Japanese hardware sales, Sept. 24 - Sept. 30: unethical addition
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Oct 5th 2007 at 10:45PM }
You've come to depend on us for providing you with the Japanese hardware sales chart -- the objective and unaltered numerical truth of all consoles and handhelds. Full disclosure must triumph! Towards the end of our trip to Tokyo, on September 24th, we altered the course of sales events. We passed our greedy hands over the chart's fate and altered it ourselves, adding one Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII edition PSP to the outcome. The price was heavy, but the price of our meddling was far heavier.
Also, we just had to buy 3,528 Xbox 360s in anticipation of Halo 3.
- PSP: 102,808 + 1
174,985 (62.99%)- DS Lite: 72,895
2,372 (3.36%)- Wii: 24,143
849 (3.40%)- PS3: 13,105
2,373 (22.11%) - PS2: 12,980
1,607 (14.13%)- Xbox 360: 5,215
3,528 (209.13%)- Game Boy Micro: 229
14 (5.76%)- Gamecube: 73
5 (7.35%)- GBA SP: 49
57 (53.77%)- GBA: 41
8 (24.24%)- DS Phat: 30
15 (100.00%)[Source: Media Create]
See: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Oct 5th 2007 10:50PM
lmao
that was one of the funniest posts I've read in awhile.
Brandon @ Oct 5th 2007 10:53PM
I wonder were the PSP is going to level off. My guess is around 60 thousand. Higher than it was witth the phat.
Matt B @ Oct 5th 2007 11:30PM
I apologize for doing something I can't stand... I was trolling. But I'm drunk so whatever.:P
Matt B @ Oct 5th 2007 10:54PM
H3 was a system mover with 3500 360's sold.
*rolls eyes*
Matt B @ Oct 5th 2007 10:55PM
H3 is a "Global Phenomenon"
*Rolls Eyes again*
Hashbrown_Hunter @ Oct 5th 2007 10:59PM
Rolling eyes is stupid.
*rolls eyes*
Cabcru @ Oct 5th 2007 11:24PM
What are all these eyes doing on the floor?!
*squish*
Eeewwww!
Matt B @ Oct 5th 2007 11:31PM
I apologize for doing something I can't stand... I was trolling. But I'm drunk so whatever.:P
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 1:42AM
damn matt, why not just go ahead and add SDF to your name? jesus christ stop huffing sony's cock for a minute
mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 11:14AM
Is it possible to huff a cock?
Hirsbrunner @ Oct 6th 2007 3:16PM
yes.
uh, I mean..what?!
shadow024 @ Oct 5th 2007 11:25PM
LOL at Cabcru
Weirdguy @ Oct 5th 2007 11:45PM
1984 style...
CaptainAmericaX @ Oct 5th 2007 11:50PM
And now that Japan has had its fix of Final Fantasy its soon gonna be back to business as usual for Nintendo with the DS Lite beating the PSP.
And yes Halo 3 definitely moved some systems in Japan. Thats a good thing.
I'd be more worried about sony's renewed enthusiasm for making retarded statements and dumbass decisions...
But then again I'm sure you think Backwards Compatiblity is "last gen" too.
Silver R. Wolfe @ Oct 6th 2007 12:02AM
Sad thing though. Even with Halo 3, the PS3 AND PS2 found some way to continue outselling the 360. You'd think a global phenomenon would have more global impact.
Especially when nothing to challenge it was released on the PS3.
MYPS3KilledMy360 @ Oct 6th 2007 12:46AM
im pretty sure everyone in japan has several DS's buy now. :P THE PSP is a great piece of hardware. keep it going square soon the best KH spin off will show up and the PSP will be back at the top.
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 2:37AM
the japanese generally hate american products, the 360 never had a chance to be anywhere near the top there. but there are some japs with more open minds, good for them. 360 has tons of great games. i have like 20 myself
bl13 @ Oct 6th 2007 3:02AM
Yes as I understand iPod and McDonald's are doing horribly there.
/facepalm
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 3:13AM
i was going to add "if there's a japanese-made product that's very similar" but figured that'd be obvious and would just clutter up my reply
i guess it wasn't obvious
bl13 @ Oct 6th 2007 3:27AM
So PS3 is very similar to 360 now? But I thought "360 has tons of great games" and PS3 didn't?
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 3:32AM
oh yay, another sdf'er
i won't even bother trying to internet-fight you, there's no getting through your thick head
bl13 @ Oct 6th 2007 3:35AM
Kettle on line 1.
samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 6th 2007 5:29AM
"i was going to add "if there's a japanese-made product that's very similar" but figured that'd be obvious and would just clutter up my reply"
You don't think the JAPANESE of all societies have their own tiny little electronic MP3 players?
Please!
The 360's failure in Japan has little, if not nothing, to do with it being an American system. It has more to do with the high amount of American/western games.
VampireHunter Z @ Oct 6th 2007 1:01AM
The power of FFVII is unstoppable. Just make the goddamn remake......and bring it t0 360.
sheppy2.0 @ Oct 6th 2007 8:56PM
God no. I'm already pissed enough I red ringed on Bioshock and I'm currently missing out on Halo 3. Imagine if my characters find Aerith just in time to see the sword and the game locks up, restart and ringed out.
Nope, if they make something as incredibly awesome as FFVII remake, I want it to be on a system that doesn't have such a high rate of failure.
lawrence @ Oct 6th 2007 1:26AM
Final fantasy will not ever e going on a microsoft console as what microsoft be the leader thats a never in game industry sony is coming back to number 1 next year with most lineup and most leveled out chart in there gen .and even now with the price drop makes it even better.no b/c no problem.they have all there games coming to the playstation store anyway instead of me input the cd i just download the game
Jonny @ Oct 6th 2007 1:41AM
Are you and Matt B drinking together?
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 1:45AM
hey dude, don't forget about your friend the period
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/11/03
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 6th 2007 2:22AM
Funny thing is, while 360 sales haven't boosted by a larger margin than this, Halo 3 WAS the best-selling game for the week in Japan.
But, it's likely to drop off the charts completely next week...
Michael C. Sherrin @ Oct 6th 2007 2:45AM
Go PSP. Nice to see some variety at the top of Japan's list. I was getting tired of seeing the Wii and DS on top. Maybe next week we get give the PS3 some love. Then get the PS2 back there. And if we're feeling extra frisky, let's see some 360 on top. Well now that's just crazy talk.
*******
Michael C. Sherrin
http://www.prodigeek.com/
shivr @ Oct 6th 2007 3:26AM
hmm, looks like microsoft didn't market game fule hard enough in japan lol
In other news, no matter how hard I squint at the dude (cloud?) in the front in that pic on the psp, I cant wrap my mind around why he seems to have a spike stick out of the back of his neck... and do I spy nipples through that shirt??
Flying Spaghetti Monster @ Oct 6th 2007 3:29AM
Wow, would you look at the Wii go. Impressive it's fall. The Japanese's love affair with the GameCube err I mean Wii is OVAH.
But Nintendo is taking Wii's from Japan to stock America right Fernando?
mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 11:17AM
Says the man whose system sold LESS THAN HALF the Wii's total.
My god, give it up.
Babel @ Oct 6th 2007 1:47PM
FSM, do you actually TRY to be an idiot, or is it something you just can't help? Either way, please stop talking.
Loki @ Oct 6th 2007 4:12AM
Guess the wii's aren't flying off the shelves in japan anymore...
Kokuryukai @ Oct 6th 2007 5:28AM
Damn people think that Japanese people purchase the XBOX 360 – it’s most likely the US service men and Americans working there - I am sure there were a couple Japanese purchase it but not enough to equate to adding to the increase in sales. There are currently 33,453 U.S. military personnel in Japan and about another 5,500 American civilians employed there by the United States Department of Defense.
phattie @ Oct 6th 2007 7:54AM
Wii continues it slow precipitous decline.. dont blame shortages (there are none) or moving units to USA (theyre region locked at the factory)... WiiFit cant come soon enough.
JimWack @ Oct 6th 2007 9:01AM
I don't know, selling 24,143 on a decline while the next one after that selling 13,105 is bad because of the arrow is red and pointing down, doesn't seem like its doing very bad.
During labor day everyone was doing sh!ty.
However, this seems like more of just a random bashing. You seem to have a natural hate of all thing sony. Even though lately sony has done nothing but crap all over you, why is that? Are you suffering from bfs , or battered fan syndrome, Do you feel like you must take out the aggression of your abuser and must some how prove that this is the best you can get?
Well there is help, however you are far too gone for it.
License to ill @ Oct 6th 2007 10:30AM
Dropping from a steady 70+ thousand every week to a steady 24 thousand for 4 weeks straight is a big drop off...
Koopaknight29 - (Nintendo Loyalist) @ Oct 6th 2007 11:03AM
Well the launch hype had to end sometime...
Never-the-less, doing 24,000 a week is still a pretty impressive number for the slow months. I mean didn't the PS2 do similar numbers back in the day?
mr nimblewick (SegaDF - Jogurt Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 11:24AM
"I mean didn't the PS2 do similar numbers back in the day?"
PS2? What a fad.
Mabui @ Oct 6th 2007 12:06PM
I was going to comment on this, but I realized it was just a fanboy fest and I would only be wasting my time to comment! So yes! I won't!
..oops.. :/
Anyway, DS is doing great still, it should be interesting to see where PSP levels off now that their new version is out and a major game has it. As for Wii, it seems to be doing pretty well in comparison, no longer obscene, just, where things should be I suppose.
ferrarimanf355 @ Oct 6th 2007 1:45PM
That swipe at the X360 wasn't funny...
Orion @ Oct 6th 2007 2:02PM
I'd like to know why people can't play games without being a biggot on one side. Do people seriously not have gaming collections from all eras and all makers anymore, or is it just a collection of one company's successes?
You guys wan't to end your 14 year old like comments? here: The PSP is selling because there is a popular game , its declining because the people who bought it don't need another copy, duh. The Wii is dropping, AS IS EVERY OTHER CONSOLE, because there are no new games coming out at this time that are big (halo exception). I really don't understand what is so hard to grasp about this? When there are no new good games, there are less sales. If there was a POKEMON game for Wii, or a FF game for PS3, you can expect them to be high too. Dang, what is wrong with you people.
Orion @ Oct 6th 2007 2:04PM
Sorry if I sounded like Office Space there at the end..."I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE"
Hirsbrunner @ Oct 6th 2007 3:19PM
lawrence is actually Miss South Carolina.
Superstar90 @ Oct 6th 2007 9:11PM
It's just because the PSPs are new and there is a FF game. When DQIX comes out for DS, it will sell even more than it used to. I'm not bashing the PSP or anything, but it IS because of FFVII (and kinda the new model).
Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 6th 2007 10:03PM
Still people in Japan don't give a flying crap about Halo 3 but I'm glad to see the PSP in the N°1 but my guess is that it won't last probably it will return to the usual 22,000u.
Talking about Halo 3 trying to get every single one of those damn online achievements is the most frustrating thing I have done in a XB360 and this is coming from a guy that got the "Saint" achivement in Dead Rising.
After I get all the achievements I'm going to throw the game away and play oblivion for a while.