Xbox 360 pricecut in Japan 09/11: Arcade $180 Premium 60gb $275

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mrstickball said:

thekitchensink said:
That's a decent move on Microsoft's part--isn't September 11 roughly around the time that the 360 shortage in Japan is supposed to be over? It would make sense if they were making room to put out the 60gbs.

I'd say they could start pulling in 4-5k on average, possibly 6-7 if they keep putting out the exclusive RPGs.

September 11th is:

• 1 Week after the Xbox 360 gets restocked in Japan
• Launch day of Infinite Undiscovery in Japan
• Jasper/60GB HDD gets to Japan.

So it's a very good time for the price drop - Just like MS did last year, when Ace Combat 6 launched (X360 outsold PS3 that week, FYI). Difference is that the X360 has had better trending this time of year than 2007 did, which gives me hope that the X360 will continue it's impressive revival #2 in the JP marketplace.

Right now, 2008 is attemping to become the best year Microsoft has had for the X360, as it's just a few thousand units shy of 2007's record pace.

 

 

A couple of spikes around some big games isn't a revival.  The 360 is still effectively dead in Japan and will remain so unless it raises its average weekly sales by a huge amount.  Until we see whether this price cut helps do that its too early to call revival in Japan IMHO.