Xbox 360 Outsells PlayStation 3 in Japan; Mario and Ace Combat Top Software Charts

FragNews · 11-09-2007, 03:53 PM

In an unusual week of Japanese hardware sales, Microsoft's slow-selling Xbox 360 saw 475% week-over-week growth in unit sales to edge out Sony's PlayStation 3 by mere hundreds of units--17,637 to 17,434, according to tracking firm Media Create. Microsoft's console was buoyed by Namco's exclusiv...

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dudio · 11-09-2007, 04:59 PM

without reading further, is the Wii included in the stats?
My bet is that it's #1 in Japan

ChemicalWarrior · 11-09-2007, 06:18 PM

Sort of, the focus really should state it was because of a game. Though the Nintendo DS is the best hardware, then the Sony PSP, then the Nintendo Wii. Japan is a heavy portable console market these days. Though Nintendo is extremely strong there, Microsoft just happens to do extremely bad.

As for world wide, Nintendo is leading for sales since Wii release and might have passed Xbox 360 in total since if even counting the 360s 1 year head release. The Wii is selling at full capacity and literally couldn't sell higher than it is right now, they're being bought right as they're made. The Xbox 360 is doing well, just had their best non-holiday month with the Halo 3 release, and then Playstation 3 is doing....... really really really bad.