Capcom announced today that Gyakuten Saiban 4 passed the half-million mark in shipped copies today, a new record for the series. It's no surprise that being on the DS boosted sales; it's likely to boost sales of anything. But let's not diminish the accomplishment. Gyakuten Saiban 4 is a hit! This milestone has contributed strongly to another milestone: as of today, the Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright) series has shipped 2 million copies in Japan alone. That's pretty great for any series, much less a text adventure series! If there were any objections within Capcom about spending the money to localize GS4, they've probably been shot down by now.
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4-26-2007 @ 1:43PM
ssuk said...
I fail to see why localisation critics have been diminished... Gyakuten Saiban has always been big in Japan. Capcom will probably still localise all Phoenix Wright versions because they understand the power of a fanbase, hell, why else would there have been so many Megaman EXE games? No one but the fans liked the damn games. If they were to be shot down by anything, EU and US sale figures of Justice for All would be nice. But anyway, This game is deservent of the half a million mark in less than a month, it's awesome.
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4-27-2007 @ 2:02AM
Elias Ross said...
Wifey bought the limited edition box set from YesAsia ($140) http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-j/section-games/pid-1004628370/
I am impressed she spent $140 on the game, but considering what a fan she is of the series, I'm not surprised.
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4-27-2007 @ 2:07AM
JC Fletcher said...
I'd love to get the LE, but I don't have the cash, and my Japanese isn't up to it.
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