Tales of Vesperia....?Poor sales why?

Did you get Tales of Vesperia?....Its a solid game is what I hear.Lost odyssey is probably going to go towards a million.Tales of Vesperia is hardly even selling here in NA.Why do you peeps think its not selling?...Im probably gonna get it by next week but still!...

none of my 360 friends are planning on getting vesperia. They are however anticipating gears of war 2 tho and some game called Left for dead. I'm not too informed in this game but i'll have to see for myself when i play this over at my cousin's house. Dunno when this game comes out anyway.

I reckon its because of a more Japanese graphic style, many regard it as "un-manly" or "a feminine game" but its probably not, I do however thing that it will take something special to bethrown Lost Odyssey.

Plus LO had some of the old FF team on it, meaning even though its a new ip it already had a hopeful fanbase, the tales series isn't known by many people and this could be a important factor on the sales.

It's not doing all that bad. I think I read some where that it's already at around 300k world wide.

Now if you're asking why it's not selling big numbers like some other games, it's because it's obviously a niche game. Beleive or not, Tales games rarely sell 1 million units. They are decent rpgs, but they just arent huge like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.

On top of this though is that the game just doesnt look quite as serious as Final Fantasy and Lost Odyssey which is the main kind of jrpg I would assume most 360 owners would be interested in.

I plan to get Tales of Vesperia and even Infinite Undiscovery because I want to support jrpgs for the 360. But Im low on cash now. I may just ask for them as birthday presents.

I reckon its because of a more Japanese graphic style, many regard it as "un-manly" or "a feminine game" but its probably not, I do however thing that it will take something special to bethrown Lost Odyssey.

Plus LO had some of the old FF team on it, meaning even though its a new ip it already had a hopeful fanbase, the tales series isn't known by many people and this could be a important factor on the sales.

Metawave1975

This is definitely why. Unless a game is flat out amazing, I'm probably not going to play it if it has that seemingly kiddie japanese art style. I just don't like it. Didn't bother with Blue Dragon for the same reason.

When is North America selling 40 thousand copies a week considered bad?Jaysonguy

Especially when not very many copies are getting shipped. That right there is the main reason.

[QUOTE="Metawave1975"]

I reckon its because of a more Japanese graphic style, many regard it as "un-manly" or "a feminine game" but its probably not, I do however thing that it will take something special to bethrown Lost Odyssey.

Plus LO had some of the old FF team on it, meaning even though its a new ip it already had a hopeful fanbase, the tales series isn't known by many people and this could be a important factor on the sales.

Cloud_Insurance

This is definitely why. Unless a game is flat out amazing, I'm probably not going to play it if it has that seemingly kiddie japanese art style. I just don't like it. Didn't bother with Blue Dragon for the same reason.

Well it is flat out amazing. I don't get why it's a "kiddie" art style though. Just because it's animated doesn't mean it's kiddie. Look at Comedy Central's programming for example. Would you consider South Park "kiddie" because of its art stlye? Tales is anything but a kids game.

Probably because alot of 360 gamers are not into JRPG's, Tales wouldnt be the first game to be not well recieved here, Enchanted Arms (even though that game wasnt that great) and Blue Dragon didnt do that great either, I think I saw a survey that something like 78% of all 360 gamers play MOSTLY FPS/action and sports games. OneLessFinger

Blue Dragon really didnt do that bad. Technically it's one of the best selling jrpgs this gen.

[QUOTE="OneLessFinger"]Probably because alot of 360 gamers are not into JRPG's, Tales wouldnt be the first game to be not well recieved here, Enchanted Arms (even though that game wasnt that great) and Blue Dragon didnt do that great either, I think I saw a survey that something like 78% of all 360 gamers play MOSTLY FPS/action and sports games. vashkey

Blue Dragon really didnt do that bad. Technically it's one of the best selling jrpgs this gen.

It didn't do bad no, but it really didn't recieve the big bump in sales until they started bundling it in with systems for awhile and the price drop.

yeah from what i hear its a great game and i will be picking it up soon.

Its a great game, its just that most 360 owners (not all) only want to play cod4 and halo3 online.

Alot of people dont enjoy rpgs.

[QUOTE="Cloud_Insurance"][QUOTE="Metawave1975"]

I reckon its because of a more Japanese graphic style, many regard it as "un-manly" or "a feminine game" but its probably not, I do however thing that it will take something special to bethrown Lost Odyssey.

Plus LO had some of the old FF team on it, meaning even though its a new ip it already had a hopeful fanbase, the tales series isn't known by many people and this could be a important factor on the sales.

dukebd699

This is definitely why. Unless a game is flat out amazing, I'm probably not going to play it if it has that seemingly kiddie japanese art style. I just don't like it. Didn't bother with Blue Dragon for the same reason.

Well it is flat out amazing. I don't get why it's a "kiddie" art style though. Just because it's animated doesn't mean it's kiddie. Look at Comedy Central's programming for example. Would you consider South Park "kiddie" because of its art stlye? Tales is anything but a kids game.

I said "seemingly kiddie" as in when you look at the game, it looks like a game for kids. That is enough to turn off a lot of people.

And South Park is full of violence, with explicit gore, so nobody really confuses it with being a kids tv show...

I heard it's doing great in Japan, and USA. I heard that the game is making people buy the 360. And 360 sales have gone up by alot ever since the game came out..

At least thats what I heard..

[QUOTE="dukebd699"][QUOTE="Cloud_Insurance"][QUOTE="Metawave1975"]

I reckon its because of a more Japanese graphic style, many regard it as "un-manly" or "a feminine game" but its probably not, I do however thing that it will take something special to bethrown Lost Odyssey.

Plus LO had some of the old FF team on it, meaning even though its a new ip it already had a hopeful fanbase, the tales series isn't known by many people and this could be a important factor on the sales.

Cloud_Insurance

This is definitely why. Unless a game is flat out amazing, I'm probably not going to play it if it has that seemingly kiddie japanese art style. I just don't like it. Didn't bother with Blue Dragon for the same reason.

Well it is flat out amazing. I don't get why it's a "kiddie" art style though. Just because it's animated doesn't mean it's kiddie. Look at Comedy Central's programming for example. Would you consider South Park "kiddie" because of its art stlye? Tales is anything but a kids game.

I remember when i was young, i had a Southpark poster in my room, my mother thought it was a cute cartoon for kids... til' one day a cousin told her what it was about, she burned it...

I said "seemingly kiddie" as in when you look at the game, it looks like a game for kids. That is enough to turn off a lot of people.

And South Park is full of violence, with explicit gore, so nobody really confuses it with being a kids tv show...

Well it must be selling very well in my area (Memphis TN) because I still can't find a copy here. If I can't find one soon I'll have to resort to buying it online.Bigboi500

none of my 360 friends are planning on getting vesperia. They are however anticipating gears of war 2 tho and some game called Left for dead. I'm not too informed in this game but i'll have to see for myself when i play this over at my cousin's house. Dunno when this game comes out anyway.

eklineage

Left 4 Dead will be awesome u should listen to ur friends and get it :P