In the old American West, emigrants traveling in wagon trains through the plains would pass around the unenviable task of cooking for the group. Following in that grand tradition, the Joystiq staffers force each other to take turns writing stories about how Dragon Quest IX has sold several or perhaps even many severals of copies.
In this case, the magic number is 3.2 million, as reported by Famitsu. While it's still 1.8 million short of the 5 million Square Enix hopes to ship, it's, you know, not bad.
[Via andriasang.com]
Reader Comments (60)
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:49PM (Unverified) said
No, Uncharted 2 should sell that well. Forza 3 should sell that well, MW2 and ME2 should sell more...
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:39PM RobS the 3rd said
From what I understand the game was savaged by hardcore fans for being not like the others, mostly due to the armor customization feature. But the sells numbers indicate it might be good.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:49PM (Unverified) said
Didn't Famistu give it one of their only perfect scores ever? I'd say that's a good indicater that it might be good.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:58PM (Unverified) said
Oh that's right. Games can only be good in one country at a time.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:59PM (Unverified) said
That's like saying Sony isn't reliable unless your Japanese.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:00PM (Unverified) said
It's very good. One of my friends was in Osaka for the summer, and he picked it up. He just got home yesterday and we've been playing it for hours. It's very different than the norm, but it's still a good game in it's own right.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 4:23PM Typicalgamer said
i would agree with long horn, but i'm afraid that i'll get raped.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2009 3:52PM Archerboy said
wait I thought longhorn was saying it doesn't make sense since the review itself is very vital to the score: for example, Nintendogs was given a really high score not because it was a fantastic game but because they felt like it was the best pet simulator on the market. I don't think 39/40 tells you that in English
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:08PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I'm Guessing it will be 8-9 Million in the first few months for FF13...and I expect PS3 sales to jump drastically too....maybe even 3-4 million in Japan
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:41PM RobS the 3rd said
Uh, there are 127 million people in Japan you know.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:43PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Multiply 3 Million times like 42....yea thats right Japan has damn near half the population of the US....and is not to much bigger than Texas
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 2:40PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
and people say "Japan Doesnt Matter"
smh...
Thats Crazy....FF13 is gonna sale CRAZY there the end of this year
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smh...
Thats Crazy....FF13 is gonna sale CRAZY there the end of this year
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:10PM (Unverified) said
No, 360 fanboys say Japan doesn't matter.
They also are 12 years old and shout racial epithets all over Xbox Live.
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They also are 12 years old and shout racial epithets all over Xbox Live.
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:16PM (Unverified) said
I own an Xbox 360, am 19 years old, and am a practicing Jew. There's no need to stereotype. By making comments like that, you yourself become no better than them. Have a little dignity, friend.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:17PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
yea you are right it IS mostly 360 Fanboys that say "Japan doesnt matter" yet it has damn near HALF the population of the US....
lol....its 13 year olds on PSN too...and PLENTY of Racist....
I was playing KZ2 and some kid with a high pitched voice was saying "icing on my dick, icing on the wall" I just muted his ass....
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lol....its 13 year olds on PSN too...and PLENTY of Racist....
I was playing KZ2 and some kid with a high pitched voice was saying "icing on my dick, icing on the wall" I just muted his ass....
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:19PM (Unverified) said
By "them", I mean those kids you're describing. And I will concede that there are a lot of douchebag kids on Live. Not everyone fits into that category, however.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:20PM (Unverified) said
Icing on what? That makes no sense. Is that a song or something?
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:32PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
same thing I said...but thats what he was saying...I remember saying dumbshit when I was a kid but nothing like that....
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:40PM (Unverified) said
We should write a song about frosting your genitals. Make the kid famous, you know?
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:45PM (Unverified) said
"I also forgot that everyone who plays the Wii only is an angel and does no wrong."
One would think that true if they never read Cody's comments.
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One would think that true if they never read Cody's comments.
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 4:19PM (Unverified) said
Japan doesn't matter though. They only do this for DQ and FF, everything else is left out to die.
Also, lol at Cody calling someone else 12. You're what, 18-20 and still acting like a gangsta? Time to grow up a bit, it's not as funny as it was in high school.
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Also, lol at Cody calling someone else 12. You're what, 18-20 and still acting like a gangsta? Time to grow up a bit, it's not as funny as it was in high school.
Posted: Jul 27th 2009 3:34PM cuteSAVAGE said
Honestly Akuma, RPGs aren't the problem. It's bathing rituals. I don't know many fellow female gamers that dislike RPGs and I dare say that's all most of my female gaming friends play. Shouldn't be a barrier.
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Posted: Jul 27th 2009 9:19PM (Unverified) said
high five for family guy reference.
*high fives mr esc*
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*high fives mr esc*
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