@koffieboon, so far,
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Jan 2001 to 03rd Nov 2001:
Console | PS2 |
Total
|
9,526,378
|
America
|
3,782,531
|
Japan
|
2,499,385
|
Total Others
|
3,244,462
|
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 05th Jan 2008 to 01st Nov 2008:
Console | PS3 |
Total
|
7,642,867
|
America
|
2,745,269
|
Japan
|
753,955
|
Total Others
|
4,143,643
|
If you remove Japan, then PS3 (NA+EU) sales in 2008 = PS2 (NA+EU) sales in 2001, so far.
then PS2 in Japan,
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 10th Nov 2001 to 29th Dec 2001:
Console | PS2 |
Japan
|
1,071,365
|
and last year PS3,
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 10th Nov 2007 to 29th Dec 2007:
Console | PS3 |
Japan
|
405,182
|
And last year Japan didn`t have ALL PS3 80GB models bundled with GT5P Spec III, neither LBP bundles(which still have potential), and incoming PES2009 bundle + WKC on track.
Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...
2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.
Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.
1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.
PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far