Console Sales and Debate Thread

**NeoPlayStation** · 11-21-2007, 05:49 PM

Playstation 3 Outsells Wii in Japan for Second Week Straight
by Patrick Steen on November 21, 2007

The latest sales are in from Japan for the week starting 12/11 and ending 18/11, and surprisingly the PS3 is holding on in there with its new 40GB model, fighting off Nintendo’s Wii for another week. The Xbox360 also sees a rise, and Super Mario Galaxy and Heavenly Sword also having respectable sales. Find out the numbers after the jump.

Hardware:

DSLite: 81000
PSP: 66000
PS2: 8800
PS3: 53000
Wii: 36000
Xbox360: 5700

Software:
1. Mario Party (DS)　115000 （Total: 357000）
2. REUC　(Wii) 105000
3. Dynasty Warriors 6 (PS3)　73000 （Total: 250000）
4. Game Center CX　(DS) 46000
5. Famista (DS)　45000
6. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)　43000 （Total: 378000）
7. Heavenly Sword (PS3)　16000 (Total: 23000)
8. Wii Sports (Wii)　15000 （Total: 2106000）
9. Wii Play　(Wii) 15000 （Total: 1662000）
10. FFTA2　(DS) 14000 （Total: 249000）
11. Nishimura Kyoutarou suspense (DS) 11000 (Total: 123000)
12. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (DS) 11000 (Total:1.05m )
13. Dynasty Warriors 6 (360) 10000 (Total: 37000)
14. Complete Literature Works (DS) 8800 (Total: 100000)
15. My Household Budget Diary (DS) 8700 (Total: 286000)
16. Ratchet & Clank: Future (PS3) 8500 (Total: 19000)
17. Ghost Scad (Wii) 7500 (Total: 38000)
18. Mario Party 8 (Wii) 5500 (Total: 890000)
19. Cooking Mama 2 (DS) 4700

Source: Famitsu

***masteratt*** · 11-21-2007, 05:53 PM

And finally beats PS2! lol

...Why is PS2 so low?
I guess everyone got one by now lol

This is the first time I didn't *sigh* after looking at sales.

Now let me clarify that I don't really care, it's just that I was brought into gaming when PS owned the market and I'm just so used to seeing that brand on top so it's always very odd and striking for me to see PS3 sell so bad week after week but now it's looking like status-quo for me.

Two weeks, one week, hell, even one hour, I don't care, seeing PS on top (between consoles) is a good feeling.

And I guess we can tie this in with Wii shortages?

***GTAce*** · 11-21-2007, 05:59 PM

Cool.

**Hisham** · 11-21-2007, 06:02 PM

Dynasty Warriors 6.

What a surprise haha.

***Luis*** · 11-21-2007, 06:22 PM

Dynasty Warriors 7 in the making

***masteratt*** · 11-21-2007, 06:23 PM

Just like the cleaning of a house, it never ends.

***Luis*** · 11-21-2007, 06:25 PM

Ha-ha!

***Viper*** · 11-21-2007, 06:38 PM

Japanese Wii allocations have been diverted to the US and Europe. They are also holding back many units for the launch of Wii Fit on Dec 1.

PS3 hardware in Japan has been doing much better with the new SKU. Software, not so much. PS2 in Japan did the same thing. Hardware sold like crazy since it was the cheapest DVD player in Japan and DVD software spiked but PS2 software was weak. I recently saw that BR movies have increased in sales in Japan lately while PS3 software still falters (though DW 6 is doing damn good).

**Gaul** · 11-21-2007, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by masteratt

Just like the cleaning of a house, it never ends.

At least for women.

Just kidding.

**Sephiroth_VII** · 11-21-2007, 07:01 PM

Call me after 4 continuous weeks, then I'll get excited

**Shadow Voa** · 11-21-2007, 08:21 PM

Dynasty Warriors haha.

**Red_Eyes** · 11-21-2007, 10:29 PM

2nd Week. Keep it up, Sony.

**dnpmakkah** · 11-21-2007, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Viper

Japanese Wii allocations have been diverted to the US and Europe. They are also holding back many units for the launch of Wii Fit on Dec 1.

So Nintendo only had 36000 Wii units in stores this past week?

**zero 7** · 11-21-2007, 10:51 PM

good stuff keep up the good work sony

**Nameless** · 11-21-2007, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Sephiroth_VII

Call me after 4 continuous weeks, then I'll get excited

Call me if Sony dominates in the US over the holiday season...

It's good to see Sony is picking up on their home court, but if they plan to make up ground they need to dominate in the UK & US; the UK is looking positive, but the US not so much...

If Sony can make up ground with their current lineup they should really start to make this a race in 2008 with all the well known IPs...

***LaLiLuLeLo*** · 11-21-2007, 11:18 PM

So THAAAT'S how Koei stays in business. Motherfuckers LOVE the Musou games.

Japanese people are a crazy bunch.

**hybridofsteel** · 11-22-2007, 03:38 AM

Common Capcom, release DMC4 already so that the PS3 can retain this momentum against the Wii.

**Shadow Voa** · 11-22-2007, 03:51 AM

^ So that Nintendo can release Super Smash Bros Brawl? For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction my friend.

**Hisham** · 11-22-2007, 04:27 AM

DMC4 = multiplat now, so people like me who have both systems can see compare which one is better before buying it too, which could also hurt Sony. DMC was never a system seller in the first place (RE is probably more notable). But w/e, I still have faith Capcom will still make it a great game.