Latest Japanese Hardware Sales

[Massiveterra]

what's the total count of 360's in japanese households now?

[jerzdawg]

what's the total count of 360's in japanese households now?

9 :p

[Rudy]

what's the total count of 360's in japanese households now?

still less than a million I believe (not 100% sure)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

still less than a million I believe (not 100% sure)

360

YTD: 212,785

LTD: 721,230

PS3

YTD: 699,941

LTD: 2,341,617

Wii

YTD: 2,264,389

LTD: 6,880,528

*YTD = Year to Date

*LTD = Life to Date

[George P Global Moderator]

They should end the year close to 1mil I think. Though it's only 2 months left to go, I think they can do it.

Either way, with 800,000 or so that's enough for more devs to start looking at it more for Japan. Again, selling a million copies is nice but even 400-500k will make you money depending on initial dev costs.

[The Teej]

They should end the year close to 1mil I think. Though it's only 2 months left to go, I think they can do it.

Either way, with 800,000 or so that's enough for more devs to start looking at it more for Japan. Again, selling a million copies is nice but even 400-500k will make you money depending on initial dev costs.

Yeah, I think with XBOX's new found fame in Japan, I think this is entirelly possible. They only need another 28,000, which requires 3,111/3,112 each week for the next 9 weeks. Considering XBOX has been hitting around 10l range lately, I think this is pretty possible (especially as Christmas is coming up).

[AlphaPrime]

October 20 - 26

Hardware

PSP - 60,467

Wii - 24,292

DSL - 22,965

360 - 7,844

PS2 - 6,962

PS3 - 3,931

Software

01. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 76,000 / NEW

02. [PS2] Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Abaddon Ou (Atlus) 63,000 / NEW

03. [NDS] Pok?mon Platinum (Pok?mon) 53,000 / 1,810,000

04. [WII] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 44,000 / 1,051,000

05. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) 38,000 / 129,000

06. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (SCE) 27,000 / 86,000

07. [PS2] Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidou tai Abaddon Ou (Special) (Atlus) 25,000 / 25,000

08. [NDS] Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami) 19,000 / 19,000

09. [PSP] Bleach: Soul Carnival (SCE) 18,000 / 18,000

10. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 15,000 / 2,756,000

Next week should see a jump in PS3 and DS sales due to new models.

[George P Global Moderator]

360 holding strong in the 7k+ range even now. I didn't think it'd stay up there for this long.

I really don't get why people would wait for the new PS3 "model" when the only new thing about it is the bigger HDD. One of the pros about the system is that you can get any cheap HDD out there and just upgrade it yourself. And the Japanese are as tech savvy as it comes. So really unlike the 360 that is limited to an expensive HDD upgrade, why would you actually wait? I just don't see the need/reason to.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

360 holding strong in the 7k+ range even now. I didn't think it'd stay up there for this long.

I really don't get why people would wait for the new PS3 "model" when the only new thing about it is the bigger HDD. One of the pros about the system is that you can get any cheap HDD out there and just upgrade it yourself. And the Japanese are as tech savvy as it comes. So really unlike the 360 that is limited to an expensive HDD upgrade, why would you actually wait? I just don't see the need/reason to.

From my understanding, the new blu-ray drives are smaller in size, and you can expect a PS3 slim eventually. Now I know it won't be hitting the market in 2008, nor 2009, but it could be as close as the end of 2009, early 2010.

and why not wait for more bang for your buck when the new models with a larger HDD come out?

[AlphaPrime]

I really don't get why people would wait for the new PS3 "model" when the only new thing about it is the bigger HDD.

That's not true. While you do get double the HDD space, you also get a DualShock 3 controller now in the new pack as well. And it also comes bundled with GT5 Prologue. All for the same price. Now why wouldn't you wait a few weeks for that?

[Matrix XII]

The 360 is outselling PS3 in Japan? Those are low numbers for Sony :s

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Japan Sales Figures For Week Of 2008-10-27

Hardware

DSi - 171K

PSP - 50K

PS3 - 36K

Wii - 25K

NDS - 17.6K

PS2 - 6.8K

360 - 6.3K

Software

GTAIV (PS3) - 122K

Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (NDS) - 74K

LittleBigPlanet (PS3) - 47K

GTAIV (360) - 38K

Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode (NDS) - 38K

Pokemon Platinum (NDS) - 37K

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (PS3)- 34K

Rhythm Tengoku Gold (NDS) - 33K

Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ (NDS)- 28K

Wii Music (Wii) - 23K

I really don't get why people would wait for the new PS3 "model" when the only new thing about it is the bigger HDD. One of the pros about the system is that you can get any cheap HDD out there and just upgrade it yourself. And the Japanese are as tech savvy as it comes. So really unlike the 360 that is limited to an expensive HDD upgrade, why would you actually wait? I just don't see the need/reason to.

With the figures above it seems as if people did just that.

We'll see what the PS3 drops to though next week.

Edited November 5, 2008 by Audioboxer

[AlphaPrime]

Here are the full Media Create numbers:

October 27 - November 2

Hardware

DSi - 171,925

PSP - 50,358

PS3 - 39,587

Wii - 23,123

DSL - 16,369

PS2 - 6,714

360 - 6,119

Software

1. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV - 132,676

2. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga - 79,760

3. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet - 51,705

4. [NDS] Pok?mon Platinum - 47,243

5. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls - 40,380

6. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold - 38,558

7. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III - 34,965

8. [360] Grand Theft Auto IV - 33,648

9. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking - 26,191

10. [NDS] Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi - 26,190

As expected, DS and PS3 get a big boost this week.

[Rudy]

the 360 is slowly starting to gather dust again in japan ;)

[Ricardo Gil]

the 360 is slowly starting to gather dust again in japan ;)

Actually it's selling like in previous weeks along with the PS2, the PS3 just happened to "take off" this time.

[George P Global Moderator]

The jump in PS3 seems to have more to do with the release of new games like LBP then the release of a new SKU. If it was just the new model doing it I'd have expected higher than 39k. That's in-line with the sales of GTA4, LBP, and GT5.

If loads of people were "just" waiting for the new unit with the bigger HDD then I'd be expecting 100k or more.

[Rudy]

Actually it's selling like in previous weeks along with the PS2, the PS3 just happened to "take off" this time.

6000 units is nothing really when you compare it to the others

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The jump in PS3 seems to have more to do with the release of new games like LBP then the release of a new SKU. If it was just the new model doing it I'd have expected higher than 39k. That's in-line with the sales of GTA4, LBP, and GT5.

If loads of people were "just" waiting for the new unit with the bigger HDD then I'd be expecting 100k or more.

The PS3 has never gone over 100k in Japan I don't think.

The Japanese are ignoring HD gaming, 39k is a very good amount right now for an HD console over there :laugh:

[George P Global Moderator]

Sure, but like the 360 before it, it'll drop down again in time. I just think the jump had more to do with new games then with a new SKU.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Hardware

DSi 104,897

PSP 43,726

Wii 24,726

PS3 18,354

Xbox 360 12,759

DS Lite 8,381

PS2 5,743

[The Teej]

Haha, the XBOX 360 has finally surpassed the DS Lite in sales! :rofl:

[.KICK]

Haha, the XBOX 360 has finally surpassed the DS Lite in sales! :rofl:

Its back over 10k again which is also good (Y) I think the Xbox 360 is slowly getting the recognition it deserves.

[AlphaPrime]

November 3 - 9

Software

01. [NDS] Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo) 265,654 / NEW

02. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 39,891 / 1,129,000

03. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 37,411 / 154,000

04. [NDS] Pok?mon Platinum (Pok?mon) 36,670 / 1,890,000

05. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom) 35,851 / 169,000

06. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono (Square Enix) 32,569 / 112,000

07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 19,048 / 44,000

08. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) 18,465 / 45,000

09. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (SCE) 16,927 / 52,000

10. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE) 16,905 / 69,000

[George P Global Moderator]

Nice jump in 360 sales, I didn't expect that.

[AlphaPrime]

November 10 - 17

Software

01. [NDS] Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo) 97,000 / 363,000

02. [PS3] Samuraidou 3 (Spike) 81,000 / NEW

03. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Konami) 72,000 / NEW

04. [NDS] Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren DS 2: Sabaku no Majou (SEGA) 45,000 / NEW

05. [PS3] Resistance 2 (SCE) 33,000 / NEW

06. [NDS] DS Nishimura Kyoutarou Suspense 2 Shintantei Series:? (Tecmo) 33,000 / NEW

07. [NDS] Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Black Ace (Capcom) 33,000 / NEW

08. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 30,000 / 1,159,000

09. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 30,000 / 183,000

10. [NDS] Pok?mon Platinum (Pok?mon) 27,000 / 1,917,000