TWRoO on 08 May 2009
| Carl2291 said: Lack of games = lack of sales. |
That could be part of it I suppose.... but perhaps it just need a price cut in Japan.
After all, the only consoles left that are UP year over year are the DS (DSi boosted) and the X360 (which is a lot cheaper than it was for the same period last year.
2008:
| Console | Wii | PS3 | X360 | PSP | DS |
|
Total
|
6,255,300
|
3,417,607
|
2,496,914
|
4,444,513
|
7,958,206
|
|
America
|
2,632,123
|
1,192,407
|
1,212,049
|
1,237,002
|
2,568,518
|
|
Japan
|
1,325,595
|
396,231
|
61,593
|
1,564,419
|
1,298,388
|
|
Total Others
|
2,297,582
|
1,828,969
|
1,223,272
|
1,643,092
|
4,091,300
|
2009: (missing the last week of Japan, though it won't make a huge difference)
| Console | Wii | PS3 | X360 | PSP | DS |
|
Total
|
6,180,540
|
2,984,501
|
3,438,149
|
3,144,894
|
8,674,139
|
|
America
|
3,011,240
|
1,073,551
|
1,611,601
|
900,537
|
3,240,826
|
|
Japan
|
478,047
|
469,385
|
171,012
|
882,448
|
1,223,006
|
|
Total Others
|
2,691,253
|
1,441,565
|
1,655,536
|
1,361,909
|
4,210,307
|
I missed off PS2, but then it should be expected to be all in the red compared to last year. (it is about 50-55% down in all three regions)
