Xbox 360 Tops Wii in Japan

With three weeks of hardware shortages behind it, a lower price point, a new hardware package, and a major Square Enix release, the Xbox 360 surged to the top of the console race in Japan for the week covering September 8 through September 14. This is the first time Microsoft has won the weekly console race in Japan since the 360's launch.

[WIIIS1]

Pretty good achievement that heh.

But what will the haters say?

[JokesOnYou]

Well of course the haters will say all kinds of things and make up all kinds of excuses, but the truth is micro's hardwork is just starting to pay off...of course they have a long way to go in Japan regardless of this huge *achievement but its a start. Now either way people shouldn't be jumping to BIG conclusions, yes this is good for micro but its also good for the industry when the competition heats up the *GAMERS reap the rewards because sony, ninty, and micro will all have to keep going that extra mile to earn our $$$.

JOY

[SaiyanFury]

It seems to be a trend with JRPGs that the 360 sales in Japan surge for a week or 2 until the Japanese have enough copies to sate themselves. Then sales will drop back to normal. tri-Ace games are big in Japan so the sales aren't unexpected. The same would happen for the PS3 if the game came out first on it. I try to not sound like a PS3 fanboy but recent sales history shows this to be true. I will pick up Infinite Undiscovery for 360 after I've received good information that it and other Square-Enix games won't be available on PS3. Originally MS claimed JRPG exclusives would appear most on their console and would be exclusive. This was true for Enchanted Arms (yes a lackluster PS3 port), but it still happened. And now Eternal Sonata is appearing on PS3 despite Namco-Bandai denying it on websites for a year. Just a personal opinion, but it seems to be the trend.

[sack_boi]

The Elite is €250 in some european countries. I'm going to get one with Fable 2 in October (maybe a bundle). I expect the 360 to do very well this christmas. I hope all these will make Sony and Nintendo drop their prices.

http://blogs.lesoir.be/moi_...

[aceitman]

vg charts has the 360 selling 1,042 from sept. 6 thru the 13th http://vgchartz.com/hwtable...

what the disagree for gave you the link go too it and c so i dont need any disagrees hit the link and c for your self im not making it up

[Montrealien]

@SaiyanFury

"This was true for Enchanted Arms (yes a lackluster PS3 port), but it still happened."

I must correct you, it is infact a (lackluster 360 port) to the PS3, it came out a year after the 360 version in Japan.

no matter how it is looked at, this is good news for MS, people are interested and buying the 360 in Japan. many people said it would never sell well, but it is proving to be a consistent seller and has survived longer then many people predicted. It's just good for the japanese market, competition is good, forces everyone to be better. And all gamers always win when they got choice.

[gaffyh]

Congrats to MS, but the Wii had very low sales this week, which is weird I wonder why.

Hopefully it lasts more than a week this time, if it doesn't the only thing that can help MS is to relese a JRPG on thir console every week in Japan.

[AAACE5]

I never thought I would see an article with the title..."360 outsells Wii in japan!"

28,000 systems sold in a week, 86,000 IU games sold, 717,000 total 360's sold in japan(I thought it was lower than that)... I can't believe the 360 sold that many in one week! It will probably pass quickly and sales will go back to normal, but WOW!

[Homicide]

Thats pretty amazing. Never thought I see the day. Congrats MS for doing everything you can to win in Japan.

[nbsmatambo]

dang!

[StephanieBBB]

That is freaking sweet for MS! If this keeps up they got it made =)

[SkyGamer]

The difference with Enchanted Arms and Eternal Sonata is that they are solely made by Namco and From Software respectively. Infinite Undiscovery was a JOINT venture by Microsoft and Tri-Ace so that title won't come to another console. Now SO4 could, but the relationship that Tri-Ace and Microsoft have, it doesn't look likely that it will be on another console.

[kitzuki]

Congrats on the sales boost
Now lower the price for your Hard Drives >.<
or make it so u wont get banned for changing sizes yourself

[peowpeow]

Microsoft haven't being doing good there so i guess this will make them happy.

Btw i'm new (hi :X)

peow peow ;)

[GameOn]

Welcome to gamer hell noobie.

[AAACE5]

Be careful with your comments. The fanboys will take your bubbles if they don't like what you say... Even if it may be the truth!

Enjoy!

[pp]

Great news nice to see MS kicking ass in japan

[AngryXbot]

Xbots celebrating prematurely again.

28k consoles lol. WHAT A JOKE.

[mikeslemonade]

Sound familiar? A month ago the flops were here saying the samething when tales of vesperia was out. And then the next 3 weeks the sales dropped down to 3,000 units per week and one week it was under 1,000 units. It was also proven that the xbox 360 was not sold out in Japan at any point. There were plenty of arcades and elites. It was just the premiums that were sold out. If it was a true sellout you wouldn't find any sku especially because japanese gamers don't play online and so they don't need the premium.

Whatever the xbox did this week it's not going to be sustainable. As far as I know there is no AA JRPG coming out every week, so 360 has zero chance of surviving in Japan still.

[Anton Chigurh]

OMG

droids are so D@mn Desperate nowadays

RIP P$3

[Freezingduck]

3000 units

and the following week...

800 units

We already seen this pattern, moving on.

[Montrealien]

"28k consoles lol. WHAT A JOKE."

lol, well that is 27 984 more people then the amount of people that troll on N4G and think their useless input means something. It's all about perspective young man. heck, even frezingducks prediction shows that there will be 784 more people that will play 360's in Japan in two weeks, then people that troll on N4G.

either way, 2 weeks in 2 months is good for MS, people seems to be warming up to the idea of owning a 360 in Japan. More consoles, more competition = great for them! Even though it's such a tiny market compared to EU and NA.

[karlostomy]

This is Japan, right?

Didn't the 360 outsell the ps3 3:1 a month ago?

Then it had shortages and low sales

But NOW it once AGAIN outsells the ps3 3:1?

Things are looking up for MS in Japan. They won't ever win there, but the 360 is doing much better than anyone would have believed!

And there is just no spin in it either!

[Gam71]

8k consoles what a joke

[MvmntInGrn]

ok but will it last?

we shall see, the console battle in Japan is heating up!

[GameOn]

Who could have thought the 360 would be the best selling console in Japan.

[n4gzz]

Never thought it would be possible in JAPAN.

[cherrypie]

No one in the world -- except sony fans here on N4G -- would be suprised by this.

Microsoft is a terrific competitor. If they move into a market, they do so to win.

You shouldnt be suprised by this at all.

[jessupj]

I wouldn't call ms a terrific company, not with the practises they impliment. Imo, they don't have a passion for gaming at all, they're passion is purely braging rights and profits, in that order. We all know they would pay big money to make sony look stupid, even if it wasn't a real good investment. Just listen to their pr statements and you'll understand how I get that vibe. (and the 3rd party support they like to buy out that just hurts the gamers)

[Rampant]

Great news nice to see MS kicking sonys ass in japan

[watchman]

Don't worry haters will have something to say. So if people taugh that a price drop would not make a difference think again. I'm very happy for Microsoft they deserve their week a glory for all the kissing ass they did in Japan since the first Xbox.

[WIIIS1]

With all the effort by Microsoft into giving the Japanese the JRPGs they want, I too am glad that there's been some positive response. Sony made the mistake of not feeding the Sony fans any JRPGs. Thankfully, White Knight Chronicles is coming out, otherwise I would imagine that Sony might start losing the JRPG crowd altogether.

[N4G Member]

Wow that is impressive, take that Wii!!!

[Lucreto]

This is no surprise really but you need to take into consideration that the most games that are sold in Japan are in the first week. It happens with the PS3 as well so it will be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks.

[InMyOpinion]

Has the PS3 outsold the Wii in Japan yet? I'm asking because I don't know.

[Lucreto]

I can't remember the exact date but the PS3 did outsell the Wii in Japan. I believe it was around Chritmas when Nintendo moved stock away from Japan to try and cover the low stock in the US and Europe.

[vasilisk]

yup, it did when Dynasty Warriors was out

[THE TERMINATOR]

Wont last

[Gam71]

probably not.
It will be back to business as usual with the wii on top.

or DS

but not any other console.

[KingDizzi]

I never thought this would happen but the question is if it will last, I have to say no by looking at previous trends like Blue dragon, .

[Omega4]

Seems like MS is set to dominate every region this holiday, with price cuts everywhere and Last Remnant still to come in Japan and Gear 2 in the US and EU its looking very promising

[shine1396]

I'm not sure about that entirely but it does look better than before....

[Final_Rpg]

I'm impressed...

[agmsd]

I'm a PS3 loyal fan but I think my loyalty is getting filled with cracks. where is SONY?!. they should start paying companies to give them some exclusives. Microsoft is doing and it doing good for them. I think being arrogant and refusing the bribing concept will put them soon next to the Dreamcast. I don't know what to think really but this generation is really confusing.

[Lucreto]

Before you do anything drastic wait for TGS if nothing get announced then thats the point you should be getting worried.

MS is losing money when they buy these JRPGs they need about a million and a half to see some profit and MS pays for the loss in Japan and the rest of the world.

[Captain Tuttle]

Every year "Just wait for TGS" is chanted by Sony fans.
Every single year.

[ernsttco]

I have to admit that over the past couple of months my faith in Sony has kind of dwindled. Too many delays and I think their priorities are in the wrong place. I feel that Home is overkill and I'm impressed with the New Xbox experience. Also, what's with canceling 8 days and the Getaway for a damn virtual pet game! One thing microsoft does better then Sony is in keeping things simple.

[cherrypie]

"start paying companies to give them some exclusives. Microsoft is doing and it "

What the heck do you know? Really. Just stop with the fiction.

Who says MS is "paying for exclusives" while Sony is not? Developers and Publishers want to do Xbox 360 games BECAUSE THEY SELL VERY WELL.

MS has the core gamer EXCEPTIONALLY engaged. No doubt about it. Gamers have Xbox 360 -- that is where the sales ($$$) are at.

The PS3 costs more to develop for, the software sales are very weak because it sells as much as a bluray movie player (sony's MPAA/RIAA DRM format).

Dont you think the Developers / Publishers can see that? They see the sales data.

You're fantasy-land "MS IS EVIL!!1!" nonsense is just sad. Get real.

[cheapndirty]

Sony is squaring off against a company with 6 times more cash on hand (32 billion VS. 5 billion). And they want to win. We all know MS will go for the kill if Sony lets them. Name one company that has dented MS OS marketshare enough to be worth mentioning.

Good thing Sega got out of the hardware business. It would have been sad to see them go bankrupt trying to win a hardware war with MS and Sony. Then again, look at Nintendo and its Wiicube.

[Emmo]

This is a major achievement for MS, they could not even do this with Blue Dragon.

Xbox will still come third in Japan, but this good for everyone.

[juuken]

Nintendo will get back on top. :)

[Stryfeno2]

Wait? What happened to your precious PS3?

[juuken]

I support Nintendo as well.
The Nintendo DS has been doing really well in Japan and I congratulate Nintendo on their success.
Sony will follow suit in due time. :)

[cahill]

ES ps3 is being released this week

so next week sales would be as familiar as before

PS3 --12-3k
x360-3k

that crap box 360 had a price cut this week.
It had IU
IT launched a new SKU too

Next week it will be all normal

CRAP BOX = 3k
PS3 = 13k
Wii -30k

[KiddyBrownTurd]

pooor jewkin, why isn't your PS3 #1 in PS3 land?

[Skadoosh]

Sure proves that the 360 was sold out everywhere the last few weeks. Great news for Microsoft.

[cahill]

It is the least sold console in Japan . Its base is <600k

BTW IU actually flopped in Japan --87k only

The surge was due to :-
Price cut
introduction of a new SKU
introduction of IU --a square RPG

next week

PS3 will be around 13k
x360 = 3k as usual

[Skadoosh]

Oh no not you again. Dude you are so dumb. You never make any sense. Go to school stupid.

[KBDuB]

Yea, cause you know everything, eh, Nasim?

Hush, puppy!

=)

[PirateThom]

It took a major price cut and a JPRG in the same week to do this, and it worked, sadly Microsoft can't release a JRPG or have a price cut every week, wait until next week before proclaiming it as victory.

[Lucreto]

Very true each market is different.

In Japan games usually get a big start selling the most in the first week ans gets lower from there.

In the US it is much the same but takes longer too stop selling.

In Europe it starts off good but it builds sales over a longer period of time.

@Emmo It was like last year then the PS3 outsold the Wii in the US. It is a novelty that will change itself.

[Emmo]

I don't think anyone would claim this as a victory, just an impressive week for MS on top of an improving performance over the summer.

Plenty of people out there thought MS could not beat Wii in a single week and they have. Nothing more.

Now the interesting thing is to see if they can keep seeling above the 6k mark till xmas as far as I am concerned.

[Strife Lives]

I bet if MSFT through in a figurine,or a fuzzy or fluffy something they'd move consoles faster.

[InMyOpinion]

Just release something called "Ultra Doki Doki Panic!! Super Edition" with much mecha robots and flashing lights. I guarantee it would sell 4 million in it's first week =)

For the western audience it's all about big guns, gore and homoerotica. Gears of War is a good representation of that.

[Gam71]

or mgs

[InMyOpinion]

I think MGS is more like a mix of both cultures.

[scytherage]

This is a great accomplishment for Microsoft. I was only expecting them to match the Playstation 3, but they actually matched Nintendo for this week in Japan! It goes to show that, with the right games that the Japanese actually want to play, the Xbox 360 can eventually be accepted in that country.

Hopefully Xbox Japan is aware of their success and is working to capitalize on this....they have to continue marketing aggressively if they're to establish a foothold in Japan and win even more support not just from gamers but from Japanese developers as well.

As for the other companies, this is a wake-up call for them to compete better against Microsoft. Surprisingly it's Sony this time that's asleep on the wheel...their games are mostly not appealing to the Japanese (mostly FPS). They have to step up to the plate if they want to stay in the game.

[Silogon]

I'm glad, maybe Sony will be forced into dropping price for consumers who don't have the money to jump into it intialy. Also, I'm willing to bet these systems were held back, or a large sum of them, and then dropped into retailers laps.

This "probably" won't last, but I hope it does for a few weeks. Let sony sweat it out, but the scary thing must be for Sony-- The xbox 360 is literally 100 bucks in american money now in Japanl if that. That is how cheap it is. They are giving it away.

[bbelly9320_]

and it never lasts for more than a week.

[Emmo]

Sorry, but 360 has never beaten Wii for a weeks sales

[killer_trap]

respect to Microsoft. and this gen has been the craziest ever. and the ps3 really needs CPR in japan.

[stpiio]

about freaking time, good work m$.

[socomnick]

Megaton , perhaps this is a sign of things to come ?

[mboojigga]

So what happen to all the haters saying this could never happen this generation. What people don't understand is this is a very good thing. This helps us gamers to hope all the systems do well so competiton can continue.

MS keep it up
Sony keep it up
Nintendo keep it up.

[delgernaran]

i got a ps3 instead, but looking at the price drop i will get it soon.

[Gam71]

Ha you liar.

Those 3 (at the moment, we all know what n4g is like) disagrees prove you don't want to buy a 360 and you won't get one soon because of the price drop.

Who knows what you want better than strangers.

[jerethdagryphon]

thats a hefty boost but will it stabilise 3.5x ps3 isnt anything to laugh at so good for ms

[marichuu]

Eh... the title should've been
"New Square game sells well"

[enjoi187]

GO MICROSOFT GO>>>
wheres that Sh!thead kid with the -----InfiniteFLOPPAGE-------- avatar IT DIDNT FLOP YOUR IDIOT

[TOM]

Isn't that him laying in the corner in the fetal position?.. :)

[fufotrufo]

sooo this is where the haters hang out :)

[soul899er]

Congrats :D i guess i should get a 360, if they cut the price of the Elite or Pro, ...... WOW O_O no one is fighting in here, keep it up guys!

[Voulnet]

Where are the swarms of idiots with the LBP and MGS4 avatars who spend more time in the 360 section than the PS3?
Damn, they're predictable and annoying.

But hey, they don't have that many games to play on their systems ;)
I keed, I keed..!

[Gam71]

well 'says you' posted below.

[Says you]

To look forward for good XBox 360 news considering there isn't any and this is from an unknown website so who's going to believe from an unknown source I would rather believe this from 1up or IGN it seems in reality you and your XBox 360 friends are the ones that are desperate considering PS3 is 2 million while the crapbox 360 is only 700,000 which is really pathetic and kicking the crapbox 360 every where else in the world!

and I thought that kotaku said that they were all sold out so how are they outselling Nintendo when they don't have hardware to sell so I think this article is bogus considering not even Microsoft announced that they shipped new ones there and Angryxbot they always celebrate prematurely considering that's how dumb they are and this article doesn't even merit they will always be in denial mode while there competitors will always be in reality not in delusional land.

[fufotrufo]

says you pfffft

[Gam71]

fufotrufo ignore him

its just the sdf whining again.
If you don't have anything to add to the conversation lie, b1tch, complain and attack all you can.

It's their philosophy.

[cahill]

Crap box 360 has sold around <600k

The surge was due to :-
Price cut
introduction of a new SKU
introduction of IU --a square RPG

next week

PS3 will be around 13k
x360 = 3k as usual

[Says you]

all sold out everywhere else so how are they outselling Nintendo if they don't have any hardware to sell and 86,000 for infinite undiscovery yeah right you wish it would be that high this article doesn't even hold water considering Microliers didn't even announced they were shipping more in there?.

[Dark360]

DROIDS enjoy your GAYSTATION 3... HAHAHAHAHA 8K what a joke hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[azmanmanz]

8k is better than 800

@edit. to below >>. but but but no gurantee 28k sold is good... rrod dude

[Gam71]

8k is better than 800 but we are talking about this weeks report so 28k is better than 8k.

[Gam71]

azmanmanz
ok 28k sold isn't good but its far better than 8k sold ylod droid.

[ceedubya9]

Will it last? Probably not. But that's good news for Microsoft, nonetheless. Give gamers the games they want to play, and you can sell consoles, no matter where you are.

It may not be sustained for weeks and months, but it is a boost to overall sales for the month that they might not have had otherwise.

[borgome]

Just wait till a few rod's start popping up, those little guys will be flipping out.

[GameOn]

I guess they can play their Wii until they get their 360 back from repair for free.

[cherrypie]

Hardware changes fixed the heat issues about 1.5 years ago - you need new FUD; this crap is getting OOOOOLLLLLDDDDD.

[DevastationEve]

I think you've pretty much run dry of things to hate x360 for. Great games, great hardware, great online service.

No, actually I think now you have things to be JEALOUS of.

[omegaheat]

I guess patience is a virtue. I'm glad for Microsoft. The media beat Microsoft up over the low console sales in Japan. Sure it's just one week ( beating the Wii in sales in Japan for the first time ever ), but it was also said and thought that it could never be done. The system is gaining some respect, and maybe the japanese really weren't prejudice of the american console, but just needed the right games to appeal to them. It just so happens that JRPGs don't just appeal to japanese gamers, but also to gamers in other regions as well. So there's really no risk in developing these types of games for just one audience. In the states we play anything and try anything that spells fun. Good to see the forums with less un-biased comments. We can all live together. Love your console of choice and leave it there. No one is getting left out this generation. Third-party developers are making great games for all of us. Err, and Nintendo is making great games for themselves.......

[outlawlife]

i think the world is finally realizing that the wii isn't the hottest thing they thought it was

maybe we've finally had enough of the gimmick and people want real consoles now

at least that is what i'm hoping for

[gamer1000]

LIKE A YEAR OR SO... WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF TO THE WII XBOX 360 AND PS3.... MY PREDICTION IS PS3 SOLD MORE THAN THE 36O AND WII.

[Iceman100]

If this doesn't prove their place in the world this gen i don't know what will.

[pumpkinpunker]

Japan is notoriously slow in adopting popular western electronics. For example, the Ipod took very long to catch on in Japan compared to NA and Europe. Analysts were saying the Ipod would never catch on and gave various reasons that proved to be untrue.

The Wii's popularity will fade because with each year that passes the Wii's graphics look more and more dated and the novelty of motion control wears thin. I'm not saying that the X360 will ever outsell the Wii however I expect the 360 to be competitive with the PS3 from now on.

[briguy204]

c'mon square enix, FFXIII Japanese release announcement at TGS, make it happen!!! I think that is the last piece in the puzzle that will get alot of Japanese gamers to jump in

..And before the fanboys start attacking, it would still be released first on PS3, so stop whining!!!!!!!!!

[DevastationEve]

So, I'm sure there are some extreme Sony loyalists who took it ALL TOO much to heart. Both consoles will be receiving identical versions, nothing will be cut out from either. There will be no definitive version, so that neither console could lay claim to superiority. A financially sound investment in Squeenix's eyes. They will benefit from the revenues generated by a multiplatform FF and Versus will be all the more something to look forward to. As well as other projects.

[cherrypie]

Japanese **gamers** cannot ignore the industry leader.

This is a very telling event. Outsold PS3 by 300% -- Sony is loosing face.

[jack who]

:) haters

[u got owned]

This past couple of weeks have been very good for MS. Good news. Congrats MS and keep it up.

[pain777pas]

That's quite an achievement indeed.

[aggh im on fire]

Never thought id see the day. Well done to Microsoft even though i dare say it will be short lived.
Still an impressive achivement.... blip..achivement unlocked.

[Gam71]

This is funny, and how desperate some droids are.

Out of the blue I got these two messages from cahill.
he actually unblocked me from the last time he sent me pm's then got torn apart just to send these messages and block me before I could respond.

Desperation.

" 2 minutes ago | By: cahill | Block
Ariexv/GAM71
It will be back to normal for x360 next week in Japan

it will be down to 3k as usual

BOTS u creat thread at Neogaf forums

we will be making fun of x360 next week here at n4g
New Reply:
1 minute ago | By: cahill | Block
Re: Ariexv/GAM71
ES ps3 is being launched on september 26th

It will be around

13k PS3s
and 3k x360s next week "

what a child.

He cahil or child as i'll call you from now on. Grow up.

[silverchode]

u call someone a droid and think they need to grow up, the irony :)

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Ahhhh and I thought I was the only one Cahill PM's and then immediately blocks because he doesn't want to hear a rebuttle.

He is actually one of the nicer people that PM me. Most of the time the fishhead droids just send me death threats and call me names. Biggest group of wacko fanboys to ever grace gaming. Not all of them mind you there are some good die hard Sony fans on this site that argue facts and make good points.

[karlostomy]

She sends me a PM now and then, but doesn't have the courage to face my withering rebuttal, so she keeps me blocked.

What a coward she is. Such a girl!

[caffman]

it was amusing! Love to see if he would do it face to face...... but my dealings with juuken are normally healthy competition with very little nastiness

[karlostomy]

But i have to admit, I have thought Juuken WAS Nasim on several occassions... :)

[zenosaga04]

Wow, can't wait to come back to this article next week after 360 sales are back under 5,000 and laugh at all of these people acting like this is the second coming.

I'm not saying that this isn't an accomplishment, but really didn't we just go through this same exact situation with Tales of Vesperia, where everyone overreacted and then felt ignorant the following week

[Shadowstar]

Does it matter if they suck next week? They beat the frikkin' WII this week. That's awesome. Makes me think that maybe there is still hope for more than just casual gaming in Japan.

[MEGANE]

...and is a price cut...i will normally say that that this is unfear that MS uses money to buy studios and exclusives and losing money left and right but you now wat!!...this is probably what sony did to sega(dreamcast)...now the deference is that sony can figth back and a price cut and some money spend to secure or buy exclusives(if there is any left) is necessary if the dont want to lose more grown to ms.
Ill always be a PLAYSTATION fan but i have to admit that this GEN wont be as ez as the other two...but who knows wats gonna happen next..no body saw the wii coming in the first place, that was the first signal that this GEN was gonna be deference. now lets say some crap...MS will never recover the money they are wasting on price cut exclusives and repairs...dont tell me that profit bullcrap!!!

[Gam71]

Maybe ms wont recover the mony but i doubt that.

All 3 console manufacturers are in this to make a profit and will do that one way or another.

For them to pull out of the race they would need a cataclysmic event to undermine their reputation and cost them money to rectify it (rrod) coupled with loosing any profits they had previously made (ps2 profits swallowed up by the ps3)
As it is with good sales of consoles and games all three should be ok if they can go the length.

Paying a little for exclusives (not invented by ms, sony used that tatic) wont do it.

And child (cahil) is still up to his pm tricks. Here's the latest.
I could block him but his pathetically funny
" Ariexv/XBOT see u next week
as usuall it will be

13k for PS3
3k x360
35k Wii

see u BOT next week and in december when WKS is launched in Japan(death anniversary of x360) "

get a clue.

Well here's hoping once puberty kicks in so will your maturity.

[DevastationEve]

Come on man, it just means that Japan is starting to respect the x360. Little by little, the people are seeing that brand loyalty is one thing. Getting the games you want, THAT'S the bottom line. Likewise, if I want MGS4 then I need to step out of x360 for a while and buy a ps3. But if MGS4 doesn't exist, then no matter how loyal I am I am not getting the games I want.

[KiddyBrownTurd]

Good work, M$.

We knew the dumbass Asians could only hold-out for so long.

[air1]

good news. ps3 got pwnd. now to read all the little babies cry and moan and spin

[gamer1000]

WHY SHOULD I.... OK FIRST OF ALL PS3 WILL OUTSELL THE XBOX 36O IN THE HOLIDAYS COMING.... IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME JUST WATCH AND SEE... WHEN THAT DAY COMES.... JUST REMEMBER I TOLD U SO

[air1]

lol. you funny. i guess ill be the 1 telling you how wrong you are. ps3 is a ok gift if you cant fing a wii or 360 thats why its in 3rd

[gamer1000]

u never know maybe the ps3 sold more than the xbox 36o first week but in second week it sold more than the ps3

[Skadoosh]

Just proves that the 360 was sold out everywhere. Damn Microsoft is making some key moves this year. Sony needs to stop sitting around or they're going to be left in the dust.

[redsnake]

lmao there counting 6 days and bragging about it. we'll see who's winning monthly since when did we start counting less than weekly. this is good news tho now ill finaly be able to play good rpgs on my 360

[KBDuB]

Yup. The Wii is winning...

=)

[Blu Ray3]

And why do you come into 360 threads?why?why?

This site is a trip man.
ha ha,I'm new here,but I'm sure I won't be around long.
I mean this place is jam packed with irritated Playstation die hards.

360 and Wii fans,stay real,this site is full of crap,and the mods are most likely Sony die hards,
wow.

[hotrider12]

from aaace5
2.3 - Welcome!!!
Be careful with your comments. The fanboys will take your bubbles if they don't like what you say... Even if it may be the truth!

he is telling the truth about fanboys taking your bubble even if its true they did it to me 2 time I had 5 bubbles now I'm down to 3 some people only have 1 bubble.

back to the story : I'm a die hard ps3 gamer but I must say it took MS 2 years to accomplish this in japan 28,000 units sold in a week to be # 1 all I can say is congrats Microsoft.
Im not on any company side (Im just a gamer!!!!!) if ms did well in japan good for them
all they need to do now is get over the RROD hump

[atomdooze]

than emo had to open his mouth. Can u read dude.

[INFINITI]

xbox 360 it is best

[GoldenBoy]

I don't know how anybody doesn't think that this holiday season will not be interesting. MS will sell many more consoles which may prompt competitive moves from their competitors. Cheaper consoles is great considering I only own a PS2 and PS3 right now. Almost bought a 360 today because there is a great offer at Future Shop in Canada. On top of the price drop you get two games for free with any purchase of a 360. The games are Gears and some other game I am not interested in for $19.99. I guess you could trade it in and get $5 for it. If you think about it you get a 360 for $299 (looking at the Pro because the Arcade is not for me) and Gears $40 for $294 plus taxes (assuming you trade in the other game). The only reason I didn't pick it up is because my PS2/PS3 backlog is way to big and the 360 will just sit around for a while. Can't wait for next year when I catch up on my backlog and get my Wii60 combo at hopefully lower prices.

[SeraphimBlade]

i just spent three articles worth of comments explaining why that wouldn't happen. this is an odd occurrence, and the best reason is the number of JRPG exclusives (sales sky-rocketed with the release of Blue Dragon) and since gaming is taken more seriously in Japan, the lack of hardcore appeal of the Wii is starting to have an effect. since not a lot of people owned the 360 in the first place in Japan, there were many sales to be made. i doubt that either "real" system will ever overtake the Wii's total sales in any country though.
in short the only reason it won this battle was because it was losing the war.
EDIT: just throwing in i'm not a 360 hater. i just think this is hard to believe

[kewlkat007]

As we know they really never did well so any Positive, whether it be short lived or whatnot, is good. At the end of the day, the title is what it says.

Is the Wii slowing down? Well I do not think it's peaked, but looking at the sales of NDS. those people will eventually et a Wii, I bet you.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Good job MS, even if it is just for a week everytime you beat $ony it takes back some of the sales $ony gained when they are outselling MS. Hope it lasts for more than a week.

[zozol]

Playstation 3 = Maybe NEXT Year...

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

and 2 is right around the bend!!! could get interesting, wonder how they will take to Fable 2 also?

[pumpkinpunker]

don't forget left 4 dead and gears of war 2.

why are all the great games coming out at the end of the year. I think microsoft should have taken a page out Sony's playbook and released a AAA exclusive in early 2008 like Konami did with MGS4. Sorry but GTA4, NG2, and Too Human were letdowns.

Games I am currently excited about:
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead
COD5
Dead Space

I don't get excited about many games so that's it.

[nieto]

let me say that this is impressive!

[Neo604]

360 fan:" Xbox360 win the console war! yay!"
you wish. N4G.com belong to us now. better recognize and stay the fuk out.

[Neo604]

just joking. freedom to all. free to play what you please. people should stay out of people bussiness and get along. hehehe. I'm just fuking around. This is a good game site. News every minute.

[AZgamerB3yond]

wow,i never thought i would say this cuz im definitely more of a sony type gamer but MS is finding its stride and I might just pick me up an xbox to go w my playstation...

[-Maverick-]

hahahahhahahahhahaahhahaha PS3 IS DEAD