Japan First Day Sales (10/30)

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[PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE) - 30k

WTF?!?!? I thought LBP was tailor made for a Japanese audience. A quirky platformer.

What is going on there? Is Sony just blowing its advertising?

thanks cnc :D

I thought LBP would do better in Japan of all places.... seems like something they would eat up *shrug*

Nice to see GTA4 doing well there. keeping American stereotypes alive :P

Isn't LBP bundled with the PS3 in Japan?Floppy_Jim

It is and bundles don't count, of course. We'll have to wait for hardware numbers as well to see if there was an increase in PS3s sold.

Isn't LBP bundled with the PS3 in Japan?Floppy_Jim

Yes it is. Though i don't think these are the bundled figures.

edit: damn got beaten to it.

So much for LBP saving the PS3. MaKaV3Li666

GTA4....made by Capcom!?!?!??!Ratchet_Fan8

published

GTA4....made by Capcom!?!?!??!Ratchet_Fan8

Nope, published. Some Legend of Zelda games are Published by Capcom to when released in the States. I know that Minish Cap was. Weird huh?

So much for LBP saving the PS3. MaKaV3Li666

[QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"]GTA4....made by Capcom!?!?!??!kenshinhimura10

Nope, published. Some Legend of Zelda games are Published by Capcom to when released in the States. I know that Minish Cap was. Weird huh?

[QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. Bigboi500

Theres no denying that, i mean, they are RPGs after all:?

[QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. Bigboi500

So the 200k advantage in quarterly sales, and the over 3 million MGS IV copies count for nothing?

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"][QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. kenshinhimura10

So the 200k advantage in quarterly sales, and the over 3 million MGS IV copies count for nothing?

LBP is bundled with Dual Shock 3 in Japan, not Playstation 3, and these sales figures include bundles, because without them, it was like 21-23k without it, so lower than GTA IV on 360.Salt_The_Fries

Sad really:(

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"][QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. kenshinhimura10

So the 200k advantage in quarterly sales, and the over 3 million MGS IV copies count for nothing?

LBP is bundled with Dual Shock 3 in Japan, not Playstation 3, and these sales figures include bundles, because without them, it was like 21-23k without it, so lower than GTA IV on 360.Salt_The_Fries

Couldn't keep your mouth shut, could you?

:lol: At all the cows saying how LBP will sell truck loads in Japan and make the console skyrocket in sales.Eltroz

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"][QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. kenshinhimura10

So the 200k advantage in quarterly sales, and the over 3 million MGS IV copies count for nothing?

Yes it counts for nothing, there still third. There best couldn't change that.

Oh and LOL @ LBP flopping in sales, good.

Dang Infinite Undiscovery had better first day sales, LBP is the game that people should buy. spinecaton

And in Japan the PS3 outnumbers the 360 3 to 1

[QUOTE="spinecaton"]Dang Infinite Undiscovery had better first day sales, LBP is the game that people should buy. jimmyand360

And in Japan the PS3 outnumbers the 360 3 to 1

japanese people dont care about HD, and the Wii just proves it. the only reason the PS3 has sold 2.xxx million units is cause of its brand. Otherwise the PS3 would have barely outsold the 360 in Japan.

the only reason the PS3 has sold 2.xxx million units is cause of its brand.Fizzman

Anywhere actually.

[QUOTE="Ratchet_Fan8"]GTA4....made by Capcom!?!?!??!kenshinhimura10

Nope, published. Some Legend of Zelda games are Published by Capcom to when released in the States. I know that Minish Cap was. Weird huh?

And so was oblivion

Nice start for LBP, but not the saviour people thought it was going to be, but it's nice to keep predictions sane.

Lesson learnt: New IP by western dev's is not going to be the next Final Fantasy.

[QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. Bigboi500

so whats going to save the 360. BTW this doesnt include the games that were sold bundeled with systems

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"][QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. PrinceofSarcasm

so whats going to save the 360. BTW this doesnt include the games that were sold bundeled with systems

The US sales for LBP weren't great either, considering it's the first week, they ought to have been high for a title like this. I said a long while back this game needed heavy advertising, and not jsut ads on TVs and billboards, they needed advertising on the internet, similar to Spore. Something alike a 2D flash version released to build up a comunity, that could be used to make levels that could be transferred into the real game then. It's a shame considering the game seems to be a great one.ithilgore2006

These are first day sales, not first week.

The US sales for LBP weren't great either, considering it's the first week, they ought to have been high for a title like this. I said a long while back this game needed heavy advertising, and not jsut ads on TVs and billboards, they needed advertising on the internet, similar to Spore. Something alike a 2D flash version released to build up a comunity, that could be used to make levels that could be transferred into the real game then. It's a shame considering the game seems to be a great one.ithilgore2006

When a non japanesse game sold well in japan none never nothing not evenmetroid sold well in japan, so that mean non japan game = flop, i was saying this for months but a few guys don't believe me and say that LBP would sell a ton in japan. None japanesse developer = not great sales at much 200k all time sales no more.fjburgos

For example GTA games on PS2 have always sold well there

WTF?!?!? I thought LBP was tailor made for a Japanese audience. A quirky platformer.

What is going on there? Is Sony just blowing its advertising?

blue_hazy_basic

No its a american made games for the american market

[QUOTE="MaKaV3Li666"]So much for LBP saving the PS3. Bigboi500

LBP is one of those games that isn't going to have thousands of people camping outside a store waiting to buy it.
Everyone knows that the game will only be good once the community builds up.

It will become a huge seller eventually, just it's sales are going to be relatively low, but steady for a long time.

I'd like to see that hardware sales next week.Jynxzor

I guess you'll have to wait until, gee i don't know, NEXT WEEK! :P