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).
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.
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.