PS3 title Devil May Cry 4 No. 1 at Japan retailer

SoulReaper - 688 days 12 hours ago

You can disagree with him but his not bashing any system right now..

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IDemonstalkerXI - 688 days 12 hours ago

Its a great game, I pre-order and im in the US.

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gamesR4fun - 688 days 12 hours ago

ya expect this title to move a few machines 2

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mikeslemonade - 688 days 12 hours ago

You think if PS3 was already selling well and more than 360 then look at DMC4 is going to do. It's going to sell way more increasing that gap.

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jackdoe - 688 days 12 hours ago

They don't love DMC on the level of FF. The only other game they love that much, or maybe even more, is DQ. Nothing can match those monsters.

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eLiNeS - 688 days 11 hours ago

true, a few Xbox 360 machines.

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sonarus - 688 days 11 hours ago

yea dmc 4 should provide a significant boost to ps3's in Japan. Interestingly enough it will more than likely give 360 a boost too especially considering its being bundled. I however had high hopes for dmc 4 but after playing the demo on ps3 i gotta say i am gonna skip the title. The combat just feels too slow paced and repetitive for my tastes. Then again was never a big fan of dmc only played dmc2 which was apparently the worst so i didnt like that thought i would try 4 but from the looks of it i'm gonna skip it as well. Means no new games for a long while probably the next game i will be getting will be rock band then i gotta start saving for new logitech wheel to take on gran turismo. A lot of money but only 2 games lol

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Kleptic - 688 days 10 hours ago

or...

its like when a Final Fantasy game drops...anywhere...FFXIII will likely top the lists in every major territory at release...

has there been a game to do that yet this generation?...Did SMG get that title?...just wondering, can't remember...MGS4 is most likely the next game with any remote chance of doing it, as well as Brawl I guess (although that is a far less impacting Nintendo game...if SMG didn't manage, I doubt Brawl will)...

and I mean overall sales...not just for that particular platform...there is a logistical mess with this though because it mostly depends on a simulaneous world-wide release...for MGS4 to do it, it will have to stay at the top of Japanese charts for at least 2 weeks...if the rumored world-wide release of "within two weeks" is anything to do by...not to mention GTAIV's release having a major impact on that everywhere but Japan...

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ravinash - 687 days 18 hours ago

We'll keep trying.
Once they have been smacked across the hands a few times, they'll start to learn.

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Kleptic - 688 days 10 hours ago

that is what I never understood about this ridiculous "fanboy" war...

why is it not "ok" to have a system of preference?...most people that own multiple systems still have 1 that gets most of their playing time...

it used to be...if you only own one system (because that is the only one with the majority of games you want to play) you had no credibility...now its...if you own all systems you have credibility only if you decide to not have a favorite...

imo its kind of like saying "make sure and not have a favorite NFL team, because all teams have great players...If you pick one team to side with, you are immediately deemed immature and your opinion is moot"...

as far as the aspect of 'fanboyism' where users just spout absolutely wrong information with intentions of starting arguments...then I agree with that...keep them out...but just because you have a system of choice, doesn't mean everything you say is absolutely biased...

I'll start...I own a PS3, yet nothing else, and Lair absolutely sucked balls..see?...no bias...

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Kleptic - 688 days 9 hours ago

that holds ground in a Playstation centered market...

but wait and see what happens with GTAIV in the US...your logic will most likely face a very grim shanking...attach rates of the game, percentage wise, will probably be neck and neck...but there is more or less no chance that GTAIV will outsell the 360 version in North America (and the margin here could offset everything for the entire world)...despite it being the sandbox version of the GTA series that started on a Playstation console (most GTAIV buyers only cared about GTAIII, VC, and SA...they may not even have ever played the original top-downs)

in fact the same could happen for DMC 4 in the US...the 360 has its hooks in the United States on a level that would make you think that Japan is entirely unaware that the system exists...

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mighty_douche - 688 days 12 hours ago

WOW, i didnt even realise Smash Bro's was out in Japan. That is surprising because i played the demo, and honestly, even i think id prefer to have SB and i liked the old DMC's!

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resistance100 - 688 days 11 hours ago

Its released this week along with DMC4 & Disgea 3

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Kleptic - 688 days 9 hours ago

yeah wow...I know I would much rather prefer Brawl over DMC4, at least based on the past games also...

but then again...Japan is 'different'...

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acetw1n - 688 days 12 hours ago

nero has powers
what about dante vs vamp

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heyheyhey - 688 days 11 hours ago

well vamp is kinda immortal so i guess i would go with vamp

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akaFullMetal - 688 days 11 hours ago

but dante is pretty much immortal as well

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Mwaan - 688 days 9 hours ago

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Azures - 688 days 8 hours ago

you can't compare characters with supernatural or magical powers to those without. dante could probably tear out vamp's soul.

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jtmill07 - 688 days 11 hours ago

IMO Heavenly sord was a good game it was jusy way to short.

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jackdoe - 688 days 11 hours ago

I don't know. I thought performing aerials in the HS demo was clunky so I decided not to buy the game. DMC4 I tried on my friend's 360, I'm away from my PS3 at the moment, and while it plays just like all the previous DMCs, is easier to control than HS. I just wished they had a block button. GoW and NG, both superior games to DMC have them. Why doesn't DMC?

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mighty_douche - 688 days 11 hours ago

A good game is a good game. Regardless of where it orginates.

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jackdoe - 688 days 11 hours ago

Supposedly, Nero is the third son of Sparda. Supposedly. But my money is on Vergil reincarnate.

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Mr_Kuwabara - 688 days 11 hours ago

Well DMC1 makes you think that Vergil died but there really was no confirmation of him being dead at all so CAPCOM can twist the story a little. And who knows, Nero could actually be Vergil's son and his arm is like a side effect of Vergil's Nelo Angelo form.

I guess we'l all find out soon eh? =P

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BenzMoney - 688 days 11 hours ago

You mean like all the dating sims that do so well over there? Those are great games?! Sorry dude, but I'm gonna have to wholeheartedly disagree with your comment. There's a lot of crap that does well in Japan, too.

On topic: I played the DMC4 demo and was thoroughly unimpressed. The graphics were definitely pretty. But pretty graphics does not a great game make.

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lonestarmt - 688 days 11 hours ago

going to have to agree to disagree benzmoney. Like America is any better? with all the truck loads of really crappy FPS and RTS clones? Even if you didn't like Devil may cry 4 you still can't say Japan doesn't crank out great games year after year.

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TalyngarTheBlack - 688 days 10 hours ago

Benzmoney by looking at your Avatar I could never guess that you would diss DMC. I loved the demo and I believe this game will continue a great series of games.

As to the rest of your comment, yes the japanese like dating sims, and other genres that we would consider shovelware here in the west. However, they also like great games like Kingdom Hearts, Katamari Damacy, RE 4, NG, GT. I could really keep going. So i'll say again that the Japanese know great games.

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BenzMoney - 688 days 9 hours ago

@16.2:

I never said that Japan didn't crank out good games every year - can you show me where I said that? Please don't put words in my mouth, or twist my comment to suit your argument. If you're gonna disagree with what I say, that's fine - but at least make sure you're disagreeing with what I actually said and not what you're reading into.

@16.3:

I disagreed with your original comment because it was so generalized. "The Japanese know great games". While this is definitely true, at least sometimes (just look at my avatar) I think that there are also a lot of games the Japanese think are great that are complete trash. You appear to agree with me on that, so I don't know what your argument is, exactly...?

The Japanese know great games. The Japanese also know crap games. Same as everyone else. My disagreement with your original comment stands. The Japanese are not any better at determining what is a good game or bad game than anyone of any other race is. It all comes down to taste and personal preference.

Finally, I don't know what liking Ninja Gaiden has to do with disliking Devil May Cry? What, is there some sort of mutual exclusivity between the two that I haven't been aware of? I didn't know it wasn't possible to enjoy two games of the same genre!

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akaFullMetal - 688 days 11 hours ago

funny dude

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smokeb4 - 688 days 6 hours ago

pic is funny

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smokeb4 - 688 days 6 hours ago

pic is funny

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