GTAIV Debuts Ahead Of LBP In Japan
Grand Theft Auto IVRecently, we've been talking about how Japan seems to be adapting more to the Western traits and personal tastes. Grand Theft Auto IV just topped a "most wanted" list in Famitsu, and even though it had to go up against LittleBigPlanet this month, GTAIV prevailed.
Yes, in Japan. Even though the results aren't official as the information comes from VGChartz, the estimated numbers are clear: according to first-day sales numbers, the freshly released GTAIV sold around 104,000 copies on its first day of availability (77,000 PS3, 27,000 Xbox 360), while LittleBigPlanet only managed about 30,000 sold, although that number currently doesn't include the 80GB PS3 LBP bundle. Capcom distributes GTAIV in Japan, and they've got to be happy with these results; did every 360 owner in that country just buy GTAIV? ...that's a joke, but we wonder how exaggerated it is. Anyway, what's interesting about this is that maybe 10 years ago, a game like GTAIV would never have topped a game like LBP in first-day sales. In fact, it's only recently that Japanese gamers have begun to appreciate the Rockstar GTA gems. Heck, they're probably annoyed they had to wait so long to get it.
On the PSP side, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G continued its domination of the handheld sales charts, once again sitting pretty in the top slot at 8,000 sold on 10/30. Maybe one of these days, North American gamers will reciprocate and start to understand that appeal.
Related Game(s): Grand Theft Auto IV
10/31/2008 Ben Dutka
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:20:20 PM
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Deleted User
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 3:35:48 PM
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King James
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 3:47:03 PM
*grins*...Are u a hater, sir?
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Scarecrow
Saturday, November 01, 2008 @ 3:58:19 PM
If anything GTAIV is more for the hardcore gamer than LBP
LBP will sell EXTREMELY well by holiday/Christmas time.
Overall it'll be a big hit
'Bout Japan, well they could be going through a cultural change....One which is more open to violence, guns, blood, etc.
Maybe trying to cope with Americans(the Japanese are known to copy American's way of life and styles a lot)
But we'll see, personally I think shooters will die soon.
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Wage SLAVES
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 6:30:37 PM
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Is the true (turn-based)RPG going to suffer the consequence? Yeah GTA is cool but it does get old when the market is soo saturated.
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AceTatsujin
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 6:43:54 PM
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BigT_1980
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 8:54:45 PM
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Alienange
Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 9:15:02 PM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, November 01, 2008 @ 3:59:18 PM
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That's why they haven't bought this game like crazy...
lol just messin'
But still, it's weird
Like I said in my previous post, maybe it's a cultural change.
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AntDC
Saturday, November 01, 2008 @ 11:33:15 PM
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Scarecrow
Sunday, November 02, 2008 @ 12:48:56 AM
I love FF and I'd hate for it to go Oblivion on us...
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Scarecrow
Sunday, November 02, 2008 @ 12:20:08 PM
Like if I want to use magic with character1 and then AT THE SAME TIME summon a Summon and then heal the party with character3 that I can do that right there like in all FFs....
I'd hate for it to turn Kingdom Hearts-like
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xtreme
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Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 11:15:17 AM
Haha maybe ben maybe. but the odds are against it with all the twitch gamers these days. Saying that games like LBP are moving twitch gamers away from killing things. maybe its the cure? haha :)