The latest console sales figures show what looks to be an irreversible and humiliating collapse in Japanese Xbox 360 sales, with the console by some margin the worst selling console on the market, even dropping once again below the PS2.
DSi 57,000
PSP 55,000
PS3 37,000
Wii 32,000
DSL 6,600
PS2 2,800
360 2,600
The recent price cut in response to the PS3 Slim seems not to have had the desired effect.
On the other hand, cuts in price for the Wii and PSP, to say nothing of the PS3 Slim itself, have had rather positive effects on sales… The Xbox 360 may well and truly be in an irretrievable position this time.
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AAAWWW Microsoft... maybe you need more moe games....
They have moe games. Idolmaster and dream club are both for the xbox. It's too bad they'll likely never make it over here(USA).
Maybe they will. I believe Xbox live is adding a japaneese import section soon. They are tring to push more direct downloads. We can now get japaneese games on the Xbox.
isn't that actually a goood thing...
BLASPHEMY!
Start your war, Console Fags.
Here we fucking go.
Why do you think Sony is up on the fucking charts? Sony fanboys are the worst.
PS3 - PS3 Slim just came out.
PSP - PSP Go just came out.
the PS2 beat the 360, when did that come out again?
to bad sony censors everything
anon 19:06 : you got owned
no matter how many game they release, what the point of playing on console with 54% chances of phail??
anon 19:06 :
Most people that own PSPs don't want that piece of shit PSP-Go. Do some research newfag.
PS3>Xbawwwwwx360.
Do the math.
Do the math?
I added up to Jaguar.
hey Micro$oft, how about removing the F**KING region lock so I can play some import game huh? Maybe that'll help your ass a little
You should have bought a Japanese 360, most US 360 games aren't region locked and play just fine on one.
I chose to place emphasis on the word "most". I wouldn't buy a jap system just to NOT be able to play "some" games from my own damn region.
i couldnt agree more...Microsoft u dumb***...Sony did the right thing by having no region-locks.. whats the point anyway
it's true. I am actually buying import games and playing them on my NA PS3.
Region lock is the publishers choice
LOL PS2>360
Microsoft relies too much on Tough guys in Armor who jump around shooting Aliens and Zombies.
Halo, Gears of War, Crackdown.
Games like these get all the Microsoft Attention. People are getting tired of all the T-bagging and 13 year old players.
360 is a shitty system anyway.they should just can it and microsoft should just exit the gaming industry
competition is good for the industry, better games, "better systems"
That's true. If Sony dominate the gaming industry, they could release shitty games and people would have no choice but to buy them.
You'd also probably still be looking at a 600 dollar price tag.
On the other hand, Nintendo and the Wii having competition has not stopped shovelware crap from coming out in droves.
"and people would have no choice but to buy them."
Or you could not buy them.
Also, it's good to have an "American" company making video game hardware, to get back in the competition since the Atari days. I say Microsoft is doing a pretty good job, and the fact that the Japanese gaming industry is slowly dying, I don't see a reason for Microsoft to give a damn and focus on where the money is (Europe/America/Australia/etc).
anon is making an interesting point about competition. Although the console sucked hard, its presence may improve the gaming industry just by a hair by providing the competition to strive for a better system game etc.
"competition is good for the industry"
"anon is making an interesting point about competition."
Yeah...it's mind blowing. <_<
it truly is.
I couldn't have figured out that for myself!
that out*
the only thing that its good for now is beta testing
The Wii has no competition, it's in a completely different race.
^ heh the Wii is in a different race? u must mean the shitty lame race nobody cares about anymore..
The Wii is the only system producing nearly exclusively casual games. If the other systems put such an emphasis on the casual gaming market, I'm sure the quality would go up, and the quantity down.
more like the hackable consoles are selling more.
I'd agree with that. If the PS3 can be modded, we'll see it run over the 360.
I know I'd certainly play mine a lot more too. Right now it's waiting for some RPG releases or something.
Yea, in my place X360 sell more than PS3 cuz it can be pirated and the games are really cheap about US$ 3 for each DVD.
its just a gauge they're trying to use, if they did well in the japanese market they can say "hey our system did well in the most difficult game market to break into"... as was their intention that failed
the game industry worldwide as a whole is suffering from a lack of originality, hopefully better games will come out eventually, when 1 in 100 titles is actually decent... ouch
Dwarf Fortress.
Look for that.
What the fuck? More than half of all games released are decent! You're just a moron who expects every game to be Goldeneye or System Shock 2.
Plus, check out Demon's Souls. Dwarf Fortress is a fag game for people with no money.
i think Microsoft just need to keep doing the same way.
+ they are funding the japanese game developers so i don't see any problem with it ??
Exactly. Very few Jrpg producers have the money and resources to make a game for the PS3. So most resort to developing for the 360 as it's the most similar console to the PS2. Not only that, but they have an incentive to make a game on xbox, where as sony forces their developers to PAY in order to develop games for them. That's fucking bullshit, at least drop the dev kit prices and give jrpgs an incentive to build for a platform clearly not catered to the old PS2 market.
No they just need to upgrade it to Bluray and do some other tweaks to get it where it SHOULD be, not where it was 10 years ago.
Yeah, having a console that doesn't shit itself every 6 months would be a great tweak.
Nailed that fucking system true. microscum was trying to one-up Sony by releasing their shit a year earlier, regardless of QA of the system.
The RRoD probably would of been a non-issue had they ran more tests on it before letting it fall into the hands of the many, many xtards.
Who knows, maybe XBox 720 will be out in a year or two. Without red leds, so no RRoD. ^_^
is not shitty is just not innovative that's all. i get that japs rather support jap company, i would do the same thing. but to tell you the truth all consoles suck, just build a pc and enjoy Crysis on max settings. windows 7 final leaked out today, i got a copy, it runs nice and smooth, direct x11 coming soon, cant wait!!!
AHAH!
Finally, an anon that prefers PCs over consoles. :D
Enjoy Crysis? Really?
Crysis is nothing but a way to test your rig. There's much better games out there for the PC.
ITT people haven't played Crysis.
FYI Crysis is awesome. Made by the same people who made Far Cry, plays similarly to Far Cry. How can it not be awesome?
By being repetitive and suck balls?
enjoy paying a shitload of money for a PC thats just a bit more powerful than a console AND having to update ur video card every damn time to play newer games.
..yeah i'll gladly stick with consoles thanks
Actually PCs are much affordable. video cards and other parts are only upgraded from time to time, more often depending on the user's preference to buy or not.
When it comes to games, settings can be tweaked in such a way that the game would fit the performance capacity of the PC.
Consoles on the other hand, cannot be upgraded so easily, if you want to play newer games you always have to buy the whole package. Obvious reason there's a PS2 and PS3.
I haven't upgraded my video card in years and it is still running strong. Buy smart and your parts won't cost a lot, and putting it together is about as difficult as playing with legos. If you are unable to put your brain to work, then yeah, buy a console.
"A bit" stronger? Fag. My PC has 5x the power of either PS3 or X360. Current PCs can run games in 2560x1600 - smoothly, unlike faggy consoles with their upscaled 1280x720. Oh, and unlike you, I can use all that power for work, too - good luck trying to do anything constructive with a console.
idiot anon
PC has no games.
You can do an upgrade of your motherboard, ram, cpu, and video card and have a better PC then any console for $300. (It would be significantly faster)
anon 18:10 :
That's great so... how much is your electric bill now?
5x the power of a ps3, would require liquid nitrogen cooling. Thats a nice bill right there.
I don't even wanna know how big your power source is to run such a over powered computer.
Baka Anon.
PC has all the good games.
Well, sans RPG, but we can emulate them (I MANAGED TO PLAY MANA KHEMIA IN MY PC WOOHOO!)
Lol, pc has no games? That would be one of the most retarded statements i've ever read.
Go you use your brain boy, if you even have one.
* Go use your brain
PC has eroge. nuff said.
I understand that has specific interests in how Xbox360 does in Japan, (I also dont like the gaybox), but this is only one market, and its not a particularly huge one at that. If now, lets say China or India, which are huge markets, were to suddenly drop microsoft products...ouchies. Microsoft also does extremely well in its domestic market, the U.S., so all the news articles depicting the collapse of Xbox in Japan...who cares? It is more natural for Japanese people to support Japanese console companies...
Xbox is really really for little faggots though...
edit: I understand that *SANKAKUCOMPLEX* has...
Microsoft should drop out and just make games for the Nintendo and Sony.
YOU'RE A SHITTY SYSTEM... and so iz yur mama!!!
im sorry, but in america it has sold a lot more consoles than the ps3. wii still numbah one!
3rd!
XBOX is better than PS§ MUHAHA
Xbox ftw11!
and this is just in japan ...
u mad? [http://wgrajna.net/uploads/09-10-2009-6219.jpg]
Wait whut!? When the heck did Yui make that kind of grin..
Well, my friend...
Japanese people don't use second grade stuff. Just about everything they buy is top quality, or at the very least, doesn't screw up that often.
I've got some friends in Japan. When I ask them which console they prefered, they replied with..
"Definitely PS3. I like 360 too, but I prefer to play my games without getting hardware failure every now and then."
This is _only_ in Japan, you little cretino.
FYI the PS3 sales were also higher in NA, wouldn't be surprised if they were also higher in PAL regions.
yeah... recently. ps3 has been far behind in sales compared to the 360 and because of the ps3 slim and much needed pricedrop it finally is selling.
suck it xb0ts
X Box 360 is the oonly manly console in the market right now.
By the way this chart was GAY. IS quite obvious that X Box 360 would not sell well because the console has been in the market for YEARS and almost everyhouse hold has 1 to 2 consoles.
-that are broken in the closet.
lmao +999999999999999999999999999
lol +999999999999999
That is so true.
here are your "manly men" Draken...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgw2slDfx9Q
breaks my heart at 0:50...
The cameraman is a freaking jackass. I know the kid is a bit immature and shit but let him have his fun. The kid only has so long before the red ring claims his xbox anyway, may as well enjoy it whilst it works.
I agree... That kid was so innocent and cute, and really handled the situation maturely.
...In my opinion, going straight from normal to sad, without even stopping at pissed, is extremely mature emotion-handling.
more mature then me. I'd have broken that idiots camera.
You guys do realize that video is completely staged right? The kid's laughing half the bloody time xD. Nice try though.
I love how you forgot to mention that the PS2 sold more and is far older....not to mention both versions of the DS although you can say those don't count because they're cheaper and handheld so blah blah blah....
what about ps2??
"X Box 360 is the oonly manly console in the market right now.
By the way this chart was GAY. IS quite obvious that X Box 360 would not sell well because the console has been in the market for YEARS and almost everyhouse hold has 1 to 2 consoles."
Learn to spell your console correctly. XBox360 it's all one word retard. Only has one "o" in it too, just for you info.
Charts can't be gay, they're inanimate objects. They don't reproduce sexually therefore can't have a sexual preference.
The PS2 has been on the market for longer than the XBox360 and the XBox360 just got owned. What now newfag?
I mean Xbox is a great system...it has a 40% fail rate...it takes some skill for that ya know
more like 52%?
amazing isn't it?
My sons 360 has had the "red ring of death" three times now.
Get 13 RROD, and ghollum will come to your house
"My Precious.." :D
Why does PS3 games always play with 720P instead of 1080 like the xbox 360. As soon as Sony get its 1080 games then maybe I will start buying its games instead of xbox 360. My big screen is 1080 and my games are 1080.
And your ability to tell the two apart without getting close up is nil.
lol you mean its 1080i and not 1080p hahaha
I have both systems and will buy 1080P over 720P any day. Batman and Marvel are both 1080P on Xbox 360 vs 720P on PS3. You can tell the difference on a big screen.
Sorry but NEITHER console has 1080p games. They're RENDERED in 720p or SUB-720p resolution and UPSCALED by an internal chip. You can figure out the actual resolution of a game by using a monitor capable of forcing 1:1 pixel mapping. No 1080p from either crowd, sorry.
im sorry but you are wrong the 360 and PS3 version of Batman: Arkham Asylum have same resolution (true 720p) but only 360 has 2x anti-aliasing Both games support upscaled 1080p.
Btw the Ps3 version of Marvel Ultimate Alliance also runs Native 1080p.
I'm pretty sure that the Xbox360 doesn't have a single boxed game (no clue about arcade stuff) that runs any higher than 1280x720 internally. But it (and the PS3) can output any upscaled resolution they want. Plus, the boxes for all the games on Xbox360 basically "lie" and say "runs at 1080p!"
PS3 doesn't do that. The boxes for PS3 games display what INTERNAL resolutions the game can run at natively, no upscaling involved. If the resolution of your tv/monitor is higher, it will upscale like the Xbox360.
Differences between games beyond that (like AA), well, you can fight over that all you want.
Microsoft has lied your ass together, because that's why their address is ONE MICROSOFT WAY...
The 360 has been doing boxed genuine 1080p games since Virtua Tennis 3. And internally games have exceeded 720p since the launch game Ridge Racer 6. Alas the 360 had no 1080p output option back then so the game only ran at 720p or 1080i.
It is true that the back of 360 boxes lie about 1080p though.
Maybe now I can get a Japanese 360 for cheap to play Idolmaster, Dream Club, Deathsmiles.
that is actually a good idea!
That is not a bad idea there Palmtop Tiger. I guess waiting is sometime a good thing
Time + failing jp xbox360 = affordable price for importer like us, I hope.
My Xbox 360 sucks, it works fine no RRod yet...but when I play Mass Effect, Vesperia, or the new SO....I swear to all that is holy, my Xbox 360 is posessed by the ghost of a WWII Fighter Plane.
XXXZZZTTBZZZTTTTTTTTTTTTTT we need to go to pla XXXBBZXZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTTT
Maybe a dead relative is trying to speak to me through the systems random loud white noise.
Install that shit on your harddrive. If you don't have one lol.
He probably got the arcade.
Like the anon says, install the COMPLETE game into your HDD and the engine sputters into silence for the most part. It won't speed up the looong elevator crawl in 'Mass Effect' since that's a software issue. Still, it's amazing how much quieter it gets when you do this.
Be grateful that the 360 still uses DvD9 and the install doesn't go over 8 gigs since most games barely top off at 6 gigs.
Unfortunately, the in-house games from Sony top off near 20+ gigs. The hope to download the game is far from possible in that system.
DSi beat the PSp in sales.
The anti-Nintendo fanboy in me is stirring.
wtf, who the hell still buys a PS2!?
Exploitative fuckers who sells back the PS2 at a higher price on Ebay, claiming to be the cheapest price out there.
It's like... who still hasn't bought a PS2?
Check the status of the Indian gaming market, from what I understand American PS2's sell pretty high over there for some reason 0.o
I would as I have import PS2 games, and my PS3 have problem playing some PS2 games I have. My PS3 is the half-@$$ one with 80gb, so some game run kinda choppy.
[insert console war treaty]
now you just need a neutral spot to get people to go sign it.
Xbox 360 is better than PS3 lol when you dont think so you are a noobfag buy a Xbox now!
u activated my trap. kill idiots like you
what do you base this statement on?
In being a fanboy and his huge American flag outside of the house. Does he need any other reason?
Sir I find that offensive. I am from America, and I must say that is highly unpatriotic! You know, a lot of good men died in WWII and you are hindering us in the war on terr- you know what I'm sorry, I'm laughing just typing this up. In all seriousness, I own a 360 a Wii, and a DS (original, I'm poor), and I'm happy with all of them.
sorry I would stick with ya but there are no "moral" ethics on the internet. not matter how hard you bring "morality" to the internet it fails hard.
Microsoft has declared a war of attrition on its customers with the kamikaze 360.
Anon you consider yourself poor when you own a 360, a Wii, and an original DS? (the better made one imo)Wtf are you smoking, the closest thing I have to a next gen system is a DS lite, and the bastard hinge is broken (held together with $10 nerf armor that actually works better than the official nintendo stuff o.o)Check yourself at the door you spoiled jackass.
i'd rather be a "noobfag" and have a console that works, than be an idiot and by a 360
I have more hatred for the xbox live community than the console itself,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVc2ymSfGOU
in that social experiment having a gamertag called JesusDiedLOL will mean having other xboxians call you a fucking jew,
http://www.n4g.com/News-88133.aspx
In this social experiment having a gamer tag called gaygamer will result in people throwing insults at you almost permanently,
thus from such experiments i conclude that most xboxians are christian homophobic racists, and i'm glad my subscirtion to xbox love gold membership ran out ages ago.
xD That's too bad, I'd like to see more such experiments, if only for shits and giggles.
How is it better than PS3. I hear people say that 360 is cheaper, but if add the $49.99(Game Stop price) HD-DVD Player , $134.96(Wal-Mart price), and $76.96(Wal-Mart price) wireless network adaptor this is more than the PS3 out of the box. This doesn't mean I like it because I own 1 not broken 360.
I also hope that Microsoft doesn't ever release a BD player and go BD game because that'll piss me off if I have to buy the player to play newer games.
Japan don't deserve the efforts of Microsoft.
Personally i think Japan was really bad business for Microsoft. My guess is they lost a lot of money trying to infiltrate that market.
Unfortunately for them even if they lose money over it they still have to do it if they want to have a console that sells worldwide along with the importance of so many Japanese game makers.
Japanese game industry is in decline, both Europe and the USA have bigger markets. Fuck them.
Nobody likes JRPG's anymore anyways!
The Xbox360 doesn't see in Japan.
I think we're starting get the idea now.
Doesn't sell* sorry.
heh artefag,
thank you for posting a worthless article highlighting the bad sales of the 360 in japan.
Everybody already fucking knows this, talk about beating a dead horse. Perhaps you could try posting something worth reading for a change.
btw, why haven't you posted anything about bayonetta ps3 demo being vastly inferior to the 360 one. Your fanboy 2 inch cock stands out very clearly
lmao, fanboy here needs a chill pill
not a fanboy
I like to see equality and non biased journalism.
I own both consoles, think what you want.
I've even been buying more ps3 games of late but the 360 bashing is annoying. Its the sort of thing 12 years old engage in.
As far I remember Sankaku Complex isn't about journalism, is about a guy posting news and giving his opinion.
Deal with that.
And journalism has never been neutral and unbiased, they just want you to believe in that.
>non-biased journalism
wahahahahahahahahaha
Holy Crap! Equality and non-biased journalism!??! WHERE!!
Anon 09-10-2009 09:46: I thought I already told ya to go back to IGN...
I was going to ask where the Bayonetta demo comparison was as well.
can microsoft pull out in time before impregnating japan with its stupidity? my guess is NO. they should stick with just marketing in europe and north america, it seems a waste to take 360 to asian markets, since you know, they like the weird chibi games with teh bright colors and whatnot... IMO of course...
If this is what Microsoft execs actually think, then it's no wonder they can't infiltrate the market.
"WEIRD CHIBI GAMES WITH BRIGHT COLOURS"
(´_ゝ｀)
But it's true o.O Japanese games that don't go world-wide are usually heavily anime-influenced that are all cute and brightly colored. And there's a reason they stay in Japan... they wouldn't sell elsewhere.
I just wish it was only this business that thinks due to rank and position it's CEOs and Toadies mindsets have to be the truth:
Reducing a price is not as good a tactic.
By definition, if you reduce the price, you cheapen the product. I don't just mean what "Cost Cutting" measures you might have to embrace to keep a sustained profit margin, but that in the mind of your customer base you make it look less valuable. Of course, it also is a sign of desperation to your adversaries and even if you boost sales this way you often lose money and have to make it up some other way...
I keep hearing, though I am very, VERY skeptical about this, that consoles are sold at a loss and the profit is made from video games.
The X-Box brand is supposed to be tied to a "PetaFlop" range super computer and the game system is there to cheapen mass-production of the critical processor chips. That's why x-boxes are so easily (at least the original, haven't cared or checked the new ones) turned into Linux/Windows computers.
I'd bet the "Real" target price, aside from "Intellectual Property" fantasy, is $50 or less and through game company "Licensing" contracts they make money hand over fist.
My idea is of course for some better games. Import some Vanilla but still strong echhi/mild Hentai games and just have rabid attack dog lawyers ready to pounce. Most "Moralist Crusaders" are tied to churches, go figure, and a good lawyer could get their tax status revoked retroactively.
I'd like to see a "LittleWitch Romanesque: Adventure" that's 2D animated in the way of "Odin Sphere". Have a LOT of good artists doing tons of illustrations and putting in enough visual data to challenge the Blue-Ray storage medium. A huge fantasy world but all as a 2D cartoon, with 2.5 D effects so they can move down roads and corridors, etc. Keep the "Loli" in the strong E/mild H range and have lawyers ready...
I'm all for the "H dating sims" the "Idol Master", etc. to be imported:-)
Also a good "Queen's Blade" game with full H since the only "Loli" character is a dwarf who's 100, right?
Another good game would be a re-take of the "Fighting Fantasy" series. "DeathTrap Dungeon" flopped because it was suffering from the 3D platform awkward growth phase. What it needs is the 2.5D combined with good animations and a storytelling feel like the old art in the books.
How about "Magic Carpet: Expanded World" where it's like the great unknown hit "Drakkun" and a huge "Elder Scrolls" level world of adventure, but still plenty of High Fantasy Arabian Nights -ish blastin!
Also, a re-do of Atari 2600 "Adventure" that's larger, 2.5D animated ala "Bob Pepper" artwork but still has strangely a similar feel and play to the original...
Not that I'm alone worth the effort, but if the makers did the "LittleWitch Romanesque: Adventure" and the "Fighting Fantasy" ones I'd budget an X-Box 360 sooner than later to get them! And I'd be a "Net Supporter" and drop money in their "Legal Defense" tip-jar for the former!
My ordinary and outspoken rule is to wait and buy used, but I'd break this if they did enough things I really like! Enough really excellent works of technology combined with art in a functional form, that is a game that is really phenomenal to play, I'll go from "Only used" to "Kinda new, not doorbuster, and a few latest games and wait for the rest to get cheap".
I really LOVE "Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" on my original X-Box along with Circus Maximus. Circus Maximus also could use a port with a few of the glitches/imperfections tweaked out. I play the beefy guy with the Dominatrix battler:-)
Amen!
I for one can confirm the fact that some consoles are sold with negative return. Profit is usually made off of accessories and games.
Isn't 360 selling better than PS3 in America and Europe even after the release of the slim?
Yes, but you see, this is weeaboo central where everyone sucks Jap cock.
I prefer African American cock, sooo much more to suck on.
So much more diseases to suck on too
Yea right, we all should be buying Xbawks and suck America's cock, even if we're Koreans, French, Italian, Russian, Costa Rican, etc. etc.
Buy America! Now available in blueberry, mint and blood flavour.
American war politics =/= America's enterprises/population.
On a side note, if you're French I think the U.S.'s earned a well deserved BJ.
Actually after the slim release the PS3 outsells the 360 even in the American market. But yes the 360 has bigger total numbers although the difference in Europe is not that much. Basically the 360 rules in America and PS3 in Japan. In Europe they are still fighting.
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=5475&mp=1
PS3 appears to be selling more in the US.
Yes, because some can't wait for their xbox to return in the 1 month time frame, so they go and buy another one to play while the broken one is getting fix. I haven't done this yet because I don't really play the xbox as much as I do with ps3. I might play the xbox at some point when Forza 3 comes out close to the end of this month.
I think by this point even the Sony Defense Force wants Arte to chill the fuck out.
Don't you mean the Wii60?
Oh wow, another console story....What a surprise.
Ok, first of all, is this news really that big of a surprise? We all know we're gay for the Japanese and their miracle hardware, but they don't have the fucking common decency to provide a reach around.
Personally, I don't give a flying fuck if they buy our shit or not, because we don't need them. For example, EA and Activision/Blizzard's income are both many billions higher than Square/Enix, which is arguably Japan's largest and best known game developer. Do you think that a large majority of that income comes from Japanese gamers? Fuck no.
Anyone who looks at only the Japanese market is a fucking weeaboo and should remove their head from their asses. The only numbers that mean anything is global, and number of software titles sold through.
Microsoft would be wise to just drop the Jap market and not sell anything there. It's not worth the expense.
Speaking like a true American. Uncle Sam is so proud of you boy. Now let's get out of the house and buy a few more 360's, a big Mac and a coke to show them how awesome American products are. America, fuck yeah.
Point taken, but you're post really doesn't prove a bit of what I said wrong. Come on; if you want me to take you seriously, you have to come up with some kind of argument. This has nothing to do with being American...Case in point: Activision/Blizzard is owned by Vivendi, a French company.
If you can prove to me that the Japanese aren't biased when it comes to video games, I reconsider my position. I think it's rather ironic though considering video games were invented by dirty gaijin.
My point wasn't to prove or defend anything about the Japanese. It was just sarcasm to the nationalistic point of view of your post.
civility on sankaku? I'll be damned
Quality games produced (not published!) by corporations in the last 5 years:
Blizzard: WoW, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of The Bitch King, Cataclysm... oh wait, that's still the same fucking grindfest epeen competition
EA: MoH, NFS, Burnout, And maybe FIFA? Spore? The Sims???
Guess what. EA don't really do all that much production. All the cool titles you can think of (Battlefield, Rock Band, Mass Effect, Crysis) are only published by EA and developed by autonomous studios.
They make money through shady business moves and by applying corporate pressure on their competition. And they keep doing shovelware remakes of long worn out titles (yeah, just like FF but with the same story over and over). The only other notable thing to come out of EA is acquiring perfectly good studios (Westwood!) and turning great series into crap. If you think you, as a customer benefit, then you are truly the perfect brain dead consumerist.
I'm just waiting patiently for when all this throwing fuel on fires on the verge of death will backfire...
It never will. The only way it could backfire, would be everyone who visits Sancom, not reading/commenting on console war posts. Does that -ever- happen?
The figures are well expected. Xbox360 is a much older console and PS3 is currently going with a more aggressive marketing strategy. The results are consistent at least. In any case, the results in Japan probably won't affect most people on this forum.
I think gamers benefit the most from the console wars. If the introduction of PS3 Slim means more discounts in Xbox360 games, so much the better.
I agree with you about the whole discount thing.
jesus christ, stop with the fucking boring video game console news posts. this place is turning into neogaf.
who cares about japanese xbox sales anyway, let's see international figures.
Simple, Wii wins. MUhahahaha......
Personally i love Xbox360; but that's cause i'm a Canadian. So much i own 2 xbox360s. When i went over to hong kong could hardly find xbox360s :(
Yes, i knew it, the conspiracy is revealed. Microsoft manipulated the DNA of Canadians making them love her products. Finally, we have proof.
I thought Canadians usually hated Americans...
Not completely true.
Canadians might hate the stereotypical American mentality, but we still love the Buffalo wing flavoured Pringles. No hard feelings, promise.
No. Americans hate Canadians.
we do, but fagboy here didn't get the memo
So it would seem that both the 360 AND the PS3 have NOGAMES
Troooooooooooooll!
I remember when I played the NES there was no "fan service" and there was no MOE in the 8 bits.
The Games in Japan now are a mix of MOE and Softcore porn.
where are the games that are for entertain?
If I want to fap then I do not think about my game console, I think in my computer and that´s all.
I will keep my NES,SNES,SEGA MEGADRIVE,GAMEBOY, GAMEBOY ADVANCE,PLAYSTATION and my beloved NINTENDO DS.
THE REST CAN KEEP THEIR XXXBOX 369 AND THEIR FS3(FAPSTATION3) AND GRAB THE CONTROLS AND PRACTICE AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIA!
Oshit, retrofag. *crosses Wiimotes to form a crucifix*
It's worth noting that the japanese 360 has more otaku/weaboo friendly titles, such as Idolmaster, Dream C Club and lots of good japan style shumps like DeathSmiles and Mushihime-sama futari.
But I forgot Lolmircro$oft.
I've been waiting for this.
its Japan.. of course they're going for the ones that have their home company..
while in the US, it's the 360..
of course... all of that is 2nd place compared to Nintendo... though.. the hardcore fans still rage on...
Of course the Wii will sell better. It bring people so much closer.
http://www.zilefile.com/files/301_pkmjx/wii%20-%20bringing%20generations%20closer,%20much%20closer..jpg [http://www.zilefile.com/files/301_pkmjx/wii - bringing generations closer, much closer..jpg]
That's why europe should be the indicator for console wars... until some shit like BMWii, Frauenhofer60 or Nutellastation hits the fan.
in b4 Nutellastation has no hazelnuts
well one thing for sure PC still rule on top compare to both of the console
Sad when a next gen system's sales drop below a console that's faded from modern sales almost altogether except for the occasional, cheap movie game on all consoles. On the other hand, though, I had no idea that people cared about the DSi so much. I didn't think the changes to it were even enough to give it a new name....(It might just be a Nintendo cult following surge, though.)
So, it's back to selling like how it did back in 2007? Meh, not much of a collapse. Now if it started selling like the Japanese Xbox 1 (less than 1,000 a week), that would be a collapse.
Oh wait...
http://kotaku.com/5377630/wii-psp-price-drops-invigorate-console-sales-in-japan
Looks like the 360 actually sold 4,244 last week, so more or less the same as usual. Though without the price-drop, it probably would be selling less than 1,000.
Move along now, folks. Nothing to see here.
OMG!!!! NINTENDO 64!!!!!!!!one111
360 is junk that only appeals to 13 year olds and Wal-Mart rednecks. Why would any Japanese person want it?
for Idolm@ster and Dream C Club.....and the other jap games for the jap 360
but yeah, it's not much of a big deal if you're a hardcore gamer
Gooo Nintendo XD I'l always be yer NO#1 Fan!!!
Nintendo has no real competition right now, so that's why there's been nothing but shovelware and shit on the wii.
Maybe, just maybe, they'll have to make something good with the laughable PS3 and 360 motion controls coming out.
So what?
Microsoft is still pacing in other countries.
YOU RRoD 360 BETA TESTERS FAGS SURE GOT TOLD.
time for the xbox 360 slim. and maybe some moar j-rpgs.
If you want a console that can shit itself for no reason, then get urself a 360!
oldjoke.
aww the girl looks so helpless, i wanna comfort her.
it's a trap!
no, seriously, as long as it looks like an eye-pleasing subject, why do we care.
They just don't like FPS's in Japan though I'm surprised the DSi is selling so well it's crap.
It really is no surprise the Xbox 360 is not doing well in Japan the Xbox1 did very poorly and most of the games just are not of the genre that is popular in Japan.
FPS games like halo just are not popular there they want moe games or platformers and puzzles.
What is surprising is how well the DSi is selling which is in my opinion a downgrade from the DSL.
No GBA slot and the camera is worse then what you'd find in most cell phones today.
I look at world wide sales figures and just laugh at this article.
I look at the 360 and laugh at it's shitty stability.
Then I feel sad that I live in the country that's buying up all the 360's.
facepalm
Nice straw man argument there.
Got a 360 a few years back, hacked the firmware and was fortunate to never get RRoD. I've played and enjoyed a few games on it.
Got a PS3 a few months back, and have got more enjoyment from it already.
I also had a 360 for a while...but mine DID break and now I'm enjoying Demon's Souls on ps3. Fuck the 360...just fuck it.
Here the thing I found out if Sony goes out of Buisness then the Japanese gaming Industry is screwed.
I was told this by a friend of mine because it seems they need Sony more then they need Microsoft.
yehey!!!lolz
People realize xbox has almost nothing but FPS's you can already play on PC pretty much?
Wonder how long before it becomes just as worthless as the first xbox?
Are there any lines in vegas? It will happen soon enough..
If the PS3 is such a good console, then how come IT HAS NO GAEMS?!
LOL
are you fucking stupid? Or are you a fanboy?
No games huh? Okay then, here's a list to prove your statement wrong :
1) Uncharted 1&2
2) Resistance 1&2
3) White Knight Chronicles
4) Valkyria Chronicles
5) Infamous
6) Cross Edge
7) God of War III
8) Final Fantasy Versus XIII
9) MAG
10)Gran Turismo 5
11)Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1&2
12)Demon's Souls
13)Killzone 2
14)Metal Gear Solid 4 : Guns of the Patriots
and many many more!
(sarcasm)yeah, the PS3 has no games(/sarcasm)
dude you must be new to the internet
PC has no gaems. (if you don't count MMOs)
Seriously i dont undertstand why gay box is still here.Fail MACHINE IS FAIL.
Clearly, the lack of sales indicates that:
a) People have their 360, and any problem fixed it being done under warranty
b) Sales of the other consoles rising is Sony going 'Fuck you' with warranties so people have to buy new ones.
I mean, really.
+1
not abig problem i have both console bwa ha ha ha...
Good! MS must lose and go out of console market!
lol seriously i dont know why xbox is still trying in japan. Its failing worse than the ps3 is failing here in the states. Xbox has a lot of great games, too bad the hardware breaks when you look at it funny
the xbox 360 satisfies a niche market in japan , mainly moe games, idolmaster, STG games (shit, want some CAVE games on ps3 damn it so I can import them) and for those who like western FPS games.
if I can remember correctly, the STG gaming industry have a tendency of favoring developing on the "loosing" systems since it's cheaper and they know it's fans will buy their games anyways regardless of platform.
it's probably the same for idolmaster, dreamclub and moe games,the players/ fans are hardcore.
xbox has that niche market covered in japan but it has virtually no new growth in it's games' fanbase, meaning it'll eventually see the same fate as the mega drive, saturn and dreamcast; which were all good systems in their own right but failed to capture the mainstream market.
CONSOLE WARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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everyone wave goodbye to the dreamcast 2 euuuuhhh the xbox360...
Well its only one area of the market probably come back up next year.
My 360 has only died twice, first lasted year and abit, 2nd lasted year n a half which isnt too bad I think, both times were within warrenty so only waited a week before getting it back.
to late for ps3 to pick up now only reason they are buying it in japan is becuase they are racist and prefer to buy japanese systems
The only way MS is gonna triump in the Japanese market, is to release the XCase, a portable Xbox.
Like I always say, given the bias over there, I think what's remarkable is that the XboX has done even this well in Japan.
The exclusive games are almost universally targeted at a western audience, so failure in Japan is almost a given. Though why Microsoft keeps trying to push it over there *is* baffling.
I however, am a gamer who enjoys entertainment from both sides of the pond, and therefor hope that both platforms remain competitive with each other worldwide.
How come I never had a problem with my 360? Yes I'm on my second, but it was under warranty. I accidentally dropped it from about 8ft but hey shit happens.
And hey if your a true gamer you don't bitch and moan about the little frivolous details. You play the game for the game not the console. You play the games to be with friends and family. You play for the fun and sport of it and not be little trolls like the majority of you are even if you don't realize it.
I've been a fan of Nintendo since the mid '90s. I got my first game (Super Smash Bros. for the N64.) Then I became a fan of Sony in the late '90s when I used to play Crash Barracuda and Driver. When the original xBox first came out I was never a fan of it, until the 360 was announced.
I am 19 now and this little tidbit comes to show that it all comes down to demographics in age and the popularity in one system over another.
And just to further this comment, Why were Sony and Nintendo products so great in the US? And Why are there so many people bias over another console? And why do some consoles seem to work better than others? Simple:
1) No console was made by US until the first xBox was released.
2) People grow up with different consoles so they favor that one over another.
3) People need to take care of their consoles. Clean them every so often. Do a little maintenance to make sure it works. Consoles are not cheap, try to make them last.
1) No console was made by US until the first xBox was released.
umm...Atari and the calecovision might want to have a word with you...
Man, I love you! For speaking my opinion (i'm too lazy to type all those words)
It doesnt matter how much money and profit microsoft makes with their 360 all over the world, right? As long as they suck in Japan, they suck generally in everything, right? Yeah, must be so.
sankaku ps3 fanboys fags like always
Japan game market is margin one today ;] . Dont bother . No one cares what the sales are ine one little country .
PS3 FOR THE WIN!
BURN ALL XBOX360s'!!!!!
I love how everyone just assumes that XBOX360 sucks because it's doing poorly in one country. God some people are fucking stupid. Japs are more interested in underage girls than blow shit up if this website is anything to go by.
I dont believe this is entirely to do with what is better. I think this may also relate to reliablility no other gaming platform has experience their own version of the dreaded Xbox 360 "red ring of death"
besides
every gaming console has their good games and bad games
every gaming console has their good features and bad features
and concerning the 'ps3 slim' microsoft game studio released a newer 360 model known as the Xbox 360 elite of course the sales for the original model will drop
yup Microsoft neeeds to build a more reliable machine.
Hmm...interesting. Well, considering that developers had to actually try to get people in Japan to like the Xbox (SVC Chaos cover, anyone?), I really think this is to be expected. Maybe the Microsoft should just stay in the US, where they have their real fanba-
*gun clicks*
Er, umm...I mean...fuck, er ah...Micro$hit...umm, er, ah...the Xbox 360 is nothing...err...more than a...big...paperweight...and anyone that...err, likes it, should...umm, go buy a...PS3?
Mysterious Voice: *gun clicks* "Not rude enough."
...err...by go buy a PS3, I mean...uhhh...die in the worst possible way? ...preferably by suicide?
Mysterious Voice: "That's better."
So...yeah...umm...PS3 is...Number 1...Xboxisnumbertwo.
*gun fires*
and yet xbox 360 is the number 2 consonle on the planet by a great margin. funny that.
poor xenophobic japan and your 2d pedo love.
PS3 started as an overpriced piece of crap (can't afford it), the XBox 360 has a poor QA from the start (my lens died after a year and a half), the Wii is....well it's the Wii what a I supposed to do with it?
to hell with this next gen console crap, anyone up for some empire strikes back on the atari?
Its really amazing to see that the xbox 360 is still in the race only selling in the U.S. and Europe cause I really don't count Japan. ( U can see why) One could ask why the xbox doesn't sell well in japan?? but it still interesting! XD
UNCHARTED 2!!!
serves right that crappy console... 54% defective?! WTF?! Microsoft should leave it to the pro's...
Moving to the PC now, as anon said "Console games are now lacking originality" and is so true.
It's JAPAN, what do you expect?
Microsoft doesn't even need japan they aren't any huge bulk of the gaming industry.
"they aren't any huge bulk of the gaming industry."
You are about to die. Slowly and painfully.
Yeah, too bad for you NA sales are also plummeting
PS2>XBAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWX360
the weak point of microsoft! they don't have marketing XD... and consequently they don't make market studies fail...
come on Halo and the american games don't are the important games in japan.. japan demands MOE
Thank goodness its sales collapsed.Could you imagine a world where MICROSOFT RULES ALL? I'll be first on the next portal to an alternate universe.