In anticipation of the RPG's popularity, Microsoft created a limited edition bundle that added Tales of Vesperia and a slew of extras in with a standard Xbox 360 Premium (20GB) system exclusively in Japan -- the bundle is reportedly the most sought after package available in the region. Full sales chart for the week after the jump.
Nintendo DS - 60,434
PSP - 58,501
Wii - 38,506
Xbox 360 - 24,962
PlayStation 3 - 9,673
PlayStation 2 - 8,503
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-15-2008 @ 1:41PM
sabuc said...
Where is the microsoftdefenseforce.com website trumpeting the inevitable defeat of Sony in Japan?!? LOL
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8-15-2008 @ 2:16PM
saito ps3 said...
xbox 360 did good in japan this week, but i wouldnt call it "domination" or "sony is dead in japan" sony has sold near 3 million in japan, microsoft sold almost 600k in japan, but with the release of infinite undiscovery, star ocean 4, and the last remnant, that lead could grow slower
8-15-2008 @ 2:16PM
Sharp said...
They are too busy playing games.
8-15-2008 @ 1:51PM
cosmic said...
OFFICIAL WORLD DOMINATION!! YES!!!!!!
Acutally, this could have been done much sooner in the 360's life, but as it is it's good see everything is coming together! Can't wait to play some Final Fantasy 13!!
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8-15-2008 @ 3:08PM
Roto13 said...
You know the 360 still wasn't the best selling console in Japan this week, right? :P
8-17-2008 @ 1:38AM
Arnon said...
Japan is weird.. they don't like home consoles much anymore (including the PS3). Handhelds are where it's at, but when the 360 outsells the PS2 & PS3 combined in Japan, then that's a pretty big deal.
8-15-2008 @ 2:33PM
Edog said...
Good thing I bought into a timeshare at "Mephisto's Ski -Resort". Construction just started this week. Thought I got suckered into the deal, but now everything is starting to make sense.
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8-15-2008 @ 3:07PM
Roto13 said...
Yeah, this is pretty impressive. I didn't realize Japan was so into Tales games. I mean, yeah, I knew they were popular there, but with like a hundred Tales games in the works, it seems kind of unnecessary to buy a console they don't generally want in order to play one of them.
Of course, Tales of Vesperia seems to be to the other Tales games what Tales of Symphonia was to the Tales games before it. The next step in the evolution of the series.
Now I wanna play Tales of the Abyss again. :P
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8-16-2008 @ 3:44PM
e.Missark said...
This is good I guess but the Japanese are not going to be able to play FF13 on their 360 and that is the game they truly go nuts for. So whatever lead MS thinks its making in Japan by buying exclusivity of these minor RPGs will be trumped coming early next year.
So there goes the end of that.
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8-17-2008 @ 1:40AM
Arnon said...
Star Ocean 4, Infinite Undiscovery, Tales of Vesperia, The Last Remnant > Silly exclusivity of FFXIII
Not to mention the PS3 does poorly in Japan as well.
8-17-2008 @ 1:42AM
Arnon said...
Are you able to ban people off these sites? e.Missark spends more of his time reading up on X3F blogs and posting hate comments than he does reading PSF blogs and posting love comments.
8-17-2008 @ 7:05AM
NoRedRingsForMe said...
The great thing is...pretty soon the japanese will all be saying..."This 360 is a junk.""Why it no work anymore. Why no working! Why I buy!! Why i buy!! It junk! It junk!"
8-17-2008 @ 10:36AM
tifosiotaku said...
Please ignore NoRedRings. He's a professional troll. Report the comment, downvote and move on.
8-18-2008 @ 8:27PM
e.Missark said...
"Not to mention the PS3 does poorly in Japan as well."
I think I might quote you in my GT sig if you don't mind.
8-19-2008 @ 5:03PM
jbd said...
@noredrings
Yeah, I'm sure they talk to each other about it in broken English and not Japanese. You are an idiot.
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