Virtual Girlfriend Games Are So Hot In Japan Right Now

Wha…? An Xbox 360 game at the top of the Japanese sales charts? Sounds a bit kooky, right until we specify that that Xbox 360 game is a Monster Hunter title, the only game powerful enough to defeat Love Plus+.

[Darkstorn]

I guess I had more faith in the ability of adolescent Japanese males to 'get some.'

Shame on you, adolescent Japanese males.

[FarEastOrient]

I find it sad that in the United States Red Dead makes the top of the charts but in Japan virtual mating games are on the top of the list. Also the majority of players buying these kinds of games are not adolescent males they 20-30 group more than anything else.

[FACTUAL evidence]

No shame in their game huh?

[ClownBelt]

We might see a huge spike of sales for the 360 hardware

[turok]

clownbelt actually made a pretty smart statement. Monster hunter is huge in japan. if that monster hunter frontier game is a 360 exclusive then u better believe they will go buy 360's now monster hunter following is that huge. expect a spike in 360 sales if any a true MH fan they get a 360 now.

[Myst]

I don't talk about sales to much but I'd like to see how this was against the PC version.

[MexicanAppleThief]

Bloody hell.

[Infernostew]

Like all the JRPG "exclusives", we'll see a spike for a couple weeks and then back to <5k sales a week. Business as usual in Japan.

[acere]

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Monster Hunter Freedom Online boosts Xbox 360 sales in Japanby JC Fletcher on Jul 2nd 2010 10:07AM
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The combination of new hardware and a "newish" Monster Hunter gave the Xbox 360 a considerable sales bump in Japan last week. Media Create reports that 17,000 Xboxes were sold in that time (versus 2,060 the previous week); 15,000 being the new model. That hardware sales rise coincides with the sale of 92,807 copies of Monster Hunter Frontier OnlineBeginner's Package. Neither the new Xbox owners nor the existing ones saw any need to round out their game collections with additional games -- there were no other 360 games among the top 50 bestselling software for the week.

Though Xbox 360 sales were much higher last week relative to the console's typical performance in Japan, the clear winner was the DSi LL, thanks to a combination of several factors: a price cut, the release of three new colors of the system, and Love Plus+, the latest version of Konami's breakout hit dating game ... which also coincided with three more special-edition DSi LL systems. See the rest of the top ten bestsellers after the break.

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Japanese Top 10 Software Sales (June 21 - 27):

1.Monster Hunter Frontier Online Beginner's Package (Xbox 360) - 92,807 units
2.Love Plus+ (including hardware bundles) (DS) - 84,364 units
3.Atelier Totori: The Alchemist of Arland (including special editions) (PS3) - 53,871 units
4.Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story (DS) - 52,245 units
5.Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) - 42,153 units
6.Hatsune Miku - Project DIVA - Ohaidoku-han (PSP) - 28,938 units
7.White Album (PS3) - 25,672 units
8.Starry Sky in Spring Portable (including special editions) (PSP) - 22,423 units
9.Ghost Trick (DS) - 20,362 units
10.Artistic Taste Classroom (DS) - 20,153 units

[zak94ma]

somebody send them real men , look like Japanese men can do nothing besides thinking different .

[turok]

u'll understand WHY they need virtual GFs.

check out sankakucomplex.com for more info.

[evrfighter]

how are japanese women? passive?

Sure as heck can't be worse than an american woman.

[Anon7349]

Once people understand what 'they' are like, they will also understand why "need" is the keyword in your sentence and not "WHY."

Besides that...

03. Totori no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 2 (PS3) – 54,000 / NEW

^One of those sales were me(Gotta love dem lolis)

[dredgewalker]

Or.....they can send the real women to us if all they want is 2d women. Both sides will be happy with that.