A comparison of the post-price cut Japanese sales figures for the major consoles reveals that PS3 sales have rocketed 707% compared to the same period a year earlier, whilst Xbox 360 sales have actually decreased 70%, in spite of price cuts.
The figures, based on Enterbrain data:
PS3: 707%
PSP: 126%
Wii: 29%
360: -70%
All these consoles have had their prices slashed recently, with effects ranging from extreme in the case of the PS3, to completely ineffectual in the case of the Xbox 360, which now appears to be in an irrecoverable position in Japan.
Of course, nobody expects this boost for the PS3 to be permanent, although the release of Final Fantasy XIII is just around the corner…
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it's a Sony
People like you should stop with this dumb reason.
It's a Sony doesn't mean that much anymore...
Well, the 360 is the only console to show an increase in sales this year compared to the same period last year, worldwide. So in the grand scheme of things this statistic serves no purpose other than sparking more fanboy comments and showing how japanese people dont buy 360s (which everyone who visits this site probably already knows)
Clearly the Japs have learnt not to buy the Xbox after the Vesperia debacle.
Less sony dick sucking, more guro news that makes me laugh at how sick humanity is.
Actually, 50% of this forum is Sony Dick Sucking.
The other 50% is loli news that makes people laugh at how sick humanity is. Or like being just sick enough to pass.
So you were kinda right.
Stop saying that in every topic
Sorry, I meant to reply to the post above me.
I'm talking about:
"YOU RRoD 360 BETA TESTERS FAGS SURE GOT TOLD."
repeating it doesn't help XD
Fuck console,
PC for the win.
fuck PC
hand held FTW
So the price will go low enough for me to buy a ntsc-j xbox360 now? How do I get it fixed if it RROD on me if I live outside the region? / starts ordering xbox360 games...
Oh Shit!!! PS3, still don't fucking care....
Let me guess, Mysterious Voice: I'm gonna try and say something positive on the Xbox side of things, and you're gonna pull out a gun and force me to say something else. You ever heard the phrase "to each his own"?
Mysterious Voice: "Yes. It went out of style with the advent of the internet."
Well, why can't I say anything nice about the 360?
Mysterious Voice: "Because of it's mediocre title lineup, because of an even worse rate of success, and because it was made in the USA, the worst country in the world."
Uh huh.
Mysterious Voice: "Then again, console users are nothing compared to the PC Gaming Master Race, so either way you slice it it's stale."
...that being said, I have no comment. Only that 707% is a rather odd number. As is 120%.
*gun clicks*
Well, it IS!
Mysterious Voice: *gun fires* "You never learn."
MV is quite the short-tempered lad.
Mysterious Voice: "When you've been living in the head of someone like this guy and have to put up with everything he does or thinks about doing, you're going to want to break out. Of course I have a short temper; I have a very good reason to."
And yes, I'm going to find where he keeps his armory one day and do something about it.
Mysterious Voice: "You will try. And you will fail."
that mystery voice is that of a wee lad!?
video games really DO make people violent...
Mysterious Voice: "It's the internet. Subtlety is not an option."
Mysterious Voice: Ritsuko Akagi, the truth is that the Xbox 360 is a failure console.
Ritsuko: You liar.
*bang*
Mysterious Voice: "Either you are a worthless imitator, or it seems that my appearance has caused other Mysterious Voices to break free of their spineless owners.
Either way, I am the original Mysterious Voice, and ergo, everything else that tries to be like me is a pale imitation.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think I need to see how my armory's holding up."
xbox fails enough said. now die like the dreamcast all we need is playstation honestly...
Dreamcast was good though.
+1 honestly, 360 is down a steep slope never to return... and to all the 360 fan boys pj natal = false hope.
What about the DS?
Everyone already has a 360. So of course the sails will be lowered and the boat will sink. The only people still buying a 360 are the poor guys, mexicans, and those who gave up and finding good shooters for their PS3
Fuck all systems. PC ftw. I dont care what anyone says. I can play any Game system game on my computer and use a Sony or MS or old style controller. Why would I invest in systems that can't be upgraded when I can play them all on my computer that can be slowly upgraded to face new times. pointless shit. "ooh a system is on the tv" screw that. so is my computer. HDMI supporting 1080p I can play a 360 game and watch a blu Ray movie while downloading porn and listening to music on the same screen. Fucking do that System gamers.
well, you have a point, but not a lotta ppl are very computer-literate, so they have issues setting shit up like that. (fucking idiots)
the only advantage to game systems, is for those who have laptops, like myself.
707% eh? call me back when they actually catch up to the entire console lifetime sales that the 360 has had, until then this is pretty irrelevant, save for the fact I might actually be able to afford a next gen console now. For the record I don't have a bias either, seeing as I don't own any : p I'm just going for whatever will give me the most bang for my buck. Logic dictates its the 360 still, if not a Wii (which gets more mileage but is still limited by its kid friendly image and overall library, then again that's what we love about the Wii isn't it?).
I think sales are BS
if you went by that Transformers 2 would have been a GOOD movie... which it is not
either way though... it's the slim dammit, people want it, they'll buy it
beats the high risk of RRoD, and that seems like a better investment in the long run
True, but from what my gf tells me they're repairing them for free now because of the rate at which it occurs, not exactly a good thing that they haven't had the common sense to fix it, but still its better than the service you'll get for a Broken Nintendo DSlite. ($70 to fix a broken hinge? Whats the replacement made out of Volvonium?) Honestly, I've always been a nintendo fan so I might go with that, but if my gf really wants to play together on x-box live I can't find a reason to say no : p Aside from the subscription charge =.= But hey, a small price to pay for a common interest amirite?
Oh yes, the PS3 will get very high sales from last month onwards, because of the PS3 Slim and the new low price.
There is only the PS3 version of FF13 in Japan
it will bost the sales to overkill
Square Enix was funded by MS to branch out of the contract from SONY
They bough rights to Europe and US,
but Japan was VERY EXPENSive^^
Well, now both consoles have the same price and since both have pretty much the same library of games. Considering that, it is just obvious that at the time of picking one up, most would buy the console with more and superior capabilities? xD
Its like buying groceries xD. Maybe some things cost the same, so all that is left is to decide in relation to quality xD
Same process here
It's like deciding between two types of lettuce when they're both similar priced, but you know that one of them goes bad 50% of the time within a day and the other doesn't.
I think I know what lettuce I'd be buying :v
As much as I like the 360 and PS3, there is no surprised the PS3 is failing in Japan. When was the last time an American-made videogame ANYTHING succeeded there? The MSX? And actually, the MSX was an IDEAL to standardize the PC lead by MS. They had Sony MSX systems so I don't really know if you can count that.
I ment the 360 is failing in Japan, sorry.
Completely expected:
1)It's a Sony.
2) Price cut
3) "New" product with new "features"
4) It's Japan (related to 1)
that explain why xbox is popular in western countries
...and is not popular in my house LoL
or mine
I wonder if they are going to have a Final Fantasy XIII + PS3 limited edition.
I wonder if there will be a sun in the sky tomorrow!
I'd buy that
There is one, it has Lightning on the side.
If the 360 was made in Japan, it'd be a different story.
yeah, then it wouldn't have RRoD
YLOD says hi.
Whatever you say. I have 6 friends with dead PS3s. 3 YLOD and 2 DREs.
I would guess more around 10%, but whatever. Either way, Sony's shit fucks up too. It just does it later than sooner. Face it.
In the same >>>ONLINE POLL<<< that says only 3% of users with RROD wouldn't buy another 360? Hmmm...
xbox failure rate is 58%. that's over half by the way. every other 360 fails. 1 in 2 fails.
This error affects something retardly small like 0.5% of PS3s it's not statistically significant compared to the fail rate of the 360 even considering their lead in console sales worldwide. So while it does have a similar error it is far more controlled and significantly less likely to occur.
24-10-2009 15:12
Sounds like genius marketing to me. If your Xbox 360 is past warranty, and it RROD's what are you going to do?
Say fuck it to the library of games you built up over the years? No, you're going to buy a brand new Xbox.
This is why they move a healthy amount of units in the US - the initial fanbase who bought Xbox 360s is much larger then in Japan, and they are still buying Xbox 360s years later.
and all the cool games would have to pass the sony-rainbow-check. stfu.
considering most games come out for both, who cares?
indeed
Sony check is more about ero-censorship. I assume most 'cool games' would be the extremely violent ones that are hardly affected by the check.
so why is the ps3 selling so well again?
Slim
This
inferior sony checked ero games of course.
And many ero games.
That and do I see long cat?
cause cause ff13 is coming out finally
The PS3 will do very well for the next few months. Early and late shoppers from September to December, and exclusives to propel it the 1st quarter of 2010. Plus FFXIII to make it own in Japan.
Unless Microsoft drops the 360 price to $100, things should go in Sony's favor at least until the motion control wars in the spring.
BTW, Sony's marketing will give it a boost in America. Never underestimate the power of advertising in the worlds most powerful capitalist country.
Microsoft's marketing plans in the U.S. go like this:
ODST
ODST
ODST
ODST
Price drop
ODST
ODST
ODST
ODST
ODST
Very diverse, no?
but the slim is shit, the only thing they did was make it a wee bit faster and most importantly, ripped out the ps2 emulation
Its also cheaper.
PS2 emulation was discontinued from one of the first few firmware updates on the PS3.
There was issues with overheating during emulation iirc.
Japanese people like tiny things
But but... it's slim!!!
"but the slim is shit, the only thing they did was make it a wee bit faster and most importantly, ripped out the ps2 emulation"
lol you basically just shown everyone how little you know. With the reduction in power consumption, the slim version will run much cooler than the fat version which turn people's room into a sauna.
small everything
24-10-2009 03:09 # !
i c what u did there hahaha
I didn't think the wii had price cut yet.
Well colour me surprised beginning of Oct?
It's paint, not colour or color you faggots
How moronic would have to be to try and tell the English they're getting the English language wrong.
This is exactly what people mean when they call Americans stupid and arrogant.
Exitium: "Who isn't stupid and arrogant at some point in their lives?"
Anon: "the French"
Dingus: "True that anon, the french are Always utter morons 24/7. Thanks for pointing that out!"
lol fail
Kris is wrong way
Who cares, really. This is like comparing a person named Chris and Kris. Still human, sounds the same.
I really like how a single word threw this COMPLETELY off topic haha.
Hey, grammar morons, both color and colour, and honor and honour, are viable uses of the words, so quit your pointless arguing. The whole Britain VS US thing only makes it worse. It's like cracker vs biscuit. You sound like a bunch of kids. This is the internet you morons, nobody gives a FUCK about grammar. Also, historical correction, for those interested, the American colonies didn't kick Englands ass on their own. They got ALOT of help from the French. They never would have won otherwise, since 40% of the American population(not counting Indians) were neutral to the Declaration of Independance, and 20% were against it, ergo loyal to the British Crown, meaning only 40% were for it. This is kinda important. Oh, and don't ask me to take sides, since I'm Scandinavian, and wouldn't give a shit in either outcome. Just trying to be historically correct here.
Only parents with a grudge against their kid spell it Kris rather then Chris.
Don't even get me started on "Krys".
"How would you like your chicken ?"
"Chris pee, please"
The original spelling is "couleur". *smirk*
The English getting something wrong?
True that anon, the french are Always utter morons 24/7.
Thanks for pointing that out!
+9001 @ the french
the French
+1
+10
Who isn't stupid and arrogant at some point in their lives?
It's color, not colour
360 would've died long time ago if fag ass Wada didn't decide to port FFXIII to 360.
@ Anonymous 2:35
'Colour' or 'color', it's still the same sing, you dumb shit.
SUCK IT!!!! PS3 Wins!...Fatality! All you fuckin' Elitest XBOX lovers- PS3 eats your lunch!...Shove that RED RING up your ass SUCK BOX!
Oh yeah, I hear XBOX is gonna add Blu-Ray to it's New 360's...Why not try having NO Red Ring of Death type issues. Blow Me Xbox! My PS2 still works like new!
bye2 360. But, I'll buy FFXIII for your port
Lurk more
It's color you damn Britfag.
^lol, its only the japanese market. Who cares about a small market like that?! Europe and America... thats whats important.
btw: the rrod issues have stopped since the elite came out. It's gettin old and the first gen of PS2's had discdrive issues. I know for myself and from 3 friends who had a broken discdrive after a year or a year and a half. So, nobodys perfect. That's what the warranty is for. lol
@ Anonymous 2:35
'Colour' or 'color', it's still the same sing, you dumb shit.
Assuming we're speaking English, it's colour.
The Japanese market is also where the best game developers in the world comes from, so it does matter.
Someone tell me!!! Why is PS3 bad?!? Yes, I am new fag.
And is FF not for Xbox?
holy shit 700%
Spot the American. You have heard of the rest of the world, right?
dame colonials
damn colonials
IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!
thank god for coloUr
and the proper use of the English language
and it's protections from the perverted uses by those dame colonials
honour not honor
Wow you guyz are totally off topic, if you want to blabber on use the fucking forums. This is about is the PS3 sales after its price-cut may I remind you people.
Hey, grammar morons, both color and colour, an honor and honour, are viable uses of the words, so quit your pointless arguing. The whole Britain VS US thing only makes it worse. It's like cracker vs biscuit. You sound like a bunch of kids. This is the internet you morons, nobody gives a FUCK about grammar. Also, historical correction, for those interested, the American colonies didn't kick Englands ass on their own. They got ALOT of help from the French. They never would have won otherwise, since 40% of the American population(not counting Indians) were neutral to the Declaration of Independance, and 20% were against it, ergo loyal to the British Crown, meaning only 40% were for it. This is kinda important. Oh, and don't ask me to take sides, since I'm Scandinavian, and wouldn't give a shit in either outcome. Just trying to be historically correct here.
Canadians and English kicked your ass durring War of 1812, suck on that.
thank god for ignoring punctuation and capitalisation
and the incorrect use of an apostrophe in it's
and protection that doesn't require an s
dame should be damned (not damn)
This is still more interesting than PS3 sales figures.
Haha
A person that spells "damn" as "dame" repeatedly should not be commenting on languages or their uses.
hate to tell you, but we have not been a colony for a good while. i forget, what happened? that's right, we kicked England's ass :D
"Alright gentlemen, we'll be courteous and give you the first round of firing. After taking casualties, we will counterattack with reduced numbers, and take turns from there."
Is that the "Honor" the British soldiers battled with? Sounds like stupidity.
You need to remember America fought without honor while the English did.
In all seriousness it's spelled 'color'.
Both sides used traditional fighting styles and both sides used tree line snipers (unconventional warfare), technically speaking the British did have a certain code. When they had who was supposedly Washington in their sights they didn't fire due to his rank, which American's didn't care they intentionally shot officers.
Also both color and colour are in an American dictionary.
You realise that honor means nothing on the battlfeild it's kill or be killed. Furthermore weren't the british burning civilian buildings in the revolution? Honor is a joke in war and if your ass comes walking out in a line on a open battlfeild with no cover wearing a fucking big red coat using napoleonic tactics taking turns with parlays JRPG style your ass deserves to be shot.
Historical blinders on a few of these pathetic comments eh? Regardless of everything already written here, America made it FINANCIALLY infeasible for England to continue and we where freed for it.
By the by, we still -till those libatards fuck us all over- are the only SUPER POWER in the whole FUCKING world thanks to that "cowboy" back in the '80s.
"Color" or "Colour". Spell it the way you wish too, since that word started about the time when the English where fucking the french women and blood got mixed around. Words followed and got fucked up by the English since they got tired of spelling shit out cooked up by the french, who themselves Fucked up Latin to make their own fucking language.
Got the Fucking point?
And yet America still tries to call what they speak in as 'English'...weird eh?
AMERICA FUCK YEAH!
>that's right, we kicked England's ass
If by "we" you mean the ancestors of some americans (I mean the colonists) than you are probably right, as far as history goes.
But I don't think you ever kicked the ass of some country,...
Wii had its price cut already