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Yoshida: " LittleBigPlanet will be the biggest title for Sony in all markets this year"

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Speaking to VG247, Sony worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has predicted that Media Molecule blue-sky platformer LittleBigPlanet will be the biggest PS3 game this year on a global level.
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Chris Hansen - 486 days 14 hours ago
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It's Yoshida! I love this guy! And he's NOT Shane Kim!!

LittleBigPlanet!!!!!!!!!!
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whoelse - 486 days 12 hours ago
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Well this game really does have potential to sell millions and millions. Sony must market this game enough however.
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1.2 cahill | 486 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Sony Rep - 486 days 14 hours ago
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2 - Bow down to our new leader; Shuhei Yoshida!
I agree. If anything is certain, it is the unlimited potential of Little Big Planet and its appeal to both the hardcore and the casual in all markets. I can see this game being very popular in Europe, especially.
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Lord Shuhei Yoshida - 486 days 9 hours ago
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Thank you Thank you everybody.We at Sony are commited to bringing the full Playstation experience this year.Now if you'll excuse me I have more duties to attend to.
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Fishy Fingers - 486 days 14 hours ago
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No doubt, universal appeal regardless of heritage. Universal appeal regardless of age group, universal appeal regardless of "gaming demographic" (hardcore/casual).

If LBP doesn't win game of the year I'll be shocked.
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B-Rein - 486 days 14 hours ago
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yep it sure will be, every 1 (inc me) i know is buying this game, also there are people who are buyin ps3 cus of this game
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thereapersson - 486 days 13 hours ago
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5 - For being a little creature made out of a burlap sack
Sackboy sure is a cute little thing!
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Julie - 486 days 12 hours ago
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Gosh sure it is really cute!!! :=)
I can't wait to start making levels to share with you guys :D
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Mike Bowden - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Thing is, all I see is a level designer so far. Where's the "game"?
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Fishy Fingers - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Well it comes with 50+ already created levels that have an actually story when you play through them (estimated at 12-15 hours in gameplay). There's also a host of mini-games available.

Basically, you could spend countless hours on LBP without even creating a single object.

Not interested in creating, well just enjoy what the others have created/shared then.
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Jamegohanssj5 - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Thing is, is that you don't see a gun, so you don't think it's a game.

TGSI
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thereapersson - 486 days 13 hours ago
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6.3 - What is wrong with you?
Why does a game need to hold your hand with a story and a concept to be considered a game? With this game, you can create any "game" you want to, whether it's a puzzle action game, a straight up platformer, or a technology / physics demonstration for your friends. The possibilities are nearly endless, and that is why this title is receiving the attention that it is.

Media Molecule have created something special here, and it deserves all the hype it can get.
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Perjoss - 486 days 12 hours ago
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for those who really really have to have guns in their games, in LBP you can make a great big one yourself, and stick wheels on it and ride on it! or just stick it in the background for decoration :P
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Jamegohanssj5 - 486 days 12 hours ago
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Lol that is funny. Your mad scientist picture makes me laugh; I never remember his name.

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Torch - 486 days 11 hours ago
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6.6 - @Jamegohanssj5
That's Dr. Emmet Brown...renowned time traveler and brilliant creator of the Flux Capacitor!
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mfwahwah - 486 days 11 hours ago
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NEEDS MORE JIGGAWATTS!
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Jamegohanssj5 - 486 days 11 hours ago
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At The Torch

Gracias; he is a Genius in the making. It would be nice to see him get involved in LBP too >_>.

TGSI
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v1c1ous - 486 days 13 hours ago
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i feel MGS4 had that role:/
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Captain Tuttle - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Good point. People have no attention span these days.
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ReBurn - 486 days 12 hours ago
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Exactly. As soon as LBP releases people will forget about it, too. Just as soon as the next big title is announced LBP will be a memory.
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mfwahwah - 486 days 11 hours ago
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Exactly. MGS4 didn't get picked up by people of all demographics. LBP will sell in every territory, to the casual and the hardcore, to the young and the old.

MGS4 is AMAZING at what it does, but LBP does its own thing.
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KingDizzi - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Sony done very well to get LittleBigPlanet and the decision to get the game was a very good decision. 26 people working on the game means the game did not cost the amount that a MGS4 would have and it could easily get as amny sales = Profit = More games being made for PS3 = more happy consumers
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Omega4 - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Unless they cut the price with its launch i dont see any casual gamers choosing this over the Wii.

Even though LBP is the far superior game Nintendo could easily market Animal Crossing in the same way as LBP. And since Nintendo is FAR better than Sony at marketing i think Animal Crossing will take a lot of sales away from LBP
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KingDizzi - 486 days 13 hours ago
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Can you blame Sony for being a little rusty when it comes to advertising? They hardly ever had to in the PS2 era but when they did, the adverts were surely some of the most memorable.
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Brixxer600 - 486 days 13 hours ago
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For quite a while now a lot of people including myself have been saying that this game is the most important release this gen, looks like the people in the know agree, i really can't wait for this game.
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ReBurn - 486 days 12 hours ago
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Most important release this holiday, maybe. But there will be something better on the horizon. There always is.
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Rourker - 486 days 12 hours ago
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I heart this game :P
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Lucreto - 486 days 12 hours ago
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It can go in two important ways.

1. If Sony markets it well it might start selling consoles on a wii level Japan has become a huge casual market and this fits it nicely.

2. Sell well but not in huge numbers about 2 million.

There is no way this game will fail.
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ReBurn - 486 days 11 hours ago
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A $400 console is not going to sell at Wii levels. It will take more than one game to do that.
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STIKUP ARTIST - 486 days 11 hours ago
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I think this game looks slow and boring. I don't know one person with a ps3 that is looking forward to this game. Maybe i'm just too old for these type of games.
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Mike Bowden - 486 days 11 hours ago
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I like guns though. Why is wrong to like guns?
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PeaceNdLove - 486 days 10 hours ago
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15 - Love!
We all love eachother, thats why we visit N4G everyday. It is because we enjoy having our little arguments together, I have been visiting this website a lot, and always check the comments section to see if others have the same view as mine. We 'fanboys' love other 'fanboys' even though we insult eachother. I know for sure everyone has the following people on their love list:

TheMart
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and many others!

Increase the love people.. Increaseee! Let me be on your list haha :P
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They shouldn't release LBP OCT 29th it's crazy because RESISTANCE2 is like a week away,they gonna crash in sales. In the end of SEMPTEMBER sounds better,there's no hot games coming out yet, I dont know why hold the game,when it's ready to release,it's stupid.
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pain777pas - 484 days 7 hours ago
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This game will shock people into submission to a gamers game that they didn't know they wanted I hope that they make it so good that copycats will be intimidated.
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