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Equal Call of Duty 4 first day sales in Japan on Xbox 360 and PS3

First day sales in Japan for December 27. Call of Duty 4 sells an equal amount of copies on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, with a three times bigger installed base for Playstation 3. Star Ocean on PSP sells 80k on first day, while Super Robot Wars is the top seller with 150k. Amount in ( ) is total first shipment.

Super Robot Wars OG Side Story (PS2) : about 150k

Star Ocean 1 First Departure (PSP) : about 80k(about 200k)

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku (PSP) : about 62k

Call of Duty 4 (360) : about 14k (about 20k)

Call of Duty 4 (PS3) : about 14k (about 20k)

Nodame Cantabile (Wii) : about 1k

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1.1 TANOD | 742 days 4 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -

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Hatchetforce - 742 days 4 hours ago

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If you knew anything about Japanese gamers, and you do not, then you would realize both titles sold they way they did because Japanese gamers are not huge FPS gamers. Take a different style of game that is multiplatform and the 360 gets buried in sales.

It is amazing how some people have lived their lives dodging logic.

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Jenzo - 742 days 4 hours ago

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A reasonable person would say that this type of title just isn't popular in Japan, regardless of what console it's on.

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poeo - 742 days 3 hours ago

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HAHA, funny guy.

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Kratos_Kart2007 - 742 days 3 hours ago

1.5 - Your Posts Maake me laugh

You try and sound smart an interesting...when in actuality you are a idiotic fanboy

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Ashta - 742 days 3 hours ago

1.6 - O_o

I wonder which part of "Japanese gamers don't love FPS games" didn't anyone here understand? (here's looking at you Zhuk)

Never have, never will.

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Keowrath - 742 days 3 hours ago

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PSH! Ashta you're wrong! Turn all enemys into schoolgirls and have em bend over at regular intervals and that game would be gold in Japan!

=)

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Lumbo - 742 days 3 hours ago

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what "strong" sales? COD4 did not sell good in japan according to this very rough first day sales estimate, case closed.

On the other hand considering the shipment was very LOW at 20k per system it could "sell out" in the first week .. but what kind of victory is that suposed to be? selling 20k of a game that sold loads more everywhere else.

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cartman313 - 742 days 2 hours ago

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Haha...You people still haven't figured out that Zhuk usually makes post to get you guys all riled up? I'm sure he gets a laugh out of it, because I know I do.

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solar - 742 days 4 hours ago

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could the japanese be seeing the 360 as a FPS box i wonder? cuz thats pretty good to keep up sales with the lower install base....

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BrianC6234 - 741 days 23 hours ago

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What surprises me about this story is the PS3 version sold as well as the 360 version. Yes is the answer to your question. There aren't many FPS fans in Japan. The only reason to buy a 360 in Japan is if you like them. I guess they don't like violence or guns so the genre doesn't sell well there.

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mikeslemonade - 741 days 17 hours ago

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Look at what really matters. Both versions of COD4 sold 14k so the game is not a success in Japan. It's not the fault of either system. This does not mean 360 is gaining demand in Japan in fact it's actually less and less where as Wii and PS3 are steadly gaining.

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Naruto - 742 days 4 hours ago

3 - zhuk

hAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Japan will NEVER like the 360 deal with

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Genuine - 742 days 4 hours ago

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Aren't you "Narutoboy", one of the founders of the Sony Protection Group? I think you probably are, although I wouldn't blame you for denying it.

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Ashta - 742 days 3 hours ago

3.2 - Hey Genuine

Hey Genuine,

Aren't you a Xbox 360 douchenozzle that takes time out of his obviously uneventful day to troll across the N4G comments to try and spout out vitriolic nonsense about "fanboyism" or whatever else manages to be vomited from your lips?

Probably are, but I wouldn't blame you for trying to defend yourself....and failing.

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Genuine - 742 days 1 hour ago

3.3 - @Ashta

OOOOWW, another Sony Protection Group member coming to his masters aid. Someone hold me, I'm skeered!!!

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rofldings - 742 days ago

3.4 - ^^^

That was a weak comeback.

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PS360WII - 742 days 4 hours ago

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Well I'm suprised it sold that much for both really. Hope they like it seeing that it's a sweet game.

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Tommie - 742 days 4 hours ago

5 - Good sign

For Microsoft and other publisher as the Xbox 360 is seeing such strong sales with Call of Duty 4. I for one would love to play on Xbox Live with a Japanese Call of Duty 4 player. Wonder how good they really are :P

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v1c1ous - 742 days 3 hours ago

5.3 - 360 makes up the sales blunder in japan with other regions, generally outselling ps3 versions ww

but you don't want to play with japan players on xbox live.

they tend to only play japanese players and kick out foreigners if host. or do the following

Lost planet: shotgun/mech hoars

Gears of War: the entire team will chainsaw like no tomorrow, usually 2 on 1. they love the lancer

Ace Combat 6: one word: XMAA

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Lex Luthor - 742 days 4 hours ago

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Very suprising considering the 360 install base in japan compared to the ps3.

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Tommie - 742 days 4 hours ago

6.2 - TANOD

Any source for that. 0 Xbox 360's seems unlikely.

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Apocwhen - 742 days 3 hours ago

6.5 - lol

I found that funny too. He's resorted to using all 3 (or more?) of his n4g accounts to comment on this, TANOD/nasim/shmee.

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shmee - 742 days 2 hours ago

6.6 - wow at JOKES ON YOU?GENUINE/BLOODMASK/ZHUK

now you guys created a new account---APOCWHEN to bash ps3 and approve dead 360 tales of fantasy

woww just wow.

However when is your prime account holder---ROUND PEG?

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Apocwhen - 741 days 23 hours ago

6.7 - lmao

what a foolish little boy. I don't even own a xbox 360, I own a PS3. But unlike most, I know both consoles have great games and have absolutely nothing against the xbox 360. It has some amazing games that the PS3 does not. But this isn't even about x360 vs PS3. To Activision/Infinity Ward this is all good news to them as whether its sold on whatever platform, they are getting the money at the end of the day.

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Rikitatsu - 742 days 4 hours ago

7 - is it Hard to understand ?

Japanese gamers who bought Xbox360 bought it because action and FPS games like COD4 , while Most japannese Gamers bought the PS3 because non FPS games

So most Japanese PS3 owners didn't care about COD4
While most Xbox360 owners Cared about it

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Naruto - 742 days 4 hours ago

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Japanese PS3 owners buy more Japanese base games for there PS3

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idontcare - 742 days 4 hours ago

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COD4 plays so much better with the Sixaxis and the game looks a little more sharp on the ps3.

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Kareem - 742 days 4 hours ago

9.1 - "...game looks a little more sharp on the ps3"

How many hours did you spend watching the GT comparision?

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pukka_p - 742 days 1 hour ago

9.3 - for goodness sake...

COD4 is the same on both systems. Do you really care about 9.5 vs 9.6? In some other thread there was some guy going on about ground textures in the two versions!! It's all down to personal opinion - why people feel the need to use scores (other people's opinions) as the basis for their own "opinions" mystifies me...

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season007 - 741 days 23 hours ago

9.4 - pukkha not to be mean, but 0.1 means a lot to trolls

hmm they keep yelling o you so-called fake AAA titles are all 8.9 =)

well...to me i don't care, but sometimes when you want to communicate with trolls...you need to follow their way...ya know...

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XGamer - 741 days 22 hours ago

9.5 - Please stop being sony drones.

I mean anyone can find any score they want if they look hard enough. Some scored Assasins C. a 7.0 and some in the 9's so calm down there on your one better ps3 score, m'kay lil man?

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titntin - 742 days 4 hours ago

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Its so sad to see any piece of news immediately used by this side or that, to flame other gamers or fanboys.
Rational discussion without an agenda is becoming increasingly rare to find, and the subbmission pages and the comments sections are becoming a kids playground for 'keyboard warriors' everywhere to fight for their corporation of choice - as if the corporation gave a sh*t about you.
Congratulations on your cheap victory of destroying N4G.

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solar - 742 days 3 hours ago

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wow great comment. sad isnt it? gaming sites help fuel this console war and id like to see them stop. but it wont ever.

im glad im getting back into PC gaming with TF:2. joined a server last night and had a lot more fun than ive had in a long time. guess PC gamers have say...a different attitude and carry themselves more maturely then rabid fanbois.

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Bombomb - 742 days 4 hours ago

11 - Is that Correct I mean

I mean the 360 barley sells in Japan where they get these numbers

Call of Duty 4 (360) : about 14k (about 20k)

Call of Duty 4 (PS3) : about 14k (about 20k)

I would of thought the Ps3 be ahead by a couple of K's. Even for the measly numbers in Japan, the 360 attach rate is ridiculous.

idontcare , really show me the extra little pixels your talking about..

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mighty_douche - 742 days 3 hours ago

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I like how some seem to spin this eitherway to suit their console of choice....

14k, is sh!t for both systems for a game this good. I bet theres more than 28k westerns who own either console in Japan.

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Kareem - 742 days 3 hours ago

12.1 - Like people give crap

All they want is one system to come out victorious, but in the end both version sold really bad.

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mighty_douche - 742 days 3 hours ago

12.2 - ^^^"one system to come out victorious"

Why though?

competition is key to development. Nvidia and ATI push each other to where we are, so did Intel and AMD, without a rivalry theres no need to try, no need to push.

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Kyur4ThePain - 742 days 3 hours ago

12.3 - Kareem

Only an idiot would want "one system to come out victorious".
How is this so-called "victory" defined, btw?

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Bombomb - 742 days 3 hours ago

13.1 - Right

that's why blue dragon actually sold some consoles, as well as lost odyssey will. those are shooters, I forgot...

While the 360 do poor in japan, it's really nothing to get excited over unless your ms.

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