XBox 360 launched in Japan
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How the hell is the PS2 still remaining competative? You'd think everyone who wanted one already got one. 
I'd really like to see the numbers now that the DS Lite is released. PSP needs to lower price or something, DS Lite is just way too cool with its new brighter screen. I want one damn it!
I'd really like to see the numbers now that the DS Lite is released. PSP needs to lower price or something, DS Lite is just way too cool with its new brighter screen. I want one damn it!
X360 seems to be selling much better week over week than Xbox if I recall. I dont recall Xbox ever maintaining over 1,000 a week. X360 has done that like 8 weeks in a row.
Xbox sold quite a bit more at launch I believe.
It's amazing how small the Japanese market is. Those great DS sales only amount to 200k a month of the $129 handheld. 360 has already sold 2.5 million WW in three months. So about what, about 400% of Japan DS sales? Monetarily maybe, 800-1000% considered the 2-4X price difference.
Xbox sold quite a bit more at launch I believe.
It's amazing how small the Japanese market is. Those great DS sales only amount to 200k a month of the $129 handheld. 360 has already sold 2.5 million WW in three months. So about what, about 400% of Japan DS sales? Monetarily maybe, 800-1000% considered the 2-4X price difference.
Xbot360 said:
Diminishing increase of sales.Natural near the end of a console's life cycle.Especially when it has sold 100 million units.Its a 6 year old console and we have entered the next generation.Add the fact that PS3 is not very far and its doing great considering these.
Overall the xbox had better launch, and weekly sales, here is the first 8 weeks for each system.Xbot360 said:
Xbox launch weeks:
123,929
37,147
10,930
7,924
5,005
5,157
3,188
2,532
195,812 in first 8 weeks.
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360 launch weeks:
43,970
8,623
5,674
12,300
7,477
6,107
3,616
1,976
89,743 in first 8 weeks
Xbot360 said:
Nintendo sold more DS' (in December it was selling ~500k a week in JP) in the last 3 months in Japan than 360's WW. You'll likely want to get your numbers right if you want to make claims like "It's amazing how small the Japanese market is" -- even without realizing december's numbers the comment still didn't make much sense as you were comparing WW sales to just JP from a product that is essentially a non competitor in Japan (like comparing the sales of Pachinko machines in the US vs worldwide and saying how small the US market is for "gambling"). The market isn't really that small in japan, it's roughly half the size of the US -- its the smallest of the big 3, but by no means "small."
Part of the reason for DS' lower sales in JP at the moment is for the last month or so they've been hard to find, and just today the DS Lite came out (meaning next week's DS numbers will be several hundred K -- possibly up to 500k again). Plan on several weeks of 100+k sales for the DS (depending on the supply, most likely).
For some reason all those weird (non)games caught on and the DS is selling like crazy. I can't say I really understand the appeal of half those games (of course, some of the DS games do appeal to me, but many of the top sellers I guess I just don't "get"), but there is no denying DS' success.
You also have to realize the time of year this is... it isn't exactly the biggest selling time (november, december, and the first couple weeks of jan are the big months). PS2's sales could hit upwards of 2+m this year (depending on if there is a price drop this year).
The sales are definitely falling off, but we're talking about a 6 year old console (7 by the end of this year?) that has almost hit saturation point, so the last 1m consoles sold is going to be an order of magnitude harder to sell than the first (as there are an increasingly smaller supply of people who actually want to buy the console).
I'd say its doing pretty good for its age, certainly better than it's competitors (more than 10x better than it's closest).
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It bears regular recaps because certain members here have expressed the belief that this could suddenly change around after certain game releases occur.
scooby_dooby
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randycat99 said:
and since none of those games have been released....?
thatdude90210
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C'mon, it evens out. Sony fans gets to gloat in the 360 in Japan threads and MS fans get to gloat in the PS3 delay threads.expletive said:Ok, how many different ways do we need to say 'the 360 isn't selling well in Japan" ? I think everyone 'gets it'.
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scooby_dooby said:
...we have a clear and up-to-date record until that faithful day arrives.
randycat99
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Yeah, if you promise to be elsewhere, you can count on a personal invitation on that day. Just wait for our call...
Just wait for our call...It is useless analyzing these sales now. Theres one point thats abundantly clear: the X360 in Japan is dead in the water. Its not a case of "wait until x game and see what happens".
No game, no matter how anticipated is going to revive it. But its also clear that the effect isn't that dramatic for those who matter, western consumers (us)
No game, no matter how anticipated is going to revive it. But its also clear that the effect isn't that dramatic for those who matter, western consumers (us)
Well, DOA4 was the first, then Enchant Arms, but yeah...nothing until NNN. And even that game has gotten pretty much universally bad reactions to the demo.scooby_dooby said:
DS selling 10k less than PSP (dropping to sub-20k for one or two weeks) and then selling fantastically is hardly the same as a console flatlining worse than even its predecessor did in the region. The DS went from good sales to excellent, the PSP has remained constant at good. The X360 has gone from bad to worse. The Xbox as a brandname has got to be unbelievably battered in Japan.pipo said:You haven't been watching the PSP / DS 'war' close enough.
I'm not saying the box will outsell PS3, not at all as a matter of fact, but 'dead in the water'... We'll see about that.
And of course we'll see, but right now its a case of already knowing what we'll see.
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Nicked said:
Point is by the end of this year there should be quite a few good games(Lost Planet, Chromehounds, Blue Dragon, N3, Renko So Ronde(?), Rumble Roses, Dead Rising and more), and really if there is any chance we'll have to wait and see.
XBOX brandname is bad, and it's going to take more than a hi-res version of DOA4 with AA, and a half-baked RPG to move systems. That doesn't mean it can't happen.
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