- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 9, 2009 08:55 JST
- Tags: Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

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.
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Dengeki readers were surveyed as to which anime they thought the best of summer 2009, yielding results which in retrospect are not entirely surprising.
However, when their most anticipated summer anime are compared to the most well received after the fact, the results are quite interesting…
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Just when it seemed only generic moe and giant robot anime had any chance of attaining blockbuster status, the combined sales of the Bakemonogatari Blu-ray and DVD attained a staggering 44,000 in their first week, beating even K-ON!’s 41,000.
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Japan has placed dead last in a survey of which nations have the most favourable self-image, with a variety of small and insignificant nations topping the list.
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The release of Sony’s PS3 Slim has seen Japanese sales of the PS3 surge, with 310,000 units sold in September, easily beating the Wii and even surpassing sales of the DSi.
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The 2008 market for character goods in Japan was estimated at $17.1 billion, and recently released statistics allow the top anime franchises to be ranked according to how much merchandise they sold, a very important metric as sales of anime goods can dwarf proceeds from anime sales.
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2ch-ologists have delivered their verdict on which of 2009 summer anime attracted the most attention from 2ch’s otaku community and the sites surrounding it.
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A recent survey of battle manga fans reveals just which action manga have the hottest and most manful battles.
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With the recent announcement that Japan’s top selling Xbox 360 title Star Ocean 4 is set to get a “complete” release on the reinvigorated PS3, observers can’t help but notice something very disturbing about the top 5 Japanese Xbox 360 titles…
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A survey asking manga fans which titles they would like to see continued anew even after concluding yields some not entirely unsurprising results, although in some cases it is hard to see how the events of the story lend themselves to any continuation…
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New survey results compound previous findings with the news that 46% of Japanese women admit to cheating on their partners.
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Sales of the PS3 Slim in Japan have hit record levels, with the console selling 150,000 units in four days, 50% more units than the Xbox 360 sold in the entirety of the 2009 financial year.
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