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Xbox 360 outsells PS3 by nearly 3:1 in Japan last week photo

According to Media Create sales data as chronicled at NeoGAF, the unthinkable has occurred. For a period of seven days, the Xbox 360 sold approximately three times faster than the PS3. Does this prove that the PS3 is in fact just too big for the Japanese to ever truly love? Or could that new JRPG just released in Japan last week have something to do with it?

Either way, Microsoft of Japan take note: Have whatever happened last week repeat itself for the next 156 weeks, and you may just have a chance at getting the silver in this generation's console Olympics (at least in Japan).  

Full numbers after the jump. 

[Via GoNintendo]

Software: 

01. [PSP] Phantasy Star Universe Prtbl. (SEGA) 148,000 / 490,000
02. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Drk Drgn &...(Nintendo) 145,000 / NEW
03. [NDS] Rythem Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 130,000 / 343,000
04. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai) 108,000 / NEW
05. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) 73,000 / 1,019,000
06. [NDS] Sangokushi Taisen Ten (SEGA) 33,000 / NEW
07. [NDS] Summon Night 2 (Namco Bandai) 30,000 / NEW
08. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 27,000 / 2,470,000
09. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 23,000 / 1,656,000
10. [PS3] Soul Calibur 4 (Namco Bandai) 23,000 / 97,000

Hardware:

01. DS Lite 60,434
02. PSP 58,501
03. Wii 38,506
04. Xbox 360 24,962
05. PS3 9,673
06. PS2 8,503


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46 comments | showing # 1 to 46

Electro Lemon's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:43
Electro Lemon
What in the-
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:44
naia-the-gamer
I think my head is going to asplode.
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:45
linuxguy
In other news Satan went to ski today,good times.
Seriously this just proves that good games sell consoles (except for the wii :)).
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:45
F Whipple
flash in the pan
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:46
vexed alex
I smell a storm brewing....

A fanboy storm.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:48
Wedge
They do love their Tales games there. All fuckin 437 of them (made up stat, could be right anyways).
error2k2's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:49
error2k2
Man, Tales of Vesperia, Infinite Undiscovery, Last Remnant, Star Ocean 4?

It's gonna be hard to remain loyal to PS3 in Japan
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:51
SnakeDude4Life
$)4&#(%^#(%$)%&##&*$

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ryanrab1's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/14/2008 23:55
ryanrab1
Gonintendo has the hardware in the Software category, and Software in the Hardware category.
superezekiel's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:02
superezekiel
Oh my God.

Did they finally realize Lost Odyssey was on the 360 and never coming to the PS3? Or was it really the generic shitfest Tales of Vespialonianoko No Tetsu?
ZagZagovich's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:09
ZagZagovich
That is a bit weird.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:15
the GAMEGOBLIN
Hopefully this will persuade more japan developers to make more 360 games, the 360 has too many generic American shooters right now :/
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:16
dephect
July -

- DS: 608K175K (-22.35%)
- Wii: 555K111K (-16.7%)
- PS3: 224.9K 180.1K (-44.5%)
- PSP: 221.7K 115.3K (-34.21%)
- Xbox 360: 204.8K 15.2K (-6.91%)
- PS2: 155.5K 33K (-17.6%)
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:16
the GAMEGOBLIN
...they'll probabily make generic JRPGs though

take it or leave it!
Spooky Electric's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:18
Spooky Electric
Wow, 25,000 360s is REALLY impressive for Japan. The Tales series is great though, so I ain't mad at them. I wonder what the total sales in Japan are now. I know Wii and PS3 are still destroying it, but every major RPG has shifted tens of thousands of 360s, not to mention games like IdolMaster.
Miguelcar808's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:32
Miguelcar808
All Microsoft needs to do now is release a JRPG every single week.
Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:37
Alexradl
Wow, that's crazy. Japan loves them some RPG's.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:37
ThunderHeartXI
I was quite impressed with Tales of Symphonia, and if the trend of great gameplay was kept up to Tales of Vesperia I can see why the 360 would sell like hot cakes there.
norm9's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 00:56
norm9
Impressive.

Those RPGs are finally penetrating the market, many years later.
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 01:11
garison
i like 360 and ps3
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 01:35
-PL-
It's obviously the RPGs.
monkeyspoon5's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 01:36
monkeyspoon5
Do I compare someone to Hitler now? Is that how this works?

Crazy stuffs.
Conan-san's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 01:49
Conan-san
That's what happens when you don't follow though with an expensive console purchace.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 02:24
ArrestedDeveloper
This seems to match up with Cheapy D's anecdotal evidence of 360's being sold out around akihabra.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 02:48
DGX Goggles
In other news, Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang took dead last in the preliminaries for the men's 110 metre hurdles.
Jon2309's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 03:45
Jon2309
=O


=O



Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 03:56
Takeshi
"Have whatever happened last week repeat itself for the next 156 weeks"

Thank you, bye bye.
mr spooky's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 03:57
mr spooky
What till this happens. the start crying.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 04:19
randombullseye


WHAT WHAT WHAT?
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 04:59
Narishma
linuxguy: Correction: "Well known games" sell consoles.
TorpedoTed's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 05:20
TorpedoTed
Shame final fantasy XIII isnt coming to xbox in Japan, machines would have flown off the shelves!!
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 06:11
Y0j1mb0
Love the pic.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 08:14
Face
Goddamit I just want one to clearly dominate the other so I can buy it.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 08:17
brainderailment
Sony knows better than to lose FFXIII to 360 in Japan, this shows why.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 08:27
Holyetheline
Tales of Vesperia is doing the 360 wonders.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 08:46
B-Radicate
Wait. We're all still alive? How is this possible? Hell must be a cold cold place.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 09:13
GrayFox
Wooo!! Xbox motherfucking 360! Eat that PS3!!!!!!!!
Mr B Natural's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 09:18
Mr B Natural
IIIIT BEGIIIINNS!!!! HAHAAH....

*Thunder
*Lightning

...HAHAHAHAHAHAH...

*Thunder
*Lightning

....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 09:26
Gameboi
Impressive... for the short term. If MS can keep this going, then I'll really be impressed. Seriously.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 15:21
MechaMonkey
BWAH?
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/15/2008 16:23
TrailerParkJesus
They ought to release Tales of Vesperia every week then.
Four08Style's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/16/2008 01:09
Four08Style
Had to read that article twice. Still looking for the typo.
may2175's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/04/2009 15:52
may2175
That is amazing Xbox take home the market than PS3 in Japan. Will, in my own opinion i favored Xbox that PS3 because i like XBOx graphics than PS3
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