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WiiBox3 on 24 September 2008
Dianko said:
Seems it's not just MS and 360 fans/fanboys that are bullish on the 360 in Japan.

From sinobi:

お近くに量販店がある方はもうお気づきのことと思うが
先週の値下げ以降、Xbox360の売り場が急拡大している。
ショップによって多少の差はあるものの、平均して2倍から3倍に拡張されており
11月20日に発売予定の「ラスト レムナント」と共に
秋商戦の要と考えているショップも多いようだ。
ちなみに、先週の販売台数は約1.3万台。
拮抗しているPS3を2週続けて上回っている。

"If you have a (I think this is the right translation) large retailer near you, you've probably already noticed, but ever since the price drop last week the Xbox 360 sections have grown tremendously. There are minor differences from store to store, but it appears on average the sections have been expanded 2 to 3 times. With the 11/20 release of 'The Last Remnant' it appears many shops are gearing up for the fall shopping season. Also, the sales last week were 13k. For the 2nd week in row, it has beaten it's rival, the PS3."

This should also help sell a lot of other 360 games in Japan. This is probably good for UI, ES and BD.

 



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FinalEvangelion on 27 September 2008

I went to some stores around my smallish city of Kumamoto.

The 360s were completely sold out of all three models where I went. MS seems to be having a shortage again.  Wiis and PS3s are very well in stock, though.



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dejelek on 27 September 2008

well, so next week it could little more than 10K, or less than 10K,



mrstickball on 27 September 2008

dejelek -

I guess it really depends on how Microsoft restocks the channel. MS could have lots of consoles in Japan, and retailers are having trouble getting them from the distribution center, or Japan could be running dry in terms of total available consoles.

Last time, during ToV, there were around 32,000-35,000 consoles in the entirety of Japan for sale. This time around, there has been no less than 43,000 which is a good improvement. Ultimately, I am sure that MS has more consoles on the way, and quickly. The question is how long does it take for the supply chain to put those consoles into retail centers. We could see the X360 slow burn at 10,000 units for awhile, or it could drop ToV style, only to get a major boost 2-3 weeks down the road. It'll be interesting to see what happens.



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

dejelek on 28 September 2008

so in few more days, we will have a Japan number. i think Japan Condition is more on good demand.



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thibje on 30 September 2008

What's the current stutus smbu?



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dejelek on 30 September 2008

when this week japan number, soon ?



mrstickball on 30 September 2008


Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

smbu2000 on 01 October 2008
thibje said:
What's the current stutus smbu?

I'll check out the stores tomorrow or the day after to see how things are. I had to rush home today to make sure that I was home to get my package (Grandia 3 Limited Edition w/Strategy Guide, not bad for ~$15 from Yahoo Auctions JP, hehe)




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dejelek on 01 October 2008

so almost the same as i predicted, if based on Famitsu number, it is 10K on X360 and PS3 getting even lower.

next week, i bet Xbox 360 will be > 14K (have better stock/supply)

and to smbu2000, i wait your next photo, maybe right now using different angle/spot :)