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


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

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September 26th, 2008 1:31PM(PT)
Red 9
Sales are still decreasing for it. PS3 at least remained stable.
September 26th, 2008 3:03PM(PT)
THM
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.
September 26th, 2008 3:11PM(PT)
kspiess
I thought Japan was pretty anti-xbox. Surprised by these figures.
September 26th, 2008 5:15PM(PT)
JT gAnGstA
I am not surprised. I am glad the 360 is branching out from only shooters, even if shooters on 360 are awesome.
September 27th, 2008 2:19AM(PT)
oni_hero
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*
September 27th, 2008 9:51AM(PT)
Redemption
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.
September 27th, 2008 5:51PM(PT)
OmegaFury
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.
October 1st, 2008 11:21AM(PT)
JT gAnGstA
In that case, third party games sell more on the 360 than PS3. Exclusives are the same.

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