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Forums - Sales Discussion - 360 to outsell the ps3 again in Japan?

A year ago this would have been an easy question but now it actually has merit. Things change so quickly in this industry.



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No. The 360 is heading back th its normal 2,500 a week until Last Remnant comes out.



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqqLMgbtrB8

It would be quite the feat for 360 to outsell the PS3 again this week. Time will tell how the 360 will fare in Japan. Until then, we play the waiting game.

Still, to think that 360 would ever get to be in this position... Impressive, most impressive.



Goddbless said:
A year ago this would have been an easy question but now it actually has merit. Things change so quickly in this industry.

It's not so much that things change quickly, as it is that Microsoft did what was needed to make themselves competitive...Unlike last generation.

It's not that hard for a system to do well in Japan, or any country, really (provided there aren't strange circumstances such as mainland Europe's dislike of the X360 due to their hatred of Microsoft and their quality controls).

If the Playstation 3 had made the same moves - Bought up big 3rd party IPs, made aggressive pricedrops, and marketed properly, they could of been competitive with the Wii, but they didn't. Likewise, if the Wii had done the same, it'd be selling 70,000 a week and not 30,000 a week.

It's all about positioning, and Microsoft is trying to position themselves as the Otaku console in Japan, and not the Playstation 3. And unlike Sony, they are doing a pretty good job at securing a litany of JRPGs, western games, and other niche products that the Wii and PS3 have overlooked.

 



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It will be close.



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Tbone said:
Well according to the Japan preview it wont.

and where does it say that?

I think it will, last weeks japan preview, underestimated the 360, which we saw last week in the numbers, this weeks wide range og 6k shows, that they dont really know what it will be

supply constraint is the chief hold up, does make things harder to predict a good next step for MS would be to push a value line (games) out in say 3-4 weeks



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Microsoft has their platinum/best price schedule already published for the next few months in Japan:

September - Forza Motorsports 2

October 23 - Gundam Mousou International

November 6th - Ace Combat 6, Assassain's Creed, Beautiful Katamari, Lost Odyssey, Project Gotham Racing

 

 



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

@mrstickball, well then MS and i are on the same page, heh, glad to hear it



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i think the 360 sales are going to be ub ps3 untill the release of the last remnant or whatever its called, it may that is the only week left in the year where the 360 can outsell the ps3 in japan