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Batman: Arkham Asylum Not So Popular In Japan

January 29, 2010 in News comments 15

Despite recieving an impressive 34/40 Famitsu score and being heavily pushed by Square Enix, Batman: Arkham Asylum hasn't done too well in Japan, only managing to enter the sales chart at 23rd on Playstation 3 and 42nd on Xbox 360.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum got off to a bad start in Japan this week, managing to enter the chart at 23rd on PS3 and 42nd on Xbox 360.

The arguably less alluring Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising faired better and debuted at 20th on PS3 and 26th on Xbox 360.
Miss Razz via eurogamer.net »
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  • 3
    Guugley Jan 29, 10
    Aren't the Japanese into all silly weird games that nobody from Japan (Or who isn't obsessed with Japan) will have ever ever heard of? So yeah...
    • 1
      Hideo1 Jan 29, 10
      Not at all.

      Well, yeah kind of.

      It's just more a case of Batman isn't really as popular there as over here, so they didn't give as much of a shit. TBH I'm surprised it even reached 23rd
  • 1
    Province Jan 29, 10
    Batman needs to show up in person and crack some f'ing skulls...that'll get their attention.


    For added effect, do it in Akibahara
  • 2
    TurMoiL911 Jan 29, 10
    Give Batman a seven-foot sword and blonde hair that makes him look like a woman. That'll get some attention in Japan.
    • 0
      Miss Razz Jan 30, 10
      And more belt buckles. Don't forget the belt buckles.
    • 0
      Hideo1 Jan 30, 10
      *bleep* it, just spray paint Gackt black and give him bat ears. Then they'll be all over it.
  • 0
    Slumpy monkey Jan 29, 10
    Its because batman isnt really that much of an "extreme" character over there. Here batman is cool and badass and all that stuff.

    Over in Japan they already got millions of those types of characters in Manga and stuff.
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Jan 29, 10
    japan only likes mediocre rpgs, not mediocre action games.
    • 3
      Hideo1 Jan 29, 10
      Oooh, controversial, you must be cool! Yata.
  • 4
    Euphoric Jan 29, 10
    It's because he kidnapped that Asian guy.
  • 0
    Bale Fire* Jan 29, 10
    I am certain I heard the exact opposite, that Batman: Arkham Asylum had actually done quite well in Japan compared to most other titles, something about similar themes.
  • 0
    Ech0ez Jan 30, 10
    Batman isn't big in Japan why is this surprising? it's like if they released a game based around Karas over in the West no one would pay any attention.
    • 0
      Miss Razz Jan 30, 10
      Actually, Batman's pretty popular in Japan. At least, in terms of American comic book heroes.
      The Animated Series in particular helped boosted its popularity over there in the 90s, since its style kinda fit with what Japanese audiences liked.
      • 0
        Hideo1 Jan 30, 10
        I wouldn't really put it like that. He's more of a cult-character, unless if I'm mistaken, kind o' like Jap. characters with American Otakus and the like; in the circles the people run in it's popular but as a whole, not so much.

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