Japan: Weekly PS3 Sales Drop To 57,000

Edge-Online writes: Japanese PS3 sales fell by over 90,000 units during the console's second week of availability, according to data from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain.

Following the September 3 launch of the new PS3 Slim, Sony's console recorded its biggest weekly sales total in Japan as sales hit 150,832, with the Slim moving 150,252 units. But there was a quick drop in demand for the new console, with advance figures from Enterbrain showing PS3 sales of 57,056 units during the week ended September 13.

[cooldude123]

Yes I predict 2million in the first two weeks!

[Jamie Foxx]

cooldude i agree ff13 is goin pull in some huge numbers

360 only sold 1k more than ps2,who is still buying ps2s? lol

[gaffyh]

Yeah it was kinda obvious that the sales would drop after the initial boost. I'm guessing it'll level out at ~30,000 like usual.

[Time Lord]

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[zeeshan]

The initial boost in sales was rediculously high especially given that the PS3 slim had been introduced on I guess either the 3rd or 4th September in Japan and still, it got to do so well. That was amazing. 57,056 units in the second week is again a LOT of units and it's getting back to a realistic point. Selling one and a half hundred thousand each week is simply not possible. But if it can continue to sell 40-50k/week, that's still very very impressive. Unfortunately, some journalists will always see the empty half of the glass!

[leeger]

time to wait for a PS3 is doomed article.
And btw people should stop hyping the PS3 too much, it's not helping at all.

[Shadow Flare]

"360 only sold 1k more then ps2"

Its the battle of the dvd9 consoles!

[Doctor_Doom]

D@mn that's a huge drop

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Sarcasm]

HAHAHAHAHA

No I'm not laughing about the PS3 sales. But people called it when the PS3 spike slowed down, sites like Edge online is quick to make an article about it's decrease.

The media is so predictable.

Bring on the "PS3 is doomed!" articles.

[4Sh0w]

honestly I don't know what you guys expected, sales are big news in the industry, nobody was complaining about the tons of Amazon sales reports of ps3 at #1, nobody was complaining about all the multiple ps3 is up 1000% articles, and so on and so on, I mean really there's been countless positive ps3 news sales post posted here, so please people just have some balance, first week ps3 sales were indeed awesome but then this is a big drop off from 150k to 57k especially in one week and thats just the way the news goes, if most of you are being honest I saw alot of optimistic comments that seem to thought ps3 slim sales would at least remain high while tapering off a bit until FF, but it doesn't look like its going to hold the same high levels wii did for so long.

[Megatron08]

well looks like the ps3 spike will be very short lived

[NeoBasch]

Edge, it's been a long time. I can always count on you to get the drop on all things PS3 /sarcasm

Seriously, wtf?!? According to these predictions, the PS3 outsold both the Wii and 360 combined by over 37,000 units. People, it's not just about the numbers. It's about the rates. If sales continue to decline for Sony's competitors, it will be a hell of a lot easier to catch up. Besides, as others have been saying, the holiday rush is right around the corner. More than likely all three will receive a nice boost, but I have a feeling Sony will come away with the crown.

They've done a good job informing the public that their system has the best games, and well... it only does everything. It's called advertising. The marketing potential for this is great. The only system to beat the PS3 by these predictions is the DS, which is nothing new. The cool thing is the DSi barely outsold the PS3.

[Time Lord]

LMAO!

[ABizzel1]

Sony needs to do something to get sales back up. 50k is still really good (10k below the DS and 30k above the next closest competitor the PSP), but they need to stay closer to that 100k mark if they really want to take Japan over from the Wii (Wii 8.5 mil, PS3 3.5 mil).

I'm really surprised that the PSP is selling so well especially when the world already knows that the PSP Go is coming in a couple of weeks. We'll see if the PSP Go will have the same impact for Sony that the Slim had.

What do you guys think?

[pixelsword]

...PS3 haters to the core. I can't wait until they give Uncharted 2 a 6 out of 10.

[Chubear]

.... TEH PS3 IZ TEH DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!!!! rotflmao XD

[NeoBasch]

I think the PSPGo will be very well received in Japan. Just think about it. The handhelds are oftentimes their best selling systems. The reason being because they work a lot. Handhelds give them the opportunity to play games while on the train, on break at work, or even when taking a huge crap, unfortunately. The PSPGo will sell like hotcakes. Especially since you can download a game whenever you want and keep everything on your hard drive. It's essentially a laptop that can fit in the palm of your hand. Another plus is their awesome wireless service. They won't have to go too far to pick up a connection. The PSPGo will probably receive a much larger sales spike, and perhaps last even longer.

[jack_burt0n]

there will be a spike with TOV this week imo

[slayorofgods]

The PS3 is only selling 3 times the amount of Wii in Japan, if this trend continues then The PS3 will only be the number one seller in Japan. I'm glad edge pointed out this gloomy outlook for the PS3.

[DaTruth]

Actually, I did complain about the Amazon sales chart every 2 days; And I only own a PS3. I felt it was getting stupid, so I said enough with the 10 articles a day on Amazon sales chart.

So someone did complain!

[4Sh0w]

DaTruth, I forgot I have to be very exact in what I say on this site because everythings so touchy considering the huge WAR going on. OK bro, so OK even if you did complain, now really does that take anything away from my point that the majority of folks were excited to see the high ps3 says, which of course they should be, so there were alot of reports some from legit sites and then of course alot of Amazon ones, either way its no big deal to me what they want to post but do you honestly think that whether the #'s dropped 10k, 20k or surge up even more than last week that sites would suddenly stop reporting sales this week? Its going to be reported no matter what bro. I tend to stay away for awhile and catch up when I can on the news.

So all I was trying to say in my above post was that you have to know both good news and yes sometimes bad news will be reported, and just to be clear this news isn't neccessarily bad or good, sure thats a huge drop but if sales held there for long-term then that would be great, if they continue to drop personally I don't think it would be what sony had in mind, but either way I just read it again to make sure I didn't miss something and I still don't see anything suggesting "ps3 is doooooomed", it just sounds like a really brief summation of what Famitsu reported. A 90k drop of anything seems like what would naturally be reported in a normal news cycle to me.

[moparful99]

I will agree with you that n4g was a really cheerful place while the ps3 was lighting up sales charts but can you really blame us? We've had to sit here and take constant abuse about how the ps3 was in third place.. The countless "ps3 still lagging in sales" "is the ps3 destined to be in last place" articles that are shoved down our throats.. You have to admit that being a ps3 supporter has been a very hard title to maintain.. So yea when we finally get something to be excited about we shouldnt have to be reprimanded for our jubilation...

[Snyph3r]

nuff said!

[CaptainKratos]

teh ps3 is doomed!!!....... -__-

[vhero]

It had to steady out if anybody in there right mind thought it was gonna sell the same amount unless it sold out the first week is an idiot. This article is flame bait in disguise.

[likedamaster]

A small blip on the radar... as expected.

[Chris399]

In one region, I might add.

The media this gen are truly appalling. It's all about the spin and fanboy-baiting for hits.

[Mr_Bun]

It is sad when it takes someone in the comment section (on N4G none the less) to do what these "journalists" are paid to do.

Way to put things into perspective

[tripewire]

Is anyone considering stock levels? The Goodguys where I got mine today are now sold out, and they only got stock in 2 days ago.

[mastiffchild]

Yeah, there's certainly that and in Japan where everyone lives around the edges of the islands they have a TERRIBLE history of under stocking and running out. Still, I'd expected a drop after the first explosion but if it levels off to a fihure approaching 40,000 til the GT5 ans FF13 releases see another massive surge I don't see Sony complaining.

After all-they only said that the figures so far were way in excess of what they forecast didn't they?

[moparful99]

You are absolutely right, but the media will only allow that as a viable excuse so long as its for the 360... Odd how that works right?

[ReBurn]

The PS3 is in abundant supply. It isn't because of low stock levels, it's because the initial demand from launch is waning. That's just how it works. Every region will see a similar drop in demand.

[SpoonyRedMage]

Well it's good for the first two weeks(or ten days) but that's a big drop off. It all depends if the PS3 stays at a consistent high rate or drops further. Of course some upcoming games will greatly help it.

[Lucreto]

Tales of Vesperia is out this week so I will be interested to see how it sells and will it move further machines.

[SpoonyRedMage]

Well yes but Tales isn't very big really. Isn't Symphonia on the Gamecube the only one to surpass a million sales?

I think Vesperia will keep it at around 60K, basically countering any more drop off. Of course if the PS3 isn't dropping off any more it could push it to aroung 80K.

[TOO PAWNED]

TOV has125k pre orders in Japan, and is expected to sell 250k first week, those are big numbers for japan

[SpoonyRedMage]

Yer, that is quite a lot but it's very likely that those 250K people already own PS3s as past JRPGs have done more than that.

Hmm, Vesperia may sell over a million if the majority of people who own the 360 version get the PS3 version as well.

What I mean by big though really is Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter big. Which is probably very big by your standards.

[SixZeroFour]

this is an honest question and it may have a simple answer, but for some reason i dont think im interpreting it correctly

does the second paragraph say that there is enough supply but not enough demand for the ps3?

cause what im getting from that paragraph is that a couple retailers werent surprised by the decline because sony only released a small number of ps3 slim units to the marketplace (meaning sold out?), but then they go on to say that they were never short in supply of the ps3 slims (meaning not sold out?)

[ultimolu]

That could be the case.

[table]

yes there is definately a contradiction in that second paragraph unless I miss read it to.

Still very strong numbers for the ps3 it will be on top for a long time in Japan especially with FFXIII on the horizon.

[beardpapa]

maybe it's bad translation. You know what's a funny experience? My mom was speaking to her friend at the Macy's Dept. store in Chinese mandarin. She said a black american gentlemen overheard them speaking, got offended, and left. She told me she then realized that the pronunciation of the specific words she used when describing a product with her friend sounded like the "N" word. I leave you Chinese mandarin-inclined speakers to figure out which words she was talking about.

[Silly Mammo]

Uh-oh! Here come the PS3 is doomed articles(again)!

[LiL T]

Damn you beat me to it, I was just about to post something similar. We all know those articles will show up within the hour.

[DARK WITNESS]

as predicted....

sad really, very sad.

why can't they just give credit where its due, over 200,000+ in 10 days !

and as someone pointed out above and what i personally believe is this drop may be more affected by short stock, not lack of demand.

I think it will be a good while before we see any "sharp" drop in demand... how many ps2 owners are waiting to upgrade....um lets see, Alot !!

[Noct]

The main point here being-

PS3 – 57,056 (207,888)

Wii – 14,556 (32,643)

Xbox 360 – 4,927 (9,541) (LOL)

[talltony]

the main point being-

When its bundled with Uncharted 2, Final Fantasy XIII, or GT5 sales will explode again everywhere not just japan.

[El Botto]

The first week was September 3rd - September 10 = 155k sales

And for this calculation they used September 10 -September 13. Thats 3 FKING days. Lmao. The one who made this thread = butthurt xbot

hahaha my friends do not be fooled. Friday is when the REAL last weeks sales are being announced. And thats actually sales stretching 7 days and not 3 days.

My own guess: 100k+ for last week in Japan ALONE. That means a QUARTER million in half a month in Japan.

EDIT: "EDGE-ONLINE" WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED THAT THIS IS COMING FROM EDGE? Hahaha stinkin xbot suckers are sore as hell right now.

Fking unbelievable.

[Saaking]

They say this like it's a bad thing. PS3 still outsold the 360 by 42,000

[Kill Crow]

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA

AHAHAHAHHAhA

AAAAAAAAAAAAA AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA

another week or two and it's be business as usual ... all back of the buss .....

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Actually, from what Im hearing they are running out of supplies, geuss Sony can't make em fast enough

[ELite_Ghost]

LOL what's that, like 10 weeks of 360 sold? LOL one week=10 weeks :P

[air1]

just like that huh. one week amazing the next week already falling off :( poor sony... better start selling bundles asap...

ppl... the guy meant that they had enough supply for the first ten days, after that they was sold out supposedly..

c'mon after sony pretty much re-launched the ps3 they only made about 200k available? yea, riight.. the demand fell off thats what happened..

[ultimolu]

And you should learn something called common sense, yeah?
Congrats, you're the first fan to stir up trouble.

[table]

was that sarcasm? you expect a fall in sales after the initial launch week but it's still way more than the Wii, 360 and ps2 put together.

[N4G king]

lol
actually its poor MS
sony sells in one week the same numbers that the xbox sells in a full year

( in japan )

[cmrbe]

Still sold more than 10 times the x360. You really should be avoding Japan sales articles like most of you buddies were smart enough to avoid.

[air1]

thats right n4gking (in japan) ;)

whats was that famous sony line?

oh yea, japan doesnt equal the world....

i feel bad for sony, lets all give them a little prayer shall we?!

[N4G king]

@air1

let me clear things up for you
the PS3 is beating the 360 in Japan
and selling nick to nick in the US and Europe with the 360
( the 8 million lead is due the year head start (18 months in Europe))
and it was 10 million before the PS3 came out now its 8

all of this with a high price 600$ at the start
then 500$ to 400$ ( double the price of the 360 )

so now after the price cut + the slim
i think the 360 is pretty much f*cked up

so actually the 360 needs those prayers of yours

[ultimolu]

air doesn't grasp common sense guys. Leave him be. I wasn't even surprised by the drop either way because I know GT5 and FFXIII will make a huge impact.

[Karooo]

lol 360 sucks in 2009.

[PiTCHBLaCK]

Knew it was gonna happen, air1 is the first
to think 200+ thousand PS3 Sales in 10 days in one
region is bad, Welcome to the lonely side air1.

Most people befieve 200+ thousand sales is good and
I Agree.

[ndibu]

6 million off to be precise. Xbox 360 had sold 4 million units when Wii and PS3 joined the party.
The Wii reached 10 million before X360 did. Just thought I would clear that up, in any case the numbers don't make a difference in any of our lives...unless we share holders, which I doubt any of you are...as you were

[scoobysnacks]

Sorry, but your wrong, but then so is N4G king. Your approximately 3.7m out. Your 6m precise figure argument to N4G king isn't so precise.

The 360 at the launch of the PS3 was closer to 7.7m units, not 10m as N4G King is stating, and certainly not 4m as your stating. Where the hell did you get that figure.

The PS3 launched in Japan and America on 11 Nov and 17 Nov 2006 respectively.

Please, take a look at the link below for Bill Gates speech at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 7, 2007 , that’s just 7 weeks after the PS3 launch.

http://www.microsoft.com/pr...

He states in regard to xbox 360 sales, “We have sold through December 31st, 10.4 million consoles across 37 countries around the world.” Now this is from Microsoft themselves, I hope your not using VGChartz to get your info, as even MS don't agree with them.

The closest figure you’ll find using various sources on the internet in regard to that 7 week time frame (11 Nov to 31st Dec 2006) for xbox 360 console sales is 2.7m. But according to you, MS had only sold 4m units as of 11 Nov 2006. That would make sales of 6.4m units in just 7 weeks, LOL.

The gap between the 360 and the PS3 has remained a stagnant figure since the PS3 launch, at approx 7.7m between them. The new Slim PS3 and price do seem initially to of increased sales for Sony, hopefully for some time as it deserves to sell well.

[ndibu]

This is why I hate debating numbers, no one has it just right.
1st off, your naive notion that PS3 X360 gap has always been 7.7 mil is just sad and untrue.
Remember all those article celebrating X360 widening the gap? Those didnt materialize from nowhere.
Anyway, do the maths from this article here. http://www.lazygamer.co.za/... It says that the X360 widened the gap and is currently(when it was written) 5 million units ahead at 15.05 mil units vs 20.44 mil units.
Thats roughly 5 million, and this after ''widening''.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Ps3 selling well now, it will promote good competition, and maybe MS will finally bundle that expensive WiFi adapter of theirs with every X360 sold. But don't doctor the numbers to fuel fanboy debates(n4g king) I mean, 10 million at Ps3 launch?! Come on. And 7.7 ever since launch?? You know better than that scooby

[scoobysnacks]

Ok, first off, my wording of stagnant was the wrong choice, I should of worded it “average”. The end of year sales direct from each company are the only real trusted figures to use. It started with a 7.7m gap at the PS3 launch, see above explanation. Then at Microsoft’s CES keynote speech on 6 January 2008, the gap had increased to 8.5m, as Sony’s PS3 was at approx. 9.2m units at this point in time.

http://www.microsoft.com/pr...

The point I’m making is that sales spikes, and sales lows occur. For Microsoft, their price cut two thirds the way through last year increased sales and likely slowed PS3 sales. So yes, the reports of Xbox 360 widening the gap where true, but did I say this didn’t happen?

Sony are seeing a sales spike with their PS3 slim / price cut. That sales gap will increase and decrease with such events as these. Now when comparing the 360 sales numbers at the launch of the PS3 in Nov 2006 to now, September of 2009, with expected sales fluctuations in between, the gap is close to 7.7m again. Hope I’ve explained it better that time.

Now, secondly. I’ve tried to be polite but you seem to want to dance around the issue of a 7.7m gap rather than the focus of my reply. Your figure of 4m xbox 360’s sold when the PS3 launched has not been backed up by any proof.

The link you provided uses VGChartz as their source (really, VGChartz...?). Even if you have to use VGChartz dubious sales data, their number for that 7 week time frame when taken from Microsofts own reported 10.4m units sold by 31st Dec 2006, still wont be close to your 4m figure. Microsoft’s figures disagree with VGChartz, showing VGChartz data to be seriously in question.

Please provide me with a link to show that 4m 360’s had been sold as of 11 Nov 2006 and that 6.4m xbox 360 consoles where then sold in the last 7 weeks of 2006. Or could it be that your 4m figure is just incorrect.

[Gabe EatsWell]

inb4tehPStripleisdoomdzzz!

[cmrbe]

I find it funny that publication like edge will wait until the drop which we all knew will happen this week to report on PS3 sales in Japan. Why not the 145k jump last week?. The media is really disgusting.

[table]

It makes headlines I guess. There is nothing obviously biased about this article it just reports the news as it is knowing that a drop in sales will grab attention even though logically it was totally expected.

[Ju]

In all fairness, edge reported it: http://www.next-gen.biz/new...

But the source was Kotaku and it was basically a 3 liner (compared to this article). Don't know what their beef is with Sony...

[GrandDragon]

57,056 units

WOW that figure is phenomenal since the console is STILL selling WAY WAY higher then any other console to date in Japan.

It is to be expected since the PS3 Slim did sell a all time high, its impossible to keep that consistent, people wont buy 2 slims LOL

[Azerach]

i thought only 200 000 slims were sent out to japanese markets, and doing a bit of math... 150k + 50k = 200k. so the whole shipment was sold out, funny how the article fails to mention this...

[ultimolu]

C'mon, they have to make the PS3 look doomed somehow. -_-

[Sarcasm]

Where did you even get that info? Just curious.

And come on, 57k in ONE WEEK. That's still a month to two months worth of 360 sales!

[mastiffchild]

I've said this before but just look at the number of times we've seen complaints from Japanese retailers that Sony/Ninty/Whoever got the demand wrong and they were sold out way early?

I can think of about five or six games in the past year off the top o my head so it's not a great leap to think that Sony didn't ship to cover everything this time as well. Yes, sales would have dropped anyway but I don't rule out a lack of consoles in stock adding to the fall at all. History indicates it as a possibility and not a small one either.

[Blacksand1]

People are saving there money now because FF13 bundle and GT5 bundle maybe a MW2 bundle is coming soon that will be awsome buy.

[double_heist]

The tides will change after the release of:

1. Tales of Vesperia
2. FFXIII
3. Star Ocean 4 International
4. Versus XIII
5. Probably End of Eternity

Not to mention 57k is nearly at par with the DS

[Pizzagaki]

Lets no go there, we had plenty of people claiming that about killzone, metal gear and lbp.

And now you start claiming a bunch of rpg's will do it.

[Sarcasm]

He's talking about in Japan. And yes they WILL do it. If not, FFXIII, Yakuza 4 and GT5 is right around the corner.

[GrandDragon]

Why are people so shocked??! Or is is it just the stupid title -

If a weeks sale is an all time high, then it is to be EXPECTED that the following week wont fair as well since most people have already purchased the dam console...

57,056 units IS VERY impressive.

[Taz Yamauchi]

57000 is almost 365 days and a 1/4 day sales for the 360 in Japan Lol

[Pizzagaki]

its one fourth of the weekly 360 USA sales tho.

@below
Lurk more, i am not your babysitter.

[callahan09]

Show me a link where the 360 sold 228,000 this week in the US. Even VGChartz had the week of September 5, 2009 at 87,000 for the 360 in the US.

[cmrbe]

How is 57k a 1/4 of weekly sales in NA when 4x57 > 210 ?. Do you know basic math?.

[Ju]

Warning. Flamebait. :)

I could make up a headline and say "XBox 360 dropped of more then 51% this week after last weeks price drop in Japan". :) Just for the fun times.

[Narutone66]

Are you still in grade school? I guess they haven't taught you about percentage.

[Pizzagaki]

I am not surprised.

[Mikelarry]

gamers might be waiting for the console bundles i already got mine and i am loving it. and as usual the media trying to doom the ps3 sony has provided an affordable ps3 and they (the media) are still not satisfied.

[Pizzagaki]

What will they be waiting for next, when the bundles are out, and the sales still arent consistent?

I mean, whats your next excuse?

@below
Enjoy your short term excitement.
Most people with an iq above 60 dont start squealing when something goes right.
Smart people wait and see.

[table]

There doesn't need to be any excuses. The ps3 wiped the floor with every other console especially your beloved 360 which had another disastrous week.

excitement? I'm just saying it as it is stop trying to spin everything. You should wait and see before crying fail.

[cyclindk]

When are they gonna drop the price of the PS2, can't wait to get one, I've been waiting for one of these since late last millennium.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

'57,056 units' is still good anyway!!! ;)

Oh 'edge-online.com' are W@NKERS!!! ;-o

[Death]

Is anyone surprised by this drop? Japan had a lack of supply for weeks prior to release which combined with the price drop created a spike in sales. With the upcoming holidays we won't know the actual effect of these changes until sales settle to a sustainable rate.

-Death

[Pizzagaki]

I do know tho, if the 360 picks up the same steam during the holidays as it did last year.

Then it will be quite a fight between the ps3 and the 360, last year the 360 had a phenomenal holiday season.

[FlipMode]

360 picking up steam? In Japan? lol

Edit......Actually its the 360 fans that thinks selectively, First they only think about the US for example Air1.

And they like to think the Xbox didn't have a year head start.

[Pizzagaki]

Globally, not Japan.
I dont look at the corners of a painting, i look at the whole painting.

But its typical for a ps3 gamer to dissect things, and nitpick on smaller meaningless parts.
After all, they always get their butt kicked in the global picture.

@below,
Its your lucky day, it will, just like last year.
Only last year the 360 outsold the ps3 12:1 during the holidays, this year it will be more like 3:1, much closer.

[FlipMode]

So you think the Xbox will pick up more steam Globally that the PS3?

PLEASE tell me you think this.

Okay its obvious your delusional thinking that the xbox will outsell the PS3, Gooday

[Sarcasm]

"I dont look at the corners of a painting, i look at the whole painting. "

Unless it comes to U.S. sales. Then you look in the corner of the painting.

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

a dude in open zone said Sony sent out a total of around 200.000 units and first and second week numbers amount to over 200.000 units sold in JP maybe that's the reason it dropped just like how in august PS3 numbers we're dropping in JP because retailers didn't get new shipments of PS3 so next week the numbers could increase but i'd like to see what the final numbers will be for week 2 but over 50.000 ( IT'S OVER 9000!!! ) units is still impressive . NPD will be the most interesting to watch since bots use NPD

[JackBNimble]

A number of major Japanese retailers told us that the drop in PS3 Slim demand wasn’t a surprise given the fairly small number of units Sony Computer Entertainment Japan released into the marketplace

[Waldex]

Everybody knows that... they're inferior life forms, like the stupid animals they are, they don't deserve the right to breathe

[nostalgic_noob]

That PS3 slim has been sold out in major retailers.

[DuneBuggy]

Thats a hard question to answer from this article. Im leaning towards no other than some unknown number of retailers there that didnt have enough to meet their demand.
The sales were strong still considering the previous one was launch + people who were just waiting and didnt buy the week(s) before etc.
I agree with Death that the coming weeks/months will be needed to acurately guage what were seeing.

[Jigga69]

The 360 doesn't exist in Japan. Eh Piz you wanna know something, it is worse right now in Europe : The 360 isn't even in the the top 100 in Amazon. Even with a price drop nobody wants the failure.
Just check the next numbers (worlwide)

The PS3 is one year younger but still, it will surpass ROD.

[DuneBuggy]

Just a couple points...
Wasnt the PS3 ranked higher on Amazon even when the 360 was selling in greater numbers? So how does pointing out selected retailers further discussion?

Gloating about PS3 dominance in Japan over the 360, is like showing off you won a 10 dollar Lottery scratch ticket. Its not a huge home console market there for anybody,and should be of no surprise the 360 is at a disadvantage anyway.
Theres only about 3.5 million PS3s sold in the whole country (a bit more than a third whats in the U.S. alone)

Last I checked,Europe is a horse race between the two and Sony has alot of ground to make up in the U.S. Those two markets have alot more sales for both consoles.

[air1]

oh boy... looks like sony will need another price/re-design/re-branding.. maybe they should just start giving free tv's again, i would get another one again :)

@pizzagaki

you know whats funny? that when the npd numbers come out all you ever see is " america isnt the world" but when they see japan numbers they all bust a nut, fvcking hypocrites.. i wonder, who here lives in japan. wait never mind im sure all of you will say ME..

edit

@n4gking

bu bubut.. the head start!! lmfao so it took 12 months to kill all the noise sony made with the ps2? i think we should really pray for sony's ps3 for it t fall off like that in a matter of a week cant be good it took the 360 longer then a week to see decline in sales when it did the cut last year..

lol well, looks like sony isnt "dead set at selling 13 million consles" now are they?!

[knightdarkbox]

57k? wow.. in the next week the sales gonna drop for around 10...mark my words ;)

but but the slim will save the ps3

[ultimolu]

Another mother truckin' dumbass bot.

Comprehension my dear troll. DO YOU USE IT?

[Waldex]

Foreverlame... is that you?

if you created a new account with a different name at least change your avatar lol

good to have you back, there are not many bots to destroy lately

[Veneno]

Star Ocean 4 is coming to Ps3 (your avatar.)

[redsquad]

The expression "Merchant banker" springs to mind. You coming straight here also brings to mind the expression "flies to sh1t€"

People with intelligence never said the Slim would save the PS3 because those people KNOW it didn't need saving.
You WISH your precious heater could sell as much...

[Berserk1]

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[DonCorneo]

then after two week, ninja gaiden sigma 2

[arsenal55]

Lol. dropped by that much and yet they still managed to outsell the other consoles by a TON

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

The PS3's still out selling the competition lol.

[zoks310]

I predict the PS3 sales to remain on this level weekly in Japan until Febuary 2010. Like I said a few weeks ago, Japan and EU/Others is where Sony will make up the PS3 sales. I expect big numbers for Sony this Holiday if they bring the software to help push it in all regions, in Japan=FF13, EU=GT5, and NA=U2.

[Double Toasted]

a more solid indication on what's what...

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

What you don't understand is that the PS3 will from now on sell this much every week whereas the 360 even after the price cut is selling like crap compared to the PS3.

PS3 weekly sales - 57,056
360 weekly sales - 4,927 <---- LOL

The PS3's approximately selling 53,000 consoles more then the 360 and that is a 'massive' difference and remember this is after both the 360 & the PS3 had a price cut. This proves the demand for the PS3 was there all along but the price was just too high for most consumers but not any more.

PS3 offers - More features, Quality and FREE Online + dedicated servers, Quality AAA exclusive games, Blue Ray, Everything built in, TRUE 1080p HD & much much more.

360 offers - No exclusive games, Sub HD, Laggy online, $50 a year for the laggy XBL service and much much more including special features such as RROD and Scratched discs.

[bujasem_89]

360 4K XD HAHAHAHAHA

[cmrbe]

We all knew that the sales of the PS3 would be low before the slim launch and it will drop after it is launched. Anyone with half a brain knew this. However my suspecison about media biased is no confirmed. I was waiting for this to happen. The media are extremely biased against Sony. That I know now. Before the launch it got a lot of press and now with the drop which we all knew will happen it will also get alot of press form mainstream to paint a bleak future for the PS3. where the f*ck were the main stream last week?. Where was ign and edge?. I am completely disgusted with the media. It dosent matter though. Still excellent numbers for the PS3. No one can spin that.

[air1]

lmfao

the ps3 already fell off in just a week? time for another relaunch.

japan doesnt = the world im sure you sony fanatics are familiar with that saying. bunch of hypocrites, you ppl hate npd numbers but bust a nut over japan numbers and i bet none of you live there for crying out loud..

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

It's selling a like a PS2 now which in it's time totally destroyed the XBOX 1 and another thing,

PS3 weekly sales - 50,000+
360 weekly sales - 5,000+

That's a 45,000 consoles sold per week difference but you're right Japan isn't the world so let me show you a chart that includes all regions and witness the PS3 completely destroying it's competition http://www.google.com/trend...

@X-BUTTS. Look at the red 360 line in the chart I posted above and take a look at the October price cut for the 360 (point C), it barely even made an impact because NO ONE WANTS IT!. Take a look at the blue line between August and October and look at how high the PS3's blue line reached.

Now take in, ponder, understand & then go to sleep.

@air1 below. You dumbass this is straight from Google and is updated every day according to the sales traffic around the world, you'll probably post some retarded chart made by YOU and some other dumbass bot who can't do maths.

[Jamaicangmr]

Nice touch with google chart there ULTIMATE REVENGE
Air1 got OWNED!!!!

[air1]

that chart is bs ultimate looks like it was made here on n4g by the sony groupies...

i have to go to work now but when i get back ill get you a link to a real chart k...

sony's ps3 is doomed! lol.. if they would have been selling like last week for longer then a week! then maybe they would of had a shot but selling 45k more for a short time cause even that number will dwindle next week, it will be a very ver long time b4 they close that 8 million gap if ever..

[Jamaicangmr]

While you try to belittle the PS3 numbers keep in mind that the Xbox360 also had a price drop and more importantly it was always cheaper than the PS3 in Japan. So if you scuff at these post price drop numbers then whats your take on the Xbox360's?

[JackBNimble]

Japan doesn't = the world and sony sold 207,888 units in 10 days.

So ... what about the rest of the world? Or do you really want to know?

stupid bot...

[thereapersson]

Holy LOL @ AIR1...

Dude, I know denial is a powerful thing, but I think you just took it to a whole new level. Spinning your way out of the facts that Shadow presented here just makes you look foolish and desperate.

[Optical_Matrix]

over 50,000 in a week is still mega compared to the 4 digit numbers certain other systems are dropping on a weekly basis.
This was expected after the initial sales spike but I gaurentee you the spike will return, perhaps bigger when FFXIII drops this holiday in Japan.

[Marie]

Not surprising at all.

[Jamaicangmr]

Keep in mind this is all without launching with a big name exclusive title. So imagine what it's gonna be like come October, November and December.

[onanie]

Not surprised that the usual suspects (edge and kotaku) will pick on this.

[DethWish]

Well...

[Mr_Luke]

N4G, the land of sadness... talking about the anti-Sony ppl, waiting for this kind of news to attack.
Bah

[Saaking]

Cry bots.

[kevinx1000]

Why are you crying in every article, every 3 or 4 minutes?

[Xiru]

DSi – 66,416 (125,524)
PS3 – 57,056 (207,888)
PSP – 19,572 (42,117)
Wii – 14,556 (32,643)
DS Lite – 9,206 (14,765)
Xbox 360 – 4,927 (9,541)
PS2 – 3,100 (6,788)

So what is the point of this article? PS3 is still the top selling console in Japan... It outsold the Wii 3.5 to 1. The 360 isn't even on the chart. When the Wii passes the PS3 again in Japan, then I'll care about the drop in sales. Right now PS3 is dominating Japan. Think about it guys, if PS3 dropped to 20k a week, it would still be the top selling console in Japan. Edge, you fail.

[NateDPG]

Great numbers, if Sony can sell 30.000-50.000 a week then they are on the way to dominate Japan.

[MetalGearBear]

lol at all dumb xbots!!!!
SAD.

[SoapShoes]

All the people claiming how we should not get excited or think that the PS3 sells are not long term success but when it drops they all rush to claim that it will keep on dropping and there is no demand for PS3. ROFL, love the hypocrisy.

[kevinx1000]

just copying a droid posts from an article above this one:

Sales make me feel better./sarc.

[maniacmayhem]

Well to be honest, the PS3 has always done well in Japan. Even before the slim and price drop, i'm guessing everyone who wanted a PS3 already had one.

[Iceman100]

lol back in the dumps as usual.

"Look, your console of choice is outsold 4:1 by the PS3.

Ouch, truth hurts I guess."

Yeah ouch still last place system.....ouch

[Ps_alm3k]

and i saw plenty of people trading in their xbox 360...Oh My.. : O

[keysy420]

big games are coming or maybe im wrong and they still push out 400000 this week

[skatezero246]

lol figures I bet the media was getting pissed about all of the great Sony news so they jumped on this asap .... o well regardless how people try to spin it 200,000 consoles sold in one region within 10 days is alot

[ScorpianusNoir]

There was an announcement that there would be a Final Fantasy XIII bundle and the sales of current models drop, and this shocks people why??

The sales will continue on a steady pace, IMO and when the FF XIII bundle drops, there will be massive sales once again.

Isn't that what you would do?

[Stryfeno2]

Next week 10,000

[36T]

and to think some dumbasses thought the PS3 slim would catch up to 360 numbers by the new year.. lol

[Britney Spears]

haha,still in dead last,inferior multiplats,crappy online,ugly interface. 1 year old ports that been played last year.

[shysun]

The interface is much easier to navigate than the dashboard on the 360.Your opinion of it being ugly is..well..... your opinion but it doesn't change the fact that PSN is much easier to navigate through.(my wife can do it, but she cant on the 360) Yes, I own a 360.

[commodore64]

Didn't we have an approved n4g article saying the sales were up like 1000% or 400% or something?

Question is, where are the articles this week saying that sales are 300% DOWN?

Where are they?

[shysun]

Youre in it! duh!

[commodore64]

Of course I should have said, 300% DOWN, with a headline to match the other stories.

That was kind of obvious, though, right?

lol.. duh!

[Enigma_2099]

... most people who wanted one... went out and got one. What, did you expect people to start stocking up on them?

[koikomoru]

It will happen. Not everyone is going to go buy a gaming console right away. Not with the holidays three months away. Just wait.....

[showtimefolks]

so tell me why sony should care when ps3 will sell over a million in its first month of the price drop

that's awsome

how many other consoles have sold over a million units in one month

maybe wii but that's not a console its too casual

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Is anybody really surprised??? You can't believe that the ps3 was going to keep on selling 500k a week, right? It's just like every other price cut in history. You get a huge rise the first week and every week after goes down by a significant margin.

I swear journalism nowadays is getting to predictable. First the ridiculous "Has Sony just won the console war" to "The ps3 plummets dramatically the second week"

Nobody has common sense anymore on this site.

[N4GAddict]

Yea, it's no big deal.

[JackBNimble]

I would like to see numbers from the EU UK and North America.
And Sony got these numbers in a 10 day span.

Hardware sales for the week ended September 13 (for the two weeks ended September 13):

DSi – 66,416 (125,524)
PS3 – 57,056 (207,888)
PSP – 19,572 (42,117)
Wii – 14,556 (32,643)
DS Lite – 9,206 (14,765)
Xbox 360 – 4,927 (9,541)
PS2 – 3,100 (6,788

[baph777]

sell only 14,000 like the Wii or 4,000 like the 360. And one can expect both Ninja Gaiden Sigma II, Tales of Vesperia PS3, and Star Ocean International to sell twice the amount the originals sold on 360.

Then shortly after the release of GT5 and FFXIII, the PS3 will cross the 5 million mark in Japan bringing more Japanese exclusives as a result.

Then FFXIV and Versus coming in 2010 will get PS3 over 7 million in Japan alone.