VGChartz reports that the Japanese software and harwardware chart for week ending February 16th, 2008 was as follows:
Hardware Total: [Last Week's Totals]
Wii: 78,908 (-5%) [82,780]
DSL: 61,609 (+2%) [60,494]
PSP: 54,389 (-28%) [75,435]
PS3: 19,774 (-14%) [22,942]
PS2: 10,517 (-1%) [10,627]
360: 4,242 (+26%) [3,355]
Top 15 Software:
1 Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Wii) 151,253 1,294,727
2 Wii Fit (Wii) 68,206 1,493,804
3 Poison Pink (PS2) 50,502 50,502 [NEW]
4 Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 2nd Season (DS) 47,823 47,823 [NEW]
5 Ebi Kore and Kimi Kiss (PS2) 33,778 33,778 [NEW]
6 Kidou Senshi Gundam:Giren no Yabou- Axis Kyoui(PSP) 23,435 122,286
7 Wii Sports (Wii) 20,916 2,842,034
8 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) 20,695 221,115
9 Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) 17,902 262,501
10 Naruto:Shippuuden Dairansen!Kage Bunshin Emaki(DS) 17,635 17,635[NEW]
11 Digimon Championship (DS) 16,800 16,800 [NEW]
12 Hajimete no Wii (Wii) 14,833 2,256,519
13 Mario Party DS (DS) 13,637 1,625,722
14 Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) 11,977 1,657,223
15 L: The Prologue to Death Note - Rasen's Trap (DS) 11,719 26,226
Software Totals: (Last Week's totals)
Wii: 314,434 (482,962)
DSL: 312,802 (263,074)
PS2: 136,154 (79,555)
PSP: 72,519 (159,254)
PS3: 61,582 (97,848)
360: 12,706 (19,350)
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Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
sony needs to step it up a notch in Japan. The next big game to come out in Japan should be Yakuza 3. That should sell pretty well considering advertising for the game has been pretty high.
Vgchartz are notoriously wrong
WOW, I didn’t expect COD 4 to sell this well in Japan, I mean almost 150,000 copies for both systems, that's good.
Patapon and Lost Odyssey numbers disappoints. The PS3 hardware sales are declining by the week!!
Japanese are in love with the wii. ps3 is still kind of expensive for mass market. However, i think ps3 might see a price drop in japan with MGS4, and from there on it may dominate. Blueray WILL make a huge difference, being the only real HD format. However, I went to bestbuy today and the cheapest blueray was $25. I am a big spender and even I think that is too much, what are they thinking. If they want blueray to take off they better make it more affordable.
is the 'slow' part of the season. When the game avalanche begins for the PS3 a little later on I'll see complaining on N4G again, that "they need to slow down on releasing everything back to back so frequently - I don't have time to play everything!" just like at the end of 2007. It's going to be great, the PS3 will be fine in Japan and everywhere else.
Hell, I'm still trying to play through so many games it's utterly ridiculous. Take WarHawk for instance. Trying to advance in that game is like taking on a new religion. So either we have a lot of really good gameplayers here, or some people that need to broaden their variety of gaming, because I've got plenty of gaming to do on my PS3. As for the Japanese go they will fall in line just like the rest of the world and pick up the heavy hitters that will be coming out right around the corner for the PS3. Couple that fact with the BD victory, and you will see this number steadily grow exponentially in Japan and the world over.
Again, you will see this number change over time. Remember: marathon, not sprint my man.