The sales of the 360 are going up in Japan.

[gebx]

I had predicted at the start of 2007 that the 360 would hit 1,000,000 by the end of the year... by July 07 I had given up on my prediction and basically the 360 in japan. My belief was that the 360 would hit a tipping point in japan where it would slowly become accepted as a gaming console in the market and started selling decently.

Maybe that 5k is the start of that tipping point? I won't be holding my breath, this is most likely a small spike cause of gundam, but I'm always hoping those 5000 people tell their friends and let them play with the 360 controller...