Not yet, BUT later PSP support from Japan and Western developers is really impressive. That should definitely push PSP ahead in Japan. Of`course, DS will have it`s DQIX.., but still, when there are so many PSP games incoming - http://www.neogaf.com/forum... - it`s better then just ONE big game. =)
Anyway, PS3 is already for 9 weeks ahead of Wii, very GOOD. Killzone 2 made 43k first week, that over 100% increase from first week, which eventually may lead to over 100k sales in Japan. Since CoD 4 did only around 120k on PS3, that`s pretty good number for KZ2.
@1.3 A four year old game's port bundled with a demo won't move new Wii units. None of the console versions of Monster Hunter sold very well compared to the PSP games.
MH is NOT a good selling game on consoles. Its home is the PSP. Japaneses just love to play the game together over an Adhoc connection. People should remember that with a much bigger installed base than Wii' s, MH on the ps2 didnt sell very well.
I expect DQ will be a more significant bump for Wii sales.
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BTW, Im noticing the pretty good KZ2 figures and 360 horrible sales numbers. Idk why but Famitsu always calculate PS3 sales lower than Media Create.
People should have waited for the new PSP Go! to come out before buying the older models. Oh well, probably the casuals that dont research before buying.
R:fom has done over 140mill in JPN to date and though Halo3 did over 60mill it's 1st week in JPN, sales abruptly halted cause it's finding it hard to push past to the 80mill mark to date.
It's encouraging so I'm thinking KZ3 may likely do CoD4 or R:fom numbers on JPN for sure.
I thought that 'Monster Hunter G'(er i think it's called that)game for the 'Wii' would make the 'Wii' sell more than everything??? Strange that. Well done PS3 + PSP!!! ;-P + KZ2!!! ;-P Oh + PS2!!! ;-D Maybe next week you(i.e PS2)can beat the 'ChatBox 360' again!!! ;-D
Sales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan have dropped once again this week, leaving the PlayStation 2 to outsell its successor for the second week running.
According to figures from Media Create, the PS2 sold 8618 units for the week ended October 5, compared to 7232 PlayStation 3 units, down from over 1000 units the previous week.
Even during that week... the 360 outsold the PS3...
Although Microsoft's Xbox 360 (8271 units) continues to outsell the PlayStation 3 in the region, it too has been outsold by the much older PS2 system.
This weeks PS3 sales in Japan are a big drop from last weeks.
Well that's it, they do separate DSL and DSi instead of just saying DS like they do with the PSP so I'm just wondering if they're actually going to separate them with the PSP and PSP Go.
We know nothing about a "maybe" new PSP. It might well have a touch screen - and motion recognition (iphone counter ?) Should that happen, there will certainly be some new Go! games. Also, what is a DSi exclusive game right now ?
i think i can answer u that :P and.. u say that because Sir Ken_Kutaragi right?, i remember one time he *fight* with some1 from here, the person was saying *still ps3 dont have cross in game chat HAHAHA* and things like that, he type so many times that sentence, that it looked if that were the only important thing that matters, then Ken started to call *chatbox* the 360 <--lol,
i remember this cuz i laughed at that so many times :P lol ----------------------------- ------------------------------ - -------
ontopic: its true monster hunter ALREDY IS OUT? i was expecting something like Wii-10748931748 Ps3- 21000 Xbox- 0 obviusly not like that but u got my point right? lol
well the PS3 was also at 5k in japan last year, haha!
Too bad the ps3 is WAY behind the 360 in the USA.. only 39k there.. LOL
The MORE games the PS3 gets the less it sales in the USA, lol...
PS3 is dead there.
Also in europe 30k less that 360.
YOu can laugh ALL the way, fact is.. that since january the 360 got a lead over 500k MORE consoles.. i predict at least 1 million by the end of 2009.. the differnce grows and grows...
PSP outsells everything in Japan
ps3>wii again just thought i should point that out i love my wii and my ps3
The 360 is in a pretty unhealthy position, a better first party presence in the region should make things a bit better.
O-o KZ2 did 43,000?
At least one region doesnt worship the Wii, to think not even Monster Hunter could help it
Although JP is quite a small region, so i doubt Nintendo care that much especially when they got the rest of the world