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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. Whiny readers complain about GT4=vapourware? by Staplerh · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hah. This is ironic news, given that the Wired story that was just posted earlier today had Grand Turismo 4 as #6 on the year's vapourware list.

    Gran Turismo 4, the latest installment in Sony's wildly popular racing series, was supposed to allow PlayStation 2 racers to chase each other over the internet.

    Well, I suppose Japan gets it.. and the North American launch won't be long away. Of course, if they had rushed it to make a Christmas release in North America, maybe we would have gotten some faulty Japanese porting.

    All your base...

    --
    "There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all."
    - Bob Dylan
  2. Car List Please by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Someone from Japan with the game PLEASE post a Car List somewhere! There are too many hyped-up lists that are fakely floating about the internet. I am dying to see if my favorites made it. I don't want 40 versions of Nissan Skyline!

    1. Re:Car List Please by Attar81 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Is the game still missing Porsche and Ferrari? That always seemed like a big deal to me. I think there are license issues involved, but it seems like they are making enough money with the game to be able to buy the license to use these cars.