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Forums - Sales Discussion - Japan hardware sales : new low for the 360. Is the 360 dead in Japan ?

Ok but what can explain it's outsold 2:1 by a 10 year old console which is considered 'dead' by most gamers ?

Is it the lack of exclusives ? Looks amazing to me.



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Is this an attack on the 360 fanboys? Its doing fine, once MC II comes out there will be a big sales boost.



 

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Aion - You serious... you think Magna Carta will do something... I mean... you really think people who havent bought a 360 in japan yet who want to play magna carta already skipped the low price and ToV and SO4...



Aion said:
Is this an attack on the 360 fanboys? Its doing fine, once MC II comes out there will be a big sales boost.

 



360 isn't competitive in Japan, it's doing fine, all things considered.

I'd be more concerned about the drop in PS3 (sub 10,000? ouch) and Wii sales-Wii Sports Resort doesn't seem to have had a lasting effect on hardware sales.



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Its not due to lack of exclusives its due to the lack of BRAND power and japanese games!

I think its sad that the 360 is out selling the ps3 all over the world! Thats the biggest suprise of this gen!

Sony almost coming to a stand still compared to its previouse consoles (its gone backwards) unlike the 360



mario64 said:
Ok but what can explain it's outsold 2:1 by a 10 year old console which is considered 'dead' by most gamers ?

Is it the lack of exclusives ? Looks amazing to me.

You really can't see why Japanese gamers find the PS2 more suited to their tastes than the 360?



LOL, DQ IX sales killed the 360 in Japan.
Btw, for the past six generations, the console that came in third in Japan ended up being second world wide. Go figure.



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http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=XB&reg1=------&cons2=PS3&reg2=------&cons3=X360&reg3=Japan&weeks=165&weekly=1

This graph shows there have been worse weeks for the 360.

The reason for the low hardware is simple: lack of exclusives. I can only think of Magna Carta 2 to give a small boost (but the series don't seem to be very popular), and some multiplats will boost the system as well, but they'll always give a bigger boost to the PS3. I'm surprised the 360 kept selling good for so long.



JED3 thats like saying GT5 wont sell lots of PS3's because most who want it already have GT5P or a PS3.

Given how many the 360 has sold compared to what the market is it has the most room to grow out of all the consoles so yes. People who are interested in MC2 could very likely not have a 360 and missed those other games.

They might not be interested in TOV or SO4 and this might be what perks their interest in the console.