Playstation 3’s sales double in Japan

Saturday, Mar. 10 2007 | Author: Griffith

For once… there are some good news about Sony’s console which has been receiving everything but good press, after the initial “launch fever” cooled down. This amazing feature was achieved because of the new Gundam game that was just released in Japan and is also topping the game charts, which is quite impressive, considering that the Playstation 3 hasn’t sold nearly as many consoles as Nintendo has.

Here are the sales values of the top 6 consoles from February 26th to March 4th:

DS Lite: 111, 814 units
PSP: 66, 156 units
Wii: 57,972 units
PS3: 44,000 units
PS2: 15,364 units
Xbox 360: 3,379 units

On a second note, despite it’s amazing start, the Wii now seems to be slowly moving down in terms of sales. Could it be that Sony’s expected overtake is not far off, or will Nintendo’s sales pick up and maintain the Wii in first place when some of the most anticipated titles are released?

Only time will tell, but this editor’s opinion is that when Gran Turismo HD, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy are released, the Playstation 3 will certainly start selling better. The XBox 360 is somewhere between those two in the battle, and unless they can release enough “must have” titles also, like Blue Dragon and Halo, they will start going through difficulties and probably switch to the third position of the home console rankings.

Via Kotaku

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4 Responses for "Playstation 3’s sales double in Japan"

Matthew Cox

March 10th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
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I really think that when all the new systems hit the shelves, a lot of people opted to buy the Wii first due to it’s price point and the novelty of it’s controller, but most of these buyers probably plan on purchasing the ps3 or 360 or both down the road. I haven’t picked up any of the next gen consoles yet, but Home makes the ps3 look more attractive to me, and I’ll get a 360 when Halo 3 is out.

For some of us, there just hasn’t been an overriding need to upgrade, yet. PS2 is still a very viable and supported machine, waiting on H3 before buying the 360, and I’m almost 31 years old, so there’s no need to buy a nintendo machine.
Allen

March 10th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
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I bought a Nintendo Wii and I enjoy it alot…I had a thirst of playing games differently. And the Wii answered my prayers. The graphics are desent and the games I’ve played are good with the controller. I’m thinking of getting a PS3 too, because I like the way the games look . The Wii satisfies this need to be in the game….and the PS3 has the ability to bring games to ‘life’. If you want the powerful, the PS3 and 360 is the direction to go, but if you want a different experience in gaming the Wii is the one. All the sytems offer something different and there is no need for, who’s the best, or who’s going to take #1…who cares, these companies are going to make their money any way. I know from personal experience that the Wii is contagious…my girlfriend nephew has one…and her mother and father bought one. This is an exciting time for developers,gamers alike……
Brad

March 11th, 2007 at 3:54 am
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“I’m almost 31 years old, so there’s no need to buy a nintendo machine”

I don’t really understand what age has to do with it. I know that the plural of anecdote isn’t data, but here’s my anecdote anyway.

My friend Shawn is 29 years old, and he played another friend of mine’s Wii _once_. About two days later, another friend of ours found two Wiis at a Wal Mart. She called Shawn and told him, and he immediately rushed over to buy one of them.

Now, Shawn owned zero consoles before he bought the Wii. He never plays games, but he loves the Wii. Maybe it’s a difference between a hardcore gamer (Shawn would almost certainly never play Halo 3) and a casual person, but age really has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of enjoyment you get out of the Wii. If anything can be said about it at all, it makes a great party console. Much better than most games on the PS3 or 360.

Anyway, just my 2 cents.
Brad. (who doesn’t own a Wii, because he’s broke)
xxx
Steven

March 17th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
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