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Xbox 360 sales dim in Japan

Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 stayed dim in Japan in new retail data from the region.

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Gradient5137d ago ShowReplies(17)
mrv3215137d ago

Hmm... yeah... it turns out Jesus is a great day. Nazi's are bad. Hitler shot himself. Anything new this decade or what?

n4gn4gn4gn4g5137d ago

is still alive..so anything is possible.

HolyOrangeCows5137d ago

That man has an awesome mustache. But I'll bet it just ends up becoming a booger trap.

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HolyOrangeCows5136d ago

LOL, our political banter got removed.

360 sales DIM in Japan? It's like putting a wet match in a vacuum.

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Bereaver5137d ago

360 sales are poorer than most think. You're all following those numbers like a bible like there are no miscalculations. But let's see what those numbers could actually be.

Microsoft banned over 1 million users with modded box's.

Because Microsoft banned over 1 million users, doesn't that, that's how many people that stopped using their modded console. I know some people just stopped playing online with their modded one, and bought another one to play online with.

The first 360 RROD'd like 50% (yes, I'm giving a small number), I know not everyone sent them back in to Microsoft. Some people bought 2.

I think anywhere around 5 to 10 million are just from RROD and Banishment's alone.

Yeah, I just woke up and I'm feeling pretty odd, I usually wouldn't go out and say something like this.

eagle215137d ago

I bet there are only around 500,000 actual working 360's in Japan...lol

tinybigman5137d ago

but that hasnt stopped me from playing it, as i dont care about playing online with the 360 since i had canceled my live account 2 yrs ago.

id rather get free games saving me some cash for paying my mortgage and numerous bills. also thinking about modding my wii saving me even cash.

say what you want but i gotta do what i do because money is tight. supporting 3 systems is rough i tell you.

GiantEnemyCrab5132d ago (Edited 5132d ago )

^^^ 3 agrees for this comment promoting piracy.. Where is Will-UK at?

This is the crap I'm talking about when it comes to how piracy is treated on this site for 360 vs PS3.

To the FUD spreading OP.. MS debunked the 1mil consoles rumor.. MS is just protecting their interests just like Sony removing OtherOS. Regardless, none of that matters a sale is a sale.

avengers19785132d ago

360 never sold well in Japan, and it never will. MS cannot come out with a game or an add-on that would make the Japanese people buy there system. And they spent a ton of money on market research in Japan, hell the whole look of the 360 was based off of the Japanese test market. @Bereaver is right most 360 purchase in the last year or so have been re-buys from there die hard loyalist.
Hell M$ is proud of the fact that people re-buy there console so much.
They brag that the average 360 consumer has purchased at least 2 360's

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reintype5137d ago

Sorry, for it to dim, it has to be bright. 360 sales in Japan has always been lackluster at best.

hybridtheory125137d ago

maybe it dimmed from being lackluster

soxfan20055137d ago

Fortunately, 360 doesn't need Japan to survive. Both Wii and PS3 are viable in three regions (Japan, Europe, & North America). 360 is viable in just two (Europe & NA).

Despite this difference, 360 still manages to maintain brisk sales overall, and stay ahead of it's primary competition.

Godmars2905137d ago

There's no reason to point out that its behind the Wii and is losing ground to the PS3 despite having a year head start, but what the hell.

Ju5136d ago

Ever seen the latest weekly sales in Europe ? 360 dropping to 50k while the others remain at 100k so far...nobody writes about that it seems.

cayal5136d ago

"Fortunately, 360 doesn't need Japan to survive. Both Wii and PS3 are viable in three regions (Japan, Europe, & North America). 360 is viable in just two (Europe & NA).

Despite this difference, 360 still manages to maintain brisk sales overall, and stay ahead of it's primary competition. "

Ahh you mean the year head start right? The only reason it has a lead
Or do you mean how it has been outsold monthly since the slim?
Or how it is overall second?

Which is it?

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC6h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC4h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer5h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6025h ago(Edited 5h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya3h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde3h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil11h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx3h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro10h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B8h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21838h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh8h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia7h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins8h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal7h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 11h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??