AlphaPrime Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 May 8 - 14 DSL - 91,895 PSP - 27,127 PS2 - 21,138 GBASP - 6,317 DS - 3,438 GBM - 2,628 Xbox360 - 1,355 GC - 1,069 GBA - 40 Xbox - 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZOOzzoo Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hmm... o_O Is there any particular reason why overall sales suddenly dropped this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CY:G Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hmm... o_O Is there any particular reason why overall sales suddenly dropped this time? Everyone is saving now that they now the PS3 price :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Anthony Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Everyone is saving now that they now the PS3 price :laugh: :D :rofl: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajapi Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Everyone is saving now that they now the PS3 price :laugh: As funny as you may find it, there might be some truth to that. I don't think this can be related to people saving up for Playstation 3. Rather, the building anticipation of the new console (along with the Wii, of course) is probably driving the interest of current gen consoles down. I don't know how this applies to the handheld market though hehe..do you reckon there were shortage problems? Or maybe every Jap that wanted a DS already has one :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerus Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Im wondering if New Super Mario Brothers will boost DSL and DS more in the coming weeks. I think it comes out the 30th in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Im wondering if New Super Mario Brothers will boost DSL and DS more in the coming weeks. I think it comes out the 30th in Japan. Indeed it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 soon every jap will have a DS. Just look at the GBA, Only sold 87 last month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted May 20, 2006 Global Moderator Share Posted May 20, 2006 heh.. +41 more units for 360 in japan from this week and last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom127 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Well Microsoft should forgot Japan IMHO.. japanese people are oriental culture and NEVER will support a foreigner product that themselves compete.. Nobody buys Chevrolet cars in Japan is you can get a Toyota. Nobody buys RCA TV in Japan if you can get a TOSHIBA. Nobody buys Ducatti is you can get HONDA. Nobody buys PHILIPS if you can get Panasonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Anthony Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 ^^ Yeah, but Japan is a key market in the console industry, if Microsoft wants to win the console wars(wich I believe is their goal) they have to at least appease this market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted May 21, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted May 21, 2006 ^^ Yeah, but Japan is a key market in the console industry, if Microsoft wants to win the console wars(wich I believe is their goal) they have to at least appease this market. They should be there but I don't see why Japan is any more important than the N. America or Europe markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Anthony Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 They should be there but I don't see why Japan is any more important than the N. America or Europe markets. Yeah, but if your talking about why they get special packages and such its because they haven't won that part over so they are going to try different /cheaper/value packages. It wouldn't make sense to cater to markets where you are already enjoying success because it costs the company money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaPrime Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 May 15 - 21 DSL - 160,182 PSP - 24,457 PS2 - 20,633 DS - 16,867 GBASP - 6,174 GBM - 2,245 Xbox360 - 1,403 GC - 1,051 GBA - 25 Xbox - 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7R1K3R Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 They should jus let it leave be. And focus on getting more consoles in homes everywhere else. And then the Japanese will follow suit. Because developers will see the huge install base and will create games for the system for profit. Which in turn sells more consoles. They can also start to buy out all the Japanese companies and that will destroy competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noping Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Well Microsoft should forgot Japan IMHO.. japanese people are oriental culture and NEVER will support a foreigner product that themselves compete.. Nobody buys Chevrolet cars in Japan is you can get a Toyota. Nobody buys RCA TV in Japan if you can get a TOSHIBA. Nobody buys Ducatti is you can get HONDA. Nobody buys PHILIPS if you can get Panasonic. Only an idiot will choose Chevy over Toyota. An idiot will choose RCA over Toshiba. Dont know Ducati but IMO Honda is one of the top auto makers along with Toyota. If I remember correctly, wasn't Philips going to install a chip to force commercials on us... Ya Panasonic is way better. SO there you have it, If you own country produces better product, why on earth would you buy an inferior import ( now that would be stupid ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7R1K3R Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Only an idiot will choose Chevy over Toyota. An idiot will choose RCA over Toshiba. Dont know Ducati but IMO Honda is one of the top auto makers along with Toyota. If I remember correctly, wasn't Philips going to install a chip to force commercials on us... Ya Panasonic is way better. SO there you have it, If you own country produces better product, why on earth would you buy an inferior import ( now that would be stupid ). Honda over Ducatti?? Keep dreaming buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukachu Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 ^^ he probably didn't realise it is a motorcycle manufacturer so give him a break. As for the 360 in Japan, i think they should definitely be trying to get into that market, its a very profitable one with gaming a very large industry not only in japan but the world. remember japan is the 2nd largest economy in the world, has a considerable population. since they have such a small user base there the opportunities are great if they can break into the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerus Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 New Super Mario Brothers sold 480,000 or so copies in it's first day in Japan... expect DSLite to be still be on top by far this week ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerus Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 May 22 - 28, 2006 Nintendo DS Lite - 285,025 PSP - 27,227 PS2 - 19,798 Game Boy Advance SP - 6,652 Nintendo DS - 4,126 Game Boy Micro - 2,013 X360 - 1,242 GameCube - 1,116 Game Boy Advance - 44 Xbox - 8 And for fun: 1. 899,518 - New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 2. 86,451 - Brain Training 2 (DS) 3. 62,616 - Brain Training (DS) 4. 48,342 - Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable (PSP) 5. 46,809 - Tetris DS (DS) 6. 42,127 - Kimi Kiss (PS2) 7. 38,419 - World Soccer Winning Eleven 10 (PS2) 8. 37,222 - English Training (DS) 9. 36,610 - Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 10. 32,742 - Powerful Pro Major League Baseball (PS2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 May 22 - 28, 2006 Nintendo DS Lite - 285,025 PSP - 27,227 Uh oh! Thats 10 DSLs to 1 PSP! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 That's a good thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Oh wow. Almost a million NSMB in just 2 weeks!! :wacko: . Those DSL numbers are just crazy too. At this rate, evryone in Japan really will have a DS :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaPrime Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 May 22 - 28, 2006 Nintendo DS Lite - 285,025 Xbox - 8 Uh oh! That's 35628 DSLs to 1 Xbox! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanghoku Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 i think they're just collecting ds's... "oh, in europe they get a black one!! black is different from my white,navy,pink,red and orange ds!! i n3333d this one too!!!" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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