PlayStation 3 Catching Up To Wii In Japanese Sales

idontcare - 515 days ago

i think there are enough games for everyone ... how many 360 games do you own and play?

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ash_divine - 515 days ago

you're still using that "no games" thing. what, you stuck in 2007 or something? by the didn't Sony have more exclusive at E3 this year?

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--Onilink-- - 515 days ago

this article is lame... of course its catching up, backing in may, there was a minimal amount of PS3 units sold(hence the 6 to 1). Its just that now the PS3 is selling decently and the wii has remained unstopable in sales so the difference has decreased. If the PS3 was still behind 6 to 1 by this point they would have already stopped production and declared it a failure....

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KnaveX - 515 days 3 hours ago

x360 didnt stop PS2 from selling millions more.

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DJ - 515 days 3 hours ago

The PS3 went from being outsold 6:1 originally to 1.7:1. That's definitely not "a little less than usual."

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Relcom - 515 days 3 hours ago

You start losing in sales so you release a new console? You remember sega with the all the BS 32X add-on and releasing their console early because of slow sales?

It doesn't work man, history shows that.

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TheExecutive - 515 days 3 hours ago

Youre right about the time thing. Sony will sell tons of consoles in Japan once FF comes out and the price drops a little. I have no doubt that the Japanese people are very willing to embrace the PS brand.

As for MS, well, I think the only people who own 360's in Japan are Americans living there but I could be wrong.

Bringing out a new console doesnt somehow make MS on top. They may spin it that way but it doesnt make it so.

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foodbox - 515 days 2 hours ago

The PS3 will not "catch up" to the Wii in Japan. The gap is *already* far too great.

The proper economies of scale for *software development* are what is at issue here, and the big-budget development for PS3 just isnt there compared to the sales for Wii and Xbox 360 (in a global sense).

Japan cannot support the PS3 alone, and its distant 3-rd place in the market (currently) is going to be *very difficult* to come-back from.

Pretend, wish, hope, lie -- do anything you want to, but its not going to change. Both the Wii and Xbox 360 can move down in price -- the "price point" for PS3 isnt going to matter, the other two are going to be there at the same time... and the PS3 will still be in 3rd.

Bottom line? The PS3 was a BluRay player from day 1, Sony spent BILLIONS to kill HD-DVD for its MPAA interest. That's it.

Yes, the PS3 plays games, great. But this generation, Sony missed the mark - big time.

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TheExecutive - 515 days 2 hours ago

Hey foodbox, how do you explain the gap shrinking between the 360 and the ps3 to under 5 million?

I betcha just about anything that by this time next year the ps3 will have overtaken the 360 in global sales. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing in the market pointing to the 360 holding its lead over the PS3, except of course fanboy hope.

But seriously I know you will respond to this post, so make it logical. Before you bring up price points remember that is one of many factors to console sales.

I guess my question to you is this: How will MS hold its lead if it has been diminishing since mid 2007?

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motts - 515 days ago

Well i hope the 360 is ready for a pricecut at any time because they told everyone there would be a big one...which was a lie
telling everyone theres going to be a 100 dollar price cut and then reveal ur just phasing out the cheap version for the $350 one was a rediculous stunt, where as the ps3 doubles its harddrive to 80gigs and sells it for only 50 more (so with online play making the systems equal)

The ps3 is catching up to the 360 rapidly, and with the upcoming games (Gears2 and Fable2 vs. little big planet, resistance2, killzone2, god of war III, and final fantasy exclusive in rpg loving japan)+the rapid growth of Blue Ray all over the world, it is silly to think the ps3 is screwed.

The wii won't be caught for a while thats true, thing sells out everywhere, and its price now is prob lower than wut the ps3 will cost in 3 years haha. But MS better watch out. After Gears 2 is released, there wont be much reason to buy one...

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Oner - 515 days ago

Hey Foodbox you say the PS3 is 3rd but when you look at the markets/numbers it shows something TOTALLY different
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Wii-
1st Europe
1st Japan
1st America

PS3-
2nd Europe
2nd Japan
3rd America

360-
2nd America
3rd Europe
3rd Japan

Wii = 1st with all 1st places
PS3 = 2nd with 2 / 2nd places & 1 3rd (but gaining every month)
360 = 3rd with 2 / 3rd places and 1 / 2nd (losing ground every month & RROD's being counted as working consoles...)

Just because MS "might" have more consoles sold than the PS3 (in one market) doesn't mean it's really ahead.

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thor - 515 days 3 hours ago

But what about when monster hunter 3 hits Wii? That will make wii sales explode (although I think about everyone in japan has about 2 wiis and 5 DSs now lol)

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Fox01 - 515 days 1 hour ago

I wonder what will happen to Wii sales when Kingdom Hearts III and Monster Hunter III launch.

It will probably sell like 200K on a weekly basis for at least... a month.

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The Mikester - 514 days 17 hours ago

I agree that is pretty awesome. And i'm not really surprised b/c the Wii is starting to get a little lame. I say that b/c Nintendo hasn't done anything with the Wii to really excite people in buying it like they use to. Sony is giving more and more to PS3 gamers with better and newer games, updates, and better graphics along with accessories.

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TheExecutive - 515 days 2 hours ago

Yep, and it proves one thing: the price is too high.

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TheExecutive - 515 days 2 hours ago

Jesus dude, this is about Japan. I am pretty sure betamax would sell better in Japan if they actually started selling it again.

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gamerosity - 515 days 1 hour ago

I was thinking the same thing. At some point, everyone in Japan who wanted a Wii will have one, then sales are bound to slow down.

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TheExecutive - 515 days 2 hours ago

yeah you are correct, this "one month" isnt a trend its an anomaly. MGS4 came out in June. If the ps3 kept this up for 3 or more months I would be impressed, but not just a month.

EDIT: Nah I have very good reading comprehension I just took it off in a little different way. I agree with your initial statement completely.

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Jenzo - 515 days 1 hour ago

You didn't get what I was trying to say. Being outsold is not the same thing as catching up, no matter how small the marginal is. In order to be catching up you need to be closing the gap. Being outsold by 1.7 does not close the gap.

The PS3 is catching up on the 360, cause it's been outselling the 360. Until it outsells the Wii it's not catching up.

Ffs think a little...

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Jenzo - 515 days 1 hour ago

Oh ok. Btw, I hope I didn't come off as arrogant. The Ffs line wasn't aimed at you.

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KeiZka - 513 days 10 hours ago

Here's the problem. Another source states that Wii is outselling PS3 3 to 1 again in Japan. What is to say it won't go back to 5 to 1, or slump down to 2 to 1 again? It is far too early to go and proclaim "catching up" unless PS3 is actually outselling Wii more than a week (hell, a month). Consumers are fickle.

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juuken - 515 days 3 hours ago

...xD

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 515 days 2 hours ago

I thought the xBox 360 has been Discontinued in Japan and Europe!!! ;-D

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TheDeadMetalhead - 514 days 22 hours ago

The 360 is already being discontinued in places. And PS3 and Wii are still going strong. Hey! If they merged...

PSWII!!!!! XD

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 514 days 21 hours ago

Did they run out of Red Lights!!! ;-D

+Just got my 1st Trophy in PJ:Eden!!! ;-P
God it was hard getting it! :-/

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The Mikester - 514 days 16 hours ago

lol!! it's doing terrible and will continue doing terrible unless Microsoft does something about it. But Microsoft doesn't give a d*m* about the XboxPleaseFixMe b/c they have tons of money and could care less.

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ps3fosho - 515 days 2 hours ago

till ff 13 comes out then sony will out sell the wii in japan by a wide margin

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doshey - 515 days 2 hours ago

and why the hell does he have 6 bubbles and all he does is say dumb sh!t but then all we get is disagrees and bullsh!t

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silverchode - 515 days 1 hour ago

multiple accounts like most of the people here.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 514 days 21 hours ago

Good one!!! ;-D

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