Xbox 360 Doomed in Japan: Outsold by PS2
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 6, 2009 07:38 JST
- Tags: Marketing, Microsoft, PS2, PS3, Rankings, Star Ocean, Statistics, Xbox 360
The much heralded resurgence of the Xbox 360 in Japan appears to have been as fleetingly ephemeral as the life of a mayfly; the latest sales figures show it being outsold by the lowly and supposedly obsolescent PS2, and the PS3 is outselling it by a margin of nearly 5 to 1, also beating the Wii:
PS3: 22,825
Wii: 17,276
PS2: 5,246
360: 4,849DSi: 57,401
PSP: 54,148
DS: 8,408
These are the weekly sales figures ending March 29th. The good source.
The PS3 has been outselling the Wii for over a month; however, with the release of MS “exclusive” Star Ocean 4 in February, sales briefly beat both the Wii and the PS3, reaching some 25,000. The success was however short lived…
It would appear that periodic RPG releases are the only thing keeping sales going.
It seems Sony will take the Japanese market without issue, but the crucial issue is of course whether it can achieve similar success in the US (seemingly unlikely) and Europe (where it may have a chance).
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Ya know what that means? Everyone already has their Wii at home. As for the trashbox. It got what it deserverd. Freaking nOOb. It's like, 20 Years too late.
lol, the console wars.
Its fun to read all these comments of 360tards and PS3tards bickering back and forth which system is better.
One thing I have to say about Nintendo is that history says that whatever happens, Nintendo will still be around.
Just keep telling yourself that.
I don't give a shit about console war anymore, as long as HALO3 RECON and GEAR OF WAR 3 (I hope so) are comming I'm buying. For me all of us who own every systems are winner and those who stick with one are the loser.Though we all are loser when it come to saving money. The cost of happiness is so high yet we keep on smiling.
A week's sales data does not a trend make.
360-tan isn't retiring anytime soon.
Dream Club's coming out soon too....
So, which of these two consoles could download and run ero games?
Neither but the PS3 has a couple of semi-ero games so I've heard, as does the DS.
You can download eroge (FSN, Saya no Uta, Tsukihime) onto your M3 or R4 and play them on your DS.
no wonder... all those nipple are in Blue ray format...
When you can't afford or haven't bought all the consoles, self interests makes you hope the other consoles die horrible deaths.
I do agree about the level of happiness. I hope whatever you've bought/used/play/enjoyed makes you happy.
I know my Chihaya does.
lets just face it the fact PS2 has been open sourced is also a benefit for hard core progammers and the fact a DVD media is all it takes for a resource and as for wii sure there are srious games for it but its as more family oriented system so basically its still a toy per say as for PS3 and 360 nothing to argue about that as PS3 has less games 360 has more bugs which makes them "useless" still they play videos PS3 just simply takes the fact that you can install linux in it
Sankaku is so fucking dumb. Just because the 360 doesn't sell highly for ONE WEEK in x country doesn't mean it's "doomed". I have a Japanese 360 and I love it.
It's a good job Microsoft has you to prop up its Japanese sales.
Me2! (AOL joke)
i can see the support in portable
The picture made me laugh
As much as I want to like the xbox 360, it still gives RROD regardless of the jasper chip etc.etc...even with the warranty it only covers certain countries, and I don't really have any support where I am at. I had my 360 RROD on me and there's nothing i could do and my money flew by just like that. I'm enjoying my PS3 even more now and alot of things i could do with it(Internet Browser,Blu Ray,Streaming DLNA, Bigger Hard drive(upgradeable) and so on that could fill up entire A4 page)
All the infomed OP, statistics, and lengthy comments here will still never explain to me the popularity of Idolm@ster in Japan.
And don't friggin' tell me that it's on a Sony console. That was only very recently.
This is why Microsoft needs to only focus on making a game-friendly PC OS. Leave the console battle to Sony and Nintendo.
hahahah die xbox 360 die!!! hahaha ps3 and wii forever!!! aswell as ds and pap! hahaha!
Why can't Microsoft just pull out of Japan, its a lost cause.
It's a matter of cultural tastes, as always. But alternatives are always a good point in market contest.
Poor 360-tan. =(
Oh yeah, I don't give a shit about the console war as we all know both S**y and Micros*** is going to lose out to Nintendo whatever the outcome will be.
Sure does seem to be that way, considering M$ and S*ny both were happy doing things the way they always done them, and Nintendo wasn't. Considering they opened up more market share than they already had with their controls...leave it up to you to believe what you wish about whether the Wii is a console or not.
None of those facts mean a thing. Japanese people surf the internet on their phones, and they don't watch blu rays (seriously, they're FUCKING EXPENSIVE in Japan. Twice the price of America).
Before declaring facts meaningless you should present some facts to support your own arguments.
Blu-ray is expensive in Japan because they will pay that much.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/06/28/anime-drives-blu-ray-sales/
If Japanese use the Internet only on their phones, why is Japan the world's largest market for FTTH Internet connections?
You might need to rethink posting about gaming, since console flame wars consume Artefact's soul.
Too bad you are on my opponent's side, for we may have seen eye-to-eye on many things.
Super Combo Finish!
High 5!! Artefact
We're cheering for you 360-tan!
Don't worry! Its just a passing phase of illness and a short term trend. You button isn't going to go red in the future once we insert the proper medication and get you sorted out.
7/10 there, Artefact, starting console wars has always been a sure-fire method...
My God...And I fell for it...
poor X-box 360.
i know why PS3 won this time,
because the PS3 has internet connection and it has similar installion of PSP.
thats why X-box 360 doesnt have internet connection plus Blu-ray and DVD Disc to watch movies.
Have you not heard of Xbox Live? Which backward country do you live in?
X-box Live is just only for games and movies.
but there is no intenet connectio to search something.
and also dont ask me about my country i live.
i have ps3 and wii and well i never once cared for the internet connectivity i watched youtube like once... on the wii after i bought the internet for it. umm i actually dont know what the ps3 browser looks like. id guess exactly like psps actually i like my psp better than my ps3.
Right... So PS3 is beating 360 in Japan because you can browse the web on it. Wow, system selling feature right there... lol
Sony is not gonna take Japan. Nintendo has it Sony is there just because of Resident Evil 5. Just wait till Monster Hunter 3 and Dragon Quest 10 come out which are both Wii exclusive's PS3 and 360 won't even sell 2 consoles for 3 months. The thing that gets me is you say PS3 will take Japan without issue, That is Complete Bullshit it beats the Wii for 2 weeks and all of a sudden Sony is all mighty Remember the 2 and a half years that the Wii has been pissing on the PS3 and PS3 even taking last place most of those weeks. don't report on Video games if you Personal comment are gonna make you sound like and ass. ~Desu Bitch~
PS3 has been outselling Wii for about a month and a half now, mostly because there's been zero Japanese games out on Wii for quite some time.
As far as DQX and MH3 goes though, yeah that is probably why Wii won't be going away anytime soon. However, PS3 does have Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII, both are exclusives in Japan, so it will be close.
MH3 isn't really that big of a deal anyway, since the console MH games don't sell nearly as well as the PSP games have been selling. DQ will probably outsell FF by a million like the last generation, but there will be more FFs released so it all evens out.
Looks like we got a Wiitard over here...
Yup...
utilized properly the Wii could make a sick gaming consol, but of the most promising games I've played that interest me they all failed.
If I had a Wii and was pointed i nthe direction of a well made sword fighting/malee weapon game I might give the Wii a go but not likely.
I'll stick with Persona 3 and P4.
i think everyones got a 360 thats why the sales are down .... or maybe not
I read the ps2 had a price drop in the US to US$99 effective April 1. Was there a price drop in Japan that led to the greater sales than Xbox360?
PC and handhelds > all the consoles
It's kinda good to know that the ps2 still has some life left in it.
Since THE iDOLM@STER is now on the PSP, people in Japan have even less reasons to buy a 360... Guess only JRPG releases would keep it alive.
Damn. I just realized this isn't vocaloidism when I saw that avatar.
There's no way the tiny PSP can capture Chihaya's greatness.
Unless you want to play with Miki.
For a week or so I've been pondering whether to get a 360 or PS3, fuck it PS3 all the way, you friggin yanks can take your shitty shooting/killing games and brainwash yourselves to kill people in real life =D it's all the rage nowadays eh~
Because MGS4 isn't a shooting/killing game? Moron.
no, it's a sneeeaky killing game! ^_^
at least if you have much idea how to play it
You do realize that the most popular game on PS3 would be Killzone 2, which is yet another "shitty shooting/killing game"?
Uh...Killzone 2 is not the most popular game on PS3. Any non-PS3 fanboy would say it's an average shooter with terrible multiplayer gameplay.
MGS4 would take that title.
The cake is a lie.
Agreed. I've played KZ2 extensively and while it's executed pretty well, especially the graphics, MGS4 easily takes the cake.
Xbox 360 has Halo. PS3 has Killzone. They're both on equal footing with "shitty shooter/killing games".
I always knew that
360 and wii are doomed !!!!!!
It's all about the games genre in the end. The 360 just can't get a long grasp of the Asian market since majority of the games don't appeal to them as much. The handhelds will likely be the most stable out of the whole lot worldwide which isn't much of a surprise :P
Guess the days where the 360 was selling out are over. Well Microsoft you gave it your best shot, but you can't win 'em all. Wonder if there will be less 360 exclusive rpgs now.
nope =), 360 development is easier afterall, maybe some multiplat's
Oh dear gods i hope so. I wantbto go back to playing em on either a nintendo or sony. Also anyone else notice that rpgs switch companies almost by generation of console?
yeah the latest Final Fantasy went to Xbox 360, I almost cried, way for a japanese game on a japanese consol to sell itself out to the competition.
The Japanese need to learn how to play some FPS.
...and Microsoft need to learn to release more decent titles of other categories (such as RPGs) that are NOT FPS!
That's what a PC is for, doofus.
If you play FPS with a gamepad, YOU need to learn how to play some FPS.
FPS with mouse and keyboard > FPS with gamepad
Nuff said.
FPS on PC is about precision shooting with the mouse and using a game pad is just strafing and spraying your enemy cos controller-stick aiming can be much tougher.
lol and japanese have learned to play an FPS game, every internet cafe I got to I see them playing CS and they own at playing it.
this is where we need to point out console wars are compley pointless as the 360 and PS3 were out dated 4 months after they came out becoue direct x10 poped up and rederd them poinlesly outdated... Fear the PC Master Race! we who stand at the top of all Games Muhahahaha
are they playing on a lan? cant remember one good asian player from cs beta until css, and i played alot.
As for me I prefer gamepad over keyboard cause it make me feel like I am playing a game rather than doing something with my PC, although changing a weapon is a bitch. HALO was ment to play by a gamepad, with FEAR2 adapting gampad pretty well I have no problem. Only for CRISIS I use keyboard/mouse.
For FPS it has to be mouse and keyboard, i remember playing a sniper on a ps3 (bad company)that was so bad, or when you get shot from behind your 99% of the time dead because turning and aiming fast is not possible.
Fuck DirectX.
Give me some delicious OpenGL.
I personally prefer controllers because of feedback and movement. I understand mouses and keyboards are better but for FPS I never really could get into it.
...well the mouse DOES make it easier/faster to point and shoot, but using the keyboard keys are a real hassle... while the gamepads have keys neatly arranged and have more comfortable reach.
It's somewhat of a tie if u ask me.
I always prefer playing fps w/ a keyboard and mouse. It's the best way to play. Though I haven't played in awhile so my skills are probably rusty.
Using the keyboard with the mouse isnt a hassle at all if your a PC gamer, or know how to type lol
I prefer keyboard/mouse for fps myself. It's really easy to get used to using the keys, saying a controller is much more comfortable has clearly not played enough games.
from what i hear halo wars has done rts pretty well but i havnt played it and kind of refuse too because it is an rts on a console and from what ive seen. doing it 100x better than the previous rts console attempts would still make it mediocre...
People who say shit like "FPS is only for PC" are ignorant. I use to play FPS on PC only as well and thought the same, the first being the original Rainbow Six, but now I have to say playing on the 360 is much better.
Now RTS - That's only for PC. Every attempt on a console has been a failure.
i use an N52te and a razor lachesis. i win.
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Xbox 360-tan, noooooooooooooooooo!!!
"K.O"
sayonara Xbox 360-tan
Take that Greenburg. Fucking faggot.
I just hope Sony can keep their fucking mouths shut.
I'm just sick of console flame wars. Fuck, the only people that win are the console companies. You lose by buying the fucking thing and wasting hours on end playing it.
That being said, I need to finish up dead space again. Fuck my hypocrital life
Seconded.
XBox 360-tan is dead, and all you can talk about is console wars?!?
YOU MONSTER! PRETEND THAT I SLAPPED YOU AND RAN AWAY CRYING!
Wuss.
How dare you call me that?!
PRETEND I TRY TO SLAP YOU TWICE, BUT YOU CATCH BOTH MY ARMS EACH TIME, AND AS I STRUGGLE TO FREE MYSELF FROM YOUR GRASP, WE INSTINCTIVELY PULL EACH OTHER INTO A PASSIONATE KISS!
For the first couple of years PS2 still outsold PS3.
Besides we all knew 360 is really a western console.
*Besides we all knew 360 is really a jewish console.
There, fixed that for you.
No, you did not. The jews are one of the nationalities that I respect the most. The only democracy in the middle-east and they do not let anyone push them over. They have suffered so much through the years but still stand strong. Gods chosen people indeed.
That is one of the thing that I actually respect the U.S. for, supporting Israel when all worthless close-to-left-wing countries in Europe cry over them and shout out their love for the disgusting palestinians and wave Hisbollah flags without even knowing what they stand for.
I can't but smile of happiness when I read the paper about the new minister of foreign affairs in Israel, Lieberman. There we have a man in my taste, at least in matter of opinions. He will never bow to worthless FN and their biased opinions and the cries of European countries who can only shout but never do anything themselves. I do not doubt that he dares to unleash nuclear loaded Jericho III missiles when needed.
The muslim countries all try to sound so fierce against Israel, but in the end it is Israel who rule the middle-east and can abolish them all if they so would wish.
Now, why are we talking jews in a PS3 > X360 thread? Using my weak side of not being able to read something I dislike and not talk against it. :(
Fail. Israel doesn't rule the mid-east, the US does. Israel's just a little puppet state, whoever we throw our support behind will prosper.
Narcissit is an idiot and his amazingly shallow analysis of the Israel conflict shows what little he understand of politics and the current conflict in the Middle East. The fact that Obama just recently landed in Baghdad shows Narcissit doesn't understand US politics. Why am I even bother with this troll? Sigh
Why the FUCK do those jews have the right to take peoples land and bulldoze their homes? How Americans like it if Mexicans retook Texas? it was theirs not 200 years ago. The jews lived in Israel more that 1500 years ago, and they get to steal it back, the mexicans should have every right to retake Texas. All Texans will be stripped of the citizenship, removed from their homes and forced into a little strip of land near the coast. They will not be allowed back into the US (since we already have enough mexicans). All traffic in and out of their land will be monitored by Mexican authorities and they will be denied proper food, water and medical care. Maybe then they'll get a small taste of what it's like for the palestinians.
Wow, you just swallowed, hook line and sinker.
I love you Narcissist. <3
Fuck, you know, I actually pegged you as a pretty good troll, until you made this retarded ass lengthy post by another obvious troll. Way to fail.
It really is a Western Thing. And that's all right. If the Japanese don't want to play on the 360, they don't have to. It's not like Japan is Microsoft's target demographic anyway; the impact the Japanese market has on Microsoft's total revenue is undoubtedly insignificant compared to America's impact on Microsoft's pocketbook.
I actually wish these articles would stop being published here. It's not like we need a fucking play-by-play.
Should teach all those fatass mainstream-hiveminded americans hanging on this site to GTFO or embrace the japanese mindset of gaming too, and not only anime and naked 2D girls.
Xbox 360 have maybe 5-6 exclusives top that makes it worthwhile to own the console, which is why I do own it. If I had to choose between my PS2 and X360, the X360 would obviously go straight down to the 9th circle of Hell and be frozen forever in Cocytus.
Just a reminder - anyone crying on me now for saying this will of course be identified as one of the aforementioned fatass americans, because they are the only ones who needs to feel targeted by my harsh words.
Now, if you'll excuse me, back to my wine and book.
Xbox 360 owned!
nice work Narcissist!
I'll always love my Playstation 2, they don't make their consols out of inferior trash parts.
not just any faggott troll. oh no, but a fucking ogre. is there anyone capable of slaying this almighty beast!?
inb4 stupid essay
ok, im a fatass but that dosent mean ur not a brainwashed idiot that is probly just a sony fanboy
What nationality are you?
Narcissist is the Number Onnee! The Duke! The Duke! A-number one!
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