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IguanaGrrl
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0.  Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:57 pm Post subject: Konami of Japan Reports over 6.5 Million Copies of DDR Sold |
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According to a press release from Konami of Japan, over 6.5 million copies of DDR have been sold since the series debut in 1998. The European market accounts for 1.5 million units, 1 million for the United States and the remaining 4 million through Japanese markets.
Thanks goes to Cutriss for the link.
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eryk
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| 1. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| What's that bucket-thing the "Dance Dance Revolution Beginners Pack? Does any of youz guyz know what that is? |
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Neon Kel
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| 2. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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I think sales are pretty OK in the US, knowing that DDR isn't mainstreamd here. But i think it could be much better.
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Rillo
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| 3. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yay! *Clapclap*... I didn't know that more were sold in Europe... (I'm most likely just stupid, but... yeah)
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BeForU~Dude2~
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| 4. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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YaY for KoJ! 
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Junior
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| 5. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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The bucket contains a copy of DDR Party Collection and a dance mat. How big is the bucket? Beats me but I´m sure it´s big enough not to damage the pad when folded in.
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t3nacious
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| 6. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I really don't understand, they announce it as if it's a good thing and they are doing well, just as they tell us that they will stop the continuation of ddr. Jerks! |
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Syxx
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| 7. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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Just imagine if everone had original copies, there'd be like 2347283590 million sold. =P
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4goodor4awesome
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| 8. Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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That's Weird...only 1 million...i guess i just thought America was more "jap" than that. I want to know how many Arcade machines we have and Japan has and Europe has. Im kinda sure we would win since Japan is going more beatmania now.
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DizzyBum
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| 9. Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| 4goodor4awesome wrote: | | That's Weird...only 1 million...i guess i just thought America was more "jap" than that. I want to know how many Arcade machines we have and Japan has and Europe has. Im kinda sure we would win since Japan is going more beatmania now. |
Nope.
I think it accounts for all versions of DDR for all consoles and arcade versions.
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IguanaGrrl
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| 10. Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| DizzyBum wrote: |
Nope.
I think it accounts for all versions of DDR for all consoles and arcade versions. |
Actually, the article specified home versions, so I would imagine that these numbers would only include those for home.
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Syxx
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| 11. Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:42 am Post subject: |
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1 million copies for 5 different DDR games isn't half bad.
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Agilab
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| 12. Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Too bad DDR has pretty much come to a stop, arcade wise atleast....
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Catastrophe
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| 13. Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:42 pm Post subject: DDR hits 6.5 million units worldwide |
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| Syxx wrote: | | Just imagine if everone had original copies, there'd be like 2347283590 million sold. =P |
I agree. DDR is more widely pirated than any other game that I can think of. Today, all of my Bemani games are legit ( 7 ). But back when DDR 5th CS was brand new I was playing a pirate copy. One of my friends ( the one who introduced me to Bemani ) took a trip to China and returned with a copy of the latest DDR game. And I didn't even know it had come out yet! So we played it, I loved it, and I never questioned where the original copy was. He had originals for 1-4 anyway. He told me that he had bought all of his games when he was out of the country and I assumed that was the only way to obtain them. KDEA ( then KOA ) hadn't sold DDR USA yet and I had no idea that online retailers specialized in importing products from Japan. Now I know that I can point-and-click to order DDR Extreme but I didn't always know that. Actually, I even know of a store within driving distance where I can buy DDR Extreme off the shelf! ( I did! )
I think the pirated copies of DDR are usually out of region copies, like pirate Japanese games in North America or Europe. And it is hard to force people to buy legit copies of those.
Agilab - Yeah, keyword - 'arcade-wise'. The existing DDR units are still moneymakers though even as they breakdown. Its sad to think that the number of DDR machines in the world is probably shrinking right now.  |
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Kerf
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| 14. Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| Syxx wrote: | | Just imagine if everone had original copies, there'd be like 2347283590 million sold. =P |
Hahaha, probably. |
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moojoe
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| 15. Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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it would be impossible to coutn how many machines are actually in america. because all 6th mix(possibly 7th, froget) and higher are illigal in the US. theyre just shipped from japan, yep, DDREX was never actually released in the US. this makes it hell for arcade workers such as me because the entire manual is in JAPANESE!!! grrr evil not being able to read the manualness... 
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VxJasonxV
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| 16. Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| moojoe wrote: | | it would be impossible to coutn how many machines are actually in america. because all 6th mix(possibly 7th, froget) and higher are illigal in the US. theyre just shipped from japan, yep, DDREX was never actually released in the US. this makes it hell for arcade workers such as me because the entire manual is in JAPANESE!!! grrr evil not being able to read the manualness... |
Wrong.
All machine's in the US are illegal except for USA/US1 Mix.
Solo 2000, 3rd, 3rd Kv1/2, 2nd, etc. etc. are all illegal in the US.
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moojoe
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| 17. Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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woah....i thought it was only 6th mix up that was
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Cutriss
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| 18. Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Freak wrote: | | Syxx wrote: | | Just imagine if everone had original copies, there'd be like 2347283590 million sold. =P |
Hahaha, probably. |
That works out to approximately 390K copies per person on the planet.
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skie
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| 19. Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like Konami of Europe put out a similar press release... don't have a link to the actual release but a newsfeed article about it is here. It talks about the upcoming Dancing Stage and Karaoke Stage briefly, but otherwise it's pretty much the same thing you've already seen.
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