MikeB's past predictions

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MikeB said:

@ greenmedic88

I view the release of Final Fantasy XIII (and release of the slim) as a PS3 turning point for the Japanese market, the PS3 has performed very well in Japan since that game's release. Massive YOY gains.

The PS3 according to trackers has been outselling the Wii for many weeks in a row now.

PS3 selling ahead of Wii the past couple weeks is attributable entirely to Torne, Yakuza 4 and Hokuto Musou respectively.  It also helped that Wii had almost nothing of note all Q1 (it's biggest release was RE DarkSide Chronicles back in January, which sold just half what Umbrella Chronicles did in 2007, but still handily outsold all the Gun Survivors on PS2).

From the week of FFXIII launch though, PS3 has outsold Wii just 6 weeks, while Wii's outsold PS3 for 11 weeks.  Also in just that period, Wii's sold about 200,000 more units than PS3 total in Japan.