PS3 dominates Xbox 360 in Japan Nov 24-30

  • Posted December 5th, 2008 at 04:48 EDT by
  • 19 Comments

Times are looking decidedly rosier for PlayStation 3 in Japan as of late, with the latest Media Create data revealing that the console has trumped Xbox 360 in the region for the week ended November 30.

Sony’s black box shifted 34,978 units compared to the Xbox 360’s 11,423, while the PlayStation Portable turned in another solid performance with 55,090 units sold, behind the DSi at 87,185.

Here are the official numbers:

- DSi - 87,185
- PSP - 55,090
- Wii - 49,848
- PS3 - 34,978
- DS Lite - 26,851
- Xbox 360 - 11,423
- PS2 - 5,628

Hopefully Sony can continue high numbers in Japan over the holiday season, especially with major RPG releases like White Knight Chronicles approaching.

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  1. Lunar_Chaos

    • 5:03am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 1

    Wow, DSI ownes.

  2. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 5:53am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 2

    So is the PS2 finally gonna lay down?   I swear, that thing is like Rocky Balboa.  An old, beloved champion with a big punch and fans everywhere.

  3. LegendaryAim | LegendaryAim

    • 6:28am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 3

     @2
    Lmao great compairison but yeah i find it funny that on the 20th Xbox fans kept telling me Last Remnant scored 38/40 from famitsu and your going to see the Ps3 lead cut down by half

  4. esham976

    • 7:28am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 4

    glad to see the ps3 doing good on it's home turf but i really wanna see it (ps3) kick microsoft's azz here in the states.

  5. Infernoz0 | Oblivian_92

    • 7:52am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 5

    glad to see that ps2 is still selling

    good week for sony

  6. Tonic99 | Tonic99

    • 8:21am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 6

    Who can stop Grandaddy PS2!?

  7. SamuraiClarke

    • 8:25am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 7

    What's so great about DS's!!?

  8. iHustle- | iHustle-

    • 8:26am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 8

    lmao @2

  9. NewDealer

    • 9:35am GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 9

    Well Sony's black box is not doing so well,so cling to any sigh it's not  doing that terrible.

  10. Intervention

    • 12:25pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 10

    How about the PS3 MMO equivalent of WoW, oh keyboard and mouse support  for FPS games!

  11. Gomersoul | Gomersoul

    • 2:00pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 11

    @samuraiclarke. nothing, they suck. apart from the brain games there is no logical reason to own one over a psp, the buttons on it are way too small for it to function without that stylus

  12. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 2:31pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 12

     DSi and Wii are just to storng in that region and the PS3 still hasn't had the momentum it needs to move units and more so towards blu-ray usage as much as it could. 

  13. LiveDigital

    • 2:40pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 13

    Great job! Gratz to sony and nintendo !!

  14. edward_moffet | edd

    • 3:48pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 14

    Japanese don't like half assed rpgs

  15. dukelord | KillZone3000

    • 6:29pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 15

    WTF!?

    DSi isnt nothing new to the market....

  16. Zadok | Zadok

    • 9:07pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 16

    It's great that Sony are doing well in their own territory, but that is to be expected. It would be nice to see the numbers from the US and Europe also, as Japan is only one  market.

  17. CSZ002

    • 9:59pm GMT - December 5th, 2008
    • 17

    jeez laweez DS and Wii are always pwing sony and microsoft, lol.

  18. Arnekun | Arnekun

    • 1:19am GMT - December 6th, 2008
    • 18

    PS3 is doing great in Japan and Europe

  19. El Penetrator

    • 9:25am GMT - December 6th, 2008
    • 19

    10 years from now the PS3 is still going to be selling, much like the PS2 is doing right now. Sony are thinking long term.

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