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Oh, and if you haven't already, make sure you check out our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=151265">recent review.</a></span><div class="ruler" style="clear: both;"><br clear="all"/></div><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="left" width="50%" valign="top"><span class="text_article_author"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/mailto:andy.robinson@futurenet.co.uk">Andy Robinson</a></span></td><td align="right" width="50%" valign="top"><img border="0" alt="computerandvideogames.com" src="/web/20071016200448im_/http://computerandvideogames.com/templates/images/sources/small_cvg.gif"></td></tr></table></div></div><script> function print_article(id) { window.open('/print.php?id=' + id, 'print', 'width=500,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=no'); } function email_article(id) { window.open('/email.php?id=' + id, 'email', 'width=484,height=420,toolbar=no,resizable=no'); } </script><div class="pod_light" style="margin-top: 8px; position: relative;"><div class="pod_light_header_large"><h2 class="pod_header">Interactive</h2></div><div style="position: absolute; top: 8px; right: 6px;"><img src="/web/20071016200448im_/http://computerandvideogames.com/templates/images/button_mycvg.gif" border="0" alt="Coming Soon!"><a href="javascript:email_article(151799);"><img style="margin-left: 6px;" src="/web/20071016200448im_/http://computerandvideogames.com/templates/images/button_email.gif" border="0"></a><a href="javascript:print_article(151799);"><img style="margin-left: 6px;" src="/web/20071016200448im_/http://computerandvideogames.com/templates/images/button_print.gif" border="0"></a></div><div class="wrap_pod"><div class="spacer4px" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"></div><span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>Share this article</b>:  </span><span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D151799&title=Blue+Dragon+outsells+Wii+games+in+Japan&bodytext=Ladies+and+gentlemen%2C+you+might+want+to+sit+down%3B+flagship+Xbox+360+RPG+Blue+Dragon+has+outsold+the+recently+released+Zelda%3A+Twilight+Princess+-+and+all+other+Wii+software+-+in+Japan.&topic=gaming_news" target="_blank">Post to Digg.com</a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D151799&title=Blue+Dragon+outsells+Wii+games+in+Japan" target="_blank">Post to Reddit!</a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D151799&h=Blue+Dragon+outsells+Wii+games+in+Japan" target="_blank">Post to Newsvine</a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D151799" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20071016200448/http://del.icio.us/post?v=4&noui&jump=close&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerandvideogames.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D151799&title=Blue+Dragon+outsells+Wii+games+in+Japan', 'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'); return false;">Add to del.icio.us</a></span><div class="ruler" style="margin-top: 4px;"></div><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="left"><span class="text_article_comments_author" style="color: #404040;">Posted by <a href="/web/20071016200448/http://computerandvideogames.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=6847">Mr_A_Hulse</a></span></td><td align="right"><img src="/web/20071016200448im_/http://computerandvideogames.com/templates/images/comments/featured.gif" style="margin-right: 3px;"></td></tr></table><span class="text_article_comments_body" style="color: #404040;">Even if it dose slip down the chart next week it抯 still a good showing considering the status of the Xbox360 in Japan. 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