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Japan Is Totally Sold Out of Xbox 360s (New Shippment Next Month!)

Kotaku writes: "Remember when we thought the Xbox 360 was sold out at one Japanese store? That's not all. It's sold out across the whole damn country. Like, sold out sold out. It's so sold out that Microsoft Japan actually put out an official statement about the situation in The Land of the Rising Sun, apologizing for the lack of consoles. Since demand has eclipsed supply, Microsoft's supply has gone totally dry. The company is ramping up production, and the console will not be shipped to stores until next month."
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Xbox 360 sold out in Japan - el33tonline.com | By: Numphie
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Published: 498 days 2 hours ago | News | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 

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darkshiz - 498 days 3 hours ago
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It's dry because what kind of retailers would stock up on a system that sells under 5k a week constantly?
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JoySticksFTW - 497 days 21 hours ago
1.1 - seriously...
Ofcourse they're gonna sell out of their low supplies when something hot hits.

You can stand in an empty room and claim how you're the toughest guy in there... you have to be, because you're the only one in there obviously

But then again, PS3 was standing in that room with the 360, when Xbox out sold them. So kuddos 360...

Man, what I wrote makes no sense, does it... ah well :P
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TheZippo - 497 days 12 hours ago
1.2 - @1.1
I think I understood what you meant. Anyway here is a bubble for trying! :)
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Sonics020 - 498 days 3 hours ago
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Great now we are gonna here this excuse for next month on why 360 sales are low in Japan. Was there not already a story about this?
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chaosatom333 - 497 days 14 hours ago
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I couldn't agree more. And we will be shocked by the NPD numbers again.
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doshey - 498 days 3 hours ago
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ya its easy when u dont even have that many in the first place
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Isaac - 498 days 3 hours ago
4 - Can't blame microsoft for undersuplying
At least they were being realistic XD
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AclayPS3 - 498 days 3 hours ago
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The stores are sold out because they don't keep much in stock in the first place. Heck, one store probably had no more than 200 360's in stock at once.

... I wouldn't be surprised if some of the stores still had launch 360's in their from 2005.
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Makidian - 498 days 3 hours ago
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200 is super reaching. the most anystore had in stock at a time is 20, if that. Can't wait to see the numbers for the month best and last time the 360 will sell this well in Japan
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rbluetank - 498 days 3 hours ago
6 - wait for the rrrod D to start... return / refocus back to Sony!!
i am on my second 360 and the way it sounds when i turn it on.. the third one is not to far behind.. lol the Xbox 360 sounds like a DC-10 when functioning; compared to the Stealth Bomber.. functioning aspect of the PS3. Watch out for Sony after (Leipzig 9/20/08)

also xbox 360 games scratches and cracks easily after simple playing use... i have a couple of games that have center cracks outwards from replacing it back into the game casing.. do not sheath your games back into the casing are risk fractures... lol
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GiantEnemyCrab - 498 days 2 hours ago
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I've had no problems. Never a scratch disc or a RROD. Owned my system since launch. I guess I'm lucky or you are unlucky or both.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 498 days 1 hour ago
6.3 - ohkay
I see that YOU haven't experienced problems...

...but the fact that millions of others HAVE...

...THAT'S a problem!

How old do you have to be to register on N4G again? Or should they start an IQ enrollment program just for the special kids like yourselves?
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Action Bastard - 498 days 1 hour ago
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"Maybe Yall Fanboys IQ Too Low For u Too Realize this is about 360 not the Ps3."

*sigh* The layers of irony are thick, but manageable.
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asyouburn - 498 days 1 hour ago
6.6 - this isn't a crack on 360, but
i work at a game store, and we resurface discs all the time, and it's not that we get a ton of scratched 360 games, but the ones the 360 does scratch, it destroys. if i resurface them to the point that the scratch is out, it wipes all data off the disc b/c its usually so deep. i've never scratched my games, but it does happen
6.7 marionz | 498 days ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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raidenCPT - 497 days 18 hours ago
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My brother had a Xbox 360, which scratched his discs however no RROD;-) but like 4 disks that were totally screwed, me and my brother now both have PS3s.
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I LOVE my xbox - 497 days 16 hours ago
6.9 - Lmao @ Action Bastard
+bubble for the laugh
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iceman2885 - 497 days 12 hours ago
6.10 - @6.1
My family has 3 xbox 360's with one of them being the core version from launch. Luckily I too have not been affected by the RRoD on any of my consoles, but I do know 3 friends who have had the problem. So just b/c we are lucky doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

As for the game scratching, I've never had a game scratch, but my Gears of War game that has never been anywhere other than in my 360 or in its case developed this weird crack that wouldn't allow the game to play anymore (opening screen said something like insert a readable dvd whenever I tried to play it), so I had to get the disc replaced for 10 bucks. So although this stuff has never happened to you, it has happened to some.

And to the topic of the article, I hate to knock the 360 but it is really only selling b/c of Tales of Vesperia, I'm willing to bet the software sales of 360 games not named Tales of Vesperia are unaffected by the selling out of xbox360's.
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PS360WiiRocks - 498 days 2 hours ago
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lol what? that is crazy indeed, lmao
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creeture - 498 days 2 hours ago
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I hate kotaku so bias
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Ludwig - 498 days 2 hours ago
8.1 -
It's a blog, not a news source. Get over it.
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kinggeoff - 497 days 10 hours ago
8.2 - also learn the proper use of the word
BIASED
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GiantEnemyCrab - 498 days 2 hours ago
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Who gives a flippin funk what the stock situation was they are sold out which is a positive thing for the 360 and it doesn't happen often.

So many people so quick to roll in here and take a crap on this news story all of the PS3 persuasion. Not one story will pass by the 24hr troll patrol on N4G.
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SonySoldierEternaL - 497 days 22 hours ago
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you're supposed to be in the open zone

stay in your territory
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Taker_129 - 497 days 21 hours ago
9.2 - I only own a ps3,
But I think this is great that MS is selling systems in Japan. Maybe this will show Sony that they need more Exclusive JRPGs for the ps3. Good Job Microsoft keep it up.
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Action Bastard - 498 days 2 hours ago
10 - To copy/paste from my dupe posting (damn you Cyrus!)
Is this a good thing or bad? Could Japanese gamers simply focus their attention to the Wii or PS3? Or could the remaining 12,643 of them actually interested in owning a 360 finally sway the country's gaming loyalties? Only time will tell...
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 498 days 1 hour ago
12 - well
Stock is always low of 360's in Japan.

The 360 beat the PS3 this week in Japan because of a new, solid RPG.

The 360 will probably win for at least a couple of more weeks.

No excuses can be made.

Microsoft won Japan this week.

Sony won every other country.

The fact that MS won Japan this week won't go unnoticed by Sony though. How do you come back from that?

Let's just congratulate Microsoft on a good win and move on. NO EXCUSES!
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MvmntInGrn - 498 days 1 hour ago
13 - Well...
What I really want to know is if sales will stay high.
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The Kingslayer - 498 days 1 hour ago
14 - I noticed
that when you go over to most PS3 threads on N4G.com. You rarely find as many as many 360 gamers there. Yet in every 360 thread there are tons...Like this one for example. Hate is such a powerful thing. I just left the God of War 3 thread, and for two whole pages I saw nothing but PS3 fans in exuberance. I'm waiting to see that for a 360 thread...Just imagine, no haters...At least for once

Be a gamer...Not a hater
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Bathyj - 498 days 1 hour ago
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Dude, its only cos the Xboxers all died here from malnutrition. (Nothing to play this year) and PS3 got on a roll and the PS3 fans quickly outnumbered them. (N4G is a template for life.)

You should have been here 6 months or a year ago. I guess the Sony faithful feel justified and even vindicated getting their own back after 3 years of getting bashed. They tried to kill PS3 before it was even born. At least the Sony fans had time to look at X360 before deciding whether they lked it or not.
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The Lazy One - 498 days 1 hour ago
14.2 - Yea...
And the warlords in africa have nothing to do with the death rate over there either...
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 498 days ago
14.3 - haha
It used to be all 360 fans...
14.4 7h3ultim8p00 | 498 days ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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JasonXE - 497 days 21 hours ago
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that is because 360 users are too busy playing games.
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kinggeoff - 497 days 10 hours ago
14.6 - n4g is
a ps3 orgy. There is no sense to be made here.
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Bathyj - 498 days 1 hour ago
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C'mon guys, credit where its due. Sure they probably didn't have that much stock, but still, they released a game apparently alot want and it sells systems.

Sony needs to do the same. I'm at a loss myself cos I dont know what apppeals to Japanese anymore aside from RPG's.

Used to be they liked all sorts of good games but everythings Wii and DS shovelware now. I say if thats what they like, let them have it, but its sad when good games keep coming out on PS3 and even Xbox and they aren't interested because you dont wave your arms around like a seagull chasing a chip.

Oh yeah, M$ better hurry with the new shippment before the buzz wears off. Its not gonna last forever, so cash in now.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 498 days ago
15.1 - BATHYJ
YOU ARE TOPGAMER!!!
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asyouburn - 498 days 1 hour ago
16 - this could be awesome for msoft
if they can get ff13 released on 360 in japan. all of these vesperia buyers could be picking up ff 360 as well
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tako2000 - 498 days 1 hour ago
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I disagree...since SE have been lying about FF13 PS3 exclusive for past 2 years. I believe majority of JP FF fan already have PS3.

So X360 need to rely on coming up title such as IU and LR to continue the momentum of sales, and don't worry I believe MS is ready to ship more to JP.

There won't be drop of sale due to "lack of console".
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FantasyStar - 498 days 1 hour ago
17 - That's good for Microsoft!
Way to step up your A-game and show commitment to the J-pan market. Maybe Sony should hurry up and do more.
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n4gno - 497 days 8 hours ago
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Blogtaku do that kind of article for ms fanboyz (their readers) because they know you think that way :)

"woowwww sold out congrats ms, you win " (30 000 sold)

and sometime in the past...
"ps3 don't sell well, you can find a lot in japan" (50 000 sold)
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morganfell - 498 days ago
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Hey look, Antarctica is sold out of N64s.
20 7h3ultim8p00 | 498 days ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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asyouburn - 498 days ago
20.1 - they can't
as of right now, ff is exclusive to NA and EU on 360.
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power of Green - 498 days ago
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This could mean, what is selling the console is the fact the Japanese are aniticipating the 360 lineup and not just TOV.

The sales were rising weeks before TOV. They smell a Japanese shift of support towards the middle.
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asyouburn - 498 days ago
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360's lineup has enough to get any gamer excited, that and i think 360's are cheaper in japan, arent they? as long as they keep rolling out the jrpg's.
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