Thunder Monkey
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Just ignore the assholes, they come and go.cvxfreak said:
But people I can tolerate? Incredibly rare.
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But people I can tolerate? Incredibly rare.
charlequin
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GAF is why we can't have nice things. Thanks for the reports 'til now, cvx, glad you won't be departing the threads altogether.
obonicus said:
As few as three and as many as twelve, depending on where I have to go and what I have to do on a given day. It's different each time, depending on the day's weather (rain = go home after finishing a task right away). I make many of my impressions from my netbook at Starbucks after looking at shops, so often times I go into a shop twice after some time has lapsed to see if things have picked up or changed.
I'm not comfortable talking about a potential trend if I don't see it in multiple shops. It took repeating patterns about NSMB Wii's demand and the advertisement hype of FFXIII to make the conclusions/assumptions I've written. It's by no means representative, but I think it's useful.
Die Squirrel Die
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Now the thread's creeping back on topic, I'm not sure that a PSP port of Graces would necessarily do that well. Just going from memory here but the ports of previous mainline games were dwindling in sales on the platform, leading some to even suggest that the fanbase was no longer there until TotWRM2 became the best selling Tales of game of the generation up to that point.
nextgeneration
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cvxfreak said:
Cvxfreak - I just want to say your work is very much appreciated. I look very much forward to your posts, as they provide great insight and information - something that you CANNOT find anywhere else. It is because of this reason that your posts are invaluable, and I cannot stress that enough.
Glad to see that cvxfreak is not going anywhere. There are weeks/months when I am too busy to post in these threads (and starting a PhD program in January, that might be the case very soon), but I have at least skimmed through them every week for the past 2-3 years. Cvxfreak and a handful of other M-C regulars are the reason I read past the first post, even when I am busy.
Back on topic, what is preventing N-B from porting Tales of Graces onto the PS3? It's not like there hasn't been an RPG on the PS3 that could have easily have been done on the Wii before (Disgaea 3 for instance). Tidy up the textures to support a higher resolution, add a couple characters/dungeons, and offer it up as a late port. A psp downport might be less work, but it is not the only option.
Die Squirrel Die said:
Back on topic, what is preventing N-B from porting Tales of Graces onto the PS3? It's not like there hasn't been an RPG on the PS3 that could have easily have been done on the Wii before (Disgaea 3 for instance). Tidy up the textures to support a higher resolution, add a couple characters/dungeons, and offer it up as a late port. A psp downport might be less work, but it is not the only option.
Thunder Monkey
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It's the demons that do it.7Th said:
Perfectly rational people become shitcocks on the internet.
Bel Marduk
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obonicus said:
Lord of the Flies is such a boring book :lol
Bel Marduk
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onken said:
Worse. At least GAF isn't making me fall asleep
No I don't mean in its launch window, I mean an uptick in overall PS3 software development.dolemite said:
It seems like a lot of that uptick has already happened though, considering a lot of the games releasing for PS3 already target that audience, but I was wondering if people thought we'd see a few more Japanese developers and/or teams jumping on the PS3 due to the general PS3 upswing that comes along with an FF release, or if people thought the developers that were willing and able to move onto it already have.
V
Vilix
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Nirolak said:
If it's a break out hit just like FFVII was on the PS1, then yes.
Thunder Monkey
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Sure...Tenbatsu said:
But it requires you to be nude, and stripped of your inhibitions.
I'll go first since I'm already naked.
LINK.AGE76
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cvxfreak said:Well, I'm heading off to the usual game shops in a few hours. Going to be getting a friend the FFXIII strategy guide for Christmas, so I'll be on the usual look out.
Stuff to keep a look out for:
- FFXIII and NSMB Wii
- Hardware
Do you mind checking the status on Tales please.
Moor-Angol
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cvxfreak said:Well, I'm heading off to the usual game shops in a few hours. Going to be getting a friend the FFXIII strategy guide for Christmas, so I'll be on the usual look out.
Stuff to keep a look out for:
- FFXIII and NSMB Wii
- Hardware
take a look about 1000yen basket please !
many games has been released in the latest weeks, i'm very curious to know which of them have already got a dramatic price drop
LINK.AGE76
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kpop100 said:
It sure is Tales of Disgraces then like Y2Kev said.
Brofist
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Kinda rare for a game to hit the 1000 yen mark that quickly, the most notable title in the bargain bin is MH3 as cvx noted.Moor-Angol said:take a look about 1000yen basket please !
many games has been released in the latest weeks, i'm very curious to know which of them have already got a dramatic price drop
Went to Denden today.
Dropped into A-Too, they had FFXIII at 7,400 yen, a reduced price 100 yen lower than the price I got the game for on launch day in Umeda.
They also had a bunch of copies, they weren't in danger of selling out anytime soon.
I think that people like myself who want to get at least 75% of what they paid for a game when they sell it back to a store are going to need to do it within a couple of weeks of the game's release because there might be a lot of 2nd hand copies hitting the shelves along side whatever new stock is left unbought on shelves.
Dropped into A-Too, they had FFXIII at 7,400 yen, a reduced price 100 yen lower than the price I got the game for on launch day in Umeda.
They also had a bunch of copies, they weren't in danger of selling out anytime soon.
I think that people like myself who want to get at least 75% of what they paid for a game when they sell it back to a store are going to need to do it within a couple of weeks of the game's release because there might be a lot of 2nd hand copies hitting the shelves along side whatever new stock is left unbought on shelves.
cvxfreak said:Well, I'm heading off to the usual game shops in a few hours. Going to be getting a friend the FFXIII strategy guide for Christmas, so I'll be on the usual look out.
Stuff to keep a look out for:
- FFXIII and NSMB Wii
- Hardware
cool, i was going to ask you about remaining ff13 bundles
Moor-Angol
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kpop100 said:
well, not only games priced at 1000yen, i meant price drop in general, for example this summer i bought Onore no Shinzuru, the action puzzle ninja game for PSP at 50% off (1980yen)(it's really a worth!)
and next week i'll be there, so i could post my impressions, Saitama and north Tokyo area
Brofist
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Ahh I see. Usually there are 2 bargain bins. The one for semi new games that are marked down, and the get this shit out of my store bin. I thought you were speaking of the latter heh. Either way I didn't see anything that interesting. Maybe after the holidays?Moor-Angol said:well, not only games priced at 1000yen, i meant price drop in general, for example this summer i bought Onore no Shinzuru, the action puzzle ninja game for PSP at 50% off (1980yen)(it's really a worth!)
and next week i'll be there, so i could post my impressions, Saitama and north Tokyo area
I just spent a little while running around shopping and checking various game places around town. Man, Yokohama Yodobashi Camera was packed. The number of people in there was insane and it was around 4:30p or so. Gotta admit, I think the big winners are gonna be NSMBW and FFXIII. Tons of copies being bought, but in the time I was there, they sold a crapton of Wii's with everything from the new drum game (Taiko 2 - I think), Graces, and of course Mario. Checked out a few other places and they weren't as busy, but FFXIII seemed to be doing well, but each place had a ton of copies. Sadly, there are already used copies out and about and when I went to one place a guy was already trading it in. Damn, no idea how these guys blow through games that fast. Thing is the used copy is just a few yen less than a brand new game!
Yodobashi:
Went to Bic Camera near my house and found that FFXIII was selling pretty well. Most of the people who were buying games were buying FFXIII. No systems selling, but definitely selling the regular version of the game. I didn't see any copies of NSMBW so I'm gonna assume they were out. I would have asked, but they were pretty busy at the time. Saw a few people buying Graces and the black Wii and DSi LL seemed to be pretty popular as well. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on things as the week rolls on since I'll be in town a few times before Christmas. Lots of people out shopping today.
Some pics...
...if I can figure out how to post them...
Edit: I guess I can't hot link from my own site. Oh well...the URLs should work fine.
Yodobashi:
Went to Bic Camera near my house and found that FFXIII was selling pretty well. Most of the people who were buying games were buying FFXIII. No systems selling, but definitely selling the regular version of the game. I didn't see any copies of NSMBW so I'm gonna assume they were out. I would have asked, but they were pretty busy at the time. Saw a few people buying Graces and the black Wii and DSi LL seemed to be pretty popular as well. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on things as the week rolls on since I'll be in town a few times before Christmas. Lots of people out shopping today.
Some pics...
...if I can figure out how to post them...
Edit: I guess I can't hot link from my own site. Oh well...the URLs should work fine.
LINK.AGE76
Member
EDarkness said:I just spent a little while running around shopping and checking various game places around town. Man, Yokohama Yodobashi Camera was packed. The number of people in there was insane and it was around 4:30p or so. Gotta admit, I think the big winners are gonna be NSMBW and FFXIII. Tons of copies being bought, but in the time I was there, they sold a crapton of Wii's with everything from the new drum game, Graces, and of course Mario. Checked out a few other places and they weren't as busy, but FFXIII seemed to be doing well, but each place had a ton of copies. Sadly, there are already used copies out and about and when I went to one place a guy was already trading it in. Damn, no idea how these guys blow through games that fast. Thing is the used copy is just a few yen less than a brand new game!
Went to Bic Camera near my house and found that FFXIII was selling pretty well. Most of the people who were buying games were buying FFXIII. No systems selling, but definitely selling the regular version of the game. I didn't see any copies of NSMBW so I'm gonna assume they were out. I would have asked, but they were pretty busy at the time. Saw a few people buying Graces and the black Wii and DSi LL seemed to be pretty popular as well. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on things as the week rolls on since I'll be in town a few times before Christmas. Lots of people out shopping today.
Some pics...
...if I can figure out how to post them...
Thanks for sharing man. I hope Graces picks up, FF13 being traded in soon could be a bad sign, but we'll have to wait. I can wait for next weeks numbers for Mario and FF13.
JoshuaJSlone
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That probably means it's cancelled, like FF III DS and Crystal Bearers.Moor-Angol said:we can start arguing if DQX will be released on Wii, or switched to DS or Wii/PS3 release or... who knows ?
the long silence after the announcement made 12 months ago could be interpreted in many ways
Kurosaki Ichigo
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But they don't usually move them. FFXIII getting multiplatform was most likely thanks to Microsoft than Square-Enix changing their mind on their own.Nirolak said:
Now Agito 13 and Parasite Eve were indeed moved to PSP, but because the target platform wasn't going to exist in their way they had thought. And even after moved, they have been in the dark for long too.
DQX case, they didn't even have the logo. That's enough to know how far they were in that project. Its not going to move, but it was just an announcement for a plan.
My two cents here, I think its way more likely (and still unlikely overall) for Graces to go to PS3 than PSP.kswiston said:
PSP got ports of Eternia, Phantasia, Destiny 2 and Rebirth, or in other words, the 2D-games. They didn't port any of the 3D ones, Symphonia, Legendia and Abyss. Destiny Remake hasn't seen a port yet, and I think that would be more likely than a 3D title.
On the other hand, PS3 port of Vesperia did better than the PSP ports (which went downhill big time too). On the PS3 they also sold Vesperia for 7800Y (same as Vesperia 360, more than Graces Wii, way more than the PSP ports) and added a fuckload of paid DLC.
PS3 is also proved for a port coming in a "short" time (compared to the PSP ones, which were years between them), and going up from Wii to PS3 seems way easier than going down from Wii to PSP for a 3D title (considering they didn't go down from PS2 to PSP for a 3D title). Still, first line, I don't think its going anywhere anytime soon.
Just made my usual rounds, and game stores are indeed very busy in Shinjuku, although not quite super busy where it gets unmanageable.
NSMB Wii - Still selling briskly. Not much else to say on that front. Expect a huge week that can possibly match the 2nd week. Yodobashi still enacting the 1-per-person rule.
FFXIII - Also still selling nicely, though stock is plentiful. Yodobashi, the store I showed the other day, sold out of their Lightning PS3 Slim bundles, but Bic Camera still has them in stock.
Wii - Selling lots. Wii Fit Plus and NSMB Wii are the top hardware attachments. Wii Sports Resort is also a favorite.
PS3 - Also selling lots, and considerably more than the Wii at the shops I visited. This week is going to be the PS3s biggest week, possibly ever.
DS - Selling well, and it seems as if the DSi LL has fallen behind the DSi.
PSP - Didn't see any get sold... might have a bit of a slow holiday.
PSPgo - lololol (see picture below)
360 - ...
(All PS3 FFXIII bundles)
(Sign at the same store saying the bundles are in stock.)
(Weekend deal: get 13% off your PSP go in Yodobashi points. That equals 3484 points, which is a ¥3484 discount/~$40USD. Consoles usually only net you 5% points back.).
NSMB Wii - Still selling briskly. Not much else to say on that front. Expect a huge week that can possibly match the 2nd week. Yodobashi still enacting the 1-per-person rule.
FFXIII - Also still selling nicely, though stock is plentiful. Yodobashi, the store I showed the other day, sold out of their Lightning PS3 Slim bundles, but Bic Camera still has them in stock.
Wii - Selling lots. Wii Fit Plus and NSMB Wii are the top hardware attachments. Wii Sports Resort is also a favorite.
PS3 - Also selling lots, and considerably more than the Wii at the shops I visited. This week is going to be the PS3s biggest week, possibly ever.
DS - Selling well, and it seems as if the DSi LL has fallen behind the DSi.
PSP - Didn't see any get sold... might have a bit of a slow holiday.
PSPgo - lololol (see picture below)
360 - ...
(All PS3 FFXIII bundles)
(Sign at the same store saying the bundles are in stock.)
(Weekend deal: get 13% off your PSP go in Yodobashi points. That equals 3484 points, which is a ¥3484 discount/~$40USD. Consoles usually only net you 5% points back.).
Chris1964 said:
What do you mean?
Maybe not posting at all?
Or should I only post when I have positive spin?
Fuck you, I was just trying to help, I could care less whether it succeeds or fails.
For prosperity's sake I bought the game and I think it's a bit of a snooze fest four or so hours in. Maybe this info will help you label me a fanboy or something so I thought I'd share.