Japan Weekly Sales - Smackdown Edition

[Badger3920]

Originally Posted by miDnIghtEr

conspiracy..... this official thread comes when the ps3 finally beats the 360 in japan again.

The other thread would have been fine but the title wasn't suitable, and simply changing the title would have made the OP look odd. My 2 cents

Originally Posted by Aodh

The LBP ads ran for about a week and a half on the JR trains in Tokyo, they ran ads for Afrika for about 3 months or more. And for those who don't know what Afrika is:




You take pictures of animals in a virtual game. That got FAAAAAAAAAAR more advertisement than Sackboy, which by anyone's count is a stupid move.

Yeah lol, I saw a gameplay video of afrika and it looked TERRIBLE. Walking around and getting "style points" for taking pictures of wildlife -- well that's just retarded.

[Snadinator]

Originally Posted by Badger3920

Walking around and getting "style points" for taking pictures of wildlife -- well that's just retarded.

It sounds like Dead Rising

without the Zombies.

and without the massacre of Zombies.

[Blinx123]

I'm gona buy Africa. The gameplay videos look great. Little Big Planet and Africa were the games that even got me my PS3. Yet I do not own one of them

[murphjp]

Originally Posted by Snadinator

It sounds like Dead Rising

without the Zombies.

and without the massacre of Zombies.

Africa would be so much cooler if the wildlife were zombis. Gettign to take pictures of zombie zibra's attacking lions would be awsome. Then having to massacre the zombie creatures when aferica had to many zombie animals would just add to the fun.

[OneManShow]

Originally Posted by Aodh

In stores, and it probably won't get much better than what it is. GT5 is the focus now and probably for a while.

When you said GT5, at first I thought, wow, it came out in Japan already since the picture is kinda hard to see. Nope, it's just GT5 Prologue. I read now that it's very possible GT5 might be released in 2010 I can't believe it's taking so fucking long. GT3 was out for christmas 2001 when the PS2 had only been out around a year.

[Onslaught X]

Didn't Yamauchi allude to a possible 2009 release? Granted, I'm not optimistic for it.

[Blinx123]

Originally Posted by OneManShow

When you said GT5, at first I thought, wow, it came out in Japan already since the picture is kinda hard to see. Nope, it's just GT5 Prologue. I read now that it's very possible GT5 might be released in 2010 I can't believe it's taking so fucking long. GT3 was out for christmas 2001 when the PS2 had only been out around a year.

Wasn't the PS2 released in late 1997 or 98 in Japan?

[Onslaught X]

Originally Posted by Blinx123

Wasn't the PS2 released in late 1997 or 98 in Japan?

Spring 2000.

GT3 came out in July of 2001 in the US but I believe it was supposed to be a launch title.

[OneManShow]

Originally Posted by Blinx123

Wasn't the PS2 released in late 1997 or 98 in Japan?

Nope. It came out in Japan in March 2000 and the U.S. in October 2000.

[Blinx123]

Originally Posted by OneManShow

Nope. It came out in Japan in March 2000 and the U.S. in October 2000.

Ok. Got it.

Seems like I have to report a typo in my 1st grade economics workbook then.
They wrote the PS2 was released in 1997 in Japan. Along with a first batch of DVDs. It was soon to be the most sold DVD player and video game console.

[grasp]

I think the real question is why is Sony putting out bundles without proper TV connections.

How much does an HD cable cost them? 0.70 each or more like 2.20 each?? seriously, and Component should be standard - if you have an old TV that only accepts a composite connection - THAT you should have to buy as an extra.

[Blinx123]

Originally Posted by grasp

I think the real question is why is Sony putting out bundles without proper TV connections.

How much does an HD cable cost them? 0.70 each or more like 2.20 each?? seriously, and Component should be standard - if you have an old TV that only accepts a composite connection - THAT you should have to buy as an extra.

Nah. They should just do it as MS does with the Elite. 1 HDMI cable + optical out and 1 Composite/Component cable.

[Godstar]

Originally Posted by Badger3920

The other thread would have been fine but the title wasn't suitable, and simply changing the title would have made the OP look odd. My 2 cents




Yeah lol, I saw a gameplay video of afrika and it looked TERRIBLE. Walking around and getting "style points" for taking pictures of wildlife -- well that's just retarded.

There is a scuba diving game like that on XBL where you take a picture of fish and get points depending on how good the photo is. Luckily though, it's a cheap arcade game....

[viewsonic]

Originally Posted by diggumsmax

Why did you start a new thread after your other one (exactly the same) got locked. Already being discussed below.

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan during September

WTF does that thread have to do with Octobers sales?

[viewsonic]

Originally Posted by murphjp

On a side note LBP kinda flopped over there

47k in its first week for a new western ip in Japan is a flop now?

Its pretty obvious the game will stick around in sales anyway.