Lol ME2?

BO at 17.49 atm PS360

MW2 was ~14.6 at the time, so 2.89m difference. Insane.

holy shit...yeah thats really insane...hmm im thinking right now if it will be the first (and maybe last) 10 million seller for the PS3?

It all comes down to how much GT5 gets bundled and the legs during drought months, although it may fall short. I also think that MW2 has a small shot at 10m if undertracked a bit and sales continue to maintain at the first MW levels despite the MW2 release. As it stands, 3 games have potential to make 10m on PS3, well in my opinion anyway - MW2, GT5 and BO.

I think 360 10m is a given.. Considering it's at 9.7 already lol x)

Yeah, I noticed that too.  Almost 3 times the sales of the console.  Wonder if the word of mouth in Japan is coming alive now too.  On that other thread I chose 250k lifetime sales of it, but let a Monster Hunter game debut or someone like Kojima release an exclusive game for it and you can pretty much blow that all up.

Doesn't look like the software is doing much over there, though.  Some games either must not be released or aren't tracked.

MW2 LTD is around 21 million.

Black Ops is already at 19 million.

Yeah I agree, not sure if it'll get a monster hunter (if MS wants MS gets though $$) but I defo think there will be some sort of Final Fantasty Kinect

Single sku yeah,

Black Ops reached 10 mill in Week 1

Yes, virtually PS3 had 2 weeks of 1M last year, with one being really over.

The fact it's selling way above the console itself shows its currently selling mainly to the existing 360 base.  The slow rise indicates not bad word of mouth but unless it translates to actual console sales growth it's only selling to the converted, which is good for MS in terms of solidifying it's niche foothold in Japan, but doesn't really help much with overall penetration - i.e. preaching to the converted is good for keeping them converted but doesn't bring in new fans.

As with the 360 HW sales worldwide the number (for Kinect) is so small relative to the other markets it's only really a curiosity.

A game such as something by Kojima might well change things - and in fact I figure MS best chance of seeing what I would personally consider real success with Kinect in Japan would be to fund some centric, high profile titles.  I doubt you'll see MH though, the big question there is where it goes with PSP2 and 3DS.

But Kojima has shown some interest in Kinect so you never know on that front.

I get the feeling though, particularly once MS really pick their way through the December sales, that their focus for Kinect is going to be US and then maybe later Europe - depending upon speed with which they localize it further.

Japan really isn't going to be worth any big investment for them I reckon.

Kojima's name has no pull outside Metal Gear.  Everything else he's plastered it on (ZOE, Boktai, Lord of Shadow) has been a sales disappointment.