Can you believe that the Xbox 360 has actually outsold the PS3 in Japan now for 4 weeks running.
That really is quite a feat and while the numbers are still low it must worry Sony a bit, I remember people saying that Microsoft cannot win this war without taking Japan. I have never believed that to be honest but it doesn’t matter which way you swing this, Japan is an important market in the gaming industry and Sony will not be happy about losing face in their own back yard.
The question however is what can Sony do about it? Microsoft has thrown so much money at the 360 in Japan that some of it had to stick and Sony are not in a position to do that right now.
However if they let it keep going then Microsoft are going to entrench themselves in the country which will make it even harder for Sony.
To make matter worse for Sony, the PS2 even outsold the PS3 this week…
The real winner overall though was Nintendo once again and if the conversations I hear at Braai’s and in the shops are anything to go with then Nintendo is going to clean up this holiday season once again.
All sales this week were down but that was to be expected in the current economic climate, the 360 however dropped the least in terms of percentage…
– DS Lite: 31,914Â 
 10,471 (24.70%)Â
– PSP: 23,901Â Â 2,144 (8.23%)
– Wii: 22,877Â Â 2,453 (9.68%)
– Xbox 360: 7,763Â 
 508 (6.14%)
– PS2: 6,982Â Â 1,636 (18.98%)
– PS3: 5,734Â Â 1,498 (20.71%)
Last Updated: October 20, 2008
baba
October 20, 2008 at 10:17
WOW!
PS3 Is really taking a beating at the moment.
ewie
October 20, 2008 at 11:07
Actually it is now 5 weeks.
Microsoft had a big problem with software for the xbox in japan, and they have fixed it with a lot of jrpg and a few other games in the last while, and with The last remnant also
on the horizon seems like xbox have jumped up a bid, and if indications are anything to go by banjo- nuts and bolts might just drove a few more people in japan to buy a few more xbox consoles.
ewie
October 20, 2008 at 21:11
And if all indications are correct this week as well, and if that happens it could just be that ps3 will play second fiddle to xbox 360 for 2 months in a row. And November
got the last remnant so a 3 month win for xbox could be a
possibility. PS3 should reign supreme in December with white knight .