Xbox 360 takes Japan by storm

Reports are in at Kotaku that the Xbox 360 is completely sold-out in Japan's largest electronics store. Could this be the turning point for the 360 in Japan? While the 360 has reclaimed the sales volume crown from the PS3 in the US & Europe and now it is blowing the socks off the PS3 in Japan, it seems like Sony could be calling it quits in the home console space.

Reports are in at Kotaku that the Xbox 360 is completely sold-out in Japan's largest electronics store. Could this be the turning point for the 360 in Japan? While the 360 has reclaimed the sales volume crown from the PS3 in the US & Europe and now it is blowing the socks off the PS3 in Japan, it seems like Sony could be calling it quits in the home console space.

WillieBeamish

there were only like 3 360's in the store though? j/k good for the 360

Completely sold out in Japan means what exactly, that an extra 5000 units are selling every week.Hoobinator

I'm just reporting the news. You don't have to get all worried and defensive.

how many units were sold? ofcourse 360 will be sold out if MS is shipping 2 units every month to japan, and miraculously all 2 units were bought

[QUOTE="Hoobinator"]Completely sold out in Japan means what exactly, that an extra 5000 units are selling every week.WillieBeamish

I'm just reporting the news. You don't have to get all worried and defensive.

Microsoft Defense Force at work.

Oh wait...Ok guys wars over pack in your bags MS wins the race. IT'S ALL OVER GUYS System wars forums needs to be shut down until next gen, but obviously there wont be a next gen becuase MS will win that by default as well.

It's not like selling out in Japan means that they have a very small stock of systems...nooo.

why all the hate...are ppl scared lolchikenfriedrice

I am shaking in my boots and the fear that the 360 is selling out in Japan.

LOL HAHA, turning point? :lol: Turning point sux and they olny sold about another 100o :lol:NOLDYLOD

did onlydod get banned or is this someone else?:?

I think even with the help of all these JRPGS the 360 still won't sell much in japan.

Thats funny but how many units were in the store to begin with? :lol:

Thats the real question.

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]why all the hate...are ppl scared lolJynxzor

I am shaking in my boots and the fear that the 360 is selling out in Japan.

well it's funny that a little good news about the most hated console in Japan has all these fanboys panties in a bunch for some reason

WTB a link....II_Seraphim_II

How about this?

http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/08/08/xbox-360-sales-surge-in-japan-tales-of-vesperia-prompts-queues/

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]WTB a link....DrEru

How about this?

http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/08/08/xbox-360-sales-surge-in-japan-tales-of-vesperia-prompts-queues/

cool, but will it have the same effect that MSG had for the PS3 ( Sell really good for 1 month and then go back to usual)?

While the 360 has reclaimed the sales volume crown from the PS3 in the US & Europe

WillieBeamish

Lhawl :lol: More like the second place crown imrite.

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[QUOTE="Hoobinator"]Completely sold out in Japan means what exactly, that an extra 5000 units are selling every week.Hoobinator

I'm just reporting the news. You don't have to get all worried and defensive.

Microsoft Defense Force at work.

omg i wanna join!!! lol

Guys. The only reason MS ships low amounts of consoles to Japan is because low sales are expected. The fact that 360 sold out shows that Japanese are interested in the 360 more. Sure, the PS3 is still selling a lot more, but MS underestimated the amount of 360 buyers in Japan, which is a good thing for MS and the 360. This is not about the 360 completely "wtfpwning" the PS3, its about the 360 starting to gain ground.100000

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]WTB a link....DrEru

How about this?

http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/08/08/xbox-360-sales-surge-in-japan-tales-of-vesperia-prompts-queues/

thank you for a link :)

Sony Defense Force Report just in...

"Bu bu teh low Xbox 360 stock so it mean nothing lol"

OK..... the PS3 is almost at 3 million in Japan and the 360 is about 650,000 ( or something like that ).Tell me.... how does this affect Sony again?

At this rate the 360 will catch up to the PS3 by 2020 ( in Japan that is ).

Does this sound familiar by any chance?

any ground microsoft gains is ground sony has lost.delta3074

Uh, not necessarily.

You do realize that there are people who own both consoles?

OK..... the PS3 is almost at 3 million in Japan and the 360 is about 650,000 ( or something like that ).Tell me.... how does this affect Sony again?

At this rate the 360 will catch up to the PS3 by 2020 ( in Japan that is ).

sakura_Ex

At what rate? There aren't any reports of how many 360's are being sold, so I'm just curious as to how you made your calculations. I'm going to guess it involved retrieving numbers from a specific orifice.

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OK..... the PS3 is almost at 3 million in Japan and the 360 is about 650,000 ( or something like that ).Tell me.... how does this affect Sony again?

At this rate the 360 will catch up to the PS3 by 2020 ( in Japan that is ).

WillieBeamish

At what rate? There aren't any reports of how many 360's are being sold, so I'm just curious as to how you made your calculations. I'm going to guess it involved retrieving numbers from a specific orifice.

Japanese sales charts.

Edit: and it was reported that the PS3 reached 2 million units sold a while ago.

[QUOTE="Hoobinator"]Completely sold out in Japan means what exactly, that an extra 5000 units are selling every week.WillieBeamish

I'm just reporting the news. You don't have to get all worried and defensive.

how many units were sold? ofcourse 360 will be sold out if MS is shipping 2 units every month to japan, and miraculously all 2 units were bought

mingo123

Lol yeah.

according to famitsu the 360 sold 24K last week, while this is certainly a respectable number for the 360 it's hardly taking Japan by storm and i seriously doubt it will last for more then one or two weeksst1ka

Its sales are DOUBLE the PS3.. If that's not taking Japan by storm, I don't know what is.

Reports are in at Kotaku that the Xbox 360 is completely sold-out in Japan's largest electronics store.

WillieBeamish

If you have 100 in stock and you sell all 100, you sold out...but that's not saying a whole lot.

These kinds of threads are only relevant if you have real numbers.

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Reports are in at Kotaku that the Xbox 360 is completely sold-out in Japan's largest electronics store.

Dreams-Visions

If you have 100 in stock and you sell all 100, you sold out...but that's not saying a whole lot.

These kinds of threads are only relevant if you have real numbers.

24k 360's sold > PS3 average 10k sold.

360 is going GANGBUSTERS in Japan, face it.

[QUOTE="st1ka"]according to famitsu the 360 sold 24K last week, while this is certainly a respectable number for the 360 it's hardly taking Japan by storm and i seriously doubt it will last for more then one or two weeksWillieBeamish

Its sales are DOUBLE the PS3.. If that's not taking Japan by storm, I don't know what is.

16k? Oh thats destroying the PS3!!

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"][QUOTE="WillieBeamish"]

Reports are in at Kotaku that the Xbox 360 is completely sold-out in Japan's largest electronics store.

WillieBeamish

If you have 100 in stock and you sell all 100, you sold out...but that's not saying a whole lot.

These kinds of threads are only relevant if you have real numbers.

24k 360's sold > PS3 average 10k sold.

360 is going GANGBUSTERS in Japan, face it.

MS should hug their japanese 3rd party devs for their continued commitment in the midst of their hardships in Japan.

They could have left the platform long ago and nobody would have blamed them.

Well at the walmart here in the U.S. we had 4 360's on the shelf and they finally sold after 2 1/2 weeks lol. I've seen ps3's come and go in there since that time. Just saying.

[QUOTE="st1ka"]according to famitsu the 360 sold 24K last week, while this is certainly a respectable number for the 360 it's hardly taking Japan by storm and i seriously doubt it will last for more then one or two weeksWillieBeamish

Its sales are DOUBLE the PS3.. If that's not taking Japan by storm, I don't know what is.

i don't you think you get it. this happen before with ac and that was what november of last year. and the 360 still remains the same. now sales may of not been doubled because it was the holiday season and the ps3 sales are low due to no recent games but still the 360 isn't taking anything by storm. it just got a game that some like to play