PS3 sales double in Japan
- Posted August 3rd, 2007 at 14:02 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 console in Japan have doubled during the period of July 23-29, with the latest Media Create data revealing that the console managed to shift a total of 28,829 units, compared to just under 12,000 units from the previous week.
PlayStation Portable sales were also up for the week ended July 29, with the handheld selling just over 35,000 after dropping to 32,894 the week before. Sales of PlayStation 2 were down from last week, however, with Sony’s last-gen console selling just fewer than 12,000 units, though still selling higher than any other previous-gen system.
Furthermore, Sony continues to maintain its lead ahead of Microsoft's Xbox 360, which, despite a spike in sales, continues to lag far behind with just under 4,000 units sold during the same period.
PSU Says...
Well, this begs the question: An auspicious forecast of events, or just a bump in the ever-changing chart track? You decide, but we at PSU certainly feel that times could be changing for Sony in it’s native country, and with any luck, drive the console to gather enough momentum to hit the ground running for 2008; a year that is undoubtedly going to spell the most important yet for the firm’s next-generation system.
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Ensei-Shiki |
djinni001- 2:10pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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hey guys guess what.... SONY ROX, im loving my ps3 every day, and i even convert 4 360 fanboys(no longer fanboys) to buy a ps3. i just show them a little what the ps3 can do(FFXIII BackGround did the trick) anyways, this is good news keep em' coming :)
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Playstation3Pride |
THS-Pride- 2:18pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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I love japan and their sony fan base, but i hate them for even thinking of playing wii's let alone buying them lol, but sony is already moving, moving to the top
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Tha_Last_Romeo |
Tha_Last_Romeo- 3:02pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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Sony needs some help. I think we all should just try to motivate the friends who have a Wii or XBox to trade.
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 3:17pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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But hoe far ahead is the Wii?that is my question
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Fatso |
Fatso- 3:26pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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I own a ps3 and a 360 and I love them both. They both have great looking exclusives and some games play better on the 360 and some play better on ps3. So I'm not an enemy for owning both, I just want the best gaming experience that I can get; although I do prefer my ps3! Still, 360 is a great system just about as good as the ps3, they just sided with the wrong HD format.
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gamewaffle
- 5:43pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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who cares about nintendo? they shouldn't be included in this console war. Think about it. the Wii is like those Tiger Brand games from Toys R Us compared to the real contenders.
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stennex |
stennex- 6:19pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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WHY PEOPLE BHAVE THIS WAY.WE ALL KNOW THAT HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF. JAPAN MUST BUY PS3, XBOX360 IS NO CONTENDER IN THAT REGION AS A NEXTGEN MACHINE. PS3 HAS A WIDER VARIETY OF GAMES COMING VEREY SOON. IF YOU GO TO THE JAPANESE GAME SITES YOU WILL SEE PS3 GAMES COMING OUT THERE ARE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. I MIGHT EVEN IMPORT A FEW, BECAUSE PS3 JAPAN GAMES CAN PLAY ON US SYSTEMS.
SONY FOREVER!
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InfernoReaper |
GrimDarkling- 8:33pm BST - August 3rd, 2007
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360 will always be dead last in Japan.
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