JP 360 price drop is moving consoles

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dbot said:

mrstickball said:

dbot said:

selnor said:

dbot said:
So the 360 is supply constrained in Japan, and Microsoft cuts the price? Poor marketing or is someone not being truthful?

 To inform you, the 360 will have a big shipment on 11th. Seems M$ need to make sure they send more 360's to Japan regularly now. Seems to me Price cut is in tie with the big shipment.

Thanks for the information.  The 360 moved 860 units in Japan last week.  I hope that shipment isn't too big.

It seems that it's a large shipment - Microsoft has had 3 weeks to send new units to Japan. Why do you hope the shipment isn't too big? Afraid that it may start selling well, and beat out the inferior PS3?

 

Maybe they will be able to double last weeks sales and get close to 2k.

 

360 should sell quite a few systems this week. When I checked around my area last week there were pretty much 0 360's available. When I checked earlier today (9/11, the first day of the price cut and intro of the 60gb 360, also the release of IU) there were 360's in stock (though the biggest store had the Arcade sold out). The 360 should be above the PS3's sales again, like the ToV week. (my guess anyway)