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Playstation 3 Slim sells big in Japan

Examiner: "The Playstation 3 has its biggest week in terms of hardware sales this past week in Japan."

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Lucreto5343d ago (Edited 5343d ago )

Like I have been saying it was like 2007 all over again.

(8/10 – 8/16)360- 9,162 PS3- 5,944

(8/17 – 8/23)360– 8,979 PS3– 2,052

(8/24 – 8/30)360- 7,254 PS3- 1,040

(8/31 - 9/06)360- unknown PS3- 150,832

So the 360 had gained 25,395 over the PS3 in the weeks before the price cut.

SiLeNt KNighT5343d ago

Disrespect!! The slim has started the domination and is set to disrespect the competition. 150K a single week is ridiculous. not only that but we're starting to see history repeat itself... ps2 to ps3. slim, price cut, unmatched exclusives. wii will die out and become another gamecube, 360 will fall behind and have to release another system to keep up, and the ps3 will last another 8 years with awesome exclusives and better and better pricing.

sunnygrg5343d ago

Its like Christmas all over again.

Sarcasm5343d ago

Hrmm... something's missing...

So far I don't see any

"But but but..."

Where are you guys?

Hrmm... Someone needs to post some bad PS3 news to bait the 360 fans...

aceitman5343d ago

was done in three days it launched on the 3rd not the 31st it only sold 800 the other 4 days sweeeeeeeeeet

FamilyGuy5343d ago

We saw pictures of the lines of people in japan waiting on it's launch, what kinda of number were expected? I'm more interested in what number it evens out to, though that'll be hard to judge as we're getting closer to the holidays and all.

XLiveGamer5343d ago

How many FAT PS3's have been traded for Slim PS3's?

Well Sony PS3 Fanatics dont complain about that question and dont fncking disagree because in the past you have been complaining about " But but but... RROD 360 is making people buy New 360" Waaaa, waaaa, waaa!!!

zeeshan5343d ago (Edited 5343d ago )

Next week, we'll probably see Omega and others saying "Look the PS3 sales dropped this week around 50%" (cuz lets face it, it'll not sell like this for ever) and they'll be like Xbox360 is still going strong NOT realizing that even with the drop, the PS3 SLIM will still be selling higher than Xbox360.

In other news: Bobby Kotick was found running naked in front of his house, jumping, screaming and laughing with joy, anticipating millions of $ from the quickly multiplying PS3 community.

Lifendz5343d ago

How many fat PS3s were traded for Slims? Seriously? How many 360 owners bought a second 360 because the first one broke and the next one broke? I doubt many people that owned fats traded them in mainly because the fats are the ones with BC. My 60gb is worth more than any rehash or new sku because it has full BC. Some of the 80s have partial bc. Slims are selling because people wanted a PS3. Don't hate.

Christopher5343d ago

Why the hell do these so called journalists keep referring to the sales of the rest of August, which was so low because they were selling off remaining stock, when talking about PS3 Slim sales?

Honestly, you idiots, do you not understand what it means to sell off stock for a replacement skew? Don't use that to somehow draw a line to the issues the product was having when actually it's a good thing that people actually bought the mass majority of the remaining stock and, even then, waited for the new sku.

Sorry, it's just that every journalist seems to write this crap as if the PS3 was in trouble. There no such situation.

Godmars2905343d ago

"So the 360 had gained 25,395 over the PS3 in the weeks before the price cut."

If prior 360 numbers are the same or similar, and there's no reason to think otherwise, the PS3 just outpaced them by over 100K.

morganfell5343d ago

Seriously Xlive Gamer. Give it a rest. Tell us how many 360s are refurbs. We have been asking that question a hell of a lot longer.

The PS3 is like Godzilla and he won't be satisfied with Japan alone.

gaffyh5343d ago

Now what happens in Japan when...
FF13 releases...
Tales of Vesperia releases...
Last Rebellion releases...
Trinity Universe releases...
FFvs13 releases...
Yakuza 4 releases...

This is why Japan matters A LOT. If you don't have the sales there, you have very little confidence from Japanese devs.

RememberThe3575343d ago

Now we get to see everyone freak out over the holiday sales figures. lol It's going to be great.

SnuggleBandit5343d ago

@ xlive gamer

null argument there buddy because in that scenario there are two working ps3's as compared to only one out of two working xbox's. Not a very clever argument on your part. Two people get to enjoy ps3(both at some point counted in npd or whatever). Two xbox's, one broken, one person gets some enjoyment(both count in the sales data)

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Jamie Foxx5343d ago (Edited 5343d ago )

...sad really all over console sales

thereapersson5343d ago

I wonder how high a bridge he's planning on jumping off of?

-EvoAnubis-5343d ago

Yeah, Omega is probably in a meeting right now, trying to figure out how to spin this.

justpassinggas5343d ago

Ahahaha that is hilarious and yet so true!

Marceles5343d ago (Edited 5343d ago )

lol Evo, yeah looking at his spin index cards

"Buh PS3 is too expen...err..." (shuffles index cards)
"Buh the 360 is selling better worldwi...err..."(shuffle )
"Buh no games...err...."(shuffle shuffle)
"Buh we have exclusives like Halo ODST and..Mass Ef...err..."(shuffle)

cayal5343d ago

lol it sold more then the 360 has in Japan in its lifetime.

J@D5343d ago

@thereapersson: I be happy when that happen and to prove it here is my feeling about it:

http://www.fileden.com/file...

Abriael5343d ago

"Yeah, Omega is probably in a meeting right now, trying to figure out how to spin this. "

Ahah I was actually wondering the same thing. Looks like he's nowhere to be seen. Maybe he's hidden in a corner crying?

chaosatom5343d ago

Omega is most likely in state of denial and seriously butt hurt.

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tripewire5343d ago

WOW!

SO THE UK STORY WAS TAKEN DOWN AS IT WAS A "DUP"

LINK TO THE APPROVED ORIGINAL PLEASE, AS I'D LIKE TO READ IT

Lfmesquite5343d ago

There goes those 15k, the XBOX 360 outsold it by last month.

Kratos2155343d ago

lol, bubbles to whoever knows whats that a reference to

i_i_n5343d ago

army of darkness is ringing a bell for me... :-)

on topic- 150k in a week. that is simply an astonishingly high number. major props to sony as far as sales go. not only that, i personally believe without a doubt that they have the best game lineup already, and its only going to get sweeter in the future. and games are what really matter, i know, i just want the the 'omg ps3 is selling bad' to stop for once. and those who say things like that now just got b!tch slapped with a sales figure like that.

*goes back to waiting for Uncharted 2*

Whitefox7895342d ago

Well it's plainly obvious it's Duke Nukem!

ALWAYS BET ON DUKE!

@ i_i_n

I belive your thinking of Bubba Ho-tep where Bruce Campbell says "You Don't F*ck With The King"

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Chard12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis11h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast10h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake3h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better

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Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1d 6h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv721d 6h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast1d 8h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood1d 7h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK1d 4h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast10h ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake1d 3h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast10h ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon22h ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast10h ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon1h ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake3h ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast2h ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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