Xbox 360 Title is Number 2 in Japan, 360 sales on par with PS3

skagrerrrr - 771 days 2 hours ago

good to see

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ItsDubC - 771 days 2 hours ago

"Hopefully they start buying more next-gen systems instead of DSs and Wiis."

Wow, talk about hate. Whatever happened to ppl liking and disliking games instead of platforms?

*sigh*

Anyway, AC6 looks like a great title and Japan obviously thinks so.

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MK_Red - 771 days 2 hours ago

Well, to play games, they must first buy the consoles. But agree that in the end, games should sell. Let's hope for better sales of next-gen games and hardware.

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DethWish - 771 days 1 hour ago

Mario galaxy = True "Next gen" Imo, if there's such a thing :)

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unlimited - 771 days 1 hour ago

they finally sold over 2k ..lol..i dont see it continuing to sell 16k..

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DG - 770 days 23 hours ago

Well our asian friends like them sum AC6 and who can blame them its an amazing game! Red Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep. KABOOOOOM! I love it.

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Sam Fisher - 770 days 20 hours ago

tsh tsh tsh, Sony. even drake of the 99 dragons is better than u and that means ALOT

link - http://www.gamespot.com/sea...

4 those who dont no bout the game heres the rating and the review
...WAITB3YOND... ...abysmal...

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shmee - 770 days 19 hours ago

The x360 sales boost was due to

AC 6
FORZA 2 and VIVA PINATA bundled with every x360
a 5000 YEN price cut

it all comes down to normal next week ehrn the 40 gig PS3 is launched

I expect PS3 to outsell wii next week.

I am anticipating ps3 to outsell x360 this week too when Mediacrate numbers come out.

I predict 18k--22k ps3 and 14k x360s last week

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Gizmo_Logix - 770 days 4 hours ago

Hmmm, I wonder how well Ace Combat 6 will do compared to Halo 3? Ha ha ha ha!

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MK_Red - 771 days 3 hours ago

I'm Sony fan but that's the biggest sign of Sony's ignorance: EXCLUSIVES

It's power of the exclusives (Specially 3rd party exclusives) that Sony forgot. PS2 became PS2 with help of many 3rd part exclusives from Capcom, Konami, Koei and this Namco.

If a single 360 exclusive from Namco could do such things in Japan, imagine the how much exclusives like BioShock and Dead Rising have helped 360 in the rest of the world.

But really, this is great news to see Japanese gamers finally buying a great game console. Hope sales of both PS3 and 360 rise in Japan as well as rest of the world.

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Kleptic - 771 days 3 hours ago

that is what everyone has been saying since the beginning...software is what wins the console war...SCE has done that 2 generations and counting by a landslide...but really dropped the ball, at least for the beginning of this generation...

the rumors I heard was it was Kutaragi snubbed some third party deals, deeming them not necessary (and he is no longer around)...and the late SDK's are what truely put ps3 3rd party titles on the back burner...

idk...I wouldn't say I am a Sony fan exactly...I have just always been a fan of their first party content...this is the first time however that I prefer the system over everything else...its my strong opinion that the PS3 is the "best" system...and by best, I simply mean it has the most features that I find useful...the open nature (and free) of the PSN...the BD drive...the included HDD, which is swappable with any 2.5" SATA unit...the bluetooth, the mass storage USB protocols...keyboard/mouse support, with browser...its all stuff I simply can't live without any more...I am not getting into the power of the 360 or PS3...they are both acceptable in my book...both have some and are getting more unbelievably good looking games...and the actual on paper performance of a console has never decided anything in the console war anyway...I bought the PS3 first because of proven franchises that I have always enjoyed exlusive to the platform...and a lot of those are 1st party...

in either case...It is great to see MS maybe start to insert one hook into Japan...more competetion in every territory is great for everyone...they still have a ways to go to get any sort of significant hold on the market...but its at least a wake up call to Sony to start getting some 3rd party content back...

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predator - 771 days 2 hours ago

to the two above, exactly, the reason the ps2 was a runaway success was because of software, Xbox 1 was more powerful but didn't match the ps2 anywhere near its software, people want to have a good libary of games to choose from good or bad, off all genre. ms have nailed it this time when sony was bein a bit to up them selfs for its own good.

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Robeezy - 771 days ago

Yes quite a surprise indeed

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unlimited - 771 days 1 hour ago

huh? i think is BS about the failure rate..its not true..lol..

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n4gno - 770 days 22 hours ago

Ridiculous xbot, japanese are simply waiting for the price cut
(and 40 % is a unique microsoft feature)

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karlostomy - 771 days 1 hour ago

That is not even worth replying to.

..oh wait.

dang!

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DG - 770 days 22 hours ago

Is that Hitler holding a PS3 LOL. So are you implying that Sony are some Natzis? LOL

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karlostomy - 770 days 20 hours ago

The avatar is a bit of a joke spoofing Ken kutaragi. Of course the original pic is Ken holding a PS3 when he launched it and did his best to smack-talk the 360. I reckon Ken is a bit of a loony. So now it's Adolf holding a PS3.

I was hoping to get some laughs.
But most people don't get it.
Some sad, lost souls have called me a racist for it. Oh dear...
Still, DG, glad it made you LOL

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jcgamer - 771 days ago

Double WOW...

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lonestarmt - 771 days 1 hour ago

good point!!! bladestorm was sold really well, and DW 6 is most likely going to be bigger. I would imagine a 360 only game would sell well, but when its multiplatform, its no question ps3 out sells it like crazy, 22 to 1. I didn't now the 40 gig wasn't out yet in Japan, now if this happens when thats out, then I will worry. PS3 out sold 360 one week in america too, so its no big deal, we have to wait and see if this is a trend.

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Jenzo - 771 days 3 hours ago

It probably won't, but you did'nt see this coming now did you?

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Jason 360 - 771 days 1 hour ago

That reminds me of the time when the PS3 was on top for two weeks over the summer, but then fell back down real hard.

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AznSniper - 771 days 3 hours ago

Actually, when Blue Dragon debuted in Japan it sold almost 40k 360s. Just imagine when Lost Odyssey debuts.

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BLaZiN PRopHeT - 771 days 2 hours ago

sega isnt putting VF5 for the 360 in japan because it would hurt their arcade business.

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glennhkboy - 770 days 14 hours ago

The key word is "when" those AAA titles release. Or more precisely, "when"?????

I think the wait for MSG4, GT5, FFXIII, etc become too long, even for Japanese gamer now.

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sjappie - 771 days 3 hours ago

you made me waste a bubble.

@below. People here have been pretty moderate in their comments, you're the one that's overreacting.

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UltramanJ - 771 days 2 hours ago

While the others will cause a spike or two, an exclusive rpg developed by renowned developer Tri Ace, and published by Square Enix will make Lost Odyssey look like an Army Men game.

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Garbagebox360 - 771 days 2 hours ago

What the fuk ?? you say im confused with your cavman talk

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DZNetworks - 770 days 14 hours ago

For you!

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