| Egghead said: Disappointing 360 numbers given first-day sales. Oh well, well done to PS3 numbers! |
I doubt the 360 will see many boosts from game launches now. For anything multi-plat the PS3 is more likely to get the boost, and with the whole blow-up around ToV, etc. I suspect any future 360 jRPG exclusives will be met with caution unless they are very clearly really exclusive. Aside from that nothing in the pipeline for the 360 seems likely to appeal in Japan. (EDIT - maybe Natal, but I think it's going to arrive too late after Wii and by then PS3 will have similar system with EyeToy & Wands so I doubt it will help 360 in Japan much either).
MS gave it a very good push, and the 360 has done well to clear 1M in Japan, but I think with the PS3 Slim in place, and a steady flow of titles now arriving on PS3 the 360 is now going to remain way behind PS3 and Wii in weekly sales for the rest of this gen in Japan. Still, every week's 2K to 4K increases the install base overall, so I doubt MS will be too upset because at the end of the day they at least made a bit of an impression this gen instead of simply floating face down in the water (in Japan obviously, before someone slams me with US sales).
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
