Hey Tres, when you made this thread did you think the PS3 would only have a few weeks? Did you think a tie or a PS3 win was even possible? Pretty nuts.

Will the PS3 be able to outsell the Wii in Japan any week this year? | |||
| Yes, in more weeks than last year. | 706 | 54.43% | |
| Yes, same amount of weeks than last year. | 76 | 5.86% | |
| Yes, but less weeks than last year. | 161 | 12.41% | |
| Yes, only once. | 29 | 2.24% | |
| No, lol? | 137 | 10.56% | |
| I like turtles. | 188 | 14.49% | |
| Total: | 1,297 | ||
Hey Tres, when you made this thread did you think the PS3 would only have a few weeks? Did you think a tie or a PS3 win was even possible? Pretty nuts.

Yep, but not this many times. I mean Wii has fallen too low while PS3 has stabilized at a solid number. Things will be real close from now on until both consoles get replacements.
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| trestres said: Yep, but not this many times. I mean Wii has fallen too low while PS3 has stabilized at a solid number. Things will be real close from now on until both consoles get replacements. |
Is there anything left at this stage that could create a genuine gap between them saleswise? Is it possible that one could break away? It would take a few killer apps or something right? Not likely I guess.

Not anymore. PS3 has a plaethore of Japanese games announced from 3rd parties, Wii not so much. Wii will depend on Nintendo's efforts to remain competitive, while the PS3 has both 1st and 3rd party games to remain at a steady pace.
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NYANKS said:
Is there anything left at this stage that could create a genuine gap between them saleswise? Is it possible that one could break away? It would take a few killer apps or something right? Not likely I guess. |
Here's an updated list of upcoming 3rd party games:
Listing all upcoming known games from 3rd party Japanese publishers for the PS3/Wii.
Games that will probably sell over 100k in Japan:
PS3:
Wii:
Games that will probably sell below 100k (Or may not be released there at all):
PS3:
Wii:
Platform Count:
PS3 - 71
Wii - 19
Publisher Count (Major Publishers Only):
Square-Enix
PS3 - 9
Wii - 2
Capcom
PS3 - 6
Wii - 0
Namco-Bandai
PS3 - 14
Wii - 4
Konami
PS3 - 9
Wii - 3
Tecmo-Koei
PS3 - 9
Wii - 0
Sega
PS3 - 3
Wii - 2
Level 5
PS3 - 1
Wii - 1
Atlus
PS3 - 1
Wii - 0
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Holy Crap........quite a discreapncy there. How long into the future does this list take into account. That's incredible. I mean, I've heard you be somewhat negative on Wii for a while, but damn. Then again, the slew of Ninty games coming out plus Dragon Quest should do quite a bit for the Wii. Don't know how big GT is in Japan, so yeah, should remain close. Thanks for staying on top of this Tres, so much infromation... X(

What the hell is this third party madness?

Above: still the best game of the year.
| NYANKS said: Holy Crap........quite a discreapncy there. How long into the future does this list take into account. That's incredible. I mean, I've heard you be somewhat negative on Wii for a while, but damn. Then again, the slew of Ninty games coming out plus Dragon Quest should do quite a bit for the Wii. Don't know how big GT is in Japan, so yeah, should remain close. Thanks for staying on top of this Tres, so much infromation... X( |
These are all the known upcoming 3rd party games from Japanese devs, it's 2010 and onwards.
Nintendo has a few 1st party games, but outside those the sales trend for the Wii should be a spike upon release of key games and a quick downfall. PS3 has many games to keep HW at a constant rate.
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PS3 could garner up a lead with that support.. especially since it hasn't hit that magical $199 price point

PS3 Wins this week by 5k! This means that PS3 is now on top of the Wii in total number of weeks.
19 for the PS3 vs 18 for the Wii
It has also extended the biggest winning streak to 8 consecutive weeks.
Next week's releases:
Week starting 09/23
PS3
- Winning Post 7 2010
- Singularity
- Devil May Cry 4 (Cheaper Edition)
- Atelier Rorona (Cheaper Edition)
Wii
None.
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Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.