Apparently it took over 20 minutes for anyone to actually walk up and purchase the game from director Suda51 and producer Yasuhiro Wada -- and even then, the first person to do it was a Famitsu reporter. We guess people just don't turn out for these things in Japan unless the game is porn or Dragon Quest. Uh, and nothing's more punk rock than being unpopular anyway, right?
[Via NeoGAF]
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12-10-2007 @ 12:32PM
nil said...
This hurts my soul deep down. I have loved the Suda51 games I've played and I really feel that he is the designer most likely to create new genres. He deserves better than this.
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12-10-2007 @ 12:47PM
Wiseguy said...
If No More Heroes is a flop, then I will lose all faith in humanity. Anyone who doesn't buy a copy is dead to me.
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12-10-2007 @ 12:54PM
MemphisNET said...
Wow... suck.. as in, this does - I wonder what first week sales will be like.
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12-10-2007 @ 12:56PM
Geoff Gibson said...
Well to be honest, open-world games like Heroes aren't smash successes in Japan, and No More Heroes looks like it shares a lot of gameplay similarities as the GTA franchise.
I, for one, can't wait for this game. Come to Los Angeles Suda! I'd definitely come out to meet and greet you!
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12-10-2007 @ 12:58PM
hvnlysoldr said...
It sold 10k which is about better than any other Suda51 game in Japan. It's still horrible though...
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12-10-2007 @ 1:03PM
troy said...
More than double the lifetime Japanese sales of Opoona though. It could do better I agree. Ubisoft is putting it out over here so fingers crossed the publicize it heavily.
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12-10-2007 @ 1:19PM
LilCo187 said...
Wow....well, no need for you Suda 51 apologists to post on here, your comments aren't needed. Part of a games legacy and a games overall greatness kinda has to start with... i dunno....people actually wanting it. For whatever reason, and I don't think its a fault of their own, people (at least in Japan) are not interested in the game. Couple that with the lack of competitve softeware on the system right now and that speaks volumes, as much as you Suda 51ers don't wanna hear it.
I'll be giving this game a go though, seems pretty cool.
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12-10-2007 @ 4:56PM
Joshua said...
Yeah, the Wii is attracting a lot of "non-gamers". Anything that's actually a *game* never gets much attention (especially in Japan).
Damn, if this keeps up, real games could truly disappear from the system (they're already on life support).
12-12-2007 @ 11:19PM
Matters said...
I don't think I have ever seen you say anything intelligent.
We can't feel bad for Suda51? They make great games and I hate to see them fail.
I bet you never made a comment saying that when Okami failed and the development team was laid off.
I won't even waste my breath on the rest of your retarded BS comment.
12-13-2007 @ 8:55AM
LilCo187 said...
Thank you for your reply.
12-10-2007 @ 1:21PM
Michael C. Sherrin said...
I just hope it still comes to America. Wii need some good, mature adventure games.
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12-10-2007 @ 6:36PM
Sora267 said...
Dude, you spelled "we" wro - o i c wat u did ther.
12-10-2007 @ 1:22PM
Charles said...
I feel bad for the poor dude, he's so cool and makes awesome games, and this is what he gets...it's things like this that make game developers to go lazy...
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12-10-2007 @ 1:52PM
Sonic_13 said...
Wow. I feel bad for that guy. His games are really cool.
I sort of feel like the Japanese gaming market has turned really mainstream and into the non-gamer type crowd, as games like Wii Fit, Play, and Sports sell like crazy. But as the games progress to more "hardcore" status, they don't sell as well, like Super Mario Galaxy and especially No More Heroes.
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12-10-2007 @ 2:21PM
Undead Priest said...
I'm sure it wasn't completely unexpected, as SUDA51 had previously said he was developing it with a Western focus in mind. Especially after Killer 7 sold the best in the US.
In any case, this is a day 1 purchase for me. I love Killer 7 and Contact.
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12-10-2007 @ 2:52PM
diego molano said...
how much has killer 7 sold so far?
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12-10-2007 @ 7:19PM
Undead Priest said...
In the US, last I knew about 250,000 copies on the GameCube, and 18,000 copies on the PS2.
12-10-2007 @ 3:40PM
Ryder said...
i'd be perty pissed off if i were them. that would be so humiliating
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12-10-2007 @ 5:18PM
BPM - The Revenge said...
A sad day for gamerkind. :(
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12-10-2007 @ 9:03PM
hvnlysoldr said...
I guess there really are no more heroes.
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12-11-2007 @ 1:28PM
Wiitard said...
The Japanese and Europe versions are highly censored but not the US release. People want the full game as it was intended.
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12-11-2007 @ 1:51PM
wiiboy101gezza said...
well japan is getting more sureal than ever in its videogaming choices the whole motion sickness thing boggles my mind the nation that is clearly home to everything videogame gets motion sickness from looking at a tv i find that just BIZZARRE
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12-11-2007 @ 9:06PM
L said...
Man that sucks, fuck the Japanese gaming public, and fuck the West if we don't make this game a best seller. I'm buying it for sure on the day it comes out.
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