Japanese Lining Up for Xbox 360? Madness!
- Scribbled on August 8th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Humor, Industry News, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPG
A rare sight – Japanese gamers lining up in droves anxiously awaiting an Xbox 360 game. Of course, this is no ordinary game – it’s Tales of Vesperia. Okay, so it’s not quite as famous as Halo 3 is here, but it’s a very popular roleplaying game over in the East.
This morning’s launch was accompanied by on-stage antics that included producers Yoshito Higuchi and Tsutomu Gouda, the latter of which quipped: “Even though the Olympics are starting, everyone please enjoy playing Tales of Versperia.” Pro wrestler Wataru Sakora was also present for the event.
Although hype for Vesperia isn’t as mad as it would be had the game come out for the PS3 or Wii, a “steady stream” of 360 consoles are reportedly being sold. And all it took was a Japanese game in a Japanese genre made by Japanese people to do it.
How long will this last? Let’s just say, “Enjoy it while it lasts.”
(Thanks, Destructoid.)
August 15th, 2008 at 11:39 am
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