The loons may all be right, the world may in fact be ending.
We posted a few weeks back that the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 in Japan and then ran out of stock.
The worldwide belief was that the Japanese had finally found a game they liked and it was just going to be a blip on the radar.
Well if that was a blip this is a mountain.
The Xbox 360 has just outsold the PS3 again… it has also outsold the Nintendo Wii.
Yes, the Xbox 360 is currently the best selling next gen console in Japan with sales of 28 681 ahead of the Wii with 27 057 and way ahead of the PS3 with 8 050 units.
There is no great reason for this current explosion and while some of it can be put down to the release of Infinite Discovery the rest has to be put down to the 360 actually being taken seriously in the land of the rising sun.
The PS3 is currently 2.6 million ahead of the 360 in Japan so no there is little chance of it losing that lead anytime soon.
Source: Andriasang
[Thanks ewie for the tip]Last Updated: September 17, 2008
koldFU5iON
September 17, 2008 at 14:17
ever heard of those flash crowds? you go into a store and you buy 1 item! 😛
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krYtHan
September 17, 2008 at 16:31
It’s unbelievable but it’s true. I went around stores and there was no stock left! 😯
PaasHaas
September 17, 2008 at 17:18
First ToV and Now infinite Undiscovery? Theres the reason.
Same as with MGS4 only this time its 2 games close to each other.
Check early december when WKC from level 5 releases and PS3 sales jump again.
Sersiously how much cheaper is the 360 now all of a “sudden” to cause such sales? Sounds screwy to me.
Ron
September 17, 2008 at 22:28
I would have thought the Japanese are more Wii players. But I guess if paying for the Xbox 360 makes them happy, it’s fine.
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