One of the major games of September 2011 launched this week in Japan. Namco-Bandai's Tales of Xillia was the title - and its sales did not dissapoint. Week one figures came to 479,000 units, which makes sense given the final preorders reached just under 300,000 units on the eve of release. Since a PS3 + Tales bundle was available this week, PS3 hardware sales should also be up substantially. The 479,000 is meant to be Tales games bundled with PS3. Other than Tales, it was a fairly average week for software.
1) Tales of Xillia (PS3) - 479,000
2) Resident Evil: Revival Selection (PS3) - 98,000
3) Resistance 3 (PS3) - 20,000
4) Monster Hunter Portable 3 HD (PS3) - 19,000
6) Rhythm Heaven Wii (Wii) - 18,000
6) Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross (Wii) - 18,000
9) Grand Knights History (PSP) - 14,000
9) Pokemon Scramble (3DS) - 14,000
9) Mobile Suit Gundam: Shin Gihren no Yabou (PSP) - 14,000
10) Atsumete! Kirby (DS) - 11,000
Today it was announced that the gaming and anime industry has lost another beloved artist and creator. Mutsumi Inomata has passed away.
The Tales Of series are some of the best RPGs I've ever played, and the characters are a big reason for that. I don't think I played a single game in the series that I didn't enjoy. Rest in peace.
We're 3 months into the year and I feel like we're taking nothing but L's.
Wow she was the character designer for Tales of Destiny one of my favorites of all time =(
I love the Tales games. Phantasia will always be my favorite. Ironically I felt like as the series progressed the character design became too “anime cliche.”
There's a surprising amount of overlap between Marvel's Mad Titan and a lesser-known Tales villains -- but which is the better baddie?
The Tales games may be less recognizable than the Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy games, but that doesn't mean that they aren't worth playing!
“Tales series is considered one of the top three Japanese RPG series next to RPG giants like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.”
How you gonna talk about the top three JRPG franchises and not mention Pokémon, the top selling series in the genre?
This is how the top JRPG series stack up
1. Pokémon - 340M
2. Final Fantasy - 144M
3. Dragon Quest - 78M
4. Monster Hunter - 52M
5. Kingdom Hearts - 30M
6. Souls - 25M
7. Tales of - 20M
Why post this? The official numbers are already out.
Tales of Xilla sold 523k
Bring Xillia to North America Namco