Latest Japanese Hardware Sales

[AlphaPrime]

Hardware September 17 - 23

PSP - 277,794

DSL - 70,523

Wii - 24,992

PS2 - 11,373

PS3 - 10,732

Xbox360 - 1,687

GBM - 243

GBASP - 106

GC - 68

GBA - 33

DS - 15

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[Slimy]

Uh, the PSP is destroying the DS? WTF changed?

[Rudy]

Uh, the PSP is destroying the DS? WTF changed?

psp slim....i replaced my old psp for one myself

[Slimy]

Ah, of course. Although it didn't come out this week :s

[Rudy]

Ah, of course. Although it didn't come out this week :s

they did a crappy job advertising it here i think..... only the silver bundle is available though

[Nightz]

Uh, the PSP is destroying the DS? WTF changed?

psp slim and final fantasy crisis core came out.

[The Teej]

OH MY GOD MY EYES

:cry:

My Nintendo fanboyness can't take the raping :cry:

[Huleboeren]

OH MY GOD MY EYES

:cry:

My Nintendo fanboyness can't take the raping :cry:

Dont worry - it's only temporary :D

[The Teej]

Dont worry - it's only temporary :D

That's what they said when the N64 came out :rofl: :/ :shifty:

[Nightz]

i just noticed something...

psp sales: 277,794

everything else combined: 119,772

of course it is a temporary thing, but those numbers are something to brag about.

[George P Global Moderator]

We'll see where things stand next week. It does help that FF:CC sold 500k though. Just shows how bad Sony needs FF games to sell in Japan.

[Noveed]

We'll see where things stand next week. It does help that FF:CC sold 500k though. Just shows how bad Sony needs FF games to sell in Japan.

its safe to say the PS3 will go straight to the top of these Hardware sales charts ones MGS4 is released and the new FF :p

[George P Global Moderator]

I think I've said this before, but well, MGS doesn't sell super well in Japan. Most of the MGS sales come from NA and EU. MGS3 sold around 750k total in Japan iirc. Last few games never went over 1million in Japan. That's not to say that 750k or 500k isn't good, it is, but it's not as hot as people make it out to be.

Even FF games are starting to fall sales wise in Japan. Where FF7 sold something like 3million, every other FF from 8 up to 12 have been lower than the last. It's a trend pointing down. Still FF12 did sell like, uhh something around 1.1million? All that proves though is that Japan loves RPGs more than anything else. While Korea is big on MMOs and RTS games, and the US likes it's Shooters.

So, basically, yeah those two games will help the PS3 pick up it's sales, but it's not like it'll last from that point on. It could jump to the top for a month until the dust settles and then go right back to where it is right now.

[I am Reid]

Can someone explain to me why this is important?

[The Teej]

Can someone explain to me why this is important?

Which part, exactly?

[KoL Veteran]

Still FF12 did sell like, uhh something around 1.1million?

no man, in Japan FFXII sold 1.7 million the first week and around 2.5 million total and I think all the FF games since FFVII have sold around 2 - 2.5 million in Japan.

[dnast]

Can someone explain to me why this is important?

Honestly, it's not especially important. But what other thread in this forum is? It's just something interesting to discuss for some people - like pretty much everything else in the gaming forums...

[AlphaPrime]

Software September 24 - 30

1. [360] Halo 3 - 59,000 / NEW

2. [NDS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki - 55,000 / 440,000

3. [PSP] Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII - 54,000 / 649,000

4. [NDS] Tamagotchi Petit Petit Omisecchi Minasankyu! - 54,000 / NEW

5. [NDS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Yami - 46,000 / 389,000

6. [PS2] Bleach Blade Battlers 2nd - 31,000 / NEW

7. [NDS] English Test 2 - 28,000 / NEW

8. [PSP] Yugioh Duel Monsters GX - 28,000 / NEW

9. [PS3] Oblivion - 27,000 / NEW

10. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ - 25,000 / 119,000

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Oh yeah :cool: Knock that FF s*** off the top :woot:

[George P Global Moderator]

FF wasn't going to stay up there for long anyways. It always has it's initial big sales week then it just drops. All the FF fans go out and get it right away, they don't wait or anything. I think halo3 will sell around 200k in Japan btw. If it can go higher that'd be good but we'll see.

[Huleboeren]

FF wasn't going to stay up there for long anyways. It always has it's initial big sales week then it just drops. All the FF fans go out and get it right away, they don't wait or anything. I think halo3 will sell around 200k in Japan btw. If it can go higher that'd be good but we'll see.

Im pretty sure there are only 59.000 X360s sold over there :p

[Leoboy]

Im pretty sure there are only 59.000 X360s sold over there :p

+1!

[George P Global Moderator]

Uhh, it's good to try and be funny but that's pretty lame. There are around 500k sold in japan to date, and while that doesn't sound like alot, if a game sells even half that many copies in japan it's a success.

[spenser.d]

Uhh, it's good to try and be funny but that's pretty lame. There are around 500k sold in japan to date, and while that doesn't sound like alot, if a game sells even half that many copies in japan it's a success.

I thought it was pretty funny, and anyone who's been around here a while can attest that I'm very pro-360 :p

-Spenser

[KoL Veteran]

FF wasn't going to stay up there for long anyways. It always has it's initial big sales week then it just drops. All the FF fans go out and get it right away, they don't wait or anything. I think halo3 will sell around 200k in Japan btw. If it can go higher that'd be good but we'll see.

:wacko: I bet you will see FF the next week and you wont see Halo on the list.