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PS3 Outsells Wii in Japan for a Second Week

The latest official sales numbers are in from Japan for the week starting 11/11 and ending 18/11, and surprisingly the PS3 is holding on in there with its new 40GB model, fighting off Nintendo's Wii for another week. The Xbox360 also sees a rise, and Super Mario galaxy and Heavenly Sword also seeing gains. Find out the numbers after the jump

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Super Mario Galaxy actually saw a drop. Ripten.com have corrected this in their introduction.

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Published: 762 days 7 hours ago | Rumors | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Sony PSP | Nintendo DS | PlayStation 2 | Industry News

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squallsoft - 762 days 7 hours ago

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ok, now im shocked

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SnakeCL - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Um wow, this is totally unexpected. I'm just as shocked as you are.

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1.2 leon76 | 762 days 7 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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CrashSharc - 762 days 6 hours ago

1.3 - To all the Xbots, All I have to say is:

:)

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Rooftrellen - 762 days 5 hours ago

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"PS3 is walking to Rule in Japan"

Like the PSP when it bear the DS for a month.

Oh wait...it was only a month.

You're looking at far too small of a sample size to decide anything yet. Long term trends mean more than 2 weeks of a bleep on the radar...wait for this to become a long term trend before you celebrate again.

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AngryTypingGuy - 762 days 5 hours ago

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CrashSharc, all of the "Xbots" like myself are busy playing the best games on the market, while you're waiting and waiting. What would be the benefit of having Sony dominate for another generation? More mediocrity?

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beoulve - 762 days 4 hours ago

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angrytypingguy, I think you are still in denial. You still think PS3 fanboys still waiting for games. Guitar Hero III, Rockband, Ratchet and Clank, Call Of Duty 4, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Assassination Creed and Uncharted: Drake's Fortunes already keep them very busy. I know some are not exclusive but they still have games to play. What small hole you live in? Wait??????

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gaffyh - 762 days 4 hours ago

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I am pretty shocked that PS3 is winning for two weeks straight, would like to see if this lasts though. Also @AngryTypingGuy - There are loads of games out for PS3 now, so stop using the same old argument of no games. It really makes you seem like a fanboy...

SMG has done quite well.

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jujunogo - 762 days 1 hour ago

1.8 - good news for japan now good news for america

start saving you money because Unreal tournemnt 3 is coming to ps3 this year december 11 in U.S.!!! This is a good time to be a ps3 owner and 2008 aint even here yet!!!!!!!!!

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mikeslemonade - 762 days 1 hour ago

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The post about the DS and PSP and how PSP only had a month lead doesn't have much to do with this because the PSP is actually cheaper than the DS in Japan. Here the PS3 is $150 more and has dynasty warriors. Not only did the PS3 sell more the Wii actually sold less than they usually do. Just think what would happen when the PS3 is finally $300 and then Final Fantasy XIII comes out. The price won't be a factor anymore and everyone would buy the PS3.

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AngryTypingGuy - 761 days 19 hours ago

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Outdated arguments, you mean like the RROD argument? I know Sony has some great games...but you are waiting for the AAA titles like GTA and MGS4. I guess R&C is AAA, I don't know. And I was also just making the observation how some games like Lair and Uncharted don't quite get the scores that people expect. But yeah, you're right, don't those arguments on both sides get old?

Now, as far as me being a fanboy...I guess I am what you call an "Xbot", well at least to some extent. Hey, you've gotta give me credit for admitting it! However, I'm not a fanboy to the extent that I hate the other companies. I may very well get a Sony system someday if the price is right and there are enough games on it that I want to play. Basically, I prefer Xbox and would like to see it finish in first place, but when it comes down to it, I don't really care who "wins" as long as the market sustains all three. I am all for competition and choice.

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ReBurn - 762 days 7 hours ago

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I have to wonder if we're finally seeing some market saturation for the Wii. Or if people are catching on that 90% of the games are crap.

Thank goodness for that good 10%.

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MK_Red - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Agreed.

I'm a Wii hater but the 10 percent, the games like Zack & Wiki, Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 are too hard to resist. Indeed thank goodness for those few but great games.

+Awesome news for PS3.

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Mu5afir - 762 days 7 hours ago

2.2 - Odd thing is,

Mario doesn't seem to be selling to well in Japan.. that is a shocker. And their other games Matroid never did good in Japan. And we can't expect another Zelda game until 2008. So, lets wait and see how things start rolling.

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titntin - 762 days 7 hours ago

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I think you've got it spot on - theres not been that many 'must have' titles on that machine! It's only mario thats managed to remove the dust from mine... :) Maybe thats because I have the other two. and theres been so many good titles on them. I'm also a tech whore, so SD just doesn't get me as excited..

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The Wood - 762 days 5 hours ago

2.4 - agree with you reburn

sooner or later the sales had to slow down. Either way its more good news for the ps3. Funny thing is that the manufacturing problems with the wii will definitely open the door for the ps3 and need i say the 360 also. would you believe it huh

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Real gamer 4 life - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Okay now i am scared! 40gb playstation 3 hit the right price point. Sony has done a 180 degree turn around. The system is selling very well in japan without final fantasy dragon quest or ace combat.

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Relcom - 762 days 7 hours ago

3.1 - They do have

Dynasty Warriors though.

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MK_Red - 762 days 6 hours ago

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DW6 is a really strong force but Sony should keep the momentum by releasing must have (For Japanese gamers) PS3 titles without a pause for 2 or 3 months (With DMC and other titles) and after that, they can relax and enjoy their rule. Hope it happens.

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lilwingman - 762 days 5 hours ago

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White Knight Story next month should be huge.

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xplosneer - 762 days 4 hours ago

3.4 - WHA?

White Knight is next month in Japan?

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Relcom - 762 days 7 hours ago

4 - They are not just winning...

They have switched roles. PS3 is produceing numbers the Wii was doing.
Great news for Sony.

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mighty_douche - 762 days 7 hours ago

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great news for sony!

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mighty_douche - 762 days 7 hours ago

5.2 - lol ok mesh...

games i want most...

mgs4 and FF versus, guess where they're being developed....?

anyway, unlike you i dont care about sales numbers, all the exclusive games i want are on the ps3, the only xbox games im intersted in are available on the PC where they look/run better anyway.

im a gamer, not a sales figure whore like yourself.

360 tab is the next one over dude, im sure there 50 more mass effect reviews for you to read.

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Action Bastard - 762 days 6 hours ago

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Mesh: I will GIVE you Mavis Beacon or even Typing of the Dead if it will help stop the madness that is your typing. Please. Help me, help you.

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xplosneer - 762 days 4 hours ago

5.4 - @Mesh1

Ninja Theory is a western company and the Heavenly Sword sales almost doubled.

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Mighty Boom - 762 days 4 hours ago

5.5 - @ Mighty douche bag

How can you hate on Mass effect?

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mighty_douche - 762 days 3 hours ago

5.6 - @Mighty Boom

dude, no hate for Mass Effect im sure its an outstanding game, but from where im sitting call of duty has pi55ed on halos fireworks and im not seeing much else on the 360 horizen, theres not much more in the 360 section but Mass Effect....

NO hate though.

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Premonition - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Nice stuff, now if they can do it for the 3rd time theres something really good going on here, and put that with some good releases at the end of year, sony should do pretty good for christmas.

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kydrice - 762 days 7 hours ago

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"The Xbox360 also sees a rise" Xbox360 - 5700 lol. I thought it was 57,000 at first but then I saw it was missing a zero.

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deep - 762 days 7 hours ago

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that's like a rise of 2,000 though...which is quite a big percentage rise ( :P )

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Relcom - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Is that sarcasm i sense there deep.... lol

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deep - 762 days 6 hours ago

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No! Saw a 50% rise in sales! The biggest percentage rise of all the consoles ;)

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Skerj - 762 days 6 hours ago

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Thus selling better than every other system by that Kotaku article logic.

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Action Bastard - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Xbot hating in 3...2...1...

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jams_shop - 762 days 7 hours ago

9 - and Dynasty Warriors is not listed as one of the top 10!!!

and Dynasty Warriors is not listed as one of the top 10!!!
Wow... Im shocked.

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Darkiewonder - 762 days 7 hours ago

9.1 - Musou 5

Is there at #3

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hazeblaze - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Yes, it is... it is like # 2 or 3. It's called Mushou Warriors or something like that over there.

But anyway... the most surprising news here was actually Heavenly Sword to me. You don't usually see a game's sales more than double AFTER it's release... usually sales trail off. I'll be interested to see next week's sales.

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lonestarmt - 762 days 7 hours ago

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nope, it was actually number 3.Musou5PS3 is DW 6.

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jams_shop - 762 days 6 hours ago

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Oh yeah this are the sales from japan I forgot it's call different over there

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Kareem - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Clearly shows that a lot of people were waiting for a pricedrop.

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Darkiewonder - 762 days 7 hours ago

11 - Heavenly Sword got a rise?

O.o Crazy

Anyways. Ps2 sales are slowly dropping. and the market is shifting.

anyways. 378k Galaxy in Japan + around 500k in the US. they should break 1 million in another week ;o
lawlz. Mario Party DS > Mario Party 8

EDIT: I wonder why Gundam Musou didn't do this much damage? Was it just the price of the ps3 that caused them to stay away? O.o

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lonestarmt - 762 days 7 hours ago

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I"m shocked but very happy for it. My guess is that more people have a ps3, so more people can buy heavenly sword that wanted it. Heavenly sword has a lot of asian influences in the world and character design, so its not a total shock that Japan dig it. I loved heavenly sword and hope it gets even more success.

edit: My guess is the price point. 599.99 is a lot of money for anything. I hope that picks up on sales too, I actually enjoyed DW gundam. How did bladestorm do in Japan??

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wetowel - 762 days 7 hours ago

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Wow ps3.... LOL @ the rise of xbox 360 5700.

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vloeistof - 762 days 7 hours ago

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imaging whenn ff and mgs will hit ahahahah and people say ps3 is doomed ahahahahahahahahahahah

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allforcalisto - 762 days 7 hours ago

13.1 - yup

there'll be hell in tokyo when mgs4 and ff13,(especially ff) gets released....
i wouldt not wanna be a new worker at some game store...damn

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