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Japan: Xbox 360 outsells Wii, PlayStation 3 comes in last |
Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Enterbrain, Japan, Microsoft, Sony
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Whoa, what was that? Did I just see a pig fly? According to the latest data from Enterbrain, the Xbox 360 outsold the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. Beating the PS3 on its home turf was enough to give me a double take, but to outsell the Wii? In Japan? Nice job. (Though I wonder if everyone in Japan already has a Wii.)
According to Enterbrain, the 360 dished out 28,681 units for the week of September 14. That's a huge achievement (no pun intended), considering they only sold 843 units the previous week. There are now 717,275 Xbox 360 consoles in the wild in Japan.
So what happened? It seems that Microsoft released a new 60GB package for the console, replacing the 20GB model, and introduced a price cut of JPÂ¥ 5,000 (US$ 47), tagging the console at JPÂ¥ 29,800 (US$ 284).
The PlayStation 3 is now at last place - though it's not the first time. The Xbox 360 beat it 2.5-to-1 for a week last August with the release of Tales of Vesperia. For the week of September 14, the PS3 sold only 8,050 units. The Wii sold 27,057 units.
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Peace out!!!
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The PS3 on the other hand has already sold a large volume in japan. However Japanese people love games and gaming. The 360 doing a good price reduction along with games that are readily available is a good marketing move and the people have responded. I do not think that it is a fan base issue as in other areas as Japanese are loyal to japanese brands first and foremost.
However price must play a part. Many of the games released for PS3 that I find in the retail outlets are already in the sale and bargain bins for the 360. The issue here I think is that in the last two years 360 has had a very good run on games. Now that the 360 has a lower price point and so many games can be purchased for a lower price than their PS3 versions many gamers who are not fanboys but just love games can get a good deal and as for exclusives, well, own both you play both and are not excluded.
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(( o )( o ))
wa-wa-WAH !?!?!?!
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The PS3 on the other hand has already sold a large volume in japan. However Japanese people love games and gaming. The 360 doing a good price reduction along with games that are readily available is a good marketing move and the people have responded. I do not think that it is a fan base issue as in other areas as Japanese are loyal to japanese brands first and foremost.
However price must play a part. Many of the games released for PS3 that I find in the retail outlets are already in the sale and bargain bins for the 360. The issue here I think is that in the last two years 360 has had a very good run on games. Now that the 360 has a lower price point and so many games can be purchased for a lower price than their PS3 versions many gamers who are not fanboys but just love games can get a good deal and as for exclusives, well, own both you play both and are not excluded.
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A new SKU is hitting the market. That means vendors are going to blow out an older SKU. Which means it's a really good time to buy a 360 right now.
This "blow out" is going to cause a need to FILL the gap with the new model. Of course there is going to be a major UP SWING for the new model. There is ALWAYS AN UP SWING for a new model.
This is a ONE WEEK snap shot. That is about as WORTHLESS as a one month snapshot versus an entire quarter.
So, NOPE, try again Mr. Common Douche Bag.
Common sense and a grade school education have again failed you. Seriously, you need to get your money back from that BEST TECH SCHOOL you got your supposed education from.
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http://ps3.qj.net/Media-Create-Japan-360-really-didn-t-beat-Wii-still-beat-PS3-though/pg/49/aid/124171
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What do you give me? Some crap about flip-flop? Where's the flip flop?
How has Nintendo failed?
Do you ever have anythying real to say?
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