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FishyJoe on 29 April 2008

Hmmm, coincedence that it's the same week as the Korean Wii launch?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aPVnmYFcu28g&refer=japan

Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Prices in Four Asian Markets (Update1)

By Chinmei Sung

April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. cut prices of its Xbox 360 game console in four Asian markets to help fend off market-share declines against Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp.

The Redmond, Washington-based company cut estimated retail prices in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, Brenda Hsieh, a Microsoft spokeswoman in Taipei, said today.

The price of a basic version will drop by 17 percent to NT$10,360 ($340) in Taiwan and by about 11 percent in Hong Kong effective today, Hsieh said. Prices will fall 5.1 percent to 369,000 won ($369) in Korea and by 20 percent to S$499 ($366) in Singapore, according to separate e-mailed statements.

Global Xbox 360 shipments will probably fall 40 percent to 9.1 million units in the year ending in March 2009 after peaking during the previous 12-month period, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. estimated last month. Shipments of Sony's PlayStation 3 will jump 47 percent to 14 million units, while those of Nintendo's Wii may rise 26 percent to 24 million, according to Daiwa. 



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kingofwale on 29 April 2008

Not China??? are they nuts?



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Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
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outlawauron on 29 April 2008

@ KoW

Is it even out in China?



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kingofwale on 29 April 2008
outlawauron said:
@ KoW

Is it even out in China?

 Not sure if it's officially, but last time I visted China (2 years ago), people there do sell them, nowhere near as popular as PS2.

 

and oh, nobody buys non-pirate game anyway, so you really don't make any in software sales. 



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)
dabaus513 on 29 April 2008

Nvm.



 

 

 

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crossbone on 29 April 2008

In china, PSP is the most popular, you can often see people play it at railway. It mentions that it at least have 5M psps in China, most is from Japan and HK.



Strategyking92 on 29 April 2008

Every one sold is good, I guess.



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konnichiwa on 29 April 2008
kingofwale said:
outlawauron said:
@ KoW

Is it even out in China?

Not sure if it's officially, but last time I visted China (2 years ago), people there do sell them, nowhere near as popular as PS2.

 

and oh, nobody buys non-pirate game anyway, so you really don't make any in software sales.


 Where did you see that?  I still didn't have seen a X360 anywhere in China the same for PS3 and the Wii..

Except HK.






lombard2578 on 29 April 2008

It's official apparantly, but how can the shipment of 360 drop of 40 percent to 9,1 milion if there is not 15 million consoles shipped the previous year.

Analyst says things i don't understand sometimes.



ssj12 on 29 April 2008

this will have zero effect.... well ok... 1% positive change... if that



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