The ps3 will improve in Japan theres no doubt of that. However it will never beat the wii's total hardware. Just look at the psp's huge turn around in Japan it looked dead this time last year but the slim and some great games have pushed it beyond the wii and ds in weekly sales. The ps3 will have a slim version and once that and ff13 comes out then sales will explode.
Whats the best selling console in Japan? Oh thats right its the psp which is in trouble according to this article.
There japan numbers are not usually that bad because they just get the numbers from Famitsu and Media Create. But the US and EU numbers are a complete joke. Time and time again they have underestimated the ps3 in Europe only to look stupid when mcv release the figures for the UK. They still have the ps3 too low. It had sold 10.5 on Jan 01 so it must be 12 million at least.
The tifa girl was amazing. I thought it was a cgi mock up at first. What a stunning looking women. BTW i am talking about the tifa winner.
Well shows what a bunch of crap VGChartz is really. Also ps3 is outselling the 360 in every region now at a much higher price point and less games. It's clear to see the ps3 will overtake it in total sales in 2009. And i will make a bet with anyone who wants to. The ps3 will outsell the 360 in total by the end of 09. And i shall bet £250 with anyone who wishes to.
The only reason 360 is selling neck and neck with ps3 is because of there price drop. And gt5p is released this week which will raise sales a huge amount. GT is like Halo is to the Yanks, apart from its actually a good game.
A take it you are American? Or 12 years old.
There's not a single CG cut scene in any MGS game.
A washed up unfunny comic whose only half decent show the 11 o'clock show was saved by Ali G and Ricky Gervias. Also he is being paid by MS to write this.
Does the fool who wrote this article know what the top selling console in Japan is.
Thats right the psp has been outselling the ds and wii over there most of the year.
Ps3 coming in second this gen is a dead cert but i can't see it outselling the wii's total this gen.
Maybe towards the end of the ps3's life it will start catching the wii but not for a couple of years imo.
What some people need to realize is that the UK is the only Country in Europe where the 360's sales are close to ps3's. In places like Spain and France the ps3 is outselling 4 to 1 minimum. So sales will not go up very much there. 40% is not a very big jump for the first couple of days of a price cut when the 2 days it was counted are the busiest shopping days of the week in UK.
40% is not actually very much for example if it sold 10k before last week it would have sold 14k. When the ps3 cut its price in the USA last year the sales spike was over 100%. The 360's market in Europe is fading away most of the people who want one already have one. The ps3 is alot more expensive but is still selling more just wait to see what happens when the ps3 drops in price again.
This is good news i am really getting to like Kaz. Lets remember the state the ps3 was in when he took over from Crazy Ken, he has really turned things around. And although i liked Phil Harrison i think his control of the software was far from perfect. i hope Kaz can nail down some big games from the Japanese devs as this is where ps3 needs the most help.
It's sad to see how bad the recent Sonic games have been. If this new one is even half as good as the Mega Drive ones i will buy it.
Yea they need a price cut in Japan and also a slim model. Just look at how it reversed the psps fortunes.
Tidus i am a Sony fan but you are talking rubbish mate. It about 5 million 360's to 4.5 million ps3's but at the rate ps3 is catching it, it will pass it when MGS4 comes out.
Sony really need to do something in Japan and fast. they have recovered so well in Europe and USA but are still failing in Japan. Mind you there is hope and that is that the psp was getting outsold terribly by the ds, but after the release of the slim and some Japan-Centric games the psp is outselling it and is now the best selling console in japan at the moment.
I think the ps3 will have a similar revival but Sony really need to pull there finger out in Japan as that is where most ...
This must be a wind up. The wii can have custom soundtrack son excite truck and so can the psp with the wipeout games. And the new smackdown will have custom soundtracks on ps3 and 360.