Dynasty Warriors 4 sells a million in 9 days in Japan. We get the game on 3/25/03. Seige engines, harder enemies, smarter AI? Oh my.

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Dynasty Warriors 4 sells a million in 9 days in Japan. We get the game on 3/25/03. Seige engines, harder enemies, smarter AI? Oh my.</div>

[Julius Seeker]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>But G-man, isn't using that sales data alluding to your thought that it's a "great game"?</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Many people say it's not. It is, after all - a niche market. Repetitive hack and slash isn't what most gamers want. But I enjoy them. =8^)</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>There aren't too many games like Dynasty Warriors 2 and above. Hence the "monopoly".</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Think it's only shipped, not sold, though still impressive</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Sold.</div>

[Zeus]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>(Shameless plug) Zelda for GC has already reached 560,000 preorders, breaking a US record. Directed by Miyamoto and with the free disc of 2 version of Ocarina. Oh my :-)</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Yes. But who da thunk a repetitive game like DW4 could sell a million copies in 9 days? I love the game....but I can see it's shorcomings.</div>

[Zeus]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Never a fan, so I didn't care about the game. But as far as the sales are concerned, it's not overly suprising considering how the Japanese just LOVE certain games and series'</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>"Koei announced they have shipped one million copies of Shin Sangoku Musou 3 (Dynasty Warriors 4) in Japan, for just 9 days after its release."

They SHIPPED one million copies not sold one million copies. I assume shipping means the number available to be sold but this definitely doesn't mean that many has been sold yet.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/news/ ... 1-34.db</a>

The Dynasty Warriors games have always been somewhat of a niche title in the U.S., with each sequel selling slightly better than the last. In Japan the franchise has done exceedingly well as is evident with the latest sales numbers of part 4 in the series. Over a million units have been sold already, which is particularly impressive given the Japanese economy and the gaming industry in general over there. The game was released on February 27. Dynasty Warriors 4 is scheduled to hit at the end of this month in the U.S. Gaming Age will have a full review at that time.</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.koeigames.com/Koei_Games.htm">From Koei</a>

This is from KOEI's own homepage:

DYNASTY WARRIORS™ 4 SHIPS ONE MILLION UNITS IN JAPAN


Mega-Hit Tactical Action Game Sets Record as Fastest-Selling Title in KOEI History



Burlingame, CA – March 11, 2003 – KOEI Company Limited of Japan announced today that it has shipped one million units of Dynasty Warriors 4 in a period of only 9 days; a record for the company. Dynasty Warriors 4 is KOEI’s second title to reach the one million-unit mark. The mega-hit Tactical Action game far outpaced the series’ previous installment by over 11 months. Dynasty Warriors 3 achieved the one million-unit mark over a 12-month period.

Same date, 1 million shipped from KOEI's own homepage.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Dude...it doesn't matter. It's gonna sell a million. Sheesh. =8^)</div>

[Don]

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>it's going to stop at 999,999!</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>Bwah! I'm buying the one millionth! So there! =8^)</div>

[Blotus]

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>Unfortunately, it seems if you were not one of the first ten or twelve people to pre-order, you don't get tOoT.</div>

[Zeus]

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>The EB my friend works at just got a new shipment of them. They're getting more in now, they just had to make more. Considering that only Smash Bros sold over a mil here and Metroid only 800,000, no one woulda thought there'd be 560,000+ pre-orders</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Heh...Don made a joke, and a good one at that.</div>

[G-man Joe]

<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>They do okay in the US. Not a million copy seller but it's no loss either.</div>