The Japan Preview: 11/21 Edition (Kinect, COD & Bundles Galore)

With COD and a Torne Bundle (which had also lifted PS3 previously) this week, there is little doubt that PS3 hardware sales increased a bit. Still, sequels and similar bundles push less hardware than the originals. Expect PS3 hardware sales to rise into the 25,000 to 35,000 unit range for the week.

X360 Software – Call of Duty opened worse than its predecessor on X360. However, Kinect launched this week, and likely sold 15,000 to 20,000 units between hardware bundles and the standalone sensors. Even so, no Kinect games charted in the preliminary top twenty. Expect X360 hardware sales to rise into the 6,000 to 12,000 unit range – depending on how many Kinects were sold.

For this week, expect Wii hardware sales to fall into the 30,000 to 40,000 unit range.