I can’t believe it, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is selling like mad in Japan. The special edition bundle of Blue Dragon was available for preorder yesterday, in which 100,000 units sold out almost immediately. Another 90,000 standard bundles were soon to follow the shortage.
Blue Dragon is an Xbox 360 title developed by the makers of the successful Chrono Cross. The special edition bundle included a Blue Dragon faceplate, five miniature figures and obviously, Blue Dragon. Prior to this event, Microsoft has had some serious trouble getting into the Japanese market, but it looks like we are slowly seeing all that change. Welcome to Microsoft gaming Japan!
EDIT: It’s 10,000 units sold out, not 100,000. Thanks for the heads up!
Xbox 360 Sells Out In Japan [computer and video games]
They sold out the 10,000 special edition bundles, not 100,000.
It’s still good for Microsoft, though. This is the first real foothold they’ve gotten into the japanese market.
This is fantastic news :-) Microsoft should keep selling standard BD bundles and stop taking other versions into Japan. And by doing this, they will have great success in Japan finaly :-)
As someone stated, if a game from the men who created the most succesful video game franchises in japan (final fantasy and dragon quest) didnt made the xbox 360 sell, nothing were going to make it sell.
But am very very glad that they made, now they must hurry and take out 100,000 regular blue dragon bundles to cement this..