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Japan stops ignoring the PS3, sales jump 900%

PS3Fanboy reports:

"Looks like all is right with the world again, according to the latest numbers from Media Create. This week on Sony's home turf, the PS3 moved 39,587 units -- outselling the combined figures of the Wii and Xbox 360. Also worth noting is that PS3 sales jumped a whopping 907% from last week, when the PS3 sold only 3,931 units."

Find out how the other systems (including the Xbox 360) compared after the jump.

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LightningPS3PS35668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

That's why Sony is choosing their battles. Microsoft is dumping a lot of cash to the Japanese market, paying for exclusivity of Japanese RPG's and price drops.

But Japan is still PS3's. Sony knows that all they need is a big game release or price cut and they will get the PS3 right back on top.

XBOX 360's 7 week winning streak didn't mean much when they were winning by 3k, and then PS3 outsells them by 33k in 1 week. They haven't made up much ground.

That's why Sony is not too worried about Japan. They're focusing their battle in other regions right now.

Jamie Foxx5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

& sell ps3s to (not just in japan but everywhere)the kinda niche game japan will go crazy for once word gets around,remember i said it!im blown away by it

chaosatom5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

Like Kotaku. They would never have articles saying that ps3 actually outsold and out slaughtered 360 by this much ratio.

But when 360 beats ps3 by a few 1000. they declare ps3 dead.

I can't believe how Kotaku has such a large fan sites and everyone believes them, when they are so heavily biased that it's ridiculous.

SL1M DADDY5668d ago

That were proclaiming the "lead" the 360 was taking over the PS3 for the last 7 weeks when especially now that in one week, the PS3 has blown that "lead" out of the water. I wonder why they have not proclaimed the end of the 360's "lead" for the last 7 weeks...

This is one of the first articles about it and it took nearly all day for this one to come up here. Strange...

na2ru15668d ago

this only means ONE thing, and that is, 360 will NEVER take off in Japan GUARANTEED.

I mean what's left after a price cut, being the cheapest and having a wealth of RPGs?

SonyOwnsNextYear5668d ago

Us gamers know the deal.

the media will try to twist things until next year about this time.

if it doesnt come true, take all my bubbles. Im serious.

XxZxX5668d ago

Seven week winning streak is countered by a nasty right hook, Can Sony deliever a 3 punch combo to finish MS off. This will get very interesting. Kudos for Microsoft on putting up a good fight after being hammer for nearly 3 year. The balls on Sony now, will Sony goes for the facebreaker. Stay Tuned

Thugbot1875668d ago

I have one problem with the story and that's the percentages; ok 9% doesn't look so well when written but its and improvement which is always welcome. It just makes me very skeptical of any Sony news because they are always inflating the percentages instead of just saying hey we are improving. Now being its some fanboy who more than likely wrote this news, Sony doesn't share fully in the blame, but this is the type of stuff that makes me loose creditability in the PS3 and Sony as well as respect for Sony fanboys.

XxZxX5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

thugbot, your avatar, PS3 foreman grill not helping your credibility too. Make me lose respect to XBOX 360 fanboy as well. LOL

ultimolu5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

I agree with you.

With all the celebrating going on here, you'd think the 360 passed a million sales.

While I commend Microsoft to some degree for their efforts in Japan, I don't think their efforts will last long enough. :/

Thugbot187: Sounds a lot like VG Chartz in terms of the 360, doesn't it?
Stop spinning the news. The PS3 still sold over 30,000 consoles this week and that is VERY impressive.

mikeslemonade5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

Okay the smart people will nod at this article because they knew this would happen. And I think I have said it 4 times already that the 360 is a "fluke and unsustanible" in Japan. The 360 can only sell well for about 3 weeks when they got an exclusive RPG and then it drops back down under 10k. It's like adrenaline shot for a dying patient.

Emmo5668d ago

"fluke and unsustainable" I don't think you can call seven weeks a fluke, that is what PS3 owners were saying about one week.

The 360 has a market in Japan now and will periodically beat the PS3.

No doubt PS3 will out sell it in the long run, but 360 is here to stay.

Lifendz5668d ago

Sony is losing where? In Japan? Stop it already. MS had a good run while Sony was asleep but Sony's back now and LBP is the proof. Just wait till White Knight drops.

Lifendz5668d ago

360 did okay in Japan but it's hardly there to stay. People bought it for one game and one game only. You think anyone over there is going to buy the 360 version of a game like Final Fantasy? What about versus? They can't even play that on 360. ONce the PS3 releases its RPGS (e.g. White Knight) then it's over. The PS3 will be right back on top. 360 is a quality system but the Japanese do not, as a general rule, support Western consoles (i.e. Microsoft). They did so for those weeks to get those JRPGs.

PS3 from this point out in Japan. Write it down.

vhero5668d ago

the sold more in 1 week over 360 then 360 sold over ps3 in the last 7 weeks they supposedly won making them empty shallow victorys and MS paid for them empty shallow victorys with real cold hard cash. See MS instead of buying exclusives actually use your money and invest in better games!!!

Cheeseknight285668d ago

"what i can't believe is that there are still lots of sites that are PS3 Biased.
Like Kotaku. They would never have articles saying that ps3 actually outsold and out slaughtered 360 by this much ratio. "

http://kotaku.com/5078837/p...

pixelsword5668d ago

...and it took about...

...seven weeks.

na2ru15668d ago

Blown away in a week deserves a standing avation

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belal5668d ago

the japanese people just need a game ;) just wait for white knight omg, 120k atleast first day and up on like 200k first week in japan alone ;) the ww it will be more than 2 mill

BADJOYSTICK5668d ago

They were waiting for the bundles

Pennywise5668d ago

lol... dont say that, you are spinning it. I dont think there has been one time since I have joined this site that I have heard this numbskull microsoft nazi warriors make some kind of slanderous remark about the playstaion and it hasnt come back and bit them in the rear. All the stories get retracted, and all the lies come to the surface eventually.

chaosatom5668d ago

Is PP wetting himself already? haha.

earwax5668d ago

Take ZERO sales and sell 9 THAT equals a 900% jump in sales!

Sir_Ken_Kutaragi5668d ago

"outselling the combined figures of the Wii and Xbox 360"!!! ;-P

Time for the 87th xBox 360 Price cut i think!!! ;-D

spongeboob5668d ago

I think you should join PP in the mental retardation zone that way--->

Nineball21125668d ago

Hahahaha.... wow, that's one of the best self-owned statements I've ever seen.

Please tell me you know that if you took 0 sales and multiplied it by 9, you'd still have ZERO sales!!!

That's not a 900% increase, because it's not an increase at all!!

Stupid fanboys... can't even get basic math correct.

/facepalm!

XxZxX5668d ago

I pity the fool who can't do math.

Rythrine5668d ago

LOL. Bubbles for the laugh. XD

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HighDefinition5668d ago

Is out Dec 25th in Japan, that`s all I gotta say.

shqype5668d ago

Oh wow, I forgot about that - sales will skyrocket once that releases!

WhittO5668d ago

how did the other WKC sell in Japan? just wondering, havent ever played that game!

HighDefinition5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

WKC is the first in the series.....

Level 5 who makes it, are considered the NEW Square. Which is a BIG deal, especially in Japan.

INehalemEXI5668d ago (Edited 5668d ago )

Did you mean Valkyrie Chronicles? I would think that maybe WKC has some effect on these #s people getting ready for it.

Mozilla895668d ago

that Valkyrie Chronicles would be a pretty big exclusive in Japan. I wondered if it helped move units whenever it came out in Japan. Still was LBP the only game that came out in Japan or did Sony release the 80 gig this week too?

WhittO5668d ago

i remember hearing that if WKC sells really well that sony will acquire Level 5? was a rumour but prob has some weight behind it.

Sarcasm5668d ago

Don't forget about Yakuza 3. That one will help move units in Japan.

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Vader822d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow5d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1824d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere3d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX4d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno4d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno4d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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