360 tops 1million in Japan.

So sure it's slow and steady and not breaking any sales records but 1 million Japanese people now own 360s I think that has to be a bit of a milestone.

Now I know this figure is based on VGChartz and probably some kind of units to retail rather than sales to peeps but still I think it's a milestone to be proud of.

And I know the Cows are going to rumble on about how well their heavy lump PS3 is doing in Japan but that's expected is it not.

MS on the other hand is not strong in Japan but I think this is a respectable figure.

After only three years, well done MS.

While i dont think it has truly pass 1 million in japan yet(around mid -april) i have to give M$ props for the aggressiveness in the japanese market

they are improving maybe next gen they will be serious contenders to both nintendo and sony. i know they are now, but i mean having a chance of winning the sales war.

(around the world not in japan)

It is kinda impressive tho, when you think about it... Japanese people rarely embrace alot of western electronics (it happens, altho I am not sure Id call this an embrace)

To be honest I did not think it would happen... it is afterall the homeland of both the PS and Nintendo...

Good job MS. Xbox only sold about 450.000 there on its life time.

It is kinda impressive tho, when you think about it... Japanese people rarely embrace alot of western electronics (it happens, altho I am not sure Id call this an embrace)

To be honest I did not think it would happen... it is afterall the homeland of both the PS and Nintendo...

Maddie_Larkin

[QUOTE="killerfist"] Woooo! Jandurin

*pops open a bottle of champagne and drenches SW*Jandurin

In this case only 9.

Don't forget in that most recent Famitsu poll, more Japanese gamers are satisfied with the 360 than Wii and PS3.

nice,,xbox 360 is doing really good :)

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

Congrats M$? :lol::lol:

In this case only 9.

killerfist

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

jsmoke03

You lost all credibility right there.

Congrats M$? :lol::lol:

WhySoSerious300

[QUOTE="jsmoke03"]

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

SUD123456

You lost all credibility right there.

congrats...

THe only thing that helped them was the JRPG exclsusives that got. That was a smart move on thier part.

Wow. Congrats MS. Certainly took you long enough. :P

They are still about 3 weeks away from 1 million if I remember the numbers right. Should officially hit it during April.

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

jsmoke03

Why should MS give up anyways? If they quit, they'll look stupid and them putting in $$$ for JRPGs are not only benefiting Japan, but every JRPG fan around the world.

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

jsmoke03

They are currently selling 8k a week in Japan, that's 400,000 a year, that's not going to break records but is still significant enough to warrant the effort MS puts in.

Also if you have 1 million users now and release the successor to the 360 then you hope those 1 million users will by the new product giving you a stronger foot-hold in the next gen.

It's a long slow war MS appear to be fighting in that territory but they don't appear to be willing to write it off yet.

Phil

Out of curiosity, how much did the Xbox sell in Japan?

Even though the XBOX 360 hasn't sold ONE Million in Japan yet, it will.(VGcharts = :lol: )

So, we may as well congrat M$ now, what's the difference?

Congrats M$, you did it! Sure, M$, you claimed you were going to do it Xmas 2008, but it still is about to happen, so congrats.

Who would have thought that when the 360 launched in JAPAN back in 2005, that in 2009, M$ would have sold ONE MILLION?! Crazy!

I guess all those JRPG's M$ bought were really the magic to win over the new fans. Congrats M$.

2013...2 Million?

Right on the tail of the Wii now.wooooode

Wha???

It's on the tail of the PS3 maybe...if it's a LONG, Long Tail.

The 360 having one million means it has no presense, however, it's a milestone since the Xbox never did that.

Even though the XBOX 360 hasn't sold ONE Million in Japan yet, it will.(VGcharts = :lol: )

So, we may as well congrat M$ now, what's the difference?

Congrats M$, you did it! Sure, M$, you claimed you were going to do it Xmas 2008, but it still is about to happen, so congrats.

Who would have thought that when the 360 launched in JAPAN back in 2005, that in 2009, M$ would have sold ONE MILLION?! Crazy!

I guess all those JRPG's M$ bought were really the magic to win over the new fans. Congrats M$.

2013...2 Million?

SolidTy

Actually they originally planned to sell 1 million by summer 2006. Anyway, onwards to 2 million :D Hopefully it won't take another half of a decade.

Actually they originally planned to sell 1 million by summer 2006. Anyway, onwards to 2 million :D Hopefully it won't take another half of a decade.Floppy_Jim

[QUOTE="wooooode"]Right on the tail of the Wii now.SolidTy

Wha???

It's on the tail of the PS3 maybe...if it's a LONG, Long Tail.

The 360 having one million means it has no presense, however, it's a milestone since the Xbox never did that.

Ok, thanks, that's what I wanted to know.

Quite an improvement from the original, wonder how much 360 will sell there when all is said and done.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Even though the XBOX 360 hasn't sold ONE Million in Japan yet, it will.(VGcharts = :lol: )

So, we may as well congrat M$ now, what's the difference?

Congrats M$, you did it! Sure, M$, you claimed you were going to do it Xmas 2008, but it still is about to happen, so congrats.

Who would have thought that when the 360 launched in JAPAN back in 2005, that in 2009, M$ would have sold ONE MILLION?! Crazy!

I guess all those JRPG's M$ bought were really the magic to win over the new fans. Congrats M$.

2013...2 Million?

Floppy_Jim

Actually they originally planned to sell 1 million by summer 2006. Anyway, onwards to 2 million :D Hopefully it won't take another half of a decade.

Yeah, I didn't want to go into the history of the 1 million marker date that kept shifting, but you are correct good sir!

The Goal kept moving around.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

[QUOTE="wooooode"]Right on the tail of the Wii now.Shy_Guy_Red

Wha???

It's on the tail of the PS3 maybe...if it's a LONG, Long Tail.

The 360 having one million means it has no presense, however, it's a milestone since the Xbox never did that.

Ok, thanks, that's what I wanted to know.

Quite an improvement from the original, wonder how much 360 will sell there when all is said and done.

Well, at it's current rate, and assuming Next Gen doesn't happen until 2015 (yeah right, but we can dream) probably hit 1.5- 2 million by 2013.

fairly safe to say that ms failed to try to be relevant in japan. if it took 3 years for 360 to even sell in japan, why is ms still trying. even with lost odysey, tales, star ocean 4 last remnan, eternal sonatat and infinite undiscovery (not sure if thats the right title), i'm surprised they couldn't pull more than that. at least 5 million. they seriously couldve allocated those sku's to other regions and save their money, cut their losses and move on from japan. theyve certainly had better success in eu and na, so just concentrate there

jsmoke03