Ninja Gaiden II Breaks One Million Barrier

shotputking - 478 days 4 hours ago

deemed a flop by people who didn't play it? why does that matter? i'm glad to see it's selling so well, it's a truly great game.

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kevnb - 478 days 4 hours ago

reviews mean nothing, nobody cares what reviewers think except the reviewers themselves. For some reason alot of people who comment here think that these reviews matter, ask yourself something... do you care what scores cds and movies get?

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plain rice - 478 days 3 hours ago

Yeah like how some of you Xbox fans call Heavenly Sword a flop.

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Fanboy Fart - 478 days 3 hours ago

What does HS have to do with this thread?

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SaiyanFury - 478 days 3 hours ago

I'm a Sony fan and I'm playing this game right now. I bought it shortly after it was released and I love it. I don't call it a flop, I call it a triumph of challenging gameplay.

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plain rice - 478 days 3 hours ago

It's because Heavenly Sword was "deemed a flop" by the 360 fanboys even though it sold well past a million copies. Omega is making it seem as if only Sony fans do this.

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tordavis - 478 days 3 hours ago

I'm sorry but Sony fans gave HS more hate than 360 users. It's still one of my favorite PS3 games to date. I'm replaying it right now. Hopefully I can beat NG2 this weekend!

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Killjoy3000 - 478 days 3 hours ago

Pretty much every big name exclusive published by one of the console manufacturers will sell a lot of copies, Omega. Don't act like Sony or Nintendo can't do the same, ok?

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Panthers - 478 days 2 hours ago

Shouldnt a Ninja Gaiden game sold more than 1 million by now? It was one of the only big exclusives for 360 this year. Still, good job.

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Nemo88 - 478 days 2 hours ago

@ Kenb

Thats funny. Im pretty sure MICROSOFT cares about review scores with Don Mattrick your chief: "360 has the best games ACCORDING TO METACRITIC... most games rated over 90% blabla".

Its pathetic 360 fanboys who ALWAYS bring up metacritic having the most "AAA" games as a reason why 360 kicks Sony @ss. I have always said thats a pathetic measurement.

Also, considering how many fanboys said NG2 was guna beat MGS4, and MGS4 did over a million IN A WEEK, back in June, when NG2 came out-- 1m worldwide by august is nothing to shout about.

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clintos59 - 478 days 1 hour ago

U sure about that? I dont recall PDZ or Kameo selling a million copies.

Also Sony's Resistance a launch title sold almost 3 million copies. Pretty impressive for a launch game.

None the less 1 million is impressive for any NG game. Ninja Gaiden Sigma sold pretty well aswell for a rehashed game team ninja has been milking the first NG game. I think around 600 to 700 thousand copies if im not mistaken. I am sure if NG2 was on the ps3 it would have sold over a million copies aswell since it was a knew title.

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hazeblaze - 478 days 1 hour ago

Wow! Lol, I thought it would have surely sold a million WORLDWIDE the same month it was released at least... I could see if this was just U.S., or Europe alone... but worldwide... that's almost embarrassing.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 478 days ago

hazeblaze you need to look at actual sales numbers for PS3 titles if you want a nice dose of REALITY of how games don't reach a million as fast as you seem to think. 1 million for any game is awesome and considering a niche game like NG2 has been out for 3 months and sold over a million is excellent.

Omega: I was going to ask the same thing? Where are all the loudmouths who called this game a flop over and over? If anyone needs a reminder I can paste in some of the threads. Some real choice flop comments, oh and don't forget the Itagaki interviews where many spewed how much of a failure the game was.

=)

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sonarus - 477 days 22 hours ago

I think this is just like the way namco announced soul calibur already sold 2 million when in reality they meant shipped 2 million. Actual sales for SC are like 1 million.

I have absolutely no clue actual sales for NG but i am willing to bet that its not 1 million. Hate it or love it but thats the reality of the situation without any fanboy flavoring

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chrisnick - 478 days 4 hours ago

man are u out of ur mind?......ng series is for the hardcore of hardcore gamers man...trust me ppl...if ur sensitive and u don't like dying in humiliating and mind boggling ways.....DO NOT BUY THIS GAME....joking(im just mad cuz im stuck halfway through it on very hard..... fuccking alma....that b!tch.) .....great game tho.

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dachiefsman - 478 days 4 hours ago

ALMA is from the first Ninja Gaiden. LOL. NG II is twice as hard as NG.

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chrisnick - 478 days 4 hours ago

..................nevermind... .just call me......MR.SENSITIVE then.

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GameOn - 478 days 3 hours ago

If you get stuck take a break for 15-30 mins. I think it allows you to clear you mind and get your ninja composure back. It pretty much always worked for me.

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ape007 - 478 days 2 hours ago

ng games have great taste of difficulty

just hope for ng 3 based on a new engine :)

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okcomputer - 478 days 2 hours ago

lol ninja composure.. bubbles for that one. I needed the laugh.

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Milo Garret - 477 days 23 hours ago

Or just play it on acolyte... Hey, if my gf can finish it dying less than 15 times, then most people can too!

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Jenzo - 478 days 4 hours ago

What does Socom have to do with Ninja Gaiden?

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kevnb - 478 days 4 hours ago

besides that nothing

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GameOn - 478 days 3 hours ago

Wheres the Tick, ToastMan?
Great toon by the way.

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ape007 - 478 days 2 hours ago

socom,oh my I hate this game(my opinion)

graw and r6v kicks it's ass

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zethos56 - 478 days 4 hours ago

1 mil is definitely an achievement. This game selling one mil means that atleast 1/20th of 360 players own it. That's pretty cool.

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RadientFlux - 478 days 4 hours ago

well in either case breaking the 1 million barrier often means the publisher making money off the game, so it's still an important barrier

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tordavis - 478 days 3 hours ago

Hmmm...largest installed base this gen is 30mil. I'd say 1mil sold is quite the achievement. Now 1mil sold on the PS2 is nothing to cheer about considering it's installed base.

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kevnb - 478 days 4 hours ago

how is a million sold in two months a disappointment? DMC4 selling well matters why?

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deeznuts - 478 days 4 hours ago

Because the guy who created NG called DMC series weaksauce. it's his own damn fault for the comparison. I know he isn't there anymore, but still.

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kevnb - 478 days 4 hours ago

and its refreshing that he is so brutally honest. I'm tired of all the stupid pr friendly responses, you ask Itagaki a question and he gives a straight answer. Ive also noticed that people interviewing Itagaki ask questions where they hope to either make him angry or to get him to bash someone. In regards to Devil May Cry, I agree with him, except that Devil May Cry 1 was actually awesome. But that's the problem with capcom, they switch to different producers for sequels and fans buy these sequels anyway.

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deeznuts - 478 days 1 hour ago

Hey I'm not making judgment on his opinion, just saying, he's the one who invited the comparisons ...

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GiantEnemyCrab - 478 days ago

Agreed. Now it's 1mil is not enough. I think we have a new definition from the Sony crew on what makes a flop. Now it has to score 90+ and also sell 1 million copies in under 3 months.

1mil is awesome and this is a great game!

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kevnb - 478 days 3 hours ago

oh well, it has enough of an audience.

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kevnb - 478 days 3 hours ago

thats total sony fanboy logic. Haze was playable but below average, Lair is an ugly looking mess. Lair has poor frame rates, muddy and ugly graphics, and poor gameplay. I fond myself bashing sony fans all the time, despite being a current ps3 only owner...

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ape007 - 478 days 2 hours ago

YOU ARE COMPARING LAIR AND HAZE TO NINJA GAIDEN 2

ARE YOU FKN SERIOS??????

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kazuma - 478 days 3 hours ago

shhh, don't bother them, they're up there!!

ur gonna get us killed over here!

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GameOn - 478 days 3 hours ago

Isn't NG Black the best so far. I mean Sigma has better graphics than Black but I have heard that bits were cut out.

Any way, yeah great game but NG2 easily has the best combat.
The NG series is basically a must have.

I'm a big NG fan so if you disagree, tell me why.

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Lost_My_600_Dollar - 478 days 2 hours ago

STFU Nasim

On topic

this game was pretty damn good for me. certainly, a nice addition to the xbox360 library

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Dyingduck - 478 days 1 hour ago

LMAO, didn't MGS4 (released months after) already reaching 4millions sold?

Xbots, consider yourself 4x owned.

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KBDuB - 478 days ago

Didn't MGS4 reach the Bargain Bin, only after a few months?

Duck, consider yourself.. just plain owned.

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Liar - 478 days 3 hours ago

Hurry up and buy a 360 and Ninja Gaiden 2!

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juuken - 478 days 3 hours ago

DON'T RUSH ME! U-U

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Patchstation 3 - 478 days 2 hours ago

Waiting to see if it will be on the PS3? huh

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juuken - 478 days 2 hours ago

Don't start Patchbaby.

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Patchstation 3 - 478 days 2 hours ago

That is the exact comment I made about Sigma.

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foodbox - 478 days 2 hours ago

Another Sony cry-baby.

Ninja Gaiden 2 is a terrific game; your simply jealous. Your posts around here *reek* of desperate sadness, its very very pathetic.

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LuvBurger - 478 days 2 hours ago

the graphics are really good.

At times, it can appear a little too "shiny", but the graphics are quite nice

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dkgshiz - 478 days 1 hour ago

Go back to your fuking shanties. You seriously should just give up on life.

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rightdare - 478 days 1 hour ago

Ha , It's no joke , Ninja Gaiden 2 is better then MGS4 for one important reason - You actually play NG2. If your into watching CG movies then go have a blast with MGS4. I for one will never play thru MGS4 again.

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Bathyj - 477 days 23 hours ago

Oh go choke on your own vommit.

They aren't even similar games so why even do that. If you really want to compare them then ok. Uncharted's graphics, animation, story telling and pacing are all awesome and no Xbox game holds up to it.

MGS4 is simply a masterpiece of entertainment and The Godfather of gaming. Epic and unrivialled.

NG2 is the same game we played on XB1, or XB1 again and then on PS3, but with more blood as the big drawcard. Yet for some reason they decided to wreck the camera and put cheap bosses in there.

PS
I wouldn't have said anything if you werent such a FAR QUIT.

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Alpha_Gamer - 477 days 23 hours ago

"Oh go choke on your own vommit."
You sound like the kind of guy who slices up his wrist at positive 360 news. You are in the open zone after all, get used to it.
"MGS4 is simply a masterpiece of entertainment and The Godfather of gaming. Epic and unrivialled."
Do you tell yourself that every night before you go to sleep?

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Bathyj - 477 days 23 hours ago

Dude, its a joke reference. If your not Australian or an ACDC fan (or dont know how to work Google) it probably went over your head.

I bet Bon Scott got it. Have a Green Ginger Wine for me. ;)

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Bathyj - 477 days 23 hours ago

You have to admit for an Xbox game its taken a while to sell a million. A hit on XB sells a million in the first week. Especially if you consider its been ages since you guys had any good games. Too Human has pretty much flopped on Metacritic, that scorecard you all care about so much, but I bet it still sells a million, even if just for curiousity and bordem of nothing else to play. Hey, even Army of Two (actually I dont mind that game on co op) Kane and Lynch, and Perfect Dark have sold over a million so as far as XB goes, that doesn't necesarily mean it's a hit or even a good game. Sales aren't everything. If they were you must think Halo 3 is the best game of all time and if you thing that.....man I dont where to start.

PS
I'm not knocking the game, I'm just pointing some things out.

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sephy 9 2 5 - 477 days 20 hours ago

what exclusive you've played since Mass Effect? You're still waiting apparently. Anyway good to see Ninja Gaiden 2 sell a million. In two months that's pretty impressive. And the reviews aren't low at all, its at 81. That's not a flop at all so I'm not sure what world some of you live in.

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PirateThom - 477 days 14 hours ago

No, it's beaten Haze and Lair.

Way to go, Ninja Gaiden II, you sold more copies than two terrible games....

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