Seeing these number, it is pretty obvious for me that the xbox360 sales are simply frozen. If u compare to the PS2, they should have rised by 50% (!!!)from the second to the third year that is a lot more than what they have done.
Since the situation is about the same in PAL (1 months that I m looking for these comparaison between the PS2 and the WiiPS360 using the database), I consider MS will enter in the worst period of the Xbox360 where the PS3-Xbox360 price difference is low and when the PS3 has good games.
There are 3 points that basically explain the situation, for me,
1/ Japan sales numbers are ridiculous
I dont think it will change since the JRPG of the Xbox360 are only average/good and since the famous series (Dragon Quest/FF) are not on Xbox360.
2/ PAL sales are frozen
People, like me, prefer to buy a PS3 over an Xbox360 even considering the non-PS3 bundle and the 400 EUROS price point.
PAL PS3 sales will increase and Xbox360 sales will collapse.
3/ Casual : the Xbox360 should begin to target casual gamers.
But the console is OVER-targeted hardcore gamer (see all the PC-Xbox360 exclusive that will continue to push the console in the hardcore).
In fact, the Xbox360 is not able to really reach the casual gaming market even with a low priced bundle (Xbox360 arcade).
I dont even mention that the Wii that is mainly targetting casual and is outcompetting the Xbox360 in this area.
In fact, right now, the biggest problem of MS is : The Wii
Time to Work !
