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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. Instruction Manual: by numbski · · Score: 3, Funny

    Turn left.
    Turn left.
    Turn left.

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    1. Re:Instruction Manual: by Phu5ion · · Score: 2, Funny

      no that's the instruction manual for NASCAR Thunder 2005

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    2. Re:Instruction Manual: by mausmalone · · Score: 2, Informative

      no, no, no... That's Nascar and to a lesser extent Indycar.

      One of the coolest things about the original Gran Turismo is that it had to be put in a 2-disc case even though it was only 1 disc so that you can have both instruction booklets. The first was how to play/controls/standard stuff. the second booklet was a manual about driving and racing strategy.

      The 3rd one had the same for half of the booklet, but it's very notable that it was written by instrutors from the Skip Barber School of Racing (though, to be honest, the first game's manual was more correct).

      And if you don't play it, pick up GT3 for $8 at Gamestop. It's far and away worth at least that much.

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  2. 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...

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  3. 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.

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

      GTPlanet.net car list

    3. Re:Car List Please by Andy_R · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Porsche is represented by the Ruf tuner as before, but there are no Ferarris, or Lamborghinis (although the Cizesta V16 looks like a even more of a Diabolo rip-off than it does in real life.

      I've read that these companies signed exclusive licencing deals with other games companies before GT1, and are kicking themselves for doing so, although facts are thin on the ground.

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  4. GT4's updated web site by Numeric · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Official GT4 web site. I don't think the car list is very complete. Hopefully, our friends in Japan will have sites with the true car list.

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  5. /. 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.

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  6. 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.

  7. Re:2 player stats by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 2, Informative
    I've loaded the cars from my garage, and am able to use the cars I have won. However, it lowers its power. So in other words, all those parts I bought to increase performance don't do dick.

    Don't believe me? Take a rally car like the escort, soup it up all the way, then try it in a rally race in arcade mode. The car isn't NEARLy as powerful. And I believe the horsepower drops considerably (check the numbers it shows you).

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