Famitsu 2007-06-11/ 2007-06-17

[Bodhesatva]

rocketpig said:
This should mean that the 360 should meet the Xbox sales in Japan when you align launches and next week should jump a bit over it:

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=XB&reg1=Japan&cons2=XB&reg2=Japan&cons3=X360&reg3=Japan&align=1

Still kinda shocking that no matter what game is released, Japanese gamers aren't interested in the 360 or PS3.

I think Microsoft has learned their lesson, though. They're pumping money at JRPGs like gangbusters; I suspect that they've basically established a new baseline of 2k+ instead of 1k- per week, which was what they were seeing at the end of Xbox's lifespan and the beginning of the 360s. 

I don't expect them to suddenly go and dominate Japan -- I just think they've gone from a miserable performance to a very bad one, and I expect that new, better performance to stick. It's not great, but MS is known for slowly, gradually gaining market share. In fact, I almost consider it their calling card; I still remember the way IE took over.