Need every bit of
God of War merchandise ever? Well, this one's going to be hard to get. That is, unless you live in Japan. A
special event in Akihabara later this month (June 20th) will promote the still-unreleased
God of War: Chains of Olympus, and those in attendance will be able to get this special keychain. In addition, artist YOU THE ROCK will make an appearance.
Although the
God of War franchise is incredibly successful in America and Europe, it hasn't managed to break through in Japan.
God of War II managed to sell about 40k units total on PS2. While PSP is quite the hot system in Japan right now, it's unclear how the Japanese populace will respond to this incredible, but American-developed, game.
[Via
PSPHyper]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-06-2008 @ 10:21AM
Ted said...
I hope the Japanese enjoy the game as much as I did.
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6-06-2008 @ 11:12AM
strike said...
I hope the japanese enjoy the key chain, because we cant.
6-06-2008 @ 11:19AM
Ted said...
There's always Ebay!
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6-06-2008 @ 1:11PM
flameofdoom666 said...
I love all of the God of War games- but that keychain is ugly.
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6-06-2008 @ 1:23PM
Alien said...
Well I adored the game ... so yeah , those few lucky Japanese guys , whom will buy it will shurely adore it to ;)
Oh , and that keychain is freakin' awesome IMO :D
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6-06-2008 @ 3:11PM
The Clunge said...
I hope the strong surge in PSP love in Japan will result in big sales for this awesome game. Thanks to scum sucking pirate thieves here in the west it sold like turd sandwiches at clean-freak convention.
Maybe Ready At Dawn will come back to PSP development if it's a hit. I hope so, nobody does better work for it than they do.
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6-06-2008 @ 4:32PM
Christopher said...
It's a two color screen imprint. That's crap! Still, why does Japan get all the cool preorder and event stuff?!
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6-06-2008 @ 9:11PM
bryansurvive said...
a god of war keychain would be nice since america basically paid for making god of war 2, but this keychain is ugly. They couldnt even afford to put his legs on it.
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6-08-2008 @ 10:15PM
Christopher said...
His legs are there. It's just that it looks weird because his whole body is a silhouette except for his tattoos.
6-07-2008 @ 8:05PM
Haohmaru said...
There's a very simple reason God of War games never sell well in Japan; Devil May Cry has similar gameplay but with a Japanese aesthetic, and they've had it long before Jaffe and company rolled out the first GoW. I don't think CoO is going to buck the trend, but we'll see if I'm proven wrong.
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6-18-2008 @ 7:46AM
moustafa nasser said...
ارجوطم رجاء خاص ممكن ان تعطوني جهاز psp الا ليس لدينا مطان يباع فيه
مع فائق التقدير
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