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Gran Turismo 4 JP Launch

Posted by Zonk on from the shiny-zoomy-things dept.

The Japanese launch of Gran Turismo 4 has been a roaring success, with Gamespot reporting that the game sold one million copies in two days. From the article: "The game's shipment beats the Gran Turismo series' record of 1 million copies in three days, set by Gran Turismo 3 from April 28 to 30, 2001. Overall, the franchise has sold 36 million cumulative copies worldwide since the title was released in 1997." They also have a piece discussing their impressions while testing the japanese version of the game.

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  1. Re:Car List Please by Heftklammerdosierer! · · Score: 3, Informative

    GTPlanet.net car list

  2. /. Is Just getting Round to This? by GTRacer · · Score: 3, Informative
    I got my GT4 + DVD set LAST FRIDAY - after the sales record had fallen.

    So far, I'm pleased, but the lack of day-night cycles and saving progress in the pits for the longer enduros kinda pisses me off. But the control is as tight as Prologue's (especially braking) and is is as pretty as they all say.

    Was it worth importing? Yup, especially if any of the local stores do "fast lap" competitions for a shot at a free copy of the U.S. release.

    GTRacer
    - Earning my nick

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    Defending IP by destroying access to it? That makes sense, RIAA/MPAA. Go to the corner until you can play nice!
  3. One million shipped, not sold by EvilDonut · · Score: 4, Informative

    GT4 did not sell a million copies in two days, that's merely the number of copies shipped to retailers. The actual sales figures are around 635.000 copies in the first week, which is still very impressive, and about 15.000 copies more than GT3 sold in its first week.