Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In Japan...... 2 Weeks In A Row.

They say lightning never strikes twice, but it seems in Japan, they have yet to recieve the memo. According to the latest Famitsu tracking data, Microsoft's often frowned upon Xbox 360 console (in the land of the rising sun), has managed to outsell Sony's flagship PlayStation 3 (Xbox 360 14k, PS3 8200k), for the second time in consecutive weeks. Can Microsoft strike whilst the iron's hot and make it three strikes in a row?

[Mr Marbles]

good for the 360 team, keep up the hard work.

[Time Lord]

Cant wait to see what headline they'd come up with.

'Xbox 360 humiliates PS3 for 2nd week' or something along those lines.

[Jamie Foxx]

you listening sony......cater to each countries tastes and you can sell consoles... xbox of all consoles has proven this in japan

[Enigma_2099]

Tell Microsoft to stop buying up the JRPG devs, and I'm sure Sony will get right on that...

[CaptainHowdy]

out of 52 weeks, xbox nabbed 2....bravo! lmao

[thenickel]

Why don't you tell Sony to get off there Azz and do something then before MS becomes the console of choice in Japan.

[season007]

if 2 (or okay 3) weeks out of 52 makes MS so happy, I am not quite sure how satisfied are those guy in Sony right now.

They've got like 6 out of 8 MONTHS in Xbox360's home country

Talking about getting JRPGs for Japanese console gamers?
I think on the other side, PS3 has done very well releasing new exclusive titles that grabs Western gamers WELL...Oh well, and yes they do it better than the xbox 360

[Jamie Foxx]

your comment is very bitter and misguided,simple fact is sony this generation were arrogant, they lost exclusives developers themselves like rockstar stated they they tried to tie down console exclusivity with sony but were banging their head on a brick wall.

personally i like sony products i love my ps3 but im not going to be blind to their mistakes,sonys mistakes have been microsofts gain, sony could have tied down many a rpg but they were to busy basking in the glory of ps2 and forgot one fundemental thing...games sell consoles consoles dont sell games.

sony are now back peddling and trying to correct alot of mistakes and i take my hat off to them but that doesnt take away from the fact they have themselves to blame who can blame microsoft for pouncing whenever they could? its business and whatever everyone thinks of microsoft..there working their butts off, sony have been taught a lesson.

[power of Green]

I'v noticed that the PS3 fans are no longer posting VG-Chartz or anyother sales trackers numbers for that matter. lol

Wonder why? ;)

[Xelai]

Good for Microsoft, they deserve it. A more level playing field in all territories in the world is better for us, consumers and gamers.

[MorganX]

The thing is, it's 2 weeks heading into the Holiday Season. 2 weeks when this has never happened before. If you think this doesn't have Sony worried, think again. I'm not saying Microsoft can sustain this, but it is significant, like it or not.

[Vip3r]

"I'v noticed that the PS3 fans are no longer posting VG-Chartz or anyother sales trackers numbers for that matter. lol

Wonder why? ;) "

I've noticed that the 360 fans are no longer posting about how fake Vg-chartz or other sales matter anymore. lol

Wonder why? ;)

[MNicholas]

Certainly looks like it from the numbers. The 360 sold significantly less well last week than the week before. I expected a more prolonged effect in Japan.

Perhaps the Japanese are better at math.

[himdeel]

...precision via the games they have released in Japan with respect to fans for those games and Sony could learn a thing or two. With White Knight this year and FF13 next year Sony should see similar boost to PS3 sales. Japanese seem very loyal to the genres of games they love not so much the systems themselves.

[power of Green]

I expected PS3 to sustain its break away sales for much longer.

1.13, I Dissagree sales will boost but will be countered at least!.

WKS and FF are so spread apart it is funny you even mentioned it when the 360 will have The Last Remnant, Ninja Blade and Star Ocean 4 ontop of all the other currently released RPG's so close to eachother.

At the end of the year(2009) when FF releases for PS3 in Japan doesn't have an anwser from MSFT, yes PS3 will have a boost that will not be countered.

EDIT: Below

So says the PS3 fans in the 360 thread lol.

[IaMs12]

well because there is nothing for the Xbox Fanboys to complain about if they dont post it.. think.. why complain if there is nothing to complain about.. give them something and you will see it

[DaTruth]

Bravo MS!! Giving people the games they want and the price they can afford; interesting strategy.

[Enigma_2099]

Why don't you tell them... YOU'RE the one who seems to think they need to do something...

And Namco Bandai seems to be one of the prime examples of late... enjoying that new Tales game?

Arrogant? From what I can recall... it was Shane and the boys doing most of the talking this year... When's the last time you heard a peep out of Hirai or Tretton?

I'd also like to add one, undeniable TRUTH... no matter which one comes out on top... they're still BEHIND Nintendo. But we've already been told that as long as they best Sony, they've won...

I'm trying to find the logic here, but I just can't...

ohhh, silly me... you wanted a list. Okay...

Tri Ace

Namco Bandai

Last Remnant will be a timed exclusive, but I threw it in for the hell of it...

Mistwalker Studios... although they can keep Blue Dragon...

there... happy?

[RemmM]

Besides we have our LIVES to worry about come October 1st for all Americans in here that care about their lives, you SHOULD know what I'm talking about...

[leyego]

good job MS (SONY TAKE NOTE U FOOLS)
but 14k? common thats a sh!t low number
the wii sale more then that on its off weeks

japan is not a sony or xbox country, there a nintendo country.

[skimming]

Let's all hate the 360 for being created by an American company, because you know, America is evil.

Let's bash MS for any success that they may have, because you know, they're M$.

Let's all try to give more and more money to the Japanese, because you know, they're our masters.

[AAACE5]

Sony is over confident after selling over 100 million Ps2's. They think all companies should beg sony to let them put their games on their console!

This may sound familiar to anyone who has payed attention to the games industry, because it was nintendo who felt the same way that sony does now. And it was because of that arrogance that sony was able to break into the games market.

Yes, I do believe that MS buys alot of stuff, but when you have 2 arrogant companies treating developers like they are second class... it might become clear that MS doesn't have to pay for as many games as you think!

You may not believe me, but sony told me they were arrogant when Ken Kutaragi said he wanted people to want the Ps3 so bad that they worked overtime and did whatever they could to get one!

Also for the fact that they didn't try to get alot of 3rd party developers on board right away. The Ps3 could have had so many games right now. But sony never pushed for them.

You can talk that... "Sony only wants quality games on the Ps3!" BS. But the Ps1 &2 were built on crappy games! They had great games for those systems, but they also had alot of garbage games (Ps2 had 1400+ games). Which was the main reason alot of people bought the systems!

MS and Nintendo have recognized that the large amount of games on Ps 1 & 2 are the reason sony beat them last gens, and refuse to let it happen again, which is why they are both actively grabbing any games they can get their hands on!

[Enigma_2099]

... and way to cite a guy who no longer works there... and we WANTED TO SEE GO... as a prime example...

"Yes, I do believe that MS buys alot of stuff, but when you have 2 arrogant companies treating developers like they are second class... it might become clear that MS doesn't have to pay for as many games as you think!"

So you saying that they don't? okay. Let's see your proof. I'll wait here... And if you want to talk about companies treating devs like they're second class... ask those indy devs on XBox Live how they're enjoying the raping they're receiving. Has Johnathan Blow managed to break even yet?

"Also for the fact that they didn't try to get alot of 3rd party developers on board right away. The Ps3 could have had so many games right now. But sony never pushed for them."

...or it could be that Sony didn't have as much money to throw around that Microsoft had. Because being the brain child of Bill GATES can be a pretty interesting perk...

"You can talk that... "Sony only wants quality games on the Ps3!" BS. But the Ps1 &2 were built on crappy games! They had great games for those systems, but they also had alot of garbage games (Ps2 had 1400+ games). Which was the main reason alot of people bought the systems!"

I'm not gonna say that at all.. I've played PLENTY of crap on those systems... and you know what, the same can be said about consoles today... including your beloved XBox360... no it is NOT exempt.

"MS and Nintendo have recognized that the large amount of games on Ps 1 & 2 are the reason sony beat them last gens, and refuse to let it happen again, which is why they are both actively grabbing any games they can get their hands on!"

No... Microsoft is grabbing as many JRPGs from Sony in Japan because THAT'S what they love to play over there, THAT'S what they buy over there in Japan, and THAT'S the best way to get Japanese gamers to buy your console... if it's the only console in town that has all the JRPGs. And they sure as hell don't want it to be Sony... and whilethis is going on, let's remember that they're not even acknowledging Nintendo as competition... because they can't even put a DENT in their lead... and they had a friggin' year-long head start!!

@skimming

So you're saying I'm not a patriot because I won't buy a 360?

[Mr_Bun]

It would seem that the 360 price drops have been effective. It will be interesting to see how long this trend keeps going.

[TheHater]

it is actually more than the price drop. There has been several JRPG that been release exclusively on the xbox 360 over the pass few weeks in Japan

[Mr_Bun]

You are right. Price drops + JPRGs

[Enigma_2099]

don't say that too loud here... they'll call you a liar and give you disagrees...

[Enigma_2099]

Now if this site really WAS Sony Central as they want you to believe, would we be getting so many disagrees?

[AllseeingEye]

Of course this will happen with a price cut and games that japanes people love. Although I'm a ps3 fan, I say good job MS.

[Mr_Bun]

As a PS3 owner as well, you have to give props where it is due.

[kittoo]

Good job MS. They worked hard for this.

And now- Wake up Sony! Make some JRPGs.

[styleguy100]

ooo la laaa lol ps3 dudes being nice... Im in shock!

yeah whoop whoop for MS

[ezcex]

props to MS. im glad they have rpgs on the xbox. just waiting for jasper to come out since mine is RROD.

edit: lol wth. i give props and get disagrees?

[name]

Ugh, xboxkings.

Good job to microsoft though. I'm wondering if it was more so due to the price drop or the jrpg's? Because the jrpg's came out a long time ago and the sales went back later. So I'm assuming it's the price drop. Hopefully the boost in the Arcade's sales won't result in Microsoft being less willing to use the harddrive in multiplatform games.

[Shane Kim]

It's nice and all, but lets be real. This won't hold. Especially not after TGS and WKC.

[Gam71]

The problem with him and yoshi nasim etc is they spew bile which is based on their insecurity to make themselves feel better so therefore its not based in any fact.

When they get it wrong (so often) they conveniently forget all the bull comments they made and start spewing new bile.

sometimes they acknowledge the previous comment and backtrack.
Thats when it gets really funny.

[power of Green]

More interested in TGS/SO4/Ninja Blade/Cry-on/updated Onechanbara for the US/360 version of Bayenetta and MS press conference.

@6.2 How do you know they are not the same person?

[Gam71]

I think yoshi, kim etc are the same but not nasim as their ramblings are different to his.

[thereapersson]

But I have to congratulate MS on their tactics to try to increase sales in Japan. The fact that everyone wrote off the console as dead there, and now we are seeing sales increase like this is a good thing. I figured all we would need were the proper games on the system, and the right price, and even eastern consumers would pick up on the system in due time.

I don't feel bad for Sony because we all know they have failed to capitalize on the large JRPG market over in Japan (and to a lesser extend, the US), causing them to lose out on sales to their rival. I know White Knight Chronicles is coming, but Sony needs to do more in order to win favor with gamers on both sides of the world.

[Flops ''R'' Us]

*YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN*, wake me up when I should be concerned

[Gam71]

wake me up when you become relevant

[OmarJA]

The jappos are desperate and thirsty for JRPG they had to play FLOPS
but fear not because White Knight Story will deliver this year

[theKiller]

but this sales is decreasing by 50% every week, so there is nothing to be so excited about!!

the week before was 28k last week 14k what u think will be next week??

28,xxx->14,xxx->x,xxx

[---------Nona-------]

Nothing to break sweat

[Porno Decepticon]

Gam71, when have you ever been relevant? You're just a cesspool Xbot lol.

[Gam71]

weak but better than the ps3 so the next time you want to get a cheap shot on the 360 in make sure to think it through so it can't be used against you nonce, sorry nona.

oh porno did you splutter something?

edit:
and there we have proof you are an idiot of the highest order.

Now i'm never buying a ps3 if you're the typical type of ps3 owner.
And on here you are.

[Porno Decepticon]

Yeah, Spluttered all over ur mom.

[Porno Decepticon]

Lmao, what a little kid, dude you set your self up for that insult seriously.

Pretty sure it's still you.

[Gam71]

But you used it.

Wasn't expecting you to be THAT person.
honestly. After that who's the kid here.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Please make a single file line, so I can make sure you all get your bronze medels, 3rd place ribbons, or ata boy medels.

[pp]

Hahahahhaha awsomeness not long now before ps3 is forgotten

[zenosaga04]

I pity you

[-Maverick-]

PS3 already is forgotten. It's a failure on such a huge level. No one cares about the PS3. Not publishers, developers....its not even selling Blu ray movies anymore.

PS3 has no games. No RPG's. Crappy wanna-be's like Resistance and Killzone, trophies and in game XMB.

PS3rd doesn't even sale in it's hometown of Japan. haha FAIL

Gaystation 3. Seriously PS3 is such asian doo-doo.

PS3 is unwanted garbage. Wait until we see this holiday season's sales. Xbox 360 is going to annihilate the PS3rd. And it's still 5.5 million ahead, as it is.

LOL PS3 fails so hard. And it sucks so hard. Crappy Asianstation.

[jif86]

just go and abort yourself.

never going to happen bot

[Blakzhuk]

Wow...just wow!

[cherrypie]

MS is putting the screws to Sony -- and this shows. The Sony MPAA division really threw the SOE (PS brand) a curve when they demanded that SOE save the MPAA (and RIAA) sales divisions by including BluRay.

Looks like MS concentrated on the games, while Sony was busy spending hundreds of millions of bribe money to its MPAA partners to stop supporting HD-DVD.

In the end, the PS-loyal gamer lost, but the Sony MPAA division got a new DRM-laden movie format started (and will actually never succeed).

Xbox 360 will outsell the PS3 this month in Japan. That will generate much press in Japan just before the Winter Holiday. That will bring yet more attention to the JRPG line-up.

Perhaps we'll see Sakaguchi-san's other projects @ the TGS? Cry On and/or Blue Dragon 2 (please, BD2)

[zenosaga04]

I'm sorry, but this is getting annoying.

We don't need 6 freaking front page articles everytime the 360 outsells the competition.

[Gam71]

How do you feel on the 10 articles a day on how great lbp is then?

[bomboclaat_gamer]

hypocrite

[ezcex]

shoot we got a documentary on gears of war 2. whats the diff. sh!t rolls down both sides of the hill

[cheapndirty]

please please I have seen enoug lbp articles. We get it! Its going to be a good seller. I got that from the 20 new articles that came out every day for the past two weeks.

[himdeel]

...that lumps all of those similar topics together. So we don't hav ea thousand repeat stories.

[Martini]

How about a new screen shot from Kilzone 2 ? (way too much hype way too soon and way too long IMO )

[Flops ''R'' Us]

The Playstation brand generated strong sales that push forward the playstation vision,we look forward to the same strong and successful performance from all 3 consoles in the upcoming weeks

[Flops ''R'' Us]

Waking up to the glow of your Playstation 3 is a beautiful sight,the Japanese understand that waking up to the glow of your 360 is a very dangerous sight,therefore i expect the Japanese to fully abandon the flopbox this week

[Raoh]

uhhhh

when the ps3 had strong sales it was all about wait until the end of the month results..

now we are back to week by week sales?

[Gam71]

Ok then, wait til the end of the month.

To beat the xbox now for september it will have to outsell it by 3times for the next two weeks.

[belal]

what a huuuuge drop in sales hahahahahahaha !

it wont take loong now before xbox is at 500 AGAIN!

[---------Nona-------]

The truth stings the hearts of the bots

[sit down droid]

dude wasnt the ps3 out selling the 360 3 weeks ago...
...now the ps3 is in last place this week in sales(of nextgen consoles)

the mighty(cough) ps3 has failed in its own turf again.

[Omega4]

Where does the PS3 lead now?

UK=360
US=360
Japan=360

??????=PS3

Not looking good for a console whos installbase was 120ml and is still better value AND newer to the market so demand should still be high

[ezcex]

lol because they are winning for two weeks so far, japan = 360? your dumb grow up. maybe it will happen. not now though. quit sh!ting flames from your ass

[karlostomy]

Australia=360

To be fair though:

Spain=ps3
France=ps3
Germany=ps3

Although, for those european countries I have not seen any reliable data since the pricedrop....

[OmarJA]

did u hit ur head or something :

UK = PS3
JP = PS3
US = 360

get ur facts right xbot

[Gam71]

ps3 in the uk?

get your facts right.

[karlostomy]

uk=360

get your facts right, omar

[DarK-SilV]

UK bhhhhhhhhhhhhh
xbots get your facts right
EU = Sony
UK is not EU
I think xbots are so desperate to brag about UK which is part of EU

[Omega4]

Considering the 360 is currently selling better in the 3 biggest markets the US, UK and Japan the EU isnt all that important

But the funny thing is the PS3 only outsells the 360 by a small 10k margin in the EU which isnt anything to brag about lol

[Porno Decepticon]

Oh lord, OP is a total retard, sorry but PS3 Total sales are gonna be higher this year than last year. Especially since PS3 took over AMERICAN SOIL LMAO!.

@ XbotMart

HOW are all these territories Xbox 360 when clearly the PS3 is outselling it yearly? LOL.

[TheMART]

Oh don't forget, The Netherlands 360

Not only on PS3's, also on the extra hardware. At the MediaMarkt (large hardware store overhere) they had a special offer, 2 x GH guitars + GHIII or something like that for 88 EUro. Good price. So I went to the MM in Zwolle and Utrecht. Both sold out on the 360 version. PS3 version was in large, very large supply. I asked the clerk walking around. He said at the start they had equal supplies. The 360 version sold like hot cakes. The PS3 version they just don't sell at all. The PS3's are piled up besides them for 399 Euro for weeks already.

LBP might sell some PS3 hardware at last. The 360 on the other hand is selling a lot, especially with the special price offer of 149 Euro for the Arcade, 199 Euro for the Premium and 249 Euro for the Elite with the special Dutch Xbox.nl offer!

[Gam71]

Dark siv

"UK bhhhhhhhhhhhhh
xbots get your facts right
EU = Sony
UK is not EU
I think xbots are so desperate to brag about UK which is part of EU
"

omar said the ps3 was top in uk hence why i said its not (i do live in the uk)

Also if you knew anything about the uk you would be laughing with us laughing at you at the irony of you saying an englishman would think the uk is the eu.

[Gam71]

ps3 outselling it yearly?

If that was true then the ps3 wouldn't be third.
It only started out selling (but not all the time) from February.
Thats not a year yet.

If it was outselling it yearly then the gap between the two wouldn't be the same as when the ps3 was released.

A good chrimbo can give ms the highest sales for the year so don't count you chicks before they're hatched.

[TheMART]

hahahahaah Gam71 you're the stupid ars inhere!!!

UK is part of the EU, the only thing they don't use is the Euro as currency. But you're totally wrong for the rest its Europe. Dude, its also so close to the Dutch coast line although it is an island still Europe.

[avacadosnorkel]

If they have no pride in losing to the Xbox in America at least in Japan it has to hurt.

Sure the number difference is real small but it's the principal.

[kevnb]

Didn't see this coming, I'm sure it wont last that long, but still I'm shocked.

[name]

To be fair, the PS3 outsold the wii 3 weeks in a row when it had its price drop.

[green]

DOn't you think that if the PS3 had games like Ace Combat,Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of versperia launch after the price cut that the PS3 will still be selling consoles in high 20,000 to mid 30,000 till this day.

The truth is that the japanese want a PS3 almost as much as a wii and far more than they want a 360.But they want JRPG's more than anything else.SO if the PS3 that they want so much can not deliver on that front, then expect them to move to the console that is more or less delivering the goods.

Price cut alone is not enough you also need the software to back it up.

Microsoft has already started promoting Last Remnant and Star Ocean 4 for the 360 in japan and since there is no big JRPG for the PS3 in japan for the rest of 08, then expect 360 to continue the momentum for the rest of the year.

[juuken]

green...I wouldn't underestimate White Knight Chronicles if I were you. I agree with you on certain points but don't count out WKC.

[green]

Yeah forgot about that,TGS should be interesting.But don't forget Mistwalker's next project for the 360 is in development and they have posted a few artworks this year.

http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

That game as well as Blue Dragon 2 could possible be unveiled at TGS next month.

I know that its all speculation but all i am saying is that if WKS will be released say spring next year, then Sony should start advertising the PS3 with Eternal Sonata,WKS and FF13 and firmly state that WKS and FF13 will be exclusive to the PS3.

[juuken]

Yes, Sony needs to ADVERTISE.

If there is one thing I can criticize them about, it's the fact that it seems as if they're neglecting the Japanese market and that's a huge mistake.

If Microsoft outsells them again for the third week...that would be truly disappointing.

[karlostomy]

The american 360 outselling the Japanese ps3 in Japan two weeks in a row?

Really really well done, MS!

*doubletakes O_o*
Oh look! A flying pig...

[DaTruth]

The Japanese PS3 outselling the American 360 in America 8 months in a row!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist that.

[ceedubya9]

Is not much of a surprise. It has been doing it for the last 2 generations.

I Microsoft console outselling a Sony console, for 2 weeks no less, is pretty much unheard of.

[Citizen Cook]

And rush a PS4 to market. They just arn't making any progress. What little they make, Xbox beats. And Sony continue to lose money on every console sold. The debt continues to pile up for sony...

Dark days are ahead for sony i fear. How much more money can they afford to lose? I bet their shareholders are worried... I would be.
I bet they'll leave this generation with a debt of 4-5 Billion when alls said and done...

M$ are really putting the clamps on sony now. they have them on the ropes screaming for mercy. But M$ know the right thing to do it to put them out of their misery...

R.I.P PS3rd...

[karlostomy]

Lol man.

Leave those ps3 fans alone, dude. They are hurting enough already!

You are right about the current losses and ps4, though. The Sony shareholders and board will carefully need to consider if the current (and expected) ps3 losses are an acceptable risk for the next gen.

After all, Sony can't recoup $3.5 billion in ps3 losses by getting outsold in their home stronghold by the foreign upstart 360!

[Kinetix]

I don't care. I just wanna see either ps3 or x360 in 1st place. Everywhere.

[Kratos Spartan]

So what do we win? Nothing? Then why should we care about who outsells who? It benefits none of us, but I guess the fanboys got a hard on hearing this news. I wish the world would just explode. End of Existence.

[green]

I care about console sales especially those of the PS3 and 360 because they are the true next gen consoles available.And if they fail then expect the PS4 and xbox720 to be nothing more than the current gen with a ram upgrade and a waggle controller, with Cooking mama type games mostly.

Secondly i have never been a JRPG player but after reluctantly given Lost Odyssey a try and loving it to bits i simply want more.And if the 360 is successful in Japan then you know that Microsoft will fund the sequel to Lost Odyssey and more japanese devs will support the console by providing it with more JRPG's.

There is nothing wrong with wanting a console to be sucessfull but what is wrong is wanting the opposition to loose so badly that they drop out of the console war.

I love the 360 but i want Sony to be right up there putting more and more pressure on Microsoft in order for them to keep cutting prices,delivering more games and improving XBL.

Same goes for Sony.The more pressure Micosoft gives them will force the price of the PS3 to come down much quicker than normal which will enable me to buy one.

[Kratos Spartan]

Yes by all means I want these consoles to sell, but as far as who outsells who, it just doesn't matter. Guess what, they're all still selling. These kinds of articles are just like naked girls for the fanboys.

[peowpeow]

Good for ms

[SL1M DADDY]

Makes no difference to me since I already own one and have found that console sales this late in the game don't make for better games. I am happy they are selling well but look more forward to game releases then console sales data.

[Djomblade1]

No one cares. Enough with sales s*it getting through as news. GAMERS DONT GIVE A F**K ABOUT SALES!

[kewlkat007]

If MS have surpassed the Original Xbox's numbers then there is something to be feeling good about, if the 360 continues to sell.

It will take a long time for Sony to surpass it's PS2 unit sales in individual regions but the Original Xbox sales weren't all that great and MS is already surpassing the Original Xbox sales.

[Lelouch V Brit]

"MS is already surpassing the Original Xbox sales. "

True Data.

[cherrypie]

There is *zero* chance that the PS3 will remotely approach the PS2 in sales.

Why? Because (generally) the Market for Video Game Consoles is fixed.

There are X number of *total* houses/people that buy Consoles. Yes, each generation, this gets greater.

But, as of right now, the Wii is 35M, Xbox 360 25M and PS3 15M. That is 75M Total -- sold, this generation, right now.

So, last generation the PS2 sold 120, DreamCast 60M, GC 20M and Xbox 24M. That is 225M total.

Imagine a "25%" growth -- that makes the 7th gen about a 280M market.

With the 7th Gen currently at 75M. The Wii and Xbox 360 would need to dry up almost totally -- and the PS3 to **DRASTICALLY* leapfrog them in sales.

There is zero chance that is going to happen.

The PS3 will finish in 3rd this gen. And, it will sell a little more than half that of the PS2, or about 70M-ish total.

The Wii will finish in first, about 120M.
The Xbox will finish second, about 100M.

However, I expect the Xbox 360 to change the console market by going "set-top box" in competition with TiVo, AppleTV, CableSettop Boxes and "Xbox 360 Inside" televisions.

With that, the Xbox 360's numbers (in the end) will end up first. The Wii will not continue in this direction. The PS3 will not be able to have this "Long Tail" because it requires a HD & BR.

It believe that "Xbox 360" is going to become the full standard for the future of connected, interactive living rooms. **THIS** is the end-game for both Wii and PS3.

MS is playing a whole new game.

[---------Nona-------]

"Waking up to the glow of your Playstation 3 is a beautiful sight,the Japanese understand that waking up to the glow of your 360 is a very dangerous sight,therefore i expect the Japanese to fully abandon the flopbox this week"

So true!

[juuken]

Good job MS.
I will give credit where it's due as well. Sony really, really, REALLY need rpg's.

[Lelouch V Brit]

Exactly PS3 needs more games.

[TheMART]

Not only RPG's

It also needs more finished games, not demo's, in the racing genre.

ATM the PS3 only has exclusive Motorstorm 1 for games that are already out.

The PS3 generally is whrere the XBOX 1 was last gen. The 360 now is in the position the PS2 was last gen.

@ Juuken

Good to see you giving credit, like I did and do to LBP.

But still my comment is pretty much valid. Please no list of upcoming games for 2009, 2010 and 2011. I am speaking about games out on this moment. And for that, my comment is 100% valid.

And I do whatever I like, not you girl, or anyone else has to say about what I want to post. I even cross the line if I feel like it. Go cry in a corner if you don't like it.

[juuken]

Mart I gave MS credit. Don't go THAT far because I wouldn't do that if I were you.

[season007]

biggest joke ever

[Kinetix]

Sony better be watching MS now even if they don't catch up this gen because they will regret it when the next box drops there.

[DarK-SilV]

wow Xbots are so happy they cant control themselves, MARK my word ,every thing will go back to normal,
let me tell you something Japan in in Sony pocket no matter what MS Does,Because FF13 ,FFV13 and WKS is PS3 Exclusives

[The gaming GOD]

That happened with Lost Oddessey, Ace Combat, and Eternal Sonata as well.

Many of you fail to see the big drop in sales from the first week the 360 won to the second. This is why the 360 in Japan is nothing to worry about. They are too dependant one a single game to give them temporary bursts rather than sustaining long momentum

[Porno Decepticon]

2 weeks out of 52 weeks. LOL!

[TheMART]

As far as I know, there are still 14 weeks to go this year.

So up till now its 36 weeks for Sony, 2 weeks for MS. If the next 14 weeks the 360 stays on top most, a new trend is born

[Porno Decepticon]

Keep hoping buddy but it's not gonna happen lmao. It can't even take one month so far, what makes you think that it's gonna continue, because 2 weeks? 2 WEEKS? In sales Microsft proved more positive for a short duration this time than Sony. You really are delusional, why do we even accept your website any longer? Puzzling isn't it.

Low grade journalism at its finest.

[season007]

Ah, no sorry
there won't be
notice the drop from week 1 24000 to week 2 14000? (approximately, i don't remember numbers well..)

[karlostomy]

about a month ago that the 360 sold like 3:1 over the ps3?

So, I guess the 360 has outsold the ps3 3 out of 8 weeks in Japan in the last two months, by VERY significant margins.

I don't know about anyone else, but to me, that is just outstanding performance for an American console in the prickly climate of Japanese electronics consumerism.

[n4gzz]

Kudos to MS. competition are good for gamers.

[Aclay]

Xbox 360 sales fell by half in comparison to last week. By next week the 360 should be back to averaging around 7,000.

The intial hype of a JRPG in Japan for the 360 has never lasted for more than 2 weeks and seeing that the sales for the 360 fell by half, I'm pretty sure the PS3 will outsell the 360 next week in Japan.

The Xbox 360 outselling the PS3 in Japan for a few weeks out of the year is a nice effort, but sadly it's not enough because of White Knight Chronicles, the PS3 Final Fantasy Advent Children bundles coming in March 2009, and Final Fantasy XIII being a PS3 exclusive over there.

[cherrypie]

Oh, you're right. MS just doesnt have any more japanese-centric games in the pipe-line *at all*.

MS has the luxury of being first in World-wide sales with core-gamers; that means that Japanese-centric titles can still make a profit by selling elsewhere (because japan-only sales arent enough) -- but it **DOES** enable them to keep dropping the Japanese-centric titles in Japan.

That is a *very* big deal.

Japan is going to go where the games are, and that is the Xbox 360. I'd be suprised if FFXIII doesnt ship to Xbox 360 in Japan. Also, Sakaguchi-san's has two new IPs in the pipe (cry-on and a MMORPG) -- also, probably sequals to Lost Odyssey and certainly to Blue Dragon.

Star Ocean 4, Infinite Undiscovery, Last Remnant...

My Prediction? Xbox 360 stays ahead of PS3 for the remainder of the year in Japan.

[PS360PCROCKS]

If they do it will be the trifecta from hell!! Ahahaha Lewis Black rocks!

[kevin1112]

I do find it funny how xbox fanboys celebrating over such a minuscule lead, yet when the ps3 outsold the 360 in america by over 10k its barely nothing. This is even less, the fanboys really need to stop being such hypocrites.

[Gam71]

And when the ps3 outsells the 360 by 5-15,000 worldwide its the death-knell of the 360 but when the 360 does it its an insignificant amount.

[kevin1112]

thats my point gam, the fanboys on both sides is stupid. especially when it comes to sales.

[Porno Decepticon]

Last year the PS3 Outsold the Xbox 360 by 2 million... with no games, lmao, think of the rape now!!

[Gam71]

Kevin i see your point.

But i think nasim below you makes my point for me.

[karlostomy]

you are missing the point.

The xbox brand has traditionally been an utter, utter failure in the xenophobic and homogeneously orientated Japanese culture.

Japanese people, in general, buy Japanese electronic products (especially gaming consoles/handhelds) exclusively. The ipod may be an exception.

For the last three years the 360 has been proclaimed dead in the water in Japan more times than I care to mention. Before that, the xbox1 was a failure for five years in Japan!

So the fact that the 360 outsells the ps3 (even for one, two, three weeks) is a MAJOR milestone for MS.

It shows that Japan is not an impossible market for MS, given the right incentives (JRPGs) and price.

Despite the fact that it is only 10-20000 units ahead these last few weeks, the underlying significance is undeniable.

I hope you understand that. It actually shows a possible paradigm shift in Japanese customer perception to foreign electronic products.
(in this case, the 360)

I am a bit sorry to see you reduce it to the mindless level of fanboy bickering, when there are actually major structural changes underway in the console wars.

Billions are lost and made in these trend fluctuations, and I find that immensely interesting (given I study Finance at Uni)!

[Rampant]

Last week sonyboys said "LOL Next week back to normal".

Does that mean it's normal now? ;D LOL X360 outsold PS3 even though Trusty Bell (Eternal Sonata) released for the ps3 and the 360 had NOTHING.

NOTHING!

2 fvcking weeks in a row!

BACK TO NORMAL DROIDS! LOL!

[PirateThom]

Wait for Media Crate numbers, don't forget, Famitsu put the 360 ahead of Wii last week.

[Captain Tuttle]

Media Create has the 360 at 13,777 and PS3 at 8,156.

[Re-versed]

360 last week was 28000 and now 14000...Its going underwards...Is your true passion only to outsell ps3?OK YOU DONE IT!! WELL DONE!!!even with this price cut and RPGs the preview's week true step upwards so quickly ended...r you happy about this? this article talks about weekly sales...The ps3 outsell 360 in its homeland for so many months this year...and you talk about weeks?I cant understand u sometimes!!RPGS+PRICECUT=14000 i really doubt that this is a success!

[ceedubya9]

The thing that most of you aren't realizing (PS3 fans mostly), is that while this is only a 2 week boost for the 360 compared to months of being outsold by the PS3, the important thing is that the 360 outsold the PS3 at all.

Before, no matter what Microsoft did, the PS3 would still be ahead of it in JAPAN. This is an area where the Xbox brand is basically gasping for air.

Even though its only 2 weeks, that's pretty significant because its in a territory that is owned by Nintendo and Sony.

[smurfie4]

You xboxfanboy's are getting way too c0cky over this small victory. Get at me when the 360 manages to outsell the ps3 in Japan without the aid of rpg's. Yet everyone pops the cork on the champagne and gather in a circle jerk as if its a celebration. Congrats to Microsoft, but this no extraordinary feat.

[WIIIS1]

What a dumb thing to say. How about let's see PS3 outsell 360 without games...?

[R_1993]

We all the knw the remedy for this kind of situation...RPGs. We all know japanese dont care about FPS and its mainly the rest of the world that do. Why do you think the psp started doing well in japan recently?>>>>RPGs& lt;<<<. It takes little thinking to figure this out.

[dirtrider]

the ps3 has yet to deliver on anything. ill buy another one if it ever does anything just as good or better than 360. i guess ill be waiting a longgggggggg time, something ps3 users are used to doing- wait b3yond

[Re-versed]

pathetic sometimes!

[WIIIS1]

We can't allow you droids to always be the pathetic ones.

[pixelsword]

...was something announced for such a increase? Are rumors being spread about the FF XIII? Are Japanese gamers merely sick and tired of waiting for JRPG's for the PS3? Does anyone have an actual list of JRPG's for both the PS3 and 360?

Hard to say for myself, but getting an answer for these questions are more important than the numbers to project long term stats for both consoles.

[xg-ei8ht]

14,000 for ps3, considering theres not much for the japanese for ps3, that aint bad going.

Sony have taken too long to bring out the big guns for ps3.

[smurfie4]

There's still the release of WKS on Christmas day in Japan.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

So the 360 is outselling the PS3 in everywhere now :)

[jacobie74]

i told yall punk ass playstation aint sh.. ha ha ha ha ha know give us are props punk biatch

[power of Black]

You xbots celebrate while you can. Wait till White Knight comes out.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

I've got to say it don't matter how much people will bash this cause it is pretty weak, but for Microsoft/360 in Japan it's a huge feat. At least they stay dedicated, cause you can't win if you don't try. So regardless of the haters/nay sayers... Micrsoft although selling in low numbers in Japan, IS making it sell... and that is one thing I know for a fact that the haters cannot stand!. Kudos to Microsoft/360. This will be interesting to see what Gears 2 will do there in system/game sales as well, as we all know how Gears 1 did an amazing job in Japan!

[Re-versed]

OK just wait!

[KiddyBrownTurd]

first of all, lmfao @ both numbers. dumb non-gamer japs.

second, LMFAO @ sony.

third,-place ps3.

fourth, once these stupid poor japs finally see how great american companies are, they will eat their own sh1t!!!

[ThatCanadianGuy]

So let me get this right..PS3 has outsold 360 for pretty much two years now.And according to "Xboxkings" 2 weeks makes up for all that?
Considering it's always been less then half the price of the PS3..

Thats pathetic.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

BOMBOCLAAAAAAAAT

[gamer1000]

IM NOT SURPRISE COME ON PEOPLE OF COURSE TH3 GAYBOX WILL OUTSELL THE PS3 BECAUSE OF ITS PRICE CUT IM SURE IT WLL CONTINUE FOR BOUT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS- FOUR WEEKS AND THATS IT YOU'LL SEE THE DIFERNCE.... WHEN HOILIDAY SEASON COMES IM SURE THE PS3 WILL OUTSELL THE GAYBOX

[tomfoolery]

Pull a Dreamcast on the stupid Blu Ray POS PS3.

Run Sonys Gaystation brand out of gaming world.

Paybacks for Sega!

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

White Knight Chronicles is getting attention for being the first 1080p role playing game. Whether the will be a hit is another thing, but as far as I know it isn't hitting the Western side of this planet.

All I'm saying is that Sony seems to attract a certain kinds of developers to try to break new grounds. Cross Edge, Project D, and Bumpy Trot 2 are just some role playing games for the Eastern only. In the end I think Sony is just working those gamers with role playing games first than comes to us. Like for example if Square Enix is going to use the full 50GB how is that going to fit on the XBOX 360's disc?

[tee_bag242]

Very surprising in Japan - Not a bad thing either.

[Iceman100]

If more people want 360 other ps3 now it's over....time for a ps4 lol.

[Says you]

Is still way behind in Japan this is nothing to celebrate about as usual retardbox 360 fans always celebrate about you only outsold the PS3 by 6000 big whoop when Sony cuts the price of the PS3 200 yen you retardbox 360 fans wouldn't be celebrating.

[EL MAESTRO]

although i am a 360 owner and i like it very much, i do agree its stupid to have a front page of this. they should only have numbers at the end of every year and mid-year. this weekly count its just stupid..whats next daily sales count..props to MS but come on...

[Firstkn1ghT]

The 360 is on a roll. Just in time for the holidays. Sony has no choice but to follow with a price cut that will put them further in the hole. Microsoft has all the answers this gen!

[Jecht]

Unless you count how to solve the RROD problem, or how to have good customer service, or how to not gouge people, or how to make price cuts on accessories, or how to have the HDD a standard in all consoles, or how to not charge developers royalties on discs because their console uses obsolete technology.

So really, if you think about, Microsoft has one answer. And the really funny thing is that the gullible people allow them to pass with that one answer.

In case you didn't know, their answer is "S***, we can do anything we want to these suckers and they'll still empty out their pockets. Gotta love Capitalism and a gullible demographic."

[Neo604]

KiddyBrownTurd can start sucking Obama black president c0ck. Go eat sh1t KiddyBrownTurd then fuk ur mom.

[Neo604]

Now they are the HOTEST system ever.

[robotnik]

The best of this console/flame wars are the comments in the open zone.
They are so retarded that are funny!!!

[NowGen]

i dont know why so many sony fans are hating on the 360. their real focus should be that retarded #1 selling system, the wii. as far as systems sold. the wii is where sony is used to being, not microsoft. but for some strange reason sony fans focus on the 360. the 360 isn't threating sony's dominance. they may be biting into it world wide, but nintendo out right stole the top spot back from sony. and are getting away with it. looks like sony has to drop the hammer on nintendo once again. LOL

[Jecht]

Microsoft has done some sh1tty things when it comes to the Xbox 360 and you guys take it like good little gullible people. They finally decide to do what any other company would do, which is implement a normal business strategy to cut costs and offer ONE product (that's right, Tales of Vesperia is the only reason the price cut is even working) to boost their abysmal sales in the region, and you guys are giving them props for doing what they should have done a LONG time ago?

Listen, this isn't going to last. As soon as demand for Tales of Vesperia dies out, so too does demand for the 360 in Japan. Oh, and BTW, 2 weeks of beating the PS3 when it has no games coming out is probably the only way the 360 would actually get the chance to beat it at all. The PS3 could release Unlimited Saga's remake (worst RPG ever) and Japan would eat it up, putting the PS3 back ahead of the 360 where it has been for most of the year GLOBALLY.

Would someone care to explain how this is so good when it's standard thing? Or is it that you're all finally happy to see Microsoft isn't completely dense?

[PotNoodle]

Uh, i'm not trying to take sides here but - how can you say that when the xbox 360 has only outsold it twice in japan and was only by a few thousand each time.

PS: The japs are as littlebigplanet mad as us lot are, i'm sure we'll see a big boost in sales of the ps3 over there when lbp is released.

[Jecht]

Someone with brains. Bubbles for you bud.

[juuken]

You're absolutely right Deathrow. I agree with that as well. The only reason why I congratulated Microsoft is because I know it won't last. However Sony needs rpgs and I'm sure by next year they will start coming around.