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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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Electro Lemon's Avatar
Electro Lemon at 08/14/2008 23:43
What in the-
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 08/14/2008 23:44
I think my head is going to asplode.
linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 08/14/2008 23:45
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
F Whipple at 08/14/2008 23:45
flash in the pan
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 08/14/2008 23:46
I smell a storm brewing....

A fanboy storm.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 08/14/2008 23:48
They do love their Tales games there. All fuckin 437 of them (made up stat, could be right anyways).
error2k2's Avatar
error2k2 at 08/14/2008 23:49
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
SnakeDude4Life at 08/14/2008 23:51
$)4&#(%^#(%$)%&##&*$

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ryanrab1's Avatar
ryanrab1 at 08/14/2008 23:55
Gonintendo has the hardware in the Software category, and Software in the Hardware category.
superezekiel's Avatar
superezekiel at 08/15/2008 00:02
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
ZagZagovich at 08/15/2008 00:09
That is a bit weird.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 08/15/2008 00:15
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
dephect at 08/15/2008 00:16
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
the GAMEGOBLIN at 08/15/2008 00:16
...they'll probabily make generic JRPGs though

take it or leave it!
Spooky Electric's Avatar
Spooky Electric at 08/15/2008 00:18
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
Miguelcar808 at 08/15/2008 00:32
All Microsoft needs to do now is release a JRPG every single week.
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 08/15/2008 00:37
Wow, that's crazy. Japan loves them some RPG's.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar
ThunderHeartXI at 08/15/2008 00:37
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
norm9 at 08/15/2008 00:56
Impressive.

Those RPGs are finally penetrating the market, many years later.
garison's Avatar
garison at 08/15/2008 01:11
i like 360 and ps3
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 08/15/2008 01:26
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-PL- at 08/15/2008 01:35
It's obviously the RPGs.
monkeyspoon5's Avatar
monkeyspoon5 at 08/15/2008 01:36
Do I compare someone to Hitler now? Is that how this works?

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


=O



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

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


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

*Thunder
*Lightning

...HAHAHAHAHAHAH...

*Thunder
*Lightning

....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 08/15/2008 09:26
Impressive... for the short term. If MS can keep this going, then I'll really be impressed. Seriously.
Projectexodus's Avatar
Projectexodus at 08/15/2008 09:43
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 08/15/2008 15:21
BWAH?
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 08/15/2008 16:23
They ought to release Tales of Vesperia every week then.
Four08Style's Avatar
Four08Style at 08/16/2008 01:09
Had to read that article twice. Still looking for the typo.
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janethoward at 12/10/2008 15:02
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may2175 at 01/04/2009 15:52
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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