Japanese hardware sales, Feb. 5 - Feb. 11: job interview edition

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Feb 16th 2007 9:25PM

Finding the job of your dreams is very much a process of finding just the right balance. Much like a tightrope walker carefully inching his way across a length of cord, the employee-to-be is trying to stay on his feet through a job that is rewarding both personally and financially. In fact, this is precisely why actual tightrope walkers often end up falling to their extremely painful deaths. Circus pay sucks.

Admittedly, the millions and occasionally billions of dollars afforded to me by tracking and commenting on the Japanese sales charts made my decision to explore other careers all the more difficult. Just last week, I embarked on a job-finding quest, hoping to discover something new and more spirtually enriching. After the break, you'll learn just how spendidly my job interview went.

- DS Lite: 201,177

55,104 (37.72%)
- Wii: 78,550

12,810 (19.49%)
- PSP: 32,175

959 (3.07%)
- PS3: 23,431

4,704 (25.12%)
- PS2: 16,033

1,507 (8.59%)
- Xbox 360: 4,811

1,319 (21.52%)
- GBA SP: 980

256 (35.36%)
- Game Boy Micro: 884

166 (15.81%)
- Gamecube: 383

77 (25.16%)
- DS Phat: 121

2 (1.68%)
- GBA: 36

8 (28.57%)

[Source: Media Create]

See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts

"Ah, Mister ... Kiteman, is it?"

"No, I think that's probably a Mega Man villain. It's Kietzmann."

"Oh dear. Please accept my apology."

"Okay, but I'm not returning it."

"You're not returning what?"

"My apology."

"Why would you apologize?"

"No, I mean you gave me your apology and now it's mine. It's sort of a joke, a play on words?"

"Ah. You're a funny one."

"Yeah. I mean, no. Not in that way. Or whatever you were thinking. Right."

"Which position are you interested in?"

"Uh, the Finnish Sales Chart Tracker. "

"Do you have any prior experience?"

"Yes, I followed and wrote about the Japanese sales charts for Joystiq. I did it for round about 8 months, I'd say."

"Any computer skills?"

"Absolutely, the internet is practically like a second language to me! I have lots and lots of skill-sores."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Skill-sores. I have them."

"I'm so sorry to hear that."

"But, isn't it a good thing?"

"Well, I'm not sure, really. Are they contagious? It sounds like they would be."

"No, I ... I don't believe so. At least not in my line of work, I'm-a-ho."

"You're a what!?!"

"In my honest opinion, you know?"

"I don't think that's the sort of thing you can have an opinion on, son. Either you are or you aren't... and I'm not even sure how you manage to be one."

"Well, I've had years of experience and, if I can speak frankly, I find it's easy once you know who your audience is. You just need to use the right words, a-fake."

"You use a fake one? Is that how you manage to fool your, ahem, audience?"

"No no, as far as I know."

"You're not even sure anymore? That's just sick!"

".............................."

"I'll tell you what. You get your sore-covered body of filth and trickery out of my office and I'll pretend this never happened."

"I see. I guess that's goodbye then."

"Goodbye!"

"Also, since you're pretending this never happened, can I get a do-over?"

"LEAVE!!"

Tags: DS, GameCube, Japanese hardware sales, JapaneseHardwareSales, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (86)

To #47:

What the fuck is "scientifical"?

bootsielon

So graphics enchance or actually make the game?

...?

*blleehh* I threw up a bit in my mouth...

ugh...

Well I guess it can't be helped, especially with these 5-7th generation gamers. I wouldn't expect a real gamer to think of games in such a blantly stupid manner.

Also, if you didn't know that we are currently in the 7th generation of consoles then you probably are in the 5-7th. I suggest reading a book on the matter or trying to get an older more mature gamer to tell you exactly why your viewpoints on gaming are horrible.

Or you could just you know... stop playing all together. The culture of gaming will be much better off without you.

ok this is gonna be long

why is everyone so shocked that a Nintendo console is doing well in Japan? it's a given, they will always take Japan. the real issue is how well it will do worldwide. i know someone's gonna come up with the "it's offers a whole new experience to non-gamers" bit. i say that's bull.

see the problem here is the Wii is selling NOW. Let's look ahead: Nintendo's next big game isn't coming until April, while Microsoft and Sony are already preparing their ammunition. Halo 3 is gonna come out in the summer, and this is all every gamer is gonna be talking about. meanwhile, Wii doesn't have anything close to this coming out for summer.

now let's look at fall: ok granted this is when Nintendo's 3 biggest games are supposed to come out, however, this when everyone's else's big games are coming out also, none of these games come even close to what's coming out from the their competitors... so they are pitting 3 potentially "good" games against about 10 INCREDIBLE GAMES . and DON'T they can't lose the top spot in Japan. just look how Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has already sold in the short time have had it. if this any indication, GTA4 will be the game that sells ps3s in Japan. add on top of that Metal Gear Solid 4.

bottom line: Wii is hot now, but come summer, it will be crushed in the malestrom. this is fact.

how can you say nintendo will have 3 potentially good games in the summer but the others will have 10 amazing games so tell how have you got to play these games so far in advance i mean howelse could you say that so surely and i doubt gta 4 will be out next summer in japan i mean it took them what 2-3 years to get san andreas after the rest of us

@51

"Bottom line: Wii is hot now, but come summer, it will be crushed in the malestrom. this is fact."

Wow, I did not know there were people with precognative powers around. We could use you to help us predict emergencies.

Gaming and Gamers are FICKLE. No series is safe, no consol is safe, and most of all nothing is set in stone.

I doubt that by summer there will will be any malestrom simply because of the usual summer drought of games. Do I think Wii sales will decrease in summer, yes. Simply based on the fact that by then there will have been enough time to produce enough wii's that people will be able to find them and buy them based on the hype.

Though even at this point as someone who loves his DS I will have to join the crowd of asking who the hell is absorbing these new DSes? Its been atleast 10 weeks where the DS has pushed out atleast 75,000 new units a weak often triple that. Just makes me fear that there's some sort of mind control chip in the system that makes people buy more and more DSes.

I've just gotta pose this question to all the fanboys on the board, nintendo, sony, and microsoft. What does it matter if your perfered company wins or the one you don't like loses. Why is it worth turning every single topic into some damn fight. What is so horrible about someone liking the Wii for the fact that it tries something differnet or the PS3 and Xbox for pushing the currnetly avaliable technology as far as it can go? What makes someone a bad gamer for wanting HD graphics or finding that hey motion control is a bit fun?

But most of all what the hell makes you care so damn much that someone on a message board says that they like the Wii, PS3, 360, the motion sensetive game play, HD graphics, Live, buy from the Virtual consoel, or any other feature of any of the systems that it hurts you so much to say they aren't liking the past time the way it should be liked? Gaming has always been a buffet. Something for practically everyone.

53:

I'll try to explain this as easily as possible.

To start off, I think you are missing the fact that it's only fanboys instigating the situation. A lot of times there are people who start fights that don't see themselves as fanboys at all. In fact I'd wager that there are more of these people than there are fanboys who are content with their opinions. And then there are some that just troll.

The problem is that people don't illustrate their standpoints well enough. In these days of high-technology, people assume that because a system can do certain things that everyone interested will know what they are talking about or even care about these achievements. I'm sure people online could tell me about the specs of a 360 or the sheer 'potential' of a Cell processor but what relevance does that mean to the game? Does the casual prospect game consumer that doesn't talk about games 2-4 hours a day care to spend $400-600 for certain hardware specs?

What a product like Wii represents is that once a person gives it a try, they will decide for themselves if they like it or not. It's 'worth' to the customer is self-explanatory, something that's harder to convey in online text, especially when comparing the graphics made for fun to graphics on systems built for specs.

Online is a better environment for sharing the technical achievements of HD through text, graphs, screenshots, performance numbers and such, while offline products like Wii are popularized by personal experience, quick demonstrations and word of mouth.

Clashing them against them in a straight-up debate simply leads to messes when neither side is willing to clarify their contexts, and occasionally when one does present context people assume that it's bias and dismiss it due to an ill-concieved notion that bias is wrong.

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(back to sales chart talk)

Nintendo wins, and stuff. :D

"A game as fun as gears of war would be impossible to make on the Wii."

ROFL.

That is all.

Seriously though, I thought RE4 was more fun than GoW in so many ways. Your statement is completely retarded.

and here i thought it takes all types to make a game good.

In any case, some games are timeless,s ome arent, some are enhanced by good graphics, others aren't, the bottom line is there is no one right or wrong way to make a game or a system that lasts.

Wii is kicking butt right now, cant deny that. So hopefully nintendo can get out of its last few generations rut of being second fiddle and producing some good third party titles ont heir system tha tpeople snap up (since we dont have to worry about their first party).
That said, i couldnt game on a Wii alone, it just doesnt have all the titles i play since i play a wide variety. For some who are happy with Zelda and other minigame type games at htis point thats cool. But at the end of the day (and generation) the console with the most sales wont just be the one with the cheaper price, it'll be the one with the broadest range of games.
So like others have said, its not just about graphics, but at the same time as one of the early adopters when it comes to technology, i like a game system that can take advantage of my videophile nature and there's nothing wrong with moving ahead int echnology.

do i like some games in HD of course i do, but its not always required but at the same time i dont always want to be playing 10-15 year old games in terms of gameplay and graphics either.

Basically what i'm trying to say is, its good to have all types of gameplay and there is no one way to go about making a game

The Wii's unique set up itself isnt inherently fun, some games are horrible, but then some games are good, but that goes to say with every single other console out there.

People are still complaining about the Wii's graphics?

Nintendo CHOSE to make the Wii as powerful as it is. Nintendo was capable of creating a high-definition console - they got their chips from IBM and ATI, the same sources as Microsoft. Nintendo knew that the competition would go all out on power. But Nintendo chose to make a cheaper, less powerful console.

That kind of decision does not come lightly. Nintendo would have done a great deal of market research. They would have commissioned studies and have access to a lot of information that fanboys don't see. As a result, Nintendo probably knows more about consumers than consumers know about themselves!

So, if Nintendo thinks a standard definition console is the best business decision for them, it probably is.

Topaz # 38, you obviously have not been playing video games very long based on your erroneous statement. yes, the snes was a graphical powerhouse, i agree. but so wasn't the n64, comparatively to the playstation 1. but history tells us that that playstation 1 beat the n64 regardless of this. after that, the game cube was also a graphical powerhouse. only the xbox was more powerful as far as consoles were concerned, with the ps2 being dead last in power and graphically. go do a search and look up the specs. you should really do your research before making a statement like that. it makes you look like a noob. its ONLY in this current generation that nintendo decided to take a backseat graphically and innovate elsewhere, so this is not a TREND per say by nintendo, just a detour. if you do more research you will find that nintendo in general is a trendsetter and risktaker, with rivals that tend to follow in their footsteps. and i agree also with you that graphics are important. but as far wii is concerned, the overall package is innnovating and full of potential. graphics is only part of the package, you have to look at wii as whole and judge it. based on sales, once could argue that is a great package.

#53, i agree with most of your statements except this one:

'I've just gotta pose this question to all the fanboys on the board, nintendo, sony, and microsoft. What does it matter if your perfered company wins or the one you don't like loses. Why is it worth turning every single topic into some damn fight. What is so horrible about someone liking the Wii for the fact that it tries something differnet or the PS3 and Xbox for pushing the currnetly avaliable technology as far as it can go? What makes someone a bad gamer for wanting HD graphics or finding that hey motion control is a bit fun?'

I'm going to answer this question for you. did you ever notice that those 3 companies, MS, sony and nintendo, all have different philosophies in terms of their vision for gaming now and into the future? it can evidently be seen in their distinct hardware features and software that they run on their machines. MS xbox obviously has a lot of tie-ins to the PC gamer, and they obviously wanted to tap into that since the console market dwarfs the PC gaming space. their strength is obviously operating systems and networking as evidenced by xbox live. sony on the other hand has their beginnings in consumer electronics and is mostly a hardware maker and rely heavily on their 3rd party software partners and exclusivity. they have a history of introducing new entertainment formats with the intent to take over the entertainment space. nintendo on the other hand started out as a toymaker and cardmaker. their whole game plan is entertainment and fun. later on, they delved into video games first with the game & watch series, which were successful but primitive LCD games. eventually they joined the console business in the early 80's and revived the dead video game console business left dead by atari in the americas. they are now strictly a video game company that are unique because they specialize in both customized hardware and software. in other words, video game fans like us all have our own opinions and philosophies on gaming, so we tend to root for the philosophy we hope to see win or become successful and align to a company that is most similiar to our own tastes and dislikes. just my 2 cents, but i hope this clarifies why people root for these companies. competition is good because it drives innovation and also shows the diversity of gamers. hopefully this innovation drives gaming to be as repectable an entertainment medium as movies, books and music.

"bootsielon

So graphics enchance or actually make the game?

...?"

I never said graphics make EVERY game. Graphics do make some games, and they definitely enhance others. Otherwise there would be no point for console manufacturers to keep powering up their consoles; it is not as profitable as re-boxing an old console with a funky controller scheme (wink wink ;) ). Gears of War wouldn't have been such a hit if it wasn't for the graphics. It could have been good, but not as good. The original Mortal Kombat would have been unplayable on the NES. Killer Instinct wouldn't have rocked the arcades if it wasn't for its "shallow" special effects.

"*blleehh* I threw up a bit in my mouth...
ugh... "

And you call me "5-7th generation" gamer, as if I was somehow "immature"? Way to go, loser.

"Well I guess it can't be helped, especially with these 5-7th generation gamers. I wouldn't expect a real gamer to think of games in such a blantly stupid manner. "

Well, who's stupid here; one that is open to the possibility that graphics might make the game (and they have), or one that says that they definitely not? Furthermore, who's more stupid, one that can take everyone's opinion (me), or one that has to shoot down other's opinions (you)? I don't expect you to know the answers.

"Also, if you didn't know that we are currently in the 7th generation of consoles then you probably are in the 5-7th."

I did know... where does your argument go now?

"I suggest reading a book on the matter or trying to get an older more mature gamer to tell you exactly why your viewpoints on gaming are horrible."

Again, wasting more writing space, on stupid assumptions you made. Man, you are laughable...

My viewpoints are as respectable as anyone's. I don't expect you to realize where your viewpoint, the one that thinks everyone should think like you, is "horrible".

By the way, a mature gamer would be intelligent enough to respect other's opinions, regardless of disagreeing or not.

here's the thing:

360 and PS3 have no real must-have exclusive. Especially with rumblings about Gears of War being eventually PC bound.

My PC can handle Xbox 360 level graphics. And I paid $40 for my Graphics card on eBay (9800 Pro) I also don't have to buy an expensive HDTV - my 1440x900 monitor was $199 (now they are even less).

I'm not being a Wii fanboy, but I've been playing PC games for years, and the truth is, if you want graphical intensity, PC is always the #1 place to go. In about 1 year PCs will have games that simply aren't possible on the next-gen consoles.

The $300 low end nvidia 8 series cards that are coming out already kick the crap out of anything the xbox and ps3 have to offer.

Consoles can never be a part of the overall graphical showcase because PCs can change faster and support higher resolutions and contain more RAM.

So why waste your cash on a graphically impressive console when they won't be in 1 or 1 1/2 year? Especially when the Wii has a pretty strong library (for being out just a few months) and Xbox only really is satisfying if you like shooters and only shooters, PS3 really doesn't have any good games.

Not to mention the cost of games. Console games upped the price to $60, but the PC ports of the exact same games are still selling for $50! And you get the exact same game...usually the PC version ends up looking better.

Just last week I bought Oblivion for PC. It's on Amazon for $45 new. The X360 version is $59. Used, the PC version was $20 and the Xbox 360 version was $50, still more than a brand new PC version.

And holy crap, the PC version loads a bit faster and the menus don't lag as much. Surprise, my machine is more powerful and the data is installed to HDD.

There's not doubt, you should buy a new console solely for the games it has. Don't even give a crap about the graphics - they'll look God-awful in 5 years anyway. So far the only new-gen console that even comes close to having great games is the Wii. PS3 shows no promise and Xbox 360 is a great machine for online first and third person shooters. There MS has its niche.

In the end, yeah, I'm still playing SNES, N64, Genesis, and Pac-Man and they gouge my eyes out when I play them. In the end, the consoles that will be most remembered and beloved are the ones with the best games.

For the person who said that the Wii taking Japan doesn't mean anything because Nintendo always does:
http://www.vgcharts.org/japconscomps.php?name1=GC&name2=PS2&type=2&align=1

The GC got demolished by the PS2 last generation.

As for why I want the Wii to win this generation:
If the Wii wins, I win. Just like the Playstations of the past two generations, with market share comes additional support, additional generations that build on that success, and a whole lot more 3rd party games. If Nintendo fails to succeed, there's always the danger of them going the way of Sega, and I don't think that's good for the console industry in general. This is directly related to the amount of 3rd party games, which is also related to the number of good games that I have available to play.

I don't want Sony and Microsoft to fail any more than is necessary for them to be pressured toward more innovation - which is one of the good things that happened to Nintendo in the past couple generations.

To #61
The PlayStation 3 has no promise and the Wii is the only one with a descent future on games?? Yes you are being a Wii Fanboy; Im sorry but you are. This is how;
- You disregarded Halo 3 [A shooter i know but it still is the hottest title in North America which makes it count.
- Metal Gear Solid 4 is going to be one of those games thatw ill sales PlayStation 3's in all 3 territories.
- Mass Effect is an awsome looking game and has been nothing but good things about this game from Microsoft.
- Final Fantasy XIII and Versus are games that will be top sellers in Japan once they launch and are guarenteed millions sellers in Japan and North America
- Too Human is looking to be a good action trilogy to help 360 in the action genre.
- Devil May Cry 4 will be an awsome title to add to the PlayStation 3's list and will be a system seller.
- Grand Turismo (PS3), Froza (X360), White Knight Story (PS3), Blue Dragon (X360), MotorStorm (PS3), Crackdown (X360) and more.

All the title shows that both platforms will be strong titles and combine that with what the 360 already has out and the PlayStation One/Two list of games that people are still buying new and the list of new IP's from these two platform while we keep seeing the same rehashes of Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and etc. To me the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 future line up are looking alot better than the Wii's.

Not to mention the third party support will be the achiles heel to Nintendo the same way it was for them in the past with the Gamecube. If you look at their top selling games and most wanted games in the near future. 98% of those games are first party. Very discouraging for third party dev's to create on their platform w/o doing ports from the PlayStation 2.

Why the Nintendo is winning from my perspective...

Yesterday on the Wii I played:

Kid Icarus (NES)
Super Star Soldier (TG16)
Toejam & Earl (Genesis)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
Wii Sports (Wii)
Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz (Wii)

That's 5 different generations of titles on one system in one day. Besides all that I also checked the weather a few times, tried out the new voting channel and read the news for awhile.

To top all that off I did some Phoenix Wright 1 on my DS.

Games with innovative and refreshing gameplay, online/updated content, and a massive library of retro titles at their disposal.

That's why Nintendo is winning. All they need is some more 3rd party titles to please the more hardcore console gamers and they'll be set. Seeing titles like Manhunt 2 and Sadness on the way point favorably toward that.

No one could have predicted how radically the console climate has changed for this generation, but unless Sony can pull off a miracle, one thing seems clear. This generation will see Microsoft and Nintendo on top and Sony dead, dead last. My thoughts? The Wii and DS continue their dominance to take the lead in numbers, while Microsoft reigns over the high definition, next gen gaming crowd. It seems so odd to say, but the PS3 seems fated to go the way of 3DO and NeoGeo at this point; overpriced and undersupported. The PSP will most likely suffer a slower and much less painful crawl toward its end. If by some chance the PS3 makes it to the time in which it's ready to come into its prime, it's most likely that Microsoft and Nintendo will be well on their way moving toward bigger and better things.

I reckon they could do a pretty good version of gears of war on the Wii.

High quality HD graphics only really matter if you are trying to tell a cinematic story.. and gears hardly has an award winning story to worry about.

You could take the core gameplay of gears, the bit that makes it, you know, fun, and replace the characters with Miis and brightly coloured low poly levels.. and I bet it would be just as much fun.

Heck, knowing the character and charm some game designers can get out of simple characters I'd probably wager it'd b MORE fun AND have more engaging characters. Even if it did look like Mario 64.

PS/ Some of the best games i'm playing at the moment are on my GBA micro.. and i'm hardly sitting there thinking "boy, mario kart, advance wars and FInal fantasy 6 would be SOOO much better if they had HDR and soft shadows!"

I dont foresee the PS3 failing, while it may not live up to the PS2 i doubt any of the newer systems (even the wii) will.

I for one predict more of a tie between all 3 next gen systems over the course of the years.

Because hey, for a 600 dollar system, getting 2 mil out the door in only 2 countries in under 3 months, aint that bad at all.

Either way I dont see one system dominating over the others in anyway thats significant as it was last gen.

how can you say nintendo will have 3 potentially good games in the summer but the others will have 10 amazing games so tell how have you got to play these games so far in advance

i don't have to:

just look at the biggest titles of the year:

ps3/360:
Mass Effect
Assassin's Creed
Grand Theft 4
Halo 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Devil May Cry 4
Bioshock
Too Human
Heavenly Sword

Wii
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Metroid Prime 3

as you can see, Nintendo is going against some real Megatons. next-gen matters more than you think it does. granted it could eventually gain it's stride, but it is my honest belief that you will find Wiis collecting dust on shelves come fall 2007, sans Japan of course.

In Japan, at least, the PS3 is a flop.

It has been selling at Gamecube levels for the past several weeks, and unlike the Gamecube Sony does not make profits off sales of the PS3.

At these low levels, the Wii would have to stop selling entirely and even then it would take several months for the PS3 to catch up.

And believe me, the Japanese companies are noticing this. Final Fantasy XIII, Devil May Cry 4, Megal Gear Solid 4... none of these games will "save" the PS3. They're sell to the people who have already bought a PS3.. and nobody else.

Mushiking, where is Sonic and the Secret Rings? Super Paper Mario? Batallion Wars 2? The Sims Wii?
Pokemon Battle Revolution? Project HAMMER? Mario Strikes Charged?

Yeah...

@ Duck Hunt and other Nintendo Fanboys.

Yeah, I guess Nintendo has returned to dominance with shitty 3rd Party ports, and zero new first party IPs being developed, along with a crapload of stupid Minigames that shouldn't be anywhere else but the Yahoo! Flash Games website. I mean Mario, Zelda, and Metroid are great but when these games are released THEN WHAT? When the best VC games are released THEN WHAT? And I guess you can't have fun with HD graphics, great media rich features, connectivity to other users, and great accessories (Wii Steering? Give me a break). You know I was a Nintendo lover back during the NES days, I was about 3 or 4, but I have to say I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo's next console was just a box where you Imagined your games, no TV required. Yeah...

The Nintendo Imagine. You make your games come alive!

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Metroid Prime 3

After these games are released what is Next. I hope this isn't there 2007 lineup because if it is Nintendo is in trouble.

Ok LongshotX, seems you missed my post, so:

Sonic and the Secret Rings
Super Paper Mario
Batallion Wars 2
The Sims Wii
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Project HAMMER
Mario Strikes Charged?
Disaster: Day of Crisis

Ok?

Ok, LongShotX, you're free to bash if you get your facts straight

3 new first party IPs: Forever Blue, Project HAMMER, Disaster: Day of Crisis

Original 3rd Party IPs: Dewy's Adventure, Sadness, Orb, Thorn, Midnight, Elebits

And all non-Nintendo fanboys must realize, we die-hard Nintendo fanboys haven't had much to boast about through the 5th and 6th gens, let us have our moment of fun

Damn, slaziman beat me to the punch

I honestly think that Nintendo is akin to the Japanese in the Pearl Harbor bombing, they attacked quick, decisively, and cause maximum damage. The Xbox 360 and maybe the PS3 is akin to the USA when it was developing and researching the atomic bomb. Yeah the Japanese attack was a nice little sting, something that stuns you a little, but it wasn't strong enough to thwart the Americans in the end. And when America had finished preparing the BOMB it landed a K.O. when it dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If you want to win a war you go for the KILL. I just don't see Nintendo doing this. They just don't have the steam necessary to keep the machine going.

If you want to win a war you go for the KILL...remember that and just match-up the titles.

To #68

Wow the PlayStation is such a flop that its the third selling console in the Japanese market and 5th if you count Handheld out of 10/12 consoles on teh market over there. And the main reason why the slow attach rate of PlayStation 3's is the price [a Japan price drop is on the horizon] and the lack of title [more title are on the way.] I love how people count things out of a race when it is only the begiining. Anybody ever heard of teh story of the Tortise and the Hare. And people are also forgetting that the PlayStation 3 has already sold more than the PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 in their first 3 months.

Giovanni, where the hell are you getting your numbers?

According to VG charts the PS2 sold 1,814,250 in it's first 12 weeks, while the PS3 sold 623,250 in it's first 12 weeks (in Japan)

In the US, the PS2 sold 683,000 in it's first 2 months, where the PS3 sold 780,500.

I'm not going to do the math but I'm pretty damn sure the PS2 sold more, especially since I didn't include European PS2 sales, and like we all know the PS3 has 0 units in Europe...

And that's without taking into account that the gaming market has grown a lot since then, that much people bought the PS3 because of the success of the PS2, and that the sales in the first 3 months are not a good measure of how the console will do.

From the mouth of the creaters of all three systems. And I was mainly talking about overall. Since the PlayStation 2 launched in America 6 months after the Japan launch. So for the first 3 months of the PlayStation 3's life it sold more in Japan and America over the PlayStation 2 sold in Japan in its first two months. And I wasnt stating that the first 3 month decide the outcome, didnt you even read where I said;

"I love how people count things out of a race when it is only the begiining. Anybody ever heard of teh story of the Tortise and the Hare."

78.
"I love how people count things out of a race when it is only the begiining. Anybody ever heard of teh story of the Tortise and the Hare."

I'll contend that it was Sony who was in the hare's position with PS1 and PS2 and they took a nap with the PS3, if that's what you mean. :)

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@ Longshot X

That's why I guess Nintendo is one of largest single group of developers in Japan or anywhere. So they stop making games after their "big ones" get out. Yeah.

THEN WHAT? Nintendo doesn't and never has showed all their cards at once. Never.

Also, people forget that Nintendo also has DS, which a lot of their efforts are going to as well.

OMG. Best 'interview' EVER!! Am I the only one who thinks so?? I never laughed so hard in my life.

Good graphics and good gameplay can coexist within games. You don't have to be an advocate of one or the other. The most important thing about a console is the games that reside on said console. You don't have to be loyal to one camp or another. I enjoy Gears as much as I enjoy a game of Zelda. Art direction can take a game with slightly less graphical techs on a console and make it one of the greatest games ever made.

I own a DS Lite, PS3, 360, and Wii. So I'm glad that they all sell. That way, there's competition between the companies to keep making great games, and as long as they all sell, that just means more games. Woot.

Yes GiovanniMcAdoo.

The PS3 is a flop.

It's it's too expensive to make and its sales aren't high enough to get the needed software sales to offset the cost.

The number one title this week, for the first time, was a PS3 game, with Virtua Fighter at about 50k units. And yet, the PS3 only sold only about 5k more this week then it did last week. To compare, the Wii sold about 13k more this week then it did last week.

Dosn't that strike you as odd?

That, despite slow software sales, and despite a PS3 game selling the most this week... that the Wii sold nearly 4 times as much?

It has been several months since launch, the Wii is still in short supply, while the PS3 is somewhat plentiful.

The PS3 has failed Japan, lets see if Sony can get Europe or the U.S

I'm not sure ... but I think Forza 2 will sell a lot of 360's in japan ... they like to race!

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