Zentendo: "Tales of Symphonia for the GCN was one of the franchise's surprise hits. Gathering less than stellar sales numbers in Japan, the game was localized for North America and Europe, where it achieved almost entirely unexpected success. Roughly 700,000 sales of the game came from these two regions, pushing the title to a million-seller and making it one of the most beloved entries in the 13-year old series. With such success, it was only natural for Namco-Bandai to release a follow-up on the far more popular Wii."
