Xbox 360 Title is Number 2 in Japan, 360 sales on par with PS3

Translated from Famitsu source:

Software sales:
1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
2. Ace Combat 6 (360)
3. FFTA2 (DS)
4. Nishimura Kyoutarou suspense: trap of murderous intent (DS)
5. Super Robot Wars Scramble Comander 2nd (PS2)
6. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (DS)
7. DS complete literature works (DS)
8. Wii Sports (Wii)
9. Wii Play (Wii)
10. Ar tonelico 2 (PS2)

Hardware sales:
Wii : about 40k
PS3 : about 16k
PS2 : about 10k
360 : about 16k

[MK_Red]

Great to see 360 games finally selling in Japan. Hopefully they start buying more next-gen systems instead of DSs and Wiis.

[skagrerrrr]

good to see

[ItsDubC]

"Hopefully they start buying more next-gen systems instead of DSs and Wiis."

Wow, talk about hate. Whatever happened to ppl liking and disliking games instead of platforms?

*sigh*

Anyway, AC6 looks like a great title and Japan obviously thinks so.

[MK_Red]

Well, to play games, they must first buy the consoles. But agree that in the end, games should sell. Let's hope for better sales of next-gen games and hardware.

[DethWish]

Mario galaxy = True "Next gen" Imo, if there's such a thing :)

[unlimited]

they finally sold over 2k ..lol..i dont see it continuing to sell 16k..

[DG]

Well our asian friends like them sum AC6 and who can blame them its an amazing game! Red Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep. KABOOOOOM! I love it.

[Sam Fisher]

tsh tsh tsh, Sony. even drake of the 99 dragons is better than u and that means ALOT

link - http://www.gamespot.com/sea...

4 those who dont no bout the game heres the rating and the review
...WAITB3YOND... ...abysmal...

[shmee]

The x360 sales boost was due to

AC 6
FORZA 2 and VIVA PINATA bundled with every x360
a 5000 YEN price cut

it all comes down to normal next week ehrn the 40 gig PS3 is launched

I expect PS3 to outsell wii next week.

I am anticipating ps3 to outsell x360 this week too when Mediacrate numbers come out.

I predict 18k--22k ps3 and 14k x360s last week

[MANTIIS]

1 and a half million PS3's (and rising) against 460,000 360's (and declining) in Japan indicates the real message about the state of the 360 in Japan, not how a Japanese 360 game fares. 360 is spit on in Japan, and everyone knows this.

[Gizmo_Logix]

Hmmm, I wonder how well Ace Combat 6 will do compared to Halo 3? Ha ha ha ha!

[predator]

would you look at that 360 hardware sales are on par with ps3 in japan, spank a monkey and call it wonda, who would of thought that

[MK_Red]

I'm Sony fan but that's the biggest sign of Sony's ignorance: EXCLUSIVES

It's power of the exclusives (Specially 3rd party exclusives) that Sony forgot. PS2 became PS2 with help of many 3rd part exclusives from Capcom, Konami, Koei and this Namco.

If a single 360 exclusive from Namco could do such things in Japan, imagine the how much exclusives like BioShock and Dead Rising have helped 360 in the rest of the world.

But really, this is great news to see Japanese gamers finally buying a great game console. Hope sales of both PS3 and 360 rise in Japan as well as rest of the world.

[Kleptic]

that is what everyone has been saying since the beginning...software is what wins the console war...SCE has done that 2 generations and counting by a landslide...but really dropped the ball, at least for the beginning of this generation...

the rumors I heard was it was Kutaragi snubbed some third party deals, deeming them not necessary (and he is no longer around)...and the late SDK's are what truely put ps3 3rd party titles on the back burner...

idk...I wouldn't say I am a Sony fan exactly...I have just always been a fan of their first party content...this is the first time however that I prefer the system over everything else...its my strong opinion that the PS3 is the "best" system...and by best, I simply mean it has the most features that I find useful...the open nature (and free) of the PSN...the BD drive...the included HDD, which is swappable with any 2.5" SATA unit...the bluetooth, the mass storage USB protocols...keyboard/mouse support, with browser...its all stuff I simply can't live without any more...I am not getting into the power of the 360 or PS3...they are both acceptable in my book...both have some and are getting more unbelievably good looking games...and the actual on paper performance of a console has never decided anything in the console war anyway...I bought the PS3 first because of proven franchises that I have always enjoyed exlusive to the platform...and a lot of those are 1st party...

in either case...It is great to see MS maybe start to insert one hook into Japan...more competetion in every territory is great for everyone...they still have a ways to go to get any sort of significant hold on the market...but its at least a wake up call to Sony to start getting some 3rd party content back...

[predator]

to the two above, exactly, the reason the ps2 was a runaway success was because of software, Xbox 1 was more powerful but didn't match the ps2 anywhere near its software, people want to have a good libary of games to choose from good or bad, off all genre. ms have nailed it this time when sony was bein a bit to up them selfs for its own good.

[Robeezy]

Yes quite a surprise indeed

[Bladestar]

ohh crap... Sony's fanboys worst nightmare all in 1 day... 1) PS3 40GB SKU 40% failure rate and 2) the XBox 360 beating PS3 in japan...
how worst can it get... anyways.. if true.. I don't think it will last too long.. but it's good to see that if the xbox 360 releases the right games even japan will buy it.

[bootsielon]

"If true, I don't think it'll last long". I'm talking about the failure rates here. But anyway, the keywords here are "If true", not "I don't think it'll last long.

[unlimited]

huh? i think is BS about the failure rate..its not true..lol..

[n4gno]

Ridiculous xbot, japanese are simply waiting for the price cut
(and 40 % is a unique microsoft feature)

[CrazzyMan]

anyway, if even x360 outsell ps3, by how much? by 3% ? LOL. =))
how many times japan console PS3 outsold american console x360 in USA? and not by 3%. =))

[karlostomy]

That is not even worth replying to.

..oh wait.

dang!

[DG]

Is that Hitler holding a PS3 LOL. So are you implying that Sony are some Natzis? LOL

[karlostomy]

The avatar is a bit of a joke spoofing Ken kutaragi. Of course the original pic is Ken holding a PS3 when he launched it and did his best to smack-talk the 360. I reckon Ken is a bit of a loony. So now it's Adolf holding a PS3.

I was hoping to get some laughs.
But most people don't get it.
Some sad, lost souls have called me a racist for it. Oh dear...
Still, DG, glad it made you LOL

[sjappie]

I think this trend will continue, maybe not as much as last week, but 360 is definately gaining momentum in Japan.

Crazzyman, it is what it is, no need for being all defensive.

[Xbox is the BEST]

WOW

[jcgamer]

Double WOW...

[Mr VideoGames]

like i said it's going to be very Interesting to see what happens as we go into Christmas and into 2008.

[AnalFace]

LOL. Wow.

[AznSniper]

I wonder how next weeks sales will be for Japan when Dynasty Warriors 6 and Ratchet & Clank and the 40GB PS3 is released.

[lonestarmt]

good point!!! bladestorm was sold really well, and DW 6 is most likely going to be bigger. I would imagine a 360 only game would sell well, but when its multiplatform, its no question ps3 out sells it like crazy, 22 to 1. I didn't now the 40 gig wasn't out yet in Japan, now if this happens when thats out, then I will worry. PS3 out sold 360 one week in america too, so its no big deal, we have to wait and see if this is a trend.

[squallsoft]

wow, thats only one week. let me see 360 stay on par with ps3 for a whole month. then we'll talk... They own na right now anyway (not counting the "last gen" WII), so who cares if they lose in EU and JP. glad to see more japanese gamers buyin next gen systems.

[InMyOpinion]

It probably won't, but you did'nt see this coming now did you?

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That reminds me of the time when the PS3 was on top for two weeks over the summer, but then fell back down real hard.

[blikz]

Good for the Xbox owner...the more selling, the more japanese develop joing..don't get me wrong...I'm actually not fanboy of ps3, xbox, or whatever..

[UltramanJ]

"About" 16,000 units?! The 360 has never managed to push that much hardware in Japan. Maybe when Infinite Undiscovery hits, but I doubt Ace Combat 6 can drive sales like that.
If this is true and the 360 sales are at least close, then kudos to Japan for finally waking up and realizing they've been missing out.
Ace's strong software sales makes you wonder why Sega's not publishing VF5 in Japan?! The added online feature could help drive some sales, even though it's an old game.

[AznSniper]

Actually, when Blue Dragon debuted in Japan it sold almost 40k 360s. Just imagine when Lost Odyssey debuts.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

sega isnt putting VF5 for the 360 in japan because it would hurt their arcade business.

[Observer]

If a relatively modest series like Ace Combat increased Xbox360's sales by more than 800%, and made a 360 title land at number 2 in the top ten, I can only imagine the impact of games like Metal Gear Solid 4, White Knight Story (in the near future), Final Fantaasy XIII, Versus, and Biohazard 5 (not-so-near future) on PS3 sales in Japan.

When Sony's bombs start dropping, perhaps then, the likes of Bladestar would be eligible to talk about "nightmares". ;)

[glennhkboy]

The key word is "when" those AAA titles release. Or more precisely, "when"?????

I think the wait for MSG4, GT5, FFXIII, etc become too long, even for Japanese gamer now.

[ngg12345]

nevermind

[sjappie]

you made me waste a bubble.

@below. People here have been pretty moderate in their comments, you're the one that's overreacting.

[bootsielon]

On par with a dormant beast. Seriously, PS3 hasn't even started its onslaught in Japan and you Xbots are celebrating. I do wonder how much did Microsoft have to pay Namco in order to get this, Beautiful Katamari and Eternal Sonata as timed exclusives, all in order to make minor bleeps on the radar...

Just for speculating, I think Microsoft could pay 1 billion for each of PS3s representative 3rd party exclusives; not to get them on board, not as timed exclusives, but as full exclusives, dropping entirely the PS3. Come on Microsoft, that's all you need to pony up to dominate the console industry. Will you do it? Will you cripple the games and your bottom line just for that? IT's tempting ;)

[Says you]

theres a %40 failure rate on the PS340Gig when there isnt none what an idiot and the crappy machine isnt even come close to beating the PS3 in Japan the people that agreed with him are stupid aswell hey dimwit it said its only on 2nd place not number 1 and plus if the crappy machine is beating the PS3 how come the PS3 sold a million and that system didn't what a dork!

[Ashta]

The Famitsu numbers are only the preliminary numbers and are usually off by anywhere from a "little" to "a lot". However! I forsaw this type of hardware surge at the release of Ace Combat 6.

Even me being a Sony supporter I knew that the AC6 release would be a crushing week by the 360 in Japan. Why? Because those Japanese people LOVE THEM SOME ACE COMBAT. People were thinking that Lost Odyssey and Ninja Gaiden 2 would do it....sure...those will also see surges, but AC6 was pretty much Microsofts ace in the hole for that week to get a good sales surge.

[UltramanJ]

While the others will cause a spike or two, an exclusive rpg developed by renowned developer Tri Ace, and published by Square Enix will make Lost Odyssey look like an Army Men game.

[lawman1108]

Nothing to say? it is selling as bad as your PS3 door stop is.

PLAYN3XTY3AR

[ChibiSelz]

What the fuk ?? you say im confused with your cavman talk

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

they felt sorry for the weakbox, so they bought the one 180 game that was worth it "halo 3" too bad, it wont last

[DZNetworks]

For you!

[macsto]

HOLYCRAP!!!!

What the HELL is going on?!

[P4KY B]

40% PS3 failure
Mass Effect 6.8Gbs
Xbox selling in Japan.

Its all a bit weird

[ParaDise_LosT]

I bet Crysis will be announced to come out on the Wii
and Play as well if not better than a DX10 quad core PC

[jesuisankit]

Is it True??? if its is.. its a much better news for microsoft than Halo 3 making 200 mill USD on day one :P

[gamesblow]

Japan don't matter, remember?

[Meus Renaissance]

If this persists over the weeks and months, then its good news but because its just one week I wouldn't put too much weight on this lasting to be honest. PS3 price will drop in Asia soon anyway, so when that happens we'll see a better comparison.

[goodganja]

Exactly. Japan sales are a fluke. Let's wait until the official numbers are released.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[lawman1108]

For this hack of a system? For being a sony Douche you get a visit from the getto fairy . Oh and if the Japs need some 40gb units look at the pile you can have in NJ

[bootsielon]

Now they do.

Edit:

Yes, you have to care for Japan if you want Japanese games on the 360. Then again, you probably never cared about japanese games since you're an Xbot. So, no jap games, no global domination.

I bet Xbots want to be MSFT's slaves.

[kalle]

we dont have to care about Japan but its still good that the 360 are selling over there.

[Bazookajoe_83]

Ace combat is in my eyes the worst game on nextgen consoles, the demo sucked so hard!!!!! But then again japanese people have a little odd taste.

[Kleptic]

seriously...that Bladestorm game is all anticipated and shat over there?...omg that game sucks...

w/e...I am never going to pretend to understand what it is Japanese people like to do with their free time...I don't only like shooters either, but they get all excited about some of the worst games ever made...DW Gundam?...Bladestorm: DW 6 or whatever it is?...

[lawman1108]

Vomit videos, turd eating I would call that strange

[Fighter]

PS3 needs games and it needs them now. We don't have a huge library like the 360 in terms of next gen but I'm sure those numbers will one day favor the PS3. This is not our year for sure. 2008 looks much brighter, just look how the 360 is doing in its second year with all those good games.

Congrats to MS for selling 16K in Japan and beating the PS3 for the first time ever. Just goes to show you how much exclusives really mean to consoles but I'm sure AC6 will probably sell more copies for the PS3 in Japan when it comes out.

Next week's numbers should be interesting with the 40GB PS3 and Ratchet as well as Dynasty warriors. Dynasty Warriors is multi platform so it should be interesting to see which console sells more.

[gamesblow]

Fake numbers, folks... Fam doesn't send out data until Sunday "our sunday... not their sunday" Confirmation is key here. Check the actual Fam site and see their consistency of sales data, why would they release data on a Wed of all times now? More so when they always do it Sunday our time? Don't make sense... I'm skeptical.

[AIZEN SOZUKE]

what next gen games does the 180 have?

[Mwaan]

They're next gen because they use next gen technology to tell cinematic stories. Pay attention to the environment when you're playing Bioshock and watch the facial animation when you play Mass Effect. Oh wait! You never will because you're a fanboy.

[DZNetworks]

Thank God For Ignore.

[Ahmadinejad]

wow thats amazing, it is so far behind but hopefully pick up when all japan friendly titles kick in

[remix]

had a price cut and released some of there biggest games for the japan market. ps3's price cut is still coming and there bigger games havent even came.

now if the 360 passed the ps3 by alot, then i would be like good for 360 but seriously it didnt even pass it. and if you guys think this trend will set the 360 afloat, YOU REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE INDUSTRY

[shmee]

the surge of x360 happened just because of the price cut of 5000 yen +VIV PINATA and FORZA being sold with every x360 .

However i still expect ps3 to outsell x360 when MEDIACRATE numbers come out

[Real gamer 4 life]

The 360 has numerous price cut over there, i mean how much does it cost over there? and the ps3 hasnt gotten a price cut over there. wait till the 40gb ps3 is released over there, and we are going to see microsoft again in third place over there.

[TOM]

The PS3 had a price cut "over there" before it even came out.Yes you heard me right,the PS3 went down in price before it even launched.

[ParaDise_LosT]

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[BIoodmask]

It isn't a big industry secret that the 360 doesn't sell well in Japan. But Microsoft has done a good job of securing a lot of Eastern themed type games that are exclusive to 360 or at least timed. Trusty Bell, Ace Combat 6, Beautiful Katamari. They have even obtained a lot of previously PS brand titles such as Resident Evil and Devil May Cry. Even Square is showing support now with The Last Remnant and Tri-Ace with Infinite Undiscovery.

Overall both the 360 and the PS3 really haven't taken off in Japan yet. With PS3 selling just over a million consoles, and 360 selling just under half a million. These sales figures are a definate indication that Microsoft has taken a step in the right direction, and their efforts may not be in vain after all.

I know that Microsoft is making a big push to diversify the 360s lineup. And it is noticeable bc there are far more Eastern themed type games that are out for the 360 than were available for the original Xbox.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

The Wii and 360 have em, the PS3 has movies or games that look better or the same on a cheaper system. (overpriced DVD player)

[eagle21]

anyway I expected wii sales over 80k. If ace was still exclusive, ps3 sales would be close to wii during galaxy launch?

[karlostomy]

What has happened. Are the japanese ill?
How dare they forget their culturally institutionalised xenophobia and buy 360s on par with ps3s? It's just not cricket i tell you.

Question is, will it continue?

In any case. Well done MS and 360. There will be champagne flowing for them if this keeps up.

[Relientk77]

am I the only one who thinks that on the game list

5. Super Robot Wars Scramble Comander 2nd

^is a funny n awesome name

[otherZinc]

Thats big.

[Xbox is the BEST]

point is that this should never have happened.
WOW I now have 4 bubbles for speaking the truth. Take it all away it will never change the position of the PS#3. Not selling well. What happened to "By the end of Sept. PS#3 will have sold 10 million systems"
Play Beyond

[karlostomy]

for speaking the truth
---------------
edit:
haha, some loser disagreed.

[Xbox is the BEST]

for you.

[Xbox is the BEST]

for you.

[TheExodus]

Look at that, bubbles come back as easily as they're taken so why do fanboys even bother?

[PS360PCROCKS]

haha that's hilarious...the xbox finally sold something over their, I bet this is the best week ever to date. I wonder with games like Mass Effect if they can continue to sold moderately well through christmas?

edit: wtf!? this site is such a joke. you disagreed to a question?

[Dick_Mitchell]

The Xbox 360 is now selling on a 1:1 ratio with the Playstation 3 in Japan.

Actually, the Xbox 360 outsold the Playstation 3 in Japan by 145 units.

When the Xbox 360 exclusive games, Lost Odyssey, and Infinite Undiscovery, are released in Japan, then there will be HUGE spikes in the sales, just like there were with games such as Blue Dragon and Dead or Alive 4.

In other words, we are only a short time away from seeing the Xbox 360 outsell the Playstation 3 in Japan by a significant margin. That will happen during the month that Lost Odyssey is released later this year.

That is BAD news for Sony, because in the combined markets of North America, Europe, and Asia, the Xbox 360 outsells the Playstation 3 by HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of systems each month! For example, in the month of September the Xbox 360 sold 550,000 systems worldwide and outsold both the Wii and the PS3. The PS3 sold less than 120,000 systems during September.

When you consider that the Xbox 360 already has sold nearly EIGHT-MILLION more systems than the Playstation 3, and the Xbox 360 lead continues to grow by hundreds of thousands of systems each month, then it is easy to see why developers don't like supporting the Playstation 3.

That is why companies like EA decide to release games like Command & Conquer 3, and Battle for Midearth 2 for the PC and Xbox 360, but NOT for the Playstation 3.

[n4gno]

"Actually, the Xbox 360 outsold the Playstation 3 in Japan by 145 units."

BEcause japanese are waiting for price cut and white ps3 + ds3 !!! (+halo marketing effect, elite launch)

And 360 (us console) outsell ps3 only in US country .

[KINGDRAMA]

and were also forgetting THIS side of the story. WII has owned both for 1 year, making the 360s "lead"...laughable.

the 360 released a year earlier, at a time when NO next gen consoles were around. WHile pushing FORWARDS and bullrushing the market they forgot to add QC/hdmi/hddvd/hdd/wifi into their next gen console.

SONY At a even price now, and all the franchise games beginning to leak out.........and lets not forget my current favorite 1: the devs coming to grips and controlling the hardware better. hmmmmmm plenty of updates/ added features/more games/more movies.....whose side seems more favorable?

i knew it would be soon for the wii.

[PS360PCROCKS]

huh? The elite and now all xbox's are HDMI, only an idiot buys the xbox without the HDD, wi-fi is available if necessary and so is HD-DVD. You point is completely idiotic. Plus I guess all those "extras" has really made the PS3 sell really good right? Um no. They just raised the price of the console and no one is buying it to the point that now Sony is cutting options to reduce the cost and Microsoft is building in little extras and cutting the price. Oh and what's the use of all that stuff in your PS3 if you don't even get an HD/HDMI cable IN the box? and to take advantage of Blu-ray you have to pay $30 for movies? It goes both ways. The only necessity in all that crap you listed is the HDD.

[shmee]

none of x360 models has HDMI 1.3 support

all x360 models support HDMI 1.2 and lower so it is like having no HDMI support.

These are inconsistent Famitsu numbers which are FALSE obviously

wait for MEDIACRATE numbers next day/day after tomorrow

[beoulve]

wow who know ace combat 6 can do such thing. It's actually on Par with blue-dragon sales. I seriously doubt XBOX 360 sales in Japan can remain constant like this, probably will see it again when lost odsessey come out.

[RaceSIMS]

tho sales will go back and forth for the both of them MS/PS3, with there respective games/timed exclusives. this is good for gamers of both consoles.

[PS3 Limps on and on]

It turned out too be false.

[FPS nut]

Well it's a start

[Gahigiddy]

Of course SMG only sold 250k. Wii fad confirmed. Wii doomed etc.
360 will drop down again, and PS3 should rocket up past Wii on 40GB/White model release (next week?)

@D**k mitchell
MORON. 360 will PLUMMET down and will NOT sell on par with PS3 past this week, nor will it beat PS3 when those titles mentioned decrease because PS3 has GT5: PROLOGUE. You're so pathetic trying to make it sound like PS3 is in trouble. PATHETIC.

[FPS nut]

and if you took the Sony glasses off for a sec you could see it.

[beoulve]

don't you think you guys celebrate off a little bit too early? well it's take a heavy hit like AC6 to be on par with PS3 for a week. Clearly Microsoft need more heavy hit like that. It's a great start but still alot to go.

[Snukadaman]

you want too impress people in japan you have too be consistent...I think it will go back too normal sales next week...

[power of Green]

Mass Effect, Kingdom Under Fire, Lost Oddyessy are all coming with in weeks of eachother I'll be suprized if sales don't pick up even more(other Japanese exclusives will help to).

[mesh1]

when those game come out it will be game ove mass effect goty . PLAYBEYOND

[JokesOnYou]

yeah, of course it won't continue to sell this high, but the point is that many sonykids have been saying for a long time that 360 is dead in Japan and NOBODY saw this coming, and its not just AC6 selling well, 360 hardware moved on par with ps3, that should not happen when its all but written in stone that the japanese are culturally bias when it comes to the videogame industry, no its not hate, they just heavily favor homegrown gaming because of their legacy (and wierd tastes)=

this isn't only about 1 game, I think this is a sign, that micro is *slowly* changing some hearts and minds in Japan, NO, japanese aren't going to all over a sudden love the 360, but *some of them are starting to realize 360 is a great console, as I have said many times of course 360 doesn't have a chance in hell of winning Japan, but it doesn't have to, NO 360 ONLY NEEDS to keep *Japanese dev support, because it gives them legitimacy to the rest of the world, which is why despite all of sonykids taunting and laughing with calls for micro to give up in Japan, this news IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE HATERS, why would they when they can still be successful in Japan even without winning Japan= hardware sales on par with ps3 for one week and better hardware sales this gen than the original xbox had in Japan= SUCCESS.

JOY

[ManOnFire]

I think not. When software is released that interesting to the consumer it will sell to the installed base. That goes without question. The more interesting thing to know is if the game is helping to sell systems ? And for how long it will continue to do so.
Time will tell. I do think that Microsoft is on the right track by securing games like this that appeal to the target audiance. The really big one to have had would have been Monster Hunter 3 but we all know Capcom decided to go with the Wii and its ever growing installed user base.

[DeckUKold]

i gotta see next week to see if xbox can keep up not even halo3 can do this

[tk]

Hope it comes to the PS3. Great games the previous ones.

[Shaka2K6]

The x360 is dead and Japan 6 feet under already, even when microsoft steals Sony third party exclusives like Ace Combat.

[R M Spender]

よし! i was in the shops nov 1 to get ace combat and mario, i was expecting a long line for mario so i went in to Den Den town (osakas geek sector) and i couldnt belive that most people i saw were buying ace combat and quite a few people i saw that day had xboxs!! iam mean thats a pretty rare sight here. even bais japanese people have realized that the 360 is the best system for playing games. iam sure all of these guys buying the xboxs already have a launch day ps3 at home but thats cause they bought into the hype. just like everyone else...

[shmee]

X360 had a price cut last week of 5000 yen
VIVA PINATA and FORZA 2 were bundled with every ps3
AC6 was released in JAPAN

all 3 combined wont surge x360 past ps3 when MEDIACRATE NUMBERS come in .

WARNING :- FAMITSU numbers were proven false before . I expect ps3 outsell x360 2:1 when MEDIACRATE numbers are in

[ASSASSYN 36o]

It's got to be true japs dominate the rankings in the hundreds.

[theoneandonly]

Now lets NEVER hear another ridiculous laughable post from them about the 360 failing in Japan, LOL go get your eyes checked!!!!!!!!

The XBOX360 is doing UNBELIEVABLE for a newcomer, and it doesn't matter if NISSAN created the 360.

The FACTS are, if its got the games & the marketing that JAPAN loves they are going to buy it in droves!!!!!!!!!

That's right "FANBOYS", the only thing separating the XBOX360 from the PLAYSTATION 3 in Japan is a selection of LOST ODYSSEY games and a smash up marketing campaign........

Selling nearly more than the PS3 given its been there in the market the longest, and due to nearly Lost Odyssey by itself, is a HUGE reason for MS Japan to pop open the champagne.

They can count on these games to deliver, and all they must do to actually increase marketshare in JAPAN is deliver more games like "LOST ODYSSEY", get to work on "LOST ODYSSEY 2" right away & step up the software game bigtime..........Thats what works!!!!!!!

I DONT WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE OF THAT FAKE $*#& FROM YOU FOOLS, FINAL FANTASY 7 WAS THE SAVIOR OF THE PLAYSTATION IN JAPAN.....

THE SAVIOR OF THE XBOX360, WILL BE THE LIKES OF LOST ODYSSEY AND WHEN IT COMES INFINITE UNDISCOVERY & STAR OCEAN 4...............

CHEW ON THAT!
http://www.famitsu.com

ITS A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME FOR JAPAN & EUROPE............

[FirstknighT]

Just nothing but bad news for ps3 fanboys. :(

[Ahhhh]

Well maybe the Japanese are starting to see what the 360 has to offer for them, and maybe the 360 will start to sell better over there.

[cooke15]

Worst title for this article ever. Why is Wii ignored so damn much at this site? Its really quite pathetic.

[Rooftrellen]

Don't you know? It's because the Wii numbers are inflated by Sony/MS viral marketing to make the 360/PS3 look bad, because, after all, for some reason it's better to make a direct competitor look good than to get your own numbers inflated.

As a side note, every single site and magazine is getting paid off by both sides to give Wii games high scores and inflated sales, just to make the other "next gen" console look bad.

I don't get it either, Cooke...

[cooke15]

Oh that made me laugh :) Lets all ignore one of the best games of this generation and talk about the runner up air combat game... Lol

[ikkokucrisis]

Yea, come to think of it I haven't heard or seen much headlines about the new Mario for the Wii,...strange how that is...
The media has a powerful effect on what we see and believe doesn't it?

[MrWonderful]

well they like stuff like that train sims, ace combat and gran turismo, so its ok

[misterssippi]

I always did like Ace Combat, and this one appears sensational

[chrno]

The Americans here went from blaming japanese xenophoic to being praisng them for buying American products. Damn lol.

[cooke15]

Ace COmbat is a Japanese product

[SF49er408]

AT LEAST 360 IS GIVING JAPANESE GAMES THEY WANT TO PLAY. NO PS3 GAMES IN TOP 10. AND 16K LMAO.

[sak500]

Wow difficult choice this month to go for COD4 or ACE6. But i like fps better so will go for cod4.

Glad 360 is being recognized for atleast some games in the japanese market. It those guys were not so ethnocentric they would have been enjoying good quality next gen games for last 2 years.

[leon76]

Ahahahahahah!!!! Xbots calm down!!!! you overhyped any good new for x360 !!! this is just a couple of days, because ONE game... a week from now and everything will come to normal...