anything official on it?

[Lumbo]

Official word from Sony was that Afrika gets NO NA or EU release at all(search for it, it was somewhere on N4G and is GamesCon related).

[DRUDOG]

That was initially what I read a long while back. I also recall their stance was no NA/EU release as of "now" (months ago), not that it was never going to happen. I read recently (can't remember where, maybe PS3Fanboy) that there is a possibility that they will localize it.

DAMN YOU ADAMALICIOUS! :P
Thanks and good catch... bubbles...

[Adamalicious]

They confirmed that it won't be coming to NA or EU at Leipzig

http://whatifgaming.com/gc-...

[RememberThe357]

but oh well...

[mfwahwah]

AWW ****! I don't read Japanese. Why the Hell would you make a game like this Japan-only!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

[Adamalicious]

There's a whole genre of (mostly perverted) photography sims in Japan - apparently they love taking pictures. Remember how GT4 had a mode where you could take pics of your cars? They eat it up.

[kazuma]

well, sony said this year that afrika would not come out in europe, which is a shame ='(

[Iamback]

the thing is i dont know how much Sony expected from this game 20k is not that impressive, but again i dont know what Sony expectations are.

[mattkelly1991]

20k in Japan alone is kind of impressive for a title that has not been hyped to all hell.

[DRUDOG]

It's too bad you would use your one comment to write something so uninformed, but I guess that's probably why you only have one bubble left.

20K in Japan first day for Afrika is obviously a good thing...

[Lumbo]

Darn, i want that game, bad. Imho its the usual idiocy not to release it in the west prolly cause there is no shooting involved and they believe no one will buy it.... graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Irving]

There is shooting in it, just not with guns and bullets ;)

[SolidSnake93]

ROFL that was a good one.

[Figboy]

i agree. that was a good one.

if it continues to sell well, i wouldn't be surprised if Sony changed their minds about releasing it in the EU or the States.

it would drive home their casual gaming line for next year along with EyePet, Singstar, Buzz, etc.

[TOO PAWNED]

Title Console First Day
Sales Shipment

AFRIKA
PS3 20k

Fate / Tiger Colosseum
PSP 20k

Battle Field: Bad Company
PS3 11k
Too Human
360 6.5k
Captain Rainbow Wii 4.3k
Clannad PSP 3.8k

[Diugu]

Can anyone tell me how much Halo 3 sold on day 1 in Japan?

[TOO PAWNED]

In first week it was 60k, life time so far around 100k, those are Famitsu numbers. Sales are good for western game, not to mention FPS.

[Diugu]

Those are nice sales.

[TOO PAWNED]

at best this means 30-40k first week. Maybe 100k life time for Japan. Well if they release it in all theritories, than i am sure it could brake 300k which is a lot for such title.

[cmrbe]

These are the kind of games for Japanses gamers anyway.

[Nodoze]

My kids are looking for a good safari!

[Meus Renaissance]

20,000 for a PS3 exclusive is bad. But then again its AFRIKA, not really an amazing game, so i'll say its not that bad.

[nirun]

ya it must suck if you say so

edit: NOT

[Kyur4ThePain]

When did you play it?

[SolidSnake93]

Ahem Day 1.

[jack who]

how sad it already sold all it can....tisk tisk tisk

[Drekken]

off.

[eagle21]

tisk tisk...lol :P

[jack who]

it sold so bad that it outsold the ps3 in its own hometown
how sad tisk tisk tisk

[Snake Raiser]

How stupid do you have to be to think that a game only sells on its first day.
Darn trolls.

[juuken]

Failz.

[zapass]

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA AH HA HA HA AAAAAA!

your xbot's ass hurts ouch ouch!

[Spread Butt Cheeks]

i now know that at least 20k people in Japan are pathetic. That game is just gay

[Cajun Chicken]

You could say that about RPGs on any system including 360 recently in Japan which caused the console to sell for once...couldn't you?
But I bet you, you WON'T.

Anyway, this doesn't personally look like my type of game.

[juuken]

Get a life dumb bot.

[Chubear]

How many original XBLA titles have come anywhere near that much in one day in Japan or anywhere else?

Also, it's only fair to point out that the game sold in one day more than the 360 console sells in 4-5 months so I don't think you should be smack talking cause that only makes it worse ammo to be used on the 360 and it's products in Japan :P

[Stryfeno2]

20k is not bad considering that the PS3 only 10k a week in japan. People this is not considered a FLOP...Or is it?

[Mr BlueScreen]

You say people who buy this game are gay? Whos name on this page is "Spread Butt Cheeks"? Anyone have a clue?

I guess its nice to have a name that tells people what you do right before you sit on Microsoft. Or when you sit on your 360 controller!

[PoSTedUP]

thats pretty nice XD, when does it come to the states?

[pp]

Whahahahahhahahahahha (faint)

[nos4speed]

did you just look at ur 360 to finally figure out how outdated it is?

[eagle21]

PP

Whahahahahhahahahahha (faint)

lol, bubble for nos4speed. It's called the xbox 3history for a reason. :)

[juuken]

Failure to the 10th degree.

[AIi_The_Brit]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Surfman]

too human wahahahaha
vina pinata whahahaha
banjo wahahahah
360 whahahaha

[Omega4]

With the install base of the PS3 this is pretty bad especially when you look at ToV and the 360 install base

[Kyur4ThePain]

Yada-Yada-Yada-Yada-Yada-360-Y ada-Yada-Yada-Yada-Yada.
Yada-360-Yada-Yada.
Yada-Yada-Yada-Yada-Yada-360.

[rhood022]

Yeah..

a New IP sales 20,000 compared to AN ESTABLISHED AND RESPECTED IP.

Way to compare ace.

[SolidSnake93]

Africa: Game where you take pictures + New IP
ToV: JRPG + Established IP + territory where JRPG's sell best
Sure it's fair to compare them both.

[kazuma]

u should really get a prize. i mean it's just an awesome comparison really. an rpg vs a...safari game. someone give this guy a prize honestly.

[DJ]

For that enlightening observation. JRPG vs. Safari title. Right.

[vdesai]

Platinum Trophy Unlocked!

[Le-mo]

AFRIKA will most likely be release in Europe, hence why the game was shown in Leipzig, a German game convention.

[TOO PAWNED]

ehhhh no it was not shown at Leipzig. Who told you that?

[pain777pas]

I'm glad I hope it ends up a sleeper hit. In Japan anything is possible.

[dro]

y am i not suprised,to me the game makes know sense. if u want a causal game just by LBP when it comes out.

[Boink]

kudos to afrika for great looking graphics and all,

but seriously? and african safari game/simulator? what's next? the "watch some guy sitting on a couch playing video games" simulator?

I doubt this would make it to my "buy" list.

[bunbun777]

Here's a thought- Africa might be pretty fun if you have

lots of money
the actual time-off from life to go to Africa
no fear of being ravaged by animals
a propensity to take pictures

But a virtual simulator is pretty damn cool-

Watching a guy play video games might be pretty fun if
you are a narcissistic a-hole that is too stupid to put up a mirror and watch himself-

Can we get any more whack comparisons here?

[rhood022]

While I doubt that the game sold a ton, the site given cites VGChartz.

So take it for what it's worth.

[Snake Raiser]

Most impressive

[SQWERCH]

Man I want this title badly, I want to import the game but I want english subtitles because how am I going to learn how to play if everything is Japanese. Does anyone know something I don't? This question is for the people planning on importing it, how can you play if you dont understand what the hell is going on?

[kazuma]

trial and error

[BlackIceJoe]

I so want to buy this game. I really want Sony to publish it in NA but if they don't do it may be some other publisher could bring it out of Japan so other people get to play the game.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Ugh,Disgusting xbot scum.
Can i open one f*ckin thread without these idiots all over it?

[pp]

If i wanted too look at some animals i would goto the zoo and its free instead of shelling out £400 for ps3 and £40 bucks for africa. also i've heard the zoo has opened a new caged area with endangered species (ps3 Droids)

[juuken]

Moronic dumbsh*t bots = baboons

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUURZ!

You don't have a PS3 pp. You will never own a PS3 pp. So get the f*ck out of here and stop polluting this article with your puss infested c*ck.

[zo6_lover27]

I would guess that a British guy would know what the ps3 costs in Britain, but I guess not.

A ps3 in Britain is £300, not £400, and the new 160GB will be £350

[AIi_The_Brit]

and if i wanted too see one of the stupidist people on earth commenting id just have to open any pro-PS3 article

pp, one must wonder, why are you in here trolling? your 360 broke again? or is it you have no games to play

or your mum refuses to buy you any more?

[Cajun Chicken]

£400 for a PS3? Only last year mate, £425 for me you know; when it had extra USB ports and limited PS2 emulation that runs 80% of the PS2's library that was totally worth that extra payment and had Resistance and Motorstorm chucked in for free and a Blu-Ray and spare controller in most shop bundles.

http://www.renchi.com/rench...

28 quid to play Afrika if anyone desires to play on all PS3s as PS3 games are multiregion unlike consoles that limit regions playing releases, probably not including delivery, but that won't go over a tenner anyway.

[sak500]

LOL juuken is showing his true colors. He's a guy with filty tongue not a female. Unless she's a 5$ street walker who has a dirty mouth.

[juuken]

...I'll say what I always say to bots who don't know when to shut the trap.

TAKE YOUR 360 AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR BUTTCRACK.

I cuss when I see a moronic bot talking smack when he/she has *no* idea what they're talking about.

I don't see what you gain from calling me a male because I've mentioned several times I'm a female.

IDIOT!

[dro]

once again pple pay know attention to pp!!! hes just a troll (-_-)

[kazuma]

yes, trolls only die with fire. someone should kill them.

now seriously, they mods at n4g should just be more aware of this stuff. it's like they're not even watching.

[Mr BlueScreen]

I was banned in the gamer zone for 13 days and they took all of my bubbles too for saying one word! and it WASN'T EVEN A BAD ONE!
The xbots don't even get banned? Whats wrong with this?

[jerethdagryphon]

at least its day one sales arent too bad

esecially as it was a late week release not a weekend 20k is fairly impressive

[slave2Dcontroller]

How many many copies Ethiopia(The sequel to Afrika) will sale on its release day -SaRc

[Alexander Roy]

You *do* know that Africa is a continent and Ethiopia is a country? Why take a step back when there are several other continents to use?

[slave2Dcontroller]

and thinks Alexander Roy made a damn good point and a keen observation. So Asia it is sir!

[PSWe60]

I didn't even know that the game was already out

[jay2]

News [GC 08] Afrika: savanna in Leipzig!
• Publiée le Mercredi 20 Août 2008 • Published Wednesday, August 20, 2008
• Par William B. • By William B. Commenter l'actualité Comment news
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Une ultime vidéo du jeu de simulation de vie sauvage qu'est Afrika de Africast Global Media Inc. et Rhino Studios , exclusif à la PlayStation 3, se présente pour la GC 2008 avant une sortie programmée pour le 28 août au Japon. A final video game simulation of what wildlife Afrika of Africast Global Media Inc. And Rhino Studios, exclusive to the PlayStation 3, is for the GC in 2008 before an outing scheduled for August 28 in Japan.
Still no date American or European, this game is very promising here in several activities and interactions that may be carried out in the final version.

Even those who dislike the genre will find it difficult to not find it rather beautiful…
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[Firstkn1ghT]

Taking pictures of animals. 20,000 people bought a game about taking pictures of animals. WOW! Maybe the Japanese thought the animals were more like pokemon animals.

[Kyur4ThePain]

Nobody expected you to understand.

[great games]

i know they would`ve ate this up, and so would america with channels like animal planet advertising this... kaz is an idiot.

[eazypmac]

i want to know if i can be killed by a Lion, or Hippo if i get to close. anyone know?

[clintos59]

20,000 is very good for first day sales, and this game isnt even about pokeman its about afrika which u wouldnt think would even do well in japan. I think aslong as this sells a few 100,000 copies it would be a success for sony, but damn I wished it were coming to the states, wouldnt mind trying out this title.

[Figboy]

to hit the US (and EU of course).

i like games that are different, and i love watching nature shows on the Discovery Channel, and National Geographic (i even have one of those binders that has a bunch of cards about wild animals. lol. my sister gave it to me years ago).

it seems like a genuinely interesting game for nature lovers.

so WHAT if it's not the t*ts, @ss, explosions testosterone fests that permeate gaming these days.

the gaming world doesn't have to revolve around JUST us hardcore gamers.

considering that Afrika is just one title this year that caters to a different audience, doesn't mean that the other hundred or so exclusive and multi-platform PS3 titles don't exist.

i don't understand how many of us can get up on our soap boxes and proclaim our desire for something "different," or "new," or "innovative," or "not the standard FPS games," and then when something different, new, and innovative appears, we b*tch about it and don't support it, meaning LESS of those types of games in the future (just look at Beyond Good and Evil, Psychonauts, and Okami, to name only a few underappreciated games who'd franchises were practically KILLED by lack of support; even though BG&E is FINALLY getting a sequel, so it's not a total lost cause).

[heyheyhey]

errr that's not great

come on SCE, release the game in other territories- your not making money by selling a pathetic 20k

although what is funny is that it probably single-handedly outsold the 360's software sales combined lol

[Chubear]

Hell Warhawk is on the greatest list and it sold half a million in one year. This game does 20,000 in one day and people dont' get it? That's a great achievement.

DLable games sell totally differently to Disc games.

[Homicide]

This sold more than Halo 3.

[ScottEFresh]

Does this game have english language support??

[ScottEFresh]

I had no idea this was even out yet. Does anyone know if this game supports the english language?

[jerethdagryphon]

alas no it doesnt not yet anyways

id be satified for a fan made translation it looks fun in terms of a nice RELAXING way to spend some time

[sak500]

Afrika 20k? ROFLMAO...

No wonder people are buying this krap this is Sony's strategy. make the droids wait for so long for any game then when they give them $hit and they eat it like its a cake.

In other news getaway3 and 8 days were cancelled so that eyepet would be released. Good job your droids deserve this treatment as they are the most retarded bunch ever in the gaming history.

[juuken]

ALAN WAITATHON!
FLOP HUMAN!
UNDISCOVERED FLOPPERY CRAP!
LEFT FOR FLOPPAGE!

Get the hell outta here.

[sephy 9 2 5]

debuted at 6.5k, outselling 360 HW nearly 2:1.

[ReBurn]

They actually released it? I was starting to think the thing was vaporware.

[pixelsword]

...
Lost Planet Sells 20,000 Units in Japan day one

Halo 3 sells 45,000 copies in its first day in Japan

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Playstation 3 sold about 15,000 copies in its first day.

Okay, now MGS4 sells 300,000+ copies in Japan, one day

yeah, it's probably bad... or at least average for a first day for a title shrouded in mystery... The numbers will likely go up or down depending on word of mouth.

[vdesai]

Lost Planet Sells 20,000 Units in Japan day one < New IP good + 1

Halo 3 sells 45,000 copies in its first day in Japan < Highly Anticipated -1

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Playstation 3 sold about 15,000 copies in its first day. < PC game for a console -1

Okay, now MGS4 sells 300,000+ copies in Japan, one day < Very Highly Anticipated -1

Your score -2 im sorry, try again next time

[Transformer]

Yeah Afrika better than Too Flop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[kumashii38]

because of shortage of shipment,
AFRIKA was immediately sold out in many retail stores in Japan.

[DJmizuhara]

@1.12 No it's not a PSN title...do some research before you type...

[Ron Zook]

Japanese people are fricking wierd!