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Japan: Xbox 360 beats PlayStation 3 once again
Lydia Sung - Friday, September 26th, 2008 | 12:49PM (PT) 0 Favourites (0)


Nintendo Wii still on top

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Last week we reported that the Xbox 360 had beaten out both the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 in Japan due to well-timed price cuts and the release of Square Enix's Infinite Undiscovery.  Sales jumped from 843 to 28,681 in a week's time, and most predicted that this spike in sales would not last.

True, the number of Xbox 360's sold this week has dropped by 14,000; however, the sales remain above those of Sony's PlayStation 3.  PS3 sales have remained stable at 8,156 units, but the Xbox 360 remains ahead with 13,777 units. 

The Wii, however, is now on top yet again with 29,686 units sold, surpassed only by the Nintendo DS, which stands at a whopping 61,242 thanks to the popularity of Pokemon Platinum.  The Sony PSP sits just below the Wii at 28,674 after a drop of 1,500 units.

In the top 50 games sold, 22 of them were for the DS, nine for the Wii, seven for the PSP, six for the PlayStation 2, and three each for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Source: Gamasutra

Section: Announcements

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    Red 9 since Jun 2005 | Sep 26, 08
    Sales are still decreasing for it. PS3 at least remained stable.
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    THM since Jan 2008 | Sep 27, 08
    Nipponese did double time in acquiring Xbox 360.

    Perhaps, Japanese enjoy "Mass Effect" of Xbox 360 for the time being!!!!


    All in all, there are still glimmers of hope for PS3's worldwide sale.
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    kspiess since Jun 2007 | Sep 27, 08
    I thought Japan was pretty anti-xbox. Surprised by these figures.
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    JT gAnGstA since Apr 2007 | Sep 27, 08
    I am not surprised. I am glad the 360 is branching out from only shooters, even if shooters on 360 are awesome.
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    oni_hero since Jul 2005 | Sep 27, 08
    Wait....What?!? Japan hates Microsoft and their box! What the hell is going on! Soon we will have sheep rounding up people and Lions running zoos! It's madness! Madness!

    *Runs and jumps out first story window*
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    Redemption since Mar 2000 | Sep 27, 08
    So that article I read few months ago where someone speculated Japan hated Xbox 360 due to the size of its brick is pretty much proven completely wrong. As always, its about price and content.
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    OmegaFury since Jan 2008 | Sep 28, 08
    It's not surprising that the number of Xbox 360's sold has gone up- it finally has a few games that appeal to the Japanese market, and has had some price cuts. Another thing to consider: the sale of Xbox 360's in Japan doesn't necessarily make it a winner. I think that we should look at how much software is being sold instead of hardware, since software is a constant, compared to the differentiating prices of the consoles.
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    JT gAnGstA since Apr 2007 | Oct 1, 08
    In that case, third party games sell more on the 360 than PS3. Exclusives are the same.
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