IGN:Xbox 360 RPG Unveiling Coming?

[czekon]

Famitsu Editorial Director Hirokazu Hamamura has revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu that a major RPG announcement will soon take place for Xbox 360. According to Hamamura, if this game were released on the PlayStation 2, it would sell 500,000 copies.

Breath of fire??, suikoden ??? hmmmm

 

[expletive]

Is 500,000 a lot? I get the impression that the really big titles sell a bit more than that?

 

[valioso]

Is 500,000 a lot?

if he meant, Japan only then yes.

 

[scooby_dooby]

Right on, this is what they need, I hope it's something along the lines of Breath of Fire, or Secret of Mana.

 

[expletive]

Right on, this is what they need, I hope it's something along the lines of Breath of Fire, or Secret of Mana.

I think i know what thread you'll post this in next...

 

[Dr. Nick]

Believable possibilities
Shin Megami Tensei
Shining Force
Xenosomething
Tales of something
Low end Square RPG (Unlimited Saga crap)
Suikoden
and since Capcom has actually been trying to make good games for a Microsoft console. Breath of fire

 

[Nesh]

if he meant, Japan only then yes.

You know thats funny because if they are judging by using the PS2 as an example they ll fall short of expectations.Its the place where people almost dont give a damn about 360

 

[Xenus]

I doubt it would be Suikoden as you think they would release V and see how it sells before jumping platforms.

 

[expletive]

Was Shenmue very big in Japan?

 

[czekon]

as 500.000 IMO is little afair FF VII sold like 5 000 000 only in Japan. I hope it will be Breath Of Fire

 

[superguy]

Yeah right. This will be another letdown probably..

 

[Laa-Yosh]

Final Fantasy titles do sell very well, but there aren't that many games in the previous generation that have passed the 1 million mark. There was a nice link in one of the topics here recently with a complete list of those games...

 

[PeterT]

If it's either Suikoden or BoF I'll get a 360, you have my word for it
Perhaps also if it's a Tales game or a good MegaTen entry...

But I don't really believe in the first two possibilities - why would a company developing a highly successful jRPG franchise release their game on 360? (apart from "huge wad of cash from MS")

 

[ManuVlad3.0]

Table Tennis RPG.

 

[London Geezer]

You know things aren't going well in japan for a console when...

... an announcement about "the upcoming unveiling of one RPG" is a big event.

500k units for a game is good, but big RPGs sell in the region of 5 million copies, sometimes more... MS needs those, not the 500k ones.

 

[scooby_dooby]

500k in japan could easily be 2 or 3 million worldwide.

 

[London Geezer]

500k in japan could easily be 2 or 3 million worldwide.

Depends on the game, doesn't it. Some games are very japanese and sell lots in Japan but not much everywhere else.
Even then, i was talking about RPGs that sell millsions in Japan alone, and unless the announcement is about one of them, it will just be another RPG "that's not made by Square-Enix", if you know what i mean.
If Square Enix made an announcement that they will release all their major franchises on X360, i'm sold and i'll get one tomorrow.

 

[Phil]

Depends on the game, doesn't it. Some games are very japanese and sell lots in Japan but not much everywhere else.
Even then, i was talking about RPGs that sell millsions in Japan alone, and unless the announcement is about one of them, it will just be another RPG "that's not made by Square-Enix", if you know what i mean.
If Square Enix made an announcement that they will release all their major franchises on X360, i'm sold and i'll get one tomorrow.

Ditto; Even Final Fantasy, the most prominent JRPG series to be successful outside Japan has enjoyed higher sales in its own targeted region than outside it. A JRPG selling 500'000 would be probably less than 1.5 million worldwide. I'd have to question that "500k in japan could easily be 2 or 3 million worldwide." as well.

 

[drpepper]

Does anyone remember the last time IGN hyped something up for the 360 last time? I wouldn't hold your breath on this one.

 

[pipo]

Maybe it's the rumored 360 version of PSO?