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Japanese gamers most satisfied with Reach...?
Posted By: TCKaos <TCKaos@ymail.com>Date: 4/16/11 12:26 p.m.


According to Sankaku Complex (Totally NSFW, so I'm posting the article here), Halo: Reach is the purchase that Japanese gamers were the most satisfied with.

Here it is straight from the source:

"Japanese gamers quizzed on which games they find most satisfactory have not only granted top position to a non-Japanese game, but to a non-RPG as well, in the form of Halo: Reach…

The ranking, which also sees other western games score well, in the form of Dragon Age: Origins (only just released – the sequel is still some way off for Japan, perhaps for the best) and the mega-blockbuster Red Dead Redemption, as compiled by gaming rag Gamaga:

'1. Halo: Reach – 9.5

2. The Legend of Heroes ZERO NO KISEKI – 9.4

3. Disgaea 4 – 9.3

4. Dragon Age: Origins – 9.2

5. Blazblue Continuum Shift – 9.2

6. Dream C Club – 9.2

7. AKB1/48 Idol wo Koi Shitara… – 9.2

8. Red Dead Redemption – 9.2

9. Atelier Totori – 9.2

10. Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu – 9.2'

Those wondering about the unusually high placement of western games in the ranking (particularly most Japanese will clearly not play anything other than RPGs featuring angst-ridden teenagers saving the world) should consider the fact that it is based on “satisfaction” rather than actual sales.

As a result a niche game with a pitiful sales and a small but dedicated fanbase can do quite well – although Halo’s 45,000 sales versus the 120,000 of Zero no Kiseki and the 95,000 of Disgaea 4 is none too shabby all the same."

Here's the scan from the actual magazine:



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Japanese gamers most satisfied with Reach...?TCKaos 4/16/11 12:26 p.m.
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     Re: Japanese gamers most satisfied with Reach...?Ross Mills 4/16/11 3:57 p.m.
           Re: Japanese gamers most satisfied with Reach...?TCKaos 4/17/11 1:30 p.m.



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