Bayonetta Xbox 360 Selling Out?

"Kotaku columnist Tim Rogers brings word that store after store in Tokyo is selling out of the Xbox 360 version of Bayonetta. But why?

The Xbox 360 version was awarded a perfect 40/40 score from Japanese game mag, while the PS3 version was not - it received a 38/40. The above picture is from the Yodobashi Camera in West Shinjuku. The tag on the game (??????) means "Sold Out"

Tim says the same sell-outs were visible at other Yodobashi branches as well.

There could be several reasons for this, one of which could be that fewer copies of the Xbox 360 version were ordered by shops unaware that the Xbox 360 Bayonetta was the lead platform. Or maybe lots of people are buying it."

[Homicide]

Well it is the superior version...

[Delta]

That and its in less demand then the PS3 version.

[LordMarius]

Read the article the PS3 version sold more,
when you have a console with a low community you dont make a lot of copies
logic ftw

[Dragun619]

It could be Sega shipped a low shipment of Bayonetta for Xbox360.

Even though, it is the Superior version, Japanese are still picking up the PS3 version, but I'm not gonna rule anything out yet. Just gonna wait for it to release here in the states, hopefully with whatever problems exist are fixed, which they should be as there's no need to spend time to translate the game as it is already translated.

First Day Sales in Japan
Bayonetta (PS3) – 93,000
Bayonetta (360) – 45,000

http://www.nintendoeverythi...

[gameart]

I don't know why you keep posting those numbers but it's crazy the sales are so close considering the larger PS3 install base in Japan with such a beloved Japanese style game.

Those numbers and your poor excuse of a point don't mean much maybe those numbers reflect the sales before people realized they can get more bang for their buck on the 360 then the 360 version started to sell out recently.

[Homicide]

^True. Just look at Tekken 6. The PS3 version outsold the 360 version by almost 4x. Bayonetta, on the other hand, is a different story. It would be nice to see the shipment numbers and percentage sold. They usually have them by now.

Edit: FOUND IT!

[PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) - 93,000 (57%) [163k]
[360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 45,000 (78%) [58k]

Bayonetta 360 sold 78% of its shipment. Good job!

[WildArmed]

lmfao @ logic.
Wow.. people need to start reading the article before they start typing

[Foliage]

In other words, the one copy of Bayonetta for the 360 that was shipped to Japan actually sold to a Microsoft employee. Hardly news.

[Lelouch V Brit]

Well Said My Friend, Well Said.

[snp]

It's good news for Xbox fans, but i wouldn't think ~20% difference of sales of a smaller shipping versus a much larger shipping number is all that much to make an ado about - especially when the system with the larger shipping number tends to have a longer tail in that region.

I mean this game was never going to sell '4x's' as many by simple virtue of the fact that that less than '3x's' difference in shipping numbers to start with - at present translating in a little over 2-1 ratio in sales.

If i was going to take anything from this, i'd suggest it's a good news story for the game all round, but had the developers ironed out the problems with the PS3 version a little more it probably would have been an even better story for the game and sales on that platform (it's hard to say what the effect would have been on Xbox's sales of the game without knowing how many Jap Xbox owners are duel platform owners (and if they even prefer PS3 versions all things being equal? - maybe they don't?).

[ReviewsArePolitics]

DMC rehash

[Homicide]

The director of Bayonetta was the director of DMC. The Bayonetta demo was awesome, better than DMC. It was even better than the GoW 3 demo.

[XxZxX]

looks like the xbox 360 gamers are unpleased with this thread. so much disagree esspecially on only 53k shipped on XBOX 360 bayo and 48k sold the first day.

I hate to be bearer of bad news and captain obvious here but Guess what, this is just first day, the max 360 bayo can go is 53k. but PS3 will go easily go over 100k over the weekend. Disagree if you like, not going to change the sale sheet.

Below:
O RLY? PS3 fanboys don't agree that XBOX 360 bayo only sell half of PS3 version?? I dont think PS3 fanboys with multiple account gonna disagree with that. It's the other way round.

[SiteNblog Defender]

"looks like the xbox 360 gamers are unpleased with this thread. so much disagree esspecially on only 53k shipped on XBOX 360 bayo and 48k sold the first day."

Its just PS3 fanboys hitting disagrees with their multiple accounts. Nothing new here.

[snp]

looks like the xbox 360 gamers are unpleased with this thread. so much disagree esspecially on only 53k shipped on XBOX 360 bayo and 48k sold the first day.
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Disagree's are always a little quirky. I find it amusing most people (of all sides) don't or won't man up and actually voice their issue with whatever it is you've said that they're actually disagreeing with; just flick and run.

Not particularly helpful for fleshing out an arguement but meh... whatever, i guess. Just one of those pecularities of N4G.

[vhero]

Of course its gonna sell out I mean how many copys do you think they are gonna realise in Japan?? I can tell you not bloody many! You forgot theres hardly any 360's been sold over there and no game has sold over 1 million yet so of course they are not even gonna make a lot of the game.

[MazzingerZ]

Released at the same time as Tekken 6?
How is Tekken 6 doing? with a non-functional d-pad on the X360 Bayonetta is probably a better option. PS3 Japanese owners choose Tekken 6 over Bayonetta of course but still many pick up both.

[Bnet343]

I've heard that the Bayonetta demo was miles better than what DMC4 had to offer. I got to check it out.

[TheReaper42]

So now the fanboys are playing the % game, first #'s sold and now %. OH BROTHER~!

[pixelsword]

...Ratchet & Clank, demon's Souls, and Uncharted 2 coming out recently has something to do with it.

[Homicide]

Demon's Souls came out last year in Japan, Ratchet not out yet in Japan and Uncharted 2 came out 2 weeks ago. Try again.

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

PS3 version sold more. PS3 verion = winner.

[The 1]

It's because Famitsu said it was superior and sense they are really the most trusted source of opinion in Japan Sony couldn't manipulate the truth.

[OmarJA]

They also gave Haze a good score, LMAO!

Again relaying on Multiplatform titles. *Sigh*

[Elvfam511]

http://www.musingsfromthemo...

[The Killer]

"Bayonetta PS3 Sales Double Xbox 360 Sales" which will mount to 95k vs 45k.

hmmm i just wonder who is katoku and how many copies were shipped.

http://n4g.com/News-419653....

[sin1161]

Since when Sony manipulate the truth tell me???
Its not everyone like microshit and their shady ways of marketing or copying ideas and claiming them as there own

[Bumpmapping]

Funny just read article saying it sold more on PS3....

If it did sell out only reason for that is because stores got less copies of 3sh!tty version,knowing it would sell better on PS3, like all games.

[OmarJA]

It's kotaku, M$ little leg humper.

[Ausbo]

its omarJA, sony's little d*ck rider

[Microsoft_Spokesman]

It's Ausbo, Micro$oft's little cöck sucker.

[Biggunz]

It's Ausbo, MicroShats little trannyboi butt b!tch.

[Raoh]

Or ...... not many were put on the shelves..

weren't the the first week sales of this game over 90k for ps3 and 40k for 360?

[Jack Klugman]

bu bu bu 360 gamers only want to play FPS.

wrong! (at least in Japan)

[ReviewsArePolitics]

50,000+ japanese 360 Bayonetta players != 33 million 360 owners in the world

10 million Halo sales, 9 million COD4 sales, and probably 10+ million MW2 sales anyone? (On 360 that is)

You fail (not surprised)

[calis]

Pretty sure Japanese 360 gamers don't play anything.

[Biggunz]

bu bu bu...did yo read the story or did you just read the headline?

bu bu bu Jack Klugman just reads headlines.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Nice try bots. Selling the only 2 copies in the store doesn't mean its selling out.

[Light Yagami]

Smart people.

[maniacf40]

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[Bumpmapping]

Yes they're look at all the disagrees because of the truth....

Kotaku is their last hope for good 3sh!tty news LOL.

[MajestieBeast]

Well now they can use it for something else beside a space heater.

[XxZxX]

Kotaku reports always failed. Why because they are just blog, just need to be treated as entertainment purposes.

In this case, which PS3 outsold XBOX 360 and kotaku reports make a huge buzz out of XBOX 360 bayonetta. What a good laugh and Sega intend to ship only 53k for xbox 360 in the first place..HAHHAA

[eagle21]

I'll post when PS3 2:1's the 360 version. And Kotaku should report 360's weekly 3K or LESS Japan hardware sales. I guess they take sick days when media create hits! LMAO

[steck67]

I like how Kotaku makes it seem like one store (company) = whole nation. Yodabashi isnt the only game retailer you kno.

[Marceles]

Yeah Kotaku always does that. I remember when I first saw this story:

http://kotaku.com/5353923/t...

ONE game shop....and the game shop manager is a known PS3 hater, and he even blogs about it in Famitsu all the time.

http://www.andriasang.com/e...

[Godmars290]

And then you'll complain about all the complaining fanboys.

[TheBand1t]

I tried to like Bayonetta, but it wasn't even the graphics that bugged me. It was the camera. :/

[ultimolu]

Yeah, the camera was a bit funny.

[MAGNUM-RAM]

Last time they said the pspgo wasn't going to be sold at that place.

You know what kotaku? This is big news! I think you've just won the Pulitzer award for can't fess up to being wrong consistantly enough. What do you need to write up some ps3 excitement? Another month of sales??????
By 2010 you will be forgotten. Another blog bites the dust.

[Godmars290]

When the game's released in the US and it sales less on the PS3 in part because of all the negative articles about the PS3 version, sites like Kotaku will report about it as a general failing in PS3 game sales.

[sashimi]

the also camera annoyed me to in the demo.Also maybe the ps3 version sales of the game weren't much more had something to do with its not all that good of a game maybe? just maybe? either way i find Bayonetta weird looking(would've been better with a different main character IMO)

[ZBlacktt]

This is because look around. What else do they have to play/do? I mean I'm sure they are sick of seeing these AAA exclusives coming out on the PS3. While they just sit there. BTW, GOW3 demo is live now. So here we go again. More epicness for the PS3, lol. Meanwhile, were still playing UC2 hardcore. Then MAG in Jan, Heavy Rain in Feb, then GT5 in Mar, along with GOW3 and The Last Guardian.

[KidMakeshift]

Famitsu is Oprah over there. Whatever they like sells

[devilhunterx]

Craptaku is spinning hard.

[badkolo]

this place will never change, its a shame

[madkrazygames]

Never is bro, whoever lives in North America and Europe won't see the game until next year, so it's beyond me why people care what system bayonetta sold more on in Japan.

[ultimolu]

Joketaku!

And yet the 360 faithfuls embrace them because they *preach* the gospel truth.

Either way, I'm getting this game once the issues are fixed. I liked the gameplay.

[n4gno]

you are right with "'joketaku" (rumors, denial and dammage controle land), but the joke is really annoying now, when you realise that some blind fans believe their craps, and repeat all the day the same rumors, lies, etc

by the way, it's normal to see that kind of sells, no uncharteds, demon'soul, etc = more bayonetta sold (no matter what, 360 is dead in japan)

[Jamie_C_UK]

Im calling the BULLSHIZ!

I mean come on how many empty boxes do companies get sent? None or one maybe. So in the background of the xbox version you can clearly see that it is ANOTHER bayonetta box....

sold out my a55.

[peeps]

i could be totally wrong but the other article was saying how the ps3 outsold bayonetta in japan.

and this one says the 360 version is selling out.

basically says that retailers believed the game would sell better on ps3 than 360 and let's face it that would be a good judgement to make based on past 360/ps3 sales in japan.

don't people pre order in japan though? cus surely if they got a load of pre orders they would know they need to stock more of that particular game?? or is that just being logical

[Thoreau]

always looking for any pro-360 article.

[ironmonkey]

japan is big time piracy especially with bad hardware you wont see those people online playing xbox lol they burn em

[The Desperado]

"There could be several reasons for this, one of which could be that fewer copies of the Xbox 360 version were ordered by shops unaware that the Xbox 360 Bayonetta was the lead platform."

You think stores or customers order based on lead platform? Kotaku, the article author and Brian Crecente are some of the stupidest people alive, can't write their way out of a paper bag, and deserve death. They ordered fewer copies because 360 can't sell software to save its life.

"Or maybe lots of people are buying it."
No.

[arsenal55]

its because 360 fans have nothing else to play.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

"could be that fewer copies of the Xbox 360 version were ordered by shops unaware that the Xbox 360 Bayonetta was the lead platform"

Could be that shops don't give a flying f*ck which platform is lead, they only see what sell and what not.

And if this is not sell out, it wouldn't be a first for Kotaku to distort what happens in Asia with photo "proof".