Xbox One Suffers Worst First Week Sales in Recent History for a Home Console in Japan

Dual Shockers: We just learned that Xbox One sold 23,562 units during its first week on the shelves in Japan according to the reliable data announced by Famitsu and its publisher Enterbrain. But how does that compare with its predecessors, and with other home consoles? Pretty badly.

[llxKonanxll]

This is bad.....

[jujubee88]

IMO the business Japan should be in is making stuff for dedicated handhelds and PS4. No more, no less. Keep things slim and efficient this way, Japan.

You listen to me and things will be okay for you. Promise! :)

[irepbtown]

The positive that can be taken out of this is that it surely cannot get any worse... Can it?

[bouzebbal]

i really expected it to perform worse with that ridiculous lineup of games.

[Why o why]

headblackman

Please tell me that was an attempt at satire

[bouzebbal]

@headblackman:
please shut up!
x1 offers nothing more than what wii u or PS4 and even 360 and PS3 do, especially in Japan.
You want to sell consoles in Japan, make your games match japanese needs. It's western games or.....western games! Of course it will flop!
dont go too far with your prejudice and broken analyses!
Xbox one is an outstanding machine, good for you but most people dont think so!

[Spotie]

As an American, you should keep your mouth shut. Your perpetuating the notion that we're all ignorant, self centered asses.

This is a clear case of a product doing very poorly in a region where its brand never did well in the first place. It should be no surprise, given how the damn thing is selling pretty much everywhere else in the world. And THAT should be no surprise, given that its predecessor performed in the very same way.

I know a few days ago I said I don't let the actions of an ignorant minority make me ashamed to be part of a given group, but I'm finding it really hard to stick to that right now.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

If they shun Western electronics, why was the original XBox four times the totals of XBox One for the same period. XBox 360 was twice the number. Not saying it has nothing to do with it, but a lot more is going on.

[tommygunzII]

Japanese people are smarter than we are generally. Xbox is junk and you don't have to be a genius to figure that out.
Honestly what the hell would they play? CoD? Halo? Microsoft understands Japanese gamers as much as their fans do.

[MeliMel]

@ headblack,

If your American, your making us look bad with your BS. MS know full and well that Xbox is not a desired product in Japan. Did the other xbox system not show this already? I dont even see this as a big deal honestly. Its time MS pull out and give up, just throw up the white flag already.

[Evilsnuggle]

headblackman@

WOW just Wow this is the stupid comments I have ever read on N4G. Either you don't understand or do you just lack education.No Microsoft has no games that interest most Japanese gamers. That is why the Japanese are not buying x1. Not because The Japanese are anti-american or anti American products. In fact the Japanese love American fashion and clothing. The Japanese buy American tee shirt and jeans for 10x more than the cost in the USA.

Are F#@$ serious American should buy Microsoft really. Microsoft is disgusting greedy corporation that only cares about profits.

[user5575708]

They fail to cater to the japanese consumer. sorry but if you dont bring a new experience in japan youre not going to move consoles. theyre not like america where people blindly buy things because it looks cool.

[badz149]

at least they have already booked a spot in the history books, right?

[MWMonroe2395]

@headblackman you are one pathetic loser... - dumb and dumber

[XisThatKid]

No disrespect to X1 but this is of no surprise to me. Given the publicity and the already bad rep Xbox has in Jap and the ridiculous hype of PS4 and and the buzz of the Wii u.

[DawginTow1]

@headblack,
I guess thats y the iPhone is bombing in Japan... oh wait! & is that a McD's I c down the block? I'd like Coke w/ my Big Mac please :)

Make sumthin sum1wants, they'll buy it, keep it simple

[Fusion_Ninja]

@ headblackman:

What an absolutely retarded comment. The reason the Japanese PUBLIC (not a shadowy cabal of nationalistic government conspirators) aren't buying the Xbox One is because it's an overpriced, underpowered P.O.S. The PlayStation 4 IS a superior console, PERIOD.

Micro$oft is one of the greediest, shadiest companies on Earth. They've already got most of the world (including Japan) suckling off the teet that is the Windows OS.

BTW, nice joke about the Xbone being, "an outstanding system and provides more than what the average gamer could ask for (and the future of it's feature growth looks even brighter)." That was good for a laugh. Maybe the world at large would take a higher view of Americans if it weren't for folks like you spouting this ridiculous horsesh*%t.

[darthv72]

these things happen. It honestly sold better than I expected but yeah...pretty sad.

[nosferatuzodd]

headblackman

you just push America back 600years into the dark ages with that ridiculous rant you just did. If i were you i would go to the basement of my house and put a paperbag over my head for the rest of the year.. IPhone is the biggest selling phones in japan guest what? its an American company, if you build good things people will buy it but if you build crap no one want how do you expect to sell that's Microsoft problem, they think dashing money at stuff makes it good i can tell you're a Xbox fanboy no logic you guys never think before you talk y'all so passionate over a company logo lol

[pixelsword]

@ headblackman:

If it's any comfort, The Xbox One and the PS4 both are made in China, so the lack of pride goes to China. The only pleasure that Americans can derive from Microsoft is possibly the vicariousness of watching Microsoft Executives cash their paychecks.

[hduce]

@jujubee Instead of the PS4 don't you mean the Wii U? I mean the Wii U is the best selling current Gen console in Japan.

[duli14]

@headblackman

Did you know the best selling Brand of smartphones in Japan is Apple, which is an ''American'' brand! your comment makes no sense!

[DarXyde]

Headblackman,

While your complaints are amusing, they are misguided. There may very well be a nationalistic bias, but it isn't as strong as you think. Apple products are quite popular in the land of the rising Sun. Even Microsoft's MSX was heavily favored over there and caught on over there faster than it did here in the west. There are any number of reasons why the Xbox One had disappointing launch sales. Bias perhaps as a part of it, but let's see: PlayStation 4 could be doing better. Waiting for an inevitable hardware revision, maybe? Could be. I'll tell you now, the Xbox One is far too big. Historically, Japanese gamers hate large consoles. They also like titles we in the west consider niche. There is none of that on either console right now, really. Then you've got the worldwide perception of the Xbox One as being weaker and games look and run better on the rival console. Of course, much of this speculation dies down when you stop to realize that console gaming isn't what it used to be for Japanese gamers, meaning nobody wins and some lose harder. That would be Microsoft. And for the sake of information,

News flash: NOWHERE in the world do gamers collectively want an Xbox One more than a PlayStation 4. If Sony could be doing better, you best believe Microsoft can too.

I hope you were able to better understand the situation. Good luck, and carry this enlightenment with you always.

[UltimateMaster]

@irepbtown
The first week always has the highest number.
It's all downhill from here.

Only Nintendo Wii U and the PS4/PS3 are relevant in Japan.
Why Japanese Game Studios make games for the Xbox and not the Wii U is just incomprehensible.

[MightyNoX]

But not unexpected.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah I'm struggling to think why anyone in Japan would even want one.

Dire times for Xbox Japan.

[llxKonanxll]

Some had hopes... it's now gone.

[pyramidshead]

Dire times for most of Xbox EU too. Who were all those people who said tier 2 countries would save the Xbone? Where are they now? Bahaha.

People will now shift their focus to China and that will be the next saviour.

[u got owned]

@pyramidshead

realistically, I don think anyone was expecting Japan to be the savior of the XBO. BTW you guys know that PS4 is doing very poor also in Japan right. The console era in japan is long gone. Handhelds is where its at.

[ABizzel1]

@u got owned

No one can say how good or bad the PS4 will do, until it starts getting Japanese games. There are no real Japanese heavy hitters on the PS4. Nintendo is in the same position, and they're only doing decent because they have their first party to carry them a bit.

Japanese developers are lagging behind big time once again, which shouldn't be an issue considering these consoles are easy to developer for, but many of them are still focusing on PS3 / 3DS, since they have large install base in Japan of 10m (PS3) and 16m (3DS). Meanwhile Wii U and PS4 only have just under 2m (Wii U) and 700k (PS4).

Things won't take off until we start getting Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Yakuza, Anime/Manga games, and JRPGs.

That's what the Japanese audience wants, but I do agree that mobile and handheld gaming seem to be taking over Japan. If the PS4 and Wii U struggle to break 10m, like their predecessors, then Japan is all but a lost cause.

[gootimes]

@u got owned

Actually PS4's launch was like the 3rd largest in history over there, at hundreds of thousands.

Sure things have cooled off a bit for it, but you can't compare first week sales of a console to a console that has been out for months...

[UltraNova]

What was expected, on the other, was Truefan's complete disappearance... has anyone seen him around lately ? Hmm maybe he made a new account?

OT: I expected sales to be worse than 20,000 in 4 days..The Japanese are not fooled easily why buy an inferior (hardware wise)machine for the same price as the other more capable machine all while not having any Japanese oriented games to choose from?

Those who claim Anti-American prejudice are fools simply because Apple products are flying off the selves there.

There's no excuse anymore MS must drop their price significantly and start offering Japanese games in droves if they stand a chance in hell of selling some units there. The other choice is to abandon the big island altogether (yeah I know MS will never admit defeat even if they look like fools).

[lelo2play]

"Xbox One Suffers Worst First Week Sales in Recent History for a Home Console in Japan"

Not good.

[kratoz1209]

We just need Morgan Freeman saying "oh my god"

[Gazondaily]

Like a twinkie...like a twinkie...

[Fishermenofwar]

titty sprinkles...

[Gamer1982]

Sony outsold it 12:1 in its first 2 days in Japan (selling 300,000 ps4s) compared to Microsofts first week. Just to put this in perspective. This is for a launch console too where sales are highest..

So that 12:1 ratio is just going to increase.. Which sucks for Microsoft who really wanted to crack Japan this generation.

[silvacrest]

i hear what your saying but how could MS hope to do better in japan this gen when tried harder last gen

no effort to cater to the japanese was made this time, no jrpg in sight and nothing announced for later down the line (although tgs is coming)

[ITPython]

I bet this massive failure is still a success to MS, why? Well because they can count all the units they shipped there as "sales" like they always do.

MS probably didn't care one bit how the XB1 would sell, as it just an opportunity for them to offload a boatload of consoles that they can pad their 'shipped through' stats with.

I guarantee this is MS's strategy with China as well. They know it won't sell worth crap there, but if they can ship several million consoles to the country it is a success to them since they can easily absorb the monetary loss and will be able to claim those units shipped as "sales".

[Death]

They are sales genius. If the consoles sit on shelves at retail, retailers won't buy more. You live in a bubble where you think Microsoft is going to ship a couple hundred thousand a week and retailers will take them. That isn't how it works. Microsoft wants to ship a steady stream out, not a batch at a time and shut down manufacturing for a month.

When you get a chance, please let me know how Sony "knows" how many consoles they sell to retailers are then resold to end users. I'll pass the info along to Microsoft and Nintendo so they can quit paying companies like NPD, Chartrack and Mediacrate for the information.

[ITPython]

@Death - In case you haven't noticed, MS tends to make a lot of decisions which benefit them in the "now" rather than looking ahead and planning for the future.

Take the kinectless version of the XB1 for example. They removed the Kinect and dropped the price by $100. That's great right? Well a few months later they start selling the Kinect as a standalone device and are pricing it at $150.

But wait a second, if they are selling the Kinect for $150, then why did the kinectless version of the console only drop it's price by $100? This means that people are being overcharged by $50 per console.

But why would MS do this? Imagine if they dropped the price of the XB1 down to $350, that would have been HUGE and the sales of the console would have skyrocketed since it is pretty much on par for what the console is worth. Instead they dropped the price down as minimally as they could, to match the PS4's price level, just so they could profit an extra $50 per console.

This of course gains them an initial burst of money in the "now". However if they dropped the price down to $350 it wouldn't have been as super profitable right away, but down the road it would have been since they would have sold more consoles in the long run.

That is one example of why I believe MS is adding more countries to their list just as an excuse to pad their initial sold-through numbers. They don't care if they sell or not as they have the monetary resources to eat whatever the cost. They got the initial boost in "sales" which is exactly what they wanted.

[jahcure]

well at least it outsold all consoles :)
We will certainly hear greenberg and co talk about how it outsold the PS4 this week :)

a win is a win...right??.. :-/

[assdan]

lol. I don't know why anyone though ms had a chance in Japan.

[assdan]

I'm not an American, I'm a human. I want the better company to win.

[MysticStrummer]

@Carlito - Real Americans should want their country to put out superior products, not blindly support "Made in the USA".

[kenshiro100]

Microsoft should have gave up on Japan a long time ago. If they're not doing so well in their own country, then what makes them think they'll chalk up a miracle in Sony/Nintendo's home country?

I question the logic of these executives sometimes.

[ABizzel1]

"I question the logic of these executives sometimes."

This 9000x

Makes you wanna....
http://i.imgur.com/frnXxyM....

[jjonez18]

It's almost like they never even launched. So much for that Japanese dev support they were going on about. I can't be bothered to care about Xbox at TGS this year I guess...

[3-4-5]

Microsoft: Make these Games:

* Monster Hunter Clone
* Pokemon Clone

They Print Yen.

[WishMeWell259]

LMAO im sry but i saw the most funny ass thing on this and had to comment about it.
Uncle Sam needs YOU to buy an Xbox1. lol
Bro are you serious. First off if you really are worried about the dollar staying in the US you have other things to worry about then videogame concoles. 63% of US Dollars are OUTSIDE of the US. OUTSIDE. Thats like what not even 1% of the money your trying to get.
Horrible way to promote xbox bro, horrible way

[Muzikguy]

Might be bad, but some had it pegged for worse.

@headblack
I can't believe what I just read there. I'm an American and I h-a-t-e Microsoft. I have to buy their crap windows OS but that's as far as I go. Do you have a Zune? A Windows phone? Surface? IMO their products suck. They're always late to the party and then they can't get things right to keep their products selling. Not to mention the nickel and diming mentality they're adopting (office365). They're a company that I actually wish didn't represent this great nation. ("Great" being subjective I know)

[bennissimo]

Who cares? If you own one, you're likely to enjoy it. Same with the PS4.

[gangsta_red]

It is bad and MS are stupid for not releasing the Xbox earlier or making the necessary adjustments to appeal to the Japanese markets.

They should have had key Japanese exclusive games ready 1st day at launch! No excuse for not having anything.

The Xbox in my opinion is aesthetically not pleasing to the eye. I think the Japanese like more sleek and slender looking type of tech. Not some huge box.

MS shouldn't abandon Japan, but they should have known better.

[HanzoHattori]

That's less than the sales of software...

Well, maybe there's a market somewhere that will convince people to buy the Xbox One to watch television on a television?

[Volkama]

Software sales should exceed hardware sales though. Something is very wrong if people are buying consoles and not picking up any games :)

[nunley33]

The japan bundle came with a game and some free gold maybe that's why some didn't buy a game. Still more games should be coming. News of some games being PS4 exclusive in japan doesn't help this certainly.

[HanzoHattori]

Let me clarify my original statement.

"The first week sales of Xbox One in Japan are worse than first week software sales in Japan."

To put things in perspective, The Last Of Us Remastered sold about 33,000 in it's first week and the PS4 sold 322,000 in 2 days of being on sale in Japan. My statement was meant to compare sales of software and hardware in Japan during the first week of release. Yes you are right in one respect, but in Japan, it's actually the complete opposite. First week Hardware sales usually exceed first week sales of software on average in Japan 3to1. Sorry for the confusion.

[GamersHeaven]

Even more embarrassing than Xbox One's monthly NPD results I smell alot of moneyhats coming from Crapcom/SquarEnix M$ is a lost cause in the console market this generation.

[pyramidshead]

You'll have a fresh dose of bad NPD results from Xbox NA this Thursday.

[Mikelarry]

it should not come across as a shock to anyone, MS please see this and leave Japan alone there is literally no point.

[FarEastOrient]

I agree with you, but that'll admit defeat to all the Japanese developers and cause them to further ignore the system.

[Mikelarry]

you make a fair point but no-one associates the xbox brand as THE machine for Japanese games that's more sony and nintendo machines.

[Psygnosis333]

"Leave Japan" ..why man,it will sell xbons maybe 500k-1M Maybe even in smaller numbers till the end of the generation-but thats not the point..better something than nothing ..you cant just skip one of the biggest markets..
There is small countris where ps4and xbone is selling poorly and heve little impact on sales globaly..so you are saying just leave this countris and dont suport them with your hardware ?
MS should more focus on USA and EU teritories.MS never have big influance on Japanece market.they are more focust on USA market like the previous gen-point is,dont worie, MS is not that stupid

1998.11.27 [Sega Dreamcast] (¥29.800) - 101.490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [Sony PlayStation 2] (¥39.800) - 630.552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [Nintendo GameCube] (¥25.000) - 133.719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [Microsoft XBox] (¥34.800) - 123.929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [Microsoft XBox 360] (¥29.000 / ¥39.795) - 62.135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [Sony PlayStation 3] (¥49.980 / ¥59.980) - 88.443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [Nintendo Wii] (¥25.000) - 371.936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [Nintendo Wii U] (¥26.250 / ¥31.500) - 308.570 (2 days)
2014.02.22 [Sony PlayStation 4] (¥41.979 / ¥46.179)- 322.083 (2 days)
2014.09.04 [Microsoft XBox One] (¥43.178 / ¥53.978) - 23,562 (4 days)

You see that..xbox brand started relativly good but japanese gamers knows there is lack of support-titles for that market in that machine and they chose to ignore this MS box becouse of previous generations..they know what to expect from that in the long run and what tipes of titles comming init...I hope you can understand this typing mess lol

[urwifeminder]

Well done Ms for giving me some news that is not destiny related .

[georgenancy]

what?

[MasterCornholio]

Well done?

-facepalm-

[Kayant]

Lmaoooooooooo this isn't even from MS. It's Dualshockers/ Famitsu news.

[Jubez187]

Yes but it's MS's garbage system that allows this news to be possible. That's what the OP means.

[brew]

Xbox One selling bad in Japan at launch was its destiny , though.

[Why o why]

He's thanking ms for actually being the news..... not them for being the messenger.

[Aleithian]

Sugoi!

[patrik23]

Xbox One Suffers Worst First Week Sales in Recent History for a Home Console in Japan

it's not in recent history. it's the worst launch of any home console in japan

[Abriael]

"recent history" is to be fair, because there are no first week sale data for older consoles, and we don't know about horribly crappy consoles like the 3DO or the Atari jaguar for instance (if they even launched in Japan), which may have sold worse.

Can't compare what we don't have data for.

[LeCreuset]

Xbox One Suffers Worst First Week Sales for a Home Console in Japan in Recorded History?

[gamer4lifeyo]

I don't understand why they even try over there. Why not invest money in new games instead of basically flushing it down the toilet. Makes no sense at all

[dddooozzz9]

Congratulations! X1! You make a new record! http://pic2.52pk.com/files/...

[MasterCornholio]

Wow that's pretty horrible but I was expecting something like this to happen.

[DarkLord1003]

Hey - at least they tried....
It is not like anybody thought the Xbox One would do well in Japan. The bad PS4 sales numbers are an indicator that Japan moved on from consoles.

[Ravenheartzero]

Yea but the ps4 will be fine when the big games drop(FF15, KH3, DQH) Etc. Dragon quest heroes got 1.2 million views On the japanese squeenix YouTube channel in about 24 hours. Closest to it in views was bravely second On the 3DS at 110,000. Handhelds are definitely more popular now in japan, but consoles aren't dead yet.

[zerocrossing]

Actually, the poor PS4 sales in Japan are an indicator that there are very few games being released right now on home consoles that actually appeal to a Japanese audience.

Many smaller Japanese devs understand that there's no sense competing in the big-budget, AAA console market, when their games sell poorly when they try to sell them in the west. Which is naturally what they would have to do to have any chance of covering development costs for current home console games.

Now that western gamers essentially dictate what games get developed for home consoles, if Japanese gamers want to get their gaming fix they have to go handheld or mobile.

[outsider1624]

"Xbox One Suffers Worst First Week Sales in Recent History for a Home Console in Japan".

Achievement unlocked!

[MRMagoo123]

If that's not a funny bubble I don't know what is.

[Ol_G]

That made me laugh

[gamer12345678901]

This is not surprise it launched in my country last week and it only sold a few thousand but when the ps4 launched here last year it got sold out the first day btw I am from Hungary

[brew]

" Xbox One: More Successful Than The Neo Geo Pocket "

[Gamer4life888]

Wow i've never thought it's gonna be that bad

[Grave]

My only guess is that most of those sales went to Americans who are living or are stationed their.

[mafiahajeri]

Lmao you beat me to it, was going to say the exact same thing...

[NewAgeisHere]

There are currently 48.000 American troops stationed in Japan, not to mention many more Americans living there, so yeah, you might be right.

[gamejediben]

To be honest, I'm shocked they managed to sell even 23,000 in Japan with no games geared toward the Japanese audience, mixed messages on Kinect and such a terrible last year in the news (openly anti-consumer policies, high price, etc.)

The fact that there are at least 23,000 Japanese people who are still willing to pay good money for this glittering jewel of colossal failure is something that the guys at Microsoft must be cheering about.

[rawshack]

xbox has never done well in japan in the first place so this is nothing new

[Gezmoyassine]

Ouch!

[rapidturtle]

Let the PS4 have Japan. I'll take my Xbone any day over the Japanese product.

[reko]

@rapidturtle

your ancestor is from europe.

[qwerty676]

just shows that japanease gamers dont blindly buy consoles when theres no support.

ps4 is suffering the same thing.

theres no games that are appealing to them for either crowd. but all it takes is one hit wonder to turn a console around.

will it happen is japan? i actually think ps4 will mildly turn it around when they release all these new games.

for xbox one yeah halo 5 might boosts sales and maybe scalebound by a bit but that's pretty much it.

[kenshiro100]

The PS4 isn't suffering. Not sure where you got that from.

[Mister_G]

Based on 360 sales (<1000 most weeks according to vgchartz) I don't know why MS bothered.

They should've redirected those units to regions where the 360 sold better.

[CoryHG]

Xbox in Japan is like Cricket in America.

[mrpsychoticstalker]

I didn't know an entire week in Japan only consisted of three days. Sept 4th to the 7th

[MaxKingoftheWild]

For the first week it tends to be two days. Xb1 actually would have been worse if it launched like a typical console

[DollMytee]

I love that for almost a year now we have here knowing full well the Xbox One was not going to sell great in Japan. Then the day comes where it goes on sale, it doesn't do well, and this site starts tearing into Microsoft like it wasn't 100% expected.

To everyone leaving on-liners like "Xbox One is a joke." and stupid crap like that. Seriously, get over yourself.

Thank you for all the disagrees in advance. Here this will get me a few more. I even LIKE my Xbox One. Shower me with disagrees N4G. That is what you do to anyone like myself.

[strangeaeon]

I agree, why is everyone acting like this is a surprise? I guess the mob is satisfied now, or will be when MS exits the console business...

[MaxKingoftheWild]

First of all, people knew it would do bad. The extent of how bad was uncertain. This number is lower than what most xbox fans thought. There is no defending or spinning the number. Hell, it might not even sell ps4s first week sales in its life.

Secondly, maybe you are getting disagrees because of the victimhood mentality that you are portraying which is just pathetic.

[ps5fanboy]

Michael Jackson..bad?

[MaximusPrime_]

23,562 in FOUR days? that's wayy too bad.

[Revengeance]

Bigger flop than 360 confirmed. Xbox fanboys have no real argument against this so they feel the need to attack PS4. Not unexpected in the least.

[RGB]

Xbox One has finally set snail*. Fixed

[tlougotg]

Now some fans say it's was expected lol, no thus is one of the late countries would propel Xbox one ahead of ps4. You know the released in only 30 countries and ps4 released in many more argument. Ppl too dense and blind to understand Microsoft didn't launch there because they knew those markets wouldn't add much console sales. Next month when ww numbers are released and ps4 is still massacring what will mister xs minions say next because there is always an excuse.

[Ryuk_2007]

Don't know why everyone here is acting so shocked. The xbox brand never did well in japan. Even the ps4 and wii u sells like ass over there.

[MRMagoo123]

it did a third of the 360s sales in double the days, I dont think anyone expected it to sell that badly, just not well.

[Clarence]

Darn I guessed it would do 30k. M$ should have had a jrpg to go along with the xbone release. Anyway horrible numbers.

[thenickel]

Sad terrible numbers but regardless of what to expect from Japan I hope MS just brings the games they've been preaching about. For me its all about good games I want to play on the console I prefer which is Xbox one. If they loose that focus it's time to move on but as of now I support them and could careless what others think or say.

[STGuy1040]

The Xbox never sold well in Japan, so this comes as no surprise to me. Most Japanese gamers feel the system is just too bulky for their living space.

[scotmacb]

I would not sell x1 in japan they will not touch it because games are seen as their thing just racist we should stop buying ps4 just cause its japanese

[S2Killinit]

not looking good for them is it.

[wannabe gamer]

WHy launch so late in the game??? i mean did they really think they would have a chance of catching up when they gave them such a headstart and in JAPAN of all places..... this isnt surprising at all.

[leemo19]

Ouch that is going to sting, MS either needs to just pull out if sells don't improve or start catering to what games japan likes do something by next month or two.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

MS why do you keep supporting this country? The world is a big place and it's time to drop Japan and focus on other places. You've had Japan centric games, courted the developers there and supported the entire gaming ecosystem in Japan for far too long. The return is abysmal.

[hiawa23]

No surprise, hell, PS4s are not exactly blowing it up in the home country. This is what I expected. Every Xbox platform hasn't done well there. Seems many are trying to yet again pile on the big evil MS Corp for what they tried to do, as any bad news is good news as far as they are concerned.

[josephayal]

I think the more amazing thing is that 23K+ people bought a One there, imo ms should stop selling X1 on Japan

[SynestheticRoar]

Damn it. Where the hell is Microsoft, famous PR guys when you need them?

[iliimaster]

well to me the xbox one has no games.. no games no games right now sure cod or battlefield but also available on their previous consoles now the WII U on the other hand has games only available on their console and boy do they have games and more games on the way sure ill get an xboxone in about a few years but anytime soon... nope and what about those people who shelled out 500 for the xboxone with kinnect aren't the boxes shipped without the sensor more powerful than the early versions?

[Ch1d0r1]

So theres about 23k fellow Americans living in Japan?

[mcep5f2009]

Yeah that doesn't seem like a lot.

[Orionsangel]

It's now pretty much over for Xbox. Xbox One is the new Dreamcast. Pretty soon Microsoft is just gonna produce games like Sega.

Bait set and now we wait...

[StormLegend]

I don't even know why they bother releasing in Japan.

[masterfox]

what ? 23,562 sold ? , thats a good freaking insane number for a anti-japanese console

[busytoad]

Feel bad for the kids that got the x-bone, its just micro$oft pissed alot of people off with the 360 failures(red ring of death),their e3 last year saying you cant trade games even with friends(Drm),underpowered gpu and memory,500 dollar price tag,forcing the kinect on buyers for months untill now.

Micro$oft should throw in the towel now and focus on a new console without all the bs and focus on gaming instead of media.

[tenacious_b]

$380 isnt a bad price for tacos

[WahhaMan]

In a recent interview, a staff of Xbox team at Microsoft Japan complained they can't do anything new without MS US' permission. In fact, it seems to me that they are unable to advertise their goods or get new titles satisfactorily, for I've never seen Xbox One's conferences or commercials sponsored by MSJ in Japan. Needless to say, I can see a lot of Sony's or Nintendo's ones everywhere and everyday. Unless MS try to appeal to strongly, this miserable condition will not recover, I think. I'm unable to make out why they keep making light of Japanese market on which it's possible to sell more than 10 million consoles. Someone help us, Japanese users, anyone! Please...