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omoneru said:
http://www.ps3-fan.net/schedule.html
Use IE to view the page. Many are 発売日未定 (TBA).

They need a lot more games like 戦場のヴァルキュリア, 龍が如く, メタルギア ソリッド 4 before HD- and PS2-gamers in Japan gradually start to pay attention to an upcoming sku of 360 and the flood of JRPGs. Right now, only a very-nerdy segment is interested in 360. A lower price point + restored PS2 compatibility will help but they seem not viable at this moment. Once MH3 is released on Wii, however, it's going to be increasingly harder to compete with it.

Let's see if MH3 takes off on home consoles as the PS2 counterparts didn't sell nearly as well as the PSP ones.
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Japan

06/26 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
The Darkness
07/03 Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (PlayStat...
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ...
Enchant Arm (PlayStation 3 the ...
Initial D: Extreme Stage
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PlayStation...
Ratchet & Clank Future: Too...
07/10 Dark Sector
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
07/17 Metal Gear Online
Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi
Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi...
07/24 Kung Fu Panda
Siren New Translation
Wangan Midnight (PlayStation 3 ...
07/31 Beijing 2008 - The Official Vid...
Soul Calibur IV
08/07 NBA 2K8
08/21 Vampire Rain: Altered Species

 

 

And for comparison purposes:

Initial D (PS2) sold 270k LTD in Japan, 165k 1st week.

Siren 1 (PS2) sold 107k LTD and 47k 1st week.

Siren 2 (PS2) sold 80k LTD and 49k 1st week.

Soul Calibur (DC) sold 172k 1st week and 288k LTD

Soul Calibur 2 (PS2) sold 79k 1st week and 145k LTD

Soul Calibur 2 (GC) sold 47k 1st week and 77k LTD

Soul Calibur 2 (XB) sold 18k 1st week

Soul Calibur 3 (PS2) sold 100k 1st week and 126k LTD

 

 

Tears to Tiara and NGS "The Best" and Ratchet "The best" should get some ok sales. No HW movers but should be able to sustain decent HW numbers (20k or so) until August.