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[ljkkjlcm9]

Originally Posted by Dragonsoul ^

ljkkjlcm9 - Yea Final Fantasy VIII was a great game, in addition to FF VII. It should be noted that the team for Final Fantasy XIII states that FF XIII will push the futuristic aspect of the game farther than FF VII and FF VIII were pushed. So if you like FF VIII, try out FF XIII?

lol me? Buy a PS3? No thanks!

THE JACKAL

[Roto13]

That Pokemon Trading Card Game is the sequel to the first Pokemon Trading Card Game for Game Boy Color. It was a Japan exclusive.

Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Sagensyg]

Oh yeah, I remember playing the Trading Card Game on my Gameboy! Good times. . .

[Roto13]

Yeah. My brother bought that one. It was actually really fun. And a lot more practical than actual trading cards. :P

[JKTrix]

Originally Posted by Dragonsoul ^

What is the game that debuted in 800k called Pokemon Trading Card GB 2?

Japan-only sequel to this:

JKTrix seal of authenticity: I have a mole on my left pinkie. Almost as good as a a watermark.

I just stuck it in my GBC (cuz i can't find my SP) to check my progress. I played it for 13 hours and got 211/226 cards before I stopped playing it. My active deck was 17 psychic pokemon, 28 psychic energies and 15 assorted items. Hmm.

As for Kingdom Hearts, I'm sure the Disney side had a lot to do with its success. I recall seeing reports of the 2 KH games performing better than their nearest FF counterparts in the US.

[Sagensyg]

Darn it! You're persuading me to break out the ROMs again!!

[PuPu]

Originally Posted by JKTrix ^

Extra point of reference, Kingdom Hearts 1 launched at 415,445 in Japan, KH2 launched at 740,207. There's no data for the US sales of KH1, but it launched in the US at 719,701 and consistently sold more than it did in Japan after that.

This is why Square Enix should release Final Mix+ to the West. I don't know where people got the idea that Final Mix+ would have fewer sales in the West than it would in Japan and cause SE to lose money.

Darn it, I really want FM+.

[Dragonsoul]

Thanks for the posts, I'll reply to each one...

ljkkjlcm9 - Why not buy a Playstation 3? What upcoming rpg's are you getting?

Roto13 - Cool! I thought it was an error in Vgchartz.com, but now I see that it's a real game.

Sagensyg - I used to play the Pokemon trading cards game(actual cards not video game), it was great! I also played the Dragon Ball Z trading card game from the late 90's, it ruled also! I didn't play a ton though.

JKTrix - Thanks for the pic! Kingdom Hearts 2 sold more than Final Fantasy XII did, atleast in it's first week, but I think overall also, in the United States. I don't remember the Kingdom Hearts 1 sales vs the sales of Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XI(PC), or Final Fantasy X-2. I may check on vgchartz.com later though.

PuPu - Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ would sell good in the west I think, I don't remember the Japanese numbers right now. But on the other hand, the Japanese sales figures for Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System were under 100k in the first week, so that is unlikely to get ported to Usa, and now it's shown that it won't happen, we'll just have to wait like 15 years for a handheld remake of Final Fantasy XII, this time with the updates. I'm nostalgic for Final Fantasy XII. Even with it's flaws, it's still a 9/10 game and it had the best battle system of any rpg I know of(even though it didn't give you enough experience and money after battles).