Big in Japan Aug. 29 - Sept. 4: Grand Knights History

Go Go Go!

@dxdevilex0 I am not sure about the 3,177 who bought the XL in Japan, but I just bought one as a gift for my mom. but I hear you, why people still buy PS3 and PSP every week like that, I mean they can't be replacing old systems coz Sony's products live far longer than a golden fish. hard to imagine a Japanese who did not buy one after 5 years from launch

@leeko_link first of all, it is rude to call the Japanese Japs. and you can't compare the Wii or Move to Kinect, I believed Kinect was the Xbox only chance in Japan but due to lack of good games for it it is a hard bargain. other than that, long live paly

Still waiting for Grand Knights History english version, marvelous make it faster!

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If you're Japanese, you honestly don't want buy two systems that plays similar games and you also don't want one that would break on you after many or so months. It's quite simple why Xbox 360 doesn't sell in Japan. One it had similar games to the PS3 and two it's a faulty console, why should the Japs bother with it when they already got the PS3 to fill in their HD needs? They don't need Xbox 360 cuz they got the PS3 and they don't need Kinect cuz they got the Wii. So basically Xbox 360 had no chance in Japan.

as for the ps3 or xbox 360 i choosed the ps3 just as i choosed the ps2 and i never had a xbox im a gamer and the games on the xbox havent appealed to me (im not that into fps or western games for example), i did wait long to get the ps3 though since the ps2 was superior when it came to game exlusives but heavy rain made me buy the ps3 and after that i discovered many gems, and most i play are actually ps3 exclusives i agree with what someone said that xbox360 do need to secure some japanease rpgs to have a chance in japan and well with me... several of their rpgs later got released on the ps3 with additional content like star ocean and eternal sonata also i always think that... well some xbox games will simply show up on the pc anyway...like fable i also fear my friends constant ring of death on her xbox360... and its kinda loud and clumpsy (allthough ps3 slim is clumpsy too...) but in general i think people should just go with whichever of those consoles that got the games they want or both if u can afford and both consoles got exlusives u want

that game looks awesome - i loved muramasa and its graphic style wonder if they will release it in na and europe? not that i have a psp... as for the 3ds devil survivor overclocked i can say that its awesome and i have the original version too - so for me the updates with the game was totally worth it and those who dont have the game at all should go with the voiced 3ds version, it has several important extras that reviews i read dont bother to mention

@GunBladeHero I completely disagree, they should invest again in Japan just invest PROPERLY. I'm a 360 fan and I know it could do well it japan so long as it had the games, when it had the games like Lost Odyssey, Tales of Vesperia, Star Ocean etc. coming out it was selling pretty decently but it's only because they never properly secured any of these exclusives that reasons to own a 360 dwindled. People wouldn't buy a console when every exclusive was just a timed exclusive and so they can still get sales so long as they actually put the games out and keep them exclusive. Not to mention this would only benefit the diversity of there library in the west too. It's either they crack the market and keep investing till they actually make money in Japan or they leave it and let Sony and Nintendo have an easy ride in a territory they could easily have money from too. The problem is simply they are not keeping the exclusives.

@dxdevilex0 The DS Lite and XL both have better screen quality. Basically the definative ds experience is on the XL. The 3DS (like the original DS when it released) is just a shoddy prototype. I believe ppl are waiting to actually pick up a game that is a completely new IP (or a badass NEW entry in Mario, Metroid, Kirby, etc...) or pickup an updated model of the 3DS. But regardless the software is much to be desired

wow how did 360 sell less than ps2, they just do not like them in japan, and what are people doing with ps2's anyway?

SMFH

Creators of Odin Sphere here, give respect

They're still manufacturing psp go over there? :lol:

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I don't get why people still buy the DS lite/i/XL when they could have bought a 3DS which is very cheap now and can play both DS and 3DS games.

PSP GO rimes with LOL. its bad cause i would have bought one if it had a UMD drive in it and i could play my Ys games on it.

When the Monster Hunter 3G comes out the 3DS numbers are going to sore. Japan just can't get enough of MH. And GKH looks fun.

I really hope it gets a US release!

I hope this game sees a US release, Japan gets all the good stuff.

I think we can learn a lesson here: learn japanese and buy a PSP.

@awesomejaime yea! ONLY IN JAPAN!

The PSP Go sales is hilarious.

Good to see what looks like an original IP doing well. However, I do think Japanese publishers need to get off of their obsession with PSP. I have one and I like it, but not many people outside Japan actually buy stuff for PSP. It's digging their industry into a deeper hole whenever they come out with games just for the system that's dead last in every other territory (or when they don't export, which I'm sure is the case with at least a few of these top 10 titles). I'm hoping when Vita comes out that'll make them start coming out with something for more consoles, but knowing them they'll just do it for 3DS, which is quickly getting itself in the same boat.

i love my psp because if someone is playing either my 360 or ps3 i still have something to play

Great to see VanillaWare doing well. Kinda sad that Monster Hunter is such a predictable, dominating franchise -- it's honestly a little ridiculous at this point: the Japanese will buy anything MH ... and not much else. It's interesting that the 3DS has been the best sell hardware four weeks running now? It clearly shows that the price point was the thing dissuading people from picking it up, and makes me wonder about the Vita coming in at $250.

Xbox 360 still behind PS2 :P

Lol........................@psp go.

I just want to be one of those 7 people who bought the PSP Go that week and brag (or be ashamed) about it.

Wonder how much the 3DS numbers will jump when Monster Hunter 3G releases in Japan...

PSP does great in Japan. It sucks it doesn't get the same support in the US :(