vint_cool Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 GTA SA is officially released in japan after 3 years its launch in US in 2004 and guess what, its the no. 1 game there ! The surprise factor though is, why a game that was launched 3 years ago in the rest of the world is released so late in Japan(which is among the biggest gaming markets !) ? Any guesses ? BTW, gears of war which was in top 10 in the week of its release in Japan is nowhere to be seen this week ! Rockstar has proven that Western developed titles do have an audience in Japan, with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas making its debut at number one in the regional charts. Published by Capcom in Japan, the PlayStation 2 title has sold over 227,000 units on the first week of release. link: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=22522 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 It's a completley different culture in Japan, it's the home of japanese curo's that never see the light of day over here. In 2004 when the GTA3/VC double pack was released in the western world japan only just got GTA3 released by then, still it was a huge hit. Rockstar is a primarily western company, it takes time for them to release games over there, where admitidly their sales are at their weakest. They treat violence very differently in Japan, and they also have different sensoring over there. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4038949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindancer Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I never expected to hear that, when you compare games in Japan to the rest of the world, they are so different in every way. Thats one of the worlds toughest market to brake with western ideas. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I guess it's been broke then. Two non-Japanese games in one month to be numero uno. Knowing the Japanese, they probably think that hot coffee is on it, and want to bone some pixels. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cran. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I guess it's been broke then. Two non-Japanese games in one month to be numero uno. Knowing the Japanese, they probably think that hot coffee is on it, and want to bone some pixels. Who doesn't find one of CJ's girlfriends in G-strings hot? amrite? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGanteks Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 they probably released it now because they needed time to translate all to Japanese. offtopic-Anyone knows when is American version of Yakuza 2 going to be released?? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I wonder what CJ sounds like... Would be funny to hear him though Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousD. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Go over there with some copies of GTA4 when it's release and you'd make a fortune. Good to see that SA has found a new market. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyZimmzy Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 That's good to see. So GTA4 for 2010 then? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kippers Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 That a crazy long wait, but grats to R* for being able to break such a tough and different gaming market. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Great, now they too can enjoy driving down the road with the speakers turned up, and hear "Roo hi' me foo'!". j/k I'm playing SA more than ever, it's no suprise the thing is still a hit. I mean, it's been on and off the Top 10 sales charts here in America since 2004 anyway. 1: Best selling game of 2004 2: One of the highest selling games of Summer 2005 when it was ported to XB/PC 3: Topped the charts again in early 2006 after being re-issued in late '05 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 They should have told the japanese market that San Andreas was based in present times, circa '92. Just the wait was a bit long for the japanese version. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4039999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 They should have told the japanese market that San Andreas was based in present times, circa '92. Just the wait was a bit long for the japanese version. Lmao..no doubt, but man, I didn't think GTA was very popular in Japan. Guess it is. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4040466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vint_cool Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 No.1 selling title in US : Legend of Zelda:TP from Nintendo, Japan No.1 selling title in Japan: GTA SA from R*, US/UK ! Co-incidence ?? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4041227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 The Ad's Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/266576-gta-sa-debuts-at-no1-in-japanese-charts/#findComment-4041866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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