Unless you're a truly hardcore otaku, it might be hard to understand the appeal of Idolmaster. This was a huge success in Japan, in spite of it being on Xbox 360. Imagine how well it will do when it arrives on Japan's most successful console right now. Yeah, we're thinking this is going to cause a massive surge of sales, one only rivaled by Monster Hunter.
[Via Siliconera]
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7-28-2008 @ 4:46PM
ShinyaAoki said...
Wow, you are right, I don't get it at all. And please tell me there is no "swimsuit contest" in this game. *shudders*
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7-28-2008 @ 5:15PM
Turbo said...
Wow, that looks like a pretty bad game for America...
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7-28-2008 @ 6:25PM
cafecito said...
Don't worry. Even games that -would- appeal american audiences don't get localized, so it's a sure bet to say this will never EVER leave japan.
That sucks tho... I admit I'd like to check out what one of these games plays like.
7-28-2008 @ 6:11PM
koehler83 said...
....the hell?
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7-28-2008 @ 6:20PM
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) said...
I wonder how this will do on Japan, no use having released it on the 360 there, this will do a lot better on the PSP.
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7-28-2008 @ 6:30PM
cafecito said...
Well I can't say anything bout the gameplay... (guess it plays like a dating sim of sorts) but the graphics look impressive.
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7-28-2008 @ 6:38PM
bryansurvive said...
its hard to understand why america isnt getting many games.
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7-28-2008 @ 7:48PM
Jacksons said...
The first 15 seconds sounded like an alarm, a robot and a generic pop beat all at once. Thanks for the aural assault there, Namco.
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7-28-2008 @ 9:07PM
omgitsthepope said...
you really think they'll get monster hunter numbs well thats good for sony maybe it'll spark some interest into the psp lol. I'm hoping sega announces something about phantasy star soon i want to play that. Idk what other japenese games i would want which ones are you wanting?
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7-29-2008 @ 8:16AM
Alien said...
Well it was a pretty good success on the 360 ... I read somewhere that the game made almost 3 million $ just from Japanese DLC , so yeah lets hope that the success will translate to the PSP version to :)
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8-04-2008 @ 9:20AM
Karmann said...
I WANT THIS GAME !!!
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