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varmintx



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:01 pm Reply with quote
Is Zesteria's 340K a good amount, but not great?
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:15 pm Reply with quote
varmintx wrote:

Is Zesteria's 340K a good amount, but not great?


No, it's great. Anything above 100k for PS3 is good; way above is great. Keep in mind, Japan is a handheld nation nowadays.

In the meantime, seems systems sales are going back to normal.

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Stuart Smith



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:16 pm Reply with quote
It's average for a Tales game.

Graces f sold 218,564 it's first week.
Vesperia sold 225,109 it's first week
Xillia 2 sold 353,747 it's first week
Abyss sold 377,950 it's first week
Xillia sold 509,026 it's first week
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:38 pm Reply with quote
How'd the Vesperia port to PS3 go? I'd expect the Vesperia intial release sales would have been effected somewhat by the whole "Japan hates X-Box" thing. I know conversely that X-Boxes sold at the time just because of Vesperia though. However I expect there would have been a fair few fence sitters who decided not to purchase due to it that would have then bough the port later.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:43 pm Reply with quote
All hail Tales.

PS4 looks like it might be settling for 10K and higher now.
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Stuart Smith



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:45 pm Reply with quote
Those figures are for the PS3 version. The 360 version sold 106,421 first week.But yes, Vesperia and Graces f are enhanced ports of games for other systems, which explains their lower than normal sales. Graces for the Wii got 140,138 first week.

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Torrin



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:11 pm Reply with quote
Stuart Smith wrote:
It's average for a Tales game.

Graces f sold 218,564 it's first week.
Vesperia sold 225,109 it's first week
Xillia 2 sold 353,747 it's first week
Abyss sold 377,950 it's first week
Xillia sold 509,026 it's first week


According to wikipedia Xillia 2 didn't meet sales expectations of namco bandia. Is it bad news that Zestria only did 340k first week?
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DangerMouse



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:32 pm Reply with quote
GracieLizzy wrote:
How'd the Vesperia port to PS3 go? I'd expect the Vesperia intial release sales would have been effected somewhat by the whole "Japan hates X-Box" thing. I know conversely that X-Boxes sold at the time just because of Vesperia though. However I expect there would have been a fair few fence sitters who decided not to purchase due to it that would have then bough the port later.


Yup. Even with it being a re-release, the PS3 port for Vesperia in Japan outsold the 360 version's total in just its first week.

Still ashame we never got it.
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Torrin



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:21 pm Reply with quote
DangerMouse wrote:
GracieLizzy wrote:
How'd the Vesperia port to PS3 go? I'd expect the Vesperia intial release sales would have been effected somewhat by the whole "Japan hates X-Box" thing. I know conversely that X-Boxes sold at the time just because of Vesperia though. However I expect there would have been a fair few fence sitters who decided not to purchase due to it that would have then bough the port later.


Yup. Even with it being a re-release, the PS3 port for Vesperia in Japan outsold the 360 version's total in just its first week.

Still ashame we never got it.


Yeah it is. Though I think it has a lot to do with Microsoft.
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GordanHam



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For the Kirby entry it should be "Kirby and the Rainbow Curse."
"Canvas Curse" was the old DS game. Wink
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:56 am Reply with quote
Torrin wrote:
Stuart Smith wrote:

It's average for a Tales game.

Graces f sold 218,564 it's first week.
Vesperia sold 225,109 it's first week
Xillia 2 sold 353,747 it's first week
Abyss sold 377,950 it's first week
Xillia sold 509,026 it's first week

According to wikipedia Xillia 2 didn't meet sales expectations of namco bandia. Is it bad news that Zestria only did 340k first week?


Sequels almost always don't do as well as the progenitor.


Torrin wrote:
DangerMouse wrote:

Yup. Even with it being a re-release, the PS3 port for Vesperia in Japan outsold the 360 version's total in just its first week.

Still ashame we never got it.

Yeah it is. Though I think it has a lot to do with Microsoft.


The PS3 port? Once the timed license exclusive for X360 expired, Microsoft has nothing more to do with it. That's all up to Bandai Namco.
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InuNaruPokeAlchemist



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:46 am Reply with quote
Well, granted the first week sales numbers for Zestria arn't as I expected. I am still excited for this game to come stateside.

Praise to the Tales series!
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