A very positive week which is sadly being overplayed and underplayed by a great many posters. This weeks numbers show one thing the Japanese are starting to take notice of the games and more importantly the library for the console. Were the library not there this game would not have boosted sales this greatly.
I neither expect the sales to plummet under five thousand per week, or to stay in the stratosphere. However I do think the console in Japan has reached a point where it can sustain weekly sales in the five digit mark for many weeks straight. Which is not just good for the console in the general sense. That will put it more on par with the PS3 in weekly sales for much of the remaining year.
Now if Microsoft parlays this into a winning formula of weekly victories over Sony in Japan. I expect Sony to respond by enacting a decent price cut on their console. Which would feasibly restore the balance to a previous state. I am far from bullish on Sony cutting console prices, and anyone who has posted here for quite some time knows this. However I honestly think face saving could be a factor in Japan.
I doubt Sony will tolerate the situation if Microsoft sells on par with their console.
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