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Japanese Console Sales - 8/21 - 8/27

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Japanese hardware sales, 21 August - 27 August:

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New sales figures for Japan are in, heres the details:

- DS Lite: 163,274
- PSP: 29,945
- PS2: 21,829
- GBA SP: 2,719
- Game Boy Micro: 1,819
- Xbox 360: 1,197
- Gamecube: 837
- DS Phat: 410
- GBA: 14
- Xbox: 12
PSP is nowhere close to DS Lite. Never heard of DS Phat. Xbox sold 12! I will say I'm surprised that the PS2 is still selling that well with the PS3 not that far from being out (if you believe the rumors).
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DS Phat is probably just euphamism for old DS. They still sell decent because they're like 4000 yen cheaper.
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Japanese software sales, August 21 - August 27:

1.) Final Fantasy III (NDS, Square Enix) - 503,051 | NEW
2.) New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) - 65,556 | 2,901,264
3.) Rune Factory (NDS, Marvelous Interactive) - 42,210 | NEW
4.) Brain Training 2 (NDS, Nintendo) - 41,784 | 3,073,195
5.) Cooking Navi (NDS, Nintendo) - 37,326 | 384,045
6.) Tamagotchi 2 (NDS, Bandai Namco) - 30,504 | 430,934
7.) Mario Basketball 3-on-3 (NDS, Square Enix) - 30,355 | 233,762
8.) Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) - 30,023 | 3,149,130
9.) Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 22,866 | 2,736,150
10.) English Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 17,465 | 1,401,669
DS is dominating software sales as well! And yeah the Phat is what they call the old style DS.
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kyoukan wrote:DS Phat is probably just euphamism for old DS.
Correct.
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Aslanna wrote: I will say I'm surprised that the PS2 is still selling that well with the PS3 not that far from being out (if you believe the rumors).
I'm surprised that many people still don't have PS2s. You'd think there would be nobody left by now.
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PS2's are super cheap now, almost like a disposable camera. Use it until the DVD drive breaks then throw away.

Microsoft pretty uch conceded that it's not going to make much headway into Japan. Barring that, the next best thing is to have enough units in the U.S. and Europe (and the rest of the world) to get the Japanese game makers on board. Nothing new here. Japan always exports and is loyal to their own brands except for nostalgia U.S. stuff for fashion. I don't care if Japanese have Xbox 360s, I care about Japanese game makers and they'll deliver if the 360 has enough units out in the world to make a profit for quality games.

Amazing DS lite numbers though. Nintendo is on a roll.
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New numbers for the previous week!
Nintendo DS Lite - 228,939 (4,196,826)
PlayStation Portable - 27,499 (3,939,299)
PlayStation 2 - 22,703 (19,684,767)
Game Boy Advance SP - 2,751 (5,884,378)
Game Boy Micro - 1,791 (535,040)
Xbox 360 - 1,250 (140,493)
GameCube - 855 (4,157,561)
Nintendo DS - 320 (6,577,480)
Game Boy Advance - 22 (8,822,676)
Xbox - 0 (475,522)
(Number in () is total)
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I found this amusing quote from Dec 05
Xbox business manager Yoshihiro Maruyama wrote:... the one million mark is a figure we'd like to reach by next summer. And then, we'd like to go to 1.5 million, then 2 million in next year's end of year sales rush. We believe the one million mark to be an important figure. If we cross one million, it will be easier for developers to do business, so we'd of course like to reach it quickly."
The 360s sales figures in Japan are even weaker than the original XBox on release.


During July 2006, the Xbox 360 represented 1% of the total console sales in Japan. On the software side, there were no Xbox360 titles among the top 50 best selling games.
It's really quite funny to see Microsoft fail so miserably in such an important market with such a high profile product.
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It's really quite funny to see Microsoft fail so miserably in such an important market with such a high profile product
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Leonaerd wrote:
It's really quite funny to see Microsoft fail so miserably in such an important market with such a high profile product
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It's even funnier to see the Microsoft lovers try to make excuses for the piss-poor sales of the 360 in Japan and Asia.
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Who cares about units in Japan? Japanese game developers will make games for the 360 if it has enough units sold. It doesn't matter if they are located in the U.S. and Europe.

Japanese kids can entertain themselves anyway they want as long as I'm getting some games from their dads.

I predict miir will be the last person to catch on to this and then say something stupid about it being easier for terrorists to kill americans because there are no 360's in Japan.
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Dunbass wrote:Who cares about units in Japan?
Maybe you didn't read this quote:
Xbox business manager Yoshihiro Maruyama wrote:... the one million mark is a figure we'd like to reach by next summer. And then, we'd like to go to 1.5 million, then 2 million in next year's end of year sales rush. We believe the one million mark to be an important figure. If we cross one million, it will be easier for developers to do business, so we'd of course like to reach it quickly."
Microsoft obviously cares about untis sold in Japan.
Japan is the second largest market after North America.
Microsoft was hoping the 360 would get them a foothold in Asian console market but it has so far failed miserably.

Breaking that market would have meant more developers hopping on board, more games, more sales, better proliferation, etc.


I guess that will have to wait until the next gen console from Microsoft, as the 360 will be relegated to second (or third) place behind Sony and possibly Nintendo.
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miir wrote:I guess that will have to wait until the next gen console from Microsoft, as the 360 will be relegated to second (or third) place behind Sony and possibly Nintendo.
I have no doubt that the Wii will easily outsell the 360 in Japan. As far as the US market.. Hmm.. Too early to tell. I don't think it will fail though.
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Japanese are extremely loyal to their own products. Why are you so surprised about them sticking to japanese consoles?

It's a matter of quantity, not location. "If you sell enough of them, the Japanese developers will come" Since when have the Japanese ever balked at providing entertainment to the round eyes if its going to make them money?

Right now, the Xbox 360 is looking a lot better than the PS3 for game development. If nothing else, there will be more cross platform games and less exclusivity to the next gen playstation for games. We've already seen that happening with GTA, etc. They aren't going to ignore a platfor that has 10-15 Million units within the next year. PS3 will have 100K in Japan in Nov and 400K in the U.S. compared to 10 Million 360's and climbing with established factories pumping them out. Loyal or not, there's money to be had selling 360 games.
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Microsoft obviously cares about Japan. On Nov 2nd, they're releasing the Core 360 with a price drop AND 2 games included (N3 and PGR)

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6157327.ht ... ws;title;2

Selling it without the harddrive is a monumental gaffe on their part imo. At the very least, they should give vouchers with the system that will allow people buying it to get the HDD at 25-50% off if they buy this bundle.
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Loyal or not, there's money to be had selling 360 games.
The primary market for Japanese games is Japan.
Why would a developer choose to develop games for a console that has little-to-no saturation in their target market?

The PS3 is going to sell huge in Japan despite what the bloggers are saying. What do american bloggers and self proclaimed video game experts know about marketing and the wants of japanese consumers?

Japanese developers would be stupid to not make games for the Sony console. There's a helluva lot more money to be had selling PS3 games.
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can't see the big picture wrote:
Japanese developers would be stupid to not make games for the Sony console. There's a helluva lot more money to be had selling PS3 games.
There is? Release a game on both the PS3 and 360 right now and see how much each platform makes off the game sales. Release the same game in six months, a year. Hmm, it's still the 360 making more $ and easier to develop for to boot!

And wtf are you talking about with Japanese game developers? Do you think they are incapable of making games that U.S consumers like?
Dead Rising breaks US sales records

Capcom has revealed that Dead Rising has shipped 500,000 copies in North America in the first two weeks on release.

The game is now the fastest next-gen console title from a Japanese Publisher. Expect to see equally large sales figures on this side of the pond when the Xbox 360 zombie adventure goes on sale here on Friday.

"Response to Dead Rising from the trade, press and consumers has been tremendous," said Charles Bellfield, vice president, marketing, Capcom Entertainment. "The success of the game is a result of Capcom’s recognition of Xbox 360 system’s possibilities and starting development early on in order to deliver such a high-quality game."
Americans like Final Fantasy type games as well. All Japanese developers need is a reason to make them for the 360. Now they'll have 10 million reasons by the end of December and growing.
Devil May Cry on X360?

According to Japanese market analysts, Capcom has been pleasantly surprised by the success of Dead Rising and could expand its Xbox 360 portfolio.

Japanese market analyst firm NikkoCitiGroup has been impressed by US sales of Capcom's Dead Rising and has increased its earnings prediction for the company. The analyst has cited the success of the Dead Rising demo converting into sales as an indicator of the success of such a strategy.

Devil May Cry 4 and Monster Hunter have only been announced for PlayStation 3 so far but NikkoCitiGroup group believes that Capcom may make more of its games available on the Microsoft console following the success of Dead Rising, which shipped 320,000 units in its first week.

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wtf are you talking about with Japanese game developers? Do you think they are incapable of making games that U.S consumers like?
The primary market for Japanese games is Japan.
That's wtf I'm talking about.

Americans like Final Fantasy type games as well
Yeah, but Americans don't line up days in advance to buy them when they are released. Squenix sells a lot more games in Japan than in the rest of the world.

All Japanese developers need is a reason to make them for the 360. Now they'll have 10 million reasons by the end of December and growing.
You really think they can sell another 5 million units in 5 months?
Developers look at the sales figures of the PS2 and see that it's still going strong AND outselling the latest and greatest offering from Microsoft. That's why there are still loads of top selling games coming out for the PS2.

The XBox was a huge flop in Asia and the XBox 360 was an even bigger flop. Why would Asian developers flock to a console that has virtually no market share in their primary market?


Oh yeah, and allow me to add the correct emphasis to one of your quotes.


The game is now the fastest next-gen console title from a Japanese Publisher
I'm willing to bet the first game on the PS3 from a Japanese developer will absolutely DEMOLISH those sales figures.
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http://www.break.com/index/ps3_vs_nintendos_wii.html


Saw this and thought I would post it. It is somewhat NWS.
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miir wrote:
All Japanese developers need is a reason to make them for the 360. Now they'll have 10 million reasons by the end of December and growing.
You really think they can sell another 5 million units in 5 months?
Developers look at the sales figures of the PS2 and see that it's still going strong AND outselling the latest and greatest offering from Microsoft. That's why there are still loads of top selling games coming out for the PS2.
You may be thinking of US only 360 Units. They don't need to sell another 5 million units to reach 10 million. Total units is the whole point of this debate which seems to be blowing right over your head.
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miir wrote:
Dunbass wrote:Who cares about units in Japan?
Maybe you didn't read this quote:
Xbox business manager Yoshihiro Maruyama wrote:... the one million mark is a figure we'd like to reach by next summer. And then, we'd like to go to 1.5 million, then 2 million in next year's end of year sales rush. We believe the one million mark to be an important figure. If we cross one million, it will be easier for developers to do business, so we'd of course like to reach it quickly."
Microsoft obviously cares about untis sold in Japan.
Japan is the second largest market after North America.
Microsoft was hoping the 360 would get them a foothold in Asian console market but it has so far failed miserably.

Breaking that market would have meant more developers hopping on board, more games, more sales, better proliferation, etc.


I guess that will have to wait until the next gen console from Microsoft, as the 360 will be relegated to second (or third) place behind Sony and possibly Nintendo.
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