So how was VF5 360 received in Japan?

Huh, there are way more than that that have bought DOA4 in Japan, and doubtless way more that have bought VF5 both in the States and Japan. Those numbers are definitely way off. Blue Dragon sold over 200k copies in Japan.

 

Of course.
I gave number of people that have these games and xLive acount.
Blue Dragon has no online option, but 20 000xlive users in Japan bought that game (and played).

Only 1500 japanese xlive users played VF5.
15 000 japanese xlive users played DOA4.

 

Give the number for DOA4 in US. I find 1500 hard to swallow (I really hope it did well).

 

The numbers aren't out for Japanese sales figures yet. I don't think anyone is expecting it to be big.

 

The important thing is how many people bought systems due to the game. If a game sells systems, that can make up for lower sales numbers.

 

I can't wait to see how you'll explain that one...

 

which one?
Did I lost something?

 

Since now 1885 japanese xlive users played VF5.
Big improvment from 1500 from yesterday.

 

10,000 copies on the first day sold in Japan.
First day of Dec 6 sales
1. Tales of Innocence (NDS, Bandai Namco) - 75,000
2. Minna no Golf Portable 2 (PSP, Sony) - 40,000
3. Lost Odyssey (X360, Microsoft) - 40,000
4. Powerpro Kun Pocket 10 (NDS, Konami) - 20,000
5. Yuusya no Kuse ni Namaiki da (PSP, Aqua Plus) - 15,000
6. Gintama: Gintama Quest (NDS, Banpresto) - 15,000
7. No More Heroes (Wii, Spike) - 10,000
8. Silent Hill Zero (PSP, Konami) - 10,000
9. Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena (X360, Sega) - 10,000
10. Uncharted: Darke's Fortune (PS3, Sony) - 7,000

Week of Dec 3 to dec 9
1. Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) - 150,000 [411,000]
2. Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 107,000 [646,000]
3. Tales of Innocence (NDS, Bandai Namco) - 104,000
4. Minna no Golf Portable 2 (PSP, Sony) - 87,000
5. Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (NDS, Level 5) - 76,000 [370,000]
6. Dragon Quest IV (NDS, Square Enix) - 63,000 [795,000]
7. Lost Odyssey (X360, Microsoft) - 55,000
8. Pawafuru Pro-kun Pocket 10 (NDS, Konami) - 54,000
9. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) - 45,000 [476,000]
10. Mario & Sonic at Beijing Olympics (Wii, Nintendo) - 45,000 [148,000]

So basically over 10k and under 40k sold.

 

for comparison the ps3 version sold 48,346 during its week


http://kotaku.com/gaming/media-create/virtua-fighter-5-tops-japanese-sales-charts-236719.php

 

I gotta be honest, I didn't expect it to sell anywhere near as much as 10k in Japan in the first week.

 

2659 japanese Live users have played this game so far.
It's rising fast.

 

Damn, let's see if the sales pick up after it's 10k opening, but I doubt it.

 

Since now 3861 registered players have played this game.

Second most popular Sega game after Armored Core4.
Still far behind DOA4.

 

The last few nights I have been playing 90% of the people I've been up against have been Japanese.

 

Yeah and 1 Puerto Rican LOL.... (sigh) my sad sad reality. Man I REALLY HATE TEKKEN

 

this game doesn't have big enough bewbs to attract a crowd as big as doa.

 

Take a look at this Top50 most sold 360 game in Japan (made by Enterbrain), and Virtua Fighter 5 placed in 42nd place with 13169 copies

01. Blue Dragon - 203,740
02. Dead or Alive 4 - 108,618
03. Ace Combat 6 - 83,045
04. Halo 3 - 82,987
05. Ridge Racer 6 - 73,501
06. The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion - 72,274
07. Trusty Bell - 70,244
08. Gears of War - 68,270
09. Dead Rising - 68,078
10. Lost Planet - 61,555

11. DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme 2 - 60,544
12. Lost Odyssey - 60,376
13. Idolm@ster - 48,695
14. Dynasty Warriors 6 - 44,292
15. Assasin's Creed - 41,436
16. Ninety-Nine Nights - 38,019
17. Forza Motorsport 2 - 31,255
18. Rumble Roses XX - 29,187
19. Crackdown - 28,588
20. Culdcept Saga - 27,960

21. Earth Defense Force 3 - 27,087
22. Perfect Dark Zero - 26,085
23. Test Drive Unlimited - 25,788
24. PGR3 - 25,058
25. Beautiful Katamari - 24,186
26. World Soccer Winning Eleven X - 21,904
27. Armored Core 4 - 21,096
28. Dead Rising (Edition platinum) - 20,325 (ventes totales : 88,313)
29. [eM] eNCHANT arM (Enchanted Arms) - 20,233
30. Saint's Row - 18,593

31. Rainbow Six Vegas - 18,592
32. Oneechanbara vorteX - 18,443
33. Need For Speed Most Wanted - 17,973
34. Bulletwitch - 16,241
35. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - 15,994
36. PlayOnline/Final Fantasy XI All-in-One Pack 2006 - 15,754
37. World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 - 15,090
38. Idolm@ster (Edition platinum) - 14,864 (ventes totales : 63,559)
39. Earth Defense Force 3 (Edition platinum) - 14,707 (ventes totales : 41,794)
40. Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess Expansion - 14,412

41. Call of Duty 3 - 14,194
42. Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena - 13,169
43. Chrome Hounds - 13,110
44. Tenchu Z - 12,974
45. Project Sylpheed - 12,283
46. PGR 4 - 12,237
47. Viva Piñata - 12,184
48. Godfather - 11,670
49. Dynasty Warriors 5 Special - 10,957
50. Bulletwitch (Edition platinum) - 10,857 (ventes totales : 27,098)

 

Do you know what date this was published? VF5 for xbox360 is barely a month old in japan.

 

This Top50 has been published during the 3rd week of December 2007.
You want to know the exact date?