why no love for the xbox?
[Kotaku] PlayStation 3 Still Japan's Bestselling Console, But PSP Claims First Place
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Last week, Sony's PlayStation 3 had the rare privilege of claiming the top spot on Media Create's hardware chart, outselling all hardware competitors. This week it gets knocked down to second place... by the PSP. While the release of Resident Evil 5 in Japan gave the PS3 a noticeable sales boost over its take last weekâ€"then, a respectable 36,513 units, thanks to Sega's Yakuza 3â€"it wasn't enough to push it past the PSP. The PlayStation Portable moved almost 60,000 additional units, likely on the continued strength of Koei's Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid. Regardless of which Sony platform is selling best, its a noteworthy change from earlier in the year, when the Nintendo DSi and Wii dominated sales charts. Bestselling hardware in Japan for the week of March 2nd to 8th is as follows. * PSP - 59,568 * PlayStation 3 - 39,835 * Nintendo DSi - 32,102 * Wii - 16,560 * Xbox 360 - 14,994 * Nintendo DS Lite - 11,240 * PlayStation 2 - 4,954 Will Sony be able to keep this pace up? With Musou Orochi Z, Killzone 2 and Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires coming to the PS3 over the next few months, and Monster Hunter G hitting the Wii in April, it should be an interesting Spring. |
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Yea, I'm sort of surprised by how quick Sony was able to sell their PS3's. I remember the days when nobody wanted to buy one.
Originally Posted by lhowatt why no love for the xbox? |
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The Japanese hate anything that isn't Japanese. The 360 numbers are actually the most impressive part of that graph. It wasn't that long ago that the 360 was selling around 2000 consoles per month.
Originally Posted by lhowatt why no love for the xbox? |
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1. Japans dont like American stuff to much.
2.Japan stuff is generally better anyway. (Since they're nerds)
3.Ps3 owns
Originally Posted by lhowatt why no love for the xbox? |
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Originally Posted by Admiral Mudkipz Yea, I'm sort of surprised by how quick Sony was able to sell their PS3's. I remember the days when nobody wanted to buy one. |
2.Japan stuff is generally better anyway. (Since they're nerds)
3.Ps3 owns
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I haven't touched a console in years...but now I have a sudden urge to go out and buy a PS3 and/or an Xbox 360.
Originally Posted by zelix 1. Japans dont like American stuff to much. 2.Japan stuff is generally better anyway. (Since they're nerds) 3.Ps3 owns |
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Originally Posted by zelix 1. Japans dont like American stuff to much. 2.Japan stuff is generally better anyway. (Since they're nerds) 3.Ps3 owns |
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lol fanboys ENGAGE!!!!
no i see what he saying, japenese hate our products and us. chinese love our cigarettes and western movies.
Originally Posted by OmegaNemesis28 And here we go
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no i see what he saying, japenese hate our products and us. chinese love our cigarettes and western movies.
maybe they don't like paying a monthly fee to play games online
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The Japanese never had any in the first place. Like how we think the iPhone is high-tech, to the Japanese, it's nothing special.
Originally Posted by lhowatt why no love for the xbox? |
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This.
I own a PS3, So I might be somewhat of a fan boy.... That said I think everyone has pretty much touched on the fact that the Japanese dislike the 360 because it isn't Japanese.
However, If I remember right the original Xbox sales in Japan were shocking and maybe there is still that stigma attached to it in Japan where as the PS2 is still a really good selling console and people will naturally gravitate towards its awesomeness.
k that last line might be slightly fanboyish
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Originally Posted by acadiancrusader maybe they don't like paying a monthly fee to play games online
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I own a PS3, So I might be somewhat of a fan boy.... That said I think everyone has pretty much touched on the fact that the Japanese dislike the 360 because it isn't Japanese.
However, If I remember right the original Xbox sales in Japan were shocking and maybe there is still that stigma attached to it in Japan where as the PS2 is still a really good selling console and people will naturally gravitate towards its awesomeness.
k that last line might be slightly fanboyish
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