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Final Fantasy XIII no longer most anticipated title in Japan

For the last 15 months, Japanese magazine Famitsu has polled its readers on which game they're anticipating the most. And for 15 months, Final Fantasy XIII has dominated the results -- that is, until now. Apparently, the hotly anticipated RPG has been dethroned in favor of another much beloved Japanese franchise, Dragon Quest.

Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS has taken lone control of the #1 spot for most anticipated title in Japan. PlayStation 3 holds 6 of the 15 spots, PlayStation 2 has one title in the lineup and the PlayStation Portable brings up the rear with #15.

We've included the list below.

1. Dragon Quest IX (NDS, Square Enix)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
3. Biohazard 5 (PS3, Capcom)
4. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom)
5. Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix)
6. Amagami (PS2, Enterbrain)
7. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (360, Square Enix)
8. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
9. The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix)
10. Ryuga Gotoku 3 (PS3, Sega)
11. Street Fighter IV (PS3, Capcom)
12. Seventh Dragon (NDS, Sega)
13. Ninokuni: The Another World (NDS, Level 5)
14. Gyakuten Kenji (NDS, Capcom)
15. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP, Square Enix)

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  1. InfernoReaper

    • 6:19pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Wow 360 sure holds a lot of sway in Japan. One spot and it's #7. Wooo.

  2. saso_7

    • 6:24pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    japanese gamers are simply one-dimensional..all they generally like & play are rpgs

  3. NoMercy666

    • 6:25pm EST - January 1st, 2009

     @1: Yeah. 360 isn't that popular in Japan. Mostly because Microsoft isn't that great in Japan.

  4. HellsJester

    • 6:28pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Good i hope it keeps going down the list and has horrible sells telling Square they should have stayed exclusive.

     

  5. SilenTFailure

    • 6:29pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    @ 2 That may be, but the US is also the same way with fps. Im getting tired of it.

    @ 4 The anticipation has nothing to do with it being exclusive or not, although i do agree it should have stayed exclusive.

  6. xxIvErx

    • 6:30pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Is Street Fighter 4 exclusive to the PS3 in Japan??

  7. Boulayman

    • 6:37pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Wow, I sure wasn't expectint Re 5 that high up in the list. February is gonna be huge !

  8. Girugamesh

    • 7:00pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    @2

    Japanese gamers are only as "one deminsional" for RPG's as US gamers are for hardcore spazz shooters.

    On topic: Meh, change in mood I guess, maybe there was a new Dragon Quest advertisement that got everyone excited. When dragon quest is on top 15 months straight, THEN we'll talk.

  9. Huleo

    • 7:21pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    rpg freaks

  10. Staticneuron

    • 7:28pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Wow, The playstion console make up the majority of that list. Color me surprised.

  11. xdbuix

    • 7:34pm EST - January 1st, 2009

     eh ff13 wasnt on my big hit list. For me its versus. Versus looks so much better. They have advent children and kingdom hearts ppl working on versus. That... is a KO team for me.

  12. iamcorbindallas

    • 7:51pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    @staticneuron

    Sony is a Japanese company.  Why are you surprised?

  13. LunaTech

    • 7:57pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    I want to know how they get these polls...

     

    Anywho, wooo ps3

  14. DarkNemesis

    • 8:14pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    @ Girgamesh

     

    As an American gamer,I am not one dimensional as I prefer RPGs over shooters,but both are  dry right now and boring.Aside from KZ2 and WKC I am not interested in either genre at the moment.

  15. LegendaryAim

    • 9:03pm EST - January 1st, 2009

     Well this is not surprising as no one really knows when FFXIII will exactly drop in Jap but for DQIX it launches in March

  16. RocManX

    • 9:08pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    how exactly is this news worthy? FFIIIX is the second most anticipated game in Japan instead of #1 . . . . . ok

  17. Anim3Fr33K

    • 9:14pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    lol, go go square, port SE last hope to PS3, so 360 can loose its last hope.

  18. RogurtNChzz

    • 9:24pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    Dam..people sure love square enix (gotta admit, they do make good games). But WTF???? DRAGON QUEST!?!???? WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. Versus

    • 9:58pm EST - January 1st, 2009

    this really isnt a bad thing, i think its mainly cus DQIX is bout to release in a few months so its gotten more attention now

  20. PS3-The Ultimate Machine

    • 11:06pm EST - January 1st, 2009

     @4

    Yeah right,the only way FF will ever be exclusive again,is if it bombs on the 360.Otherwise the next one might as well be exclusive to 360,like Star Ocean.I am really surprized that a weak handheld game has taken hold of the most anticipated spot though.one man's trash is another man's treasure i guess.

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