Wii loses to PS3 in Japan during November

Nice picture. Are those PS3 boxes? :)

Your logic fails. Nobody in the market looking for a Wii is instead picking up a PS3 because it is now $400.

lol@PS3 boxes.

Also, if you look closeley, the shipping boxes behind what may be the most awesome use of PS3 boxes, say "Woot!" on them.


/want

One month... just like the PSP.

PS3/PSP need a new model/price drop in order to be able to beat their competition for one month out of tweve.

The PS3, however, couldn't even hold on to the top spot for more than two weeks, like the PSP did.

In other news, according to Media Create, the Wii outsold the PS3 during the last week in November (by about 4,000). As I predicted a few weeks ago, the PS3 will settle somewhere below the Wii (though now, I expect both system's numbers to fluctuate above and below one another). Still, congrats to Sony for finally stimulating that market somewhat, even if they had to blow their whole load (new color, sku, price cut) to do it. Also, Wii Fit is released tomorrow, so let's see what happens.

Japanese people are game-crazy. The price helped I'm sure, but also it's probably a ''meh, I already have a Wii, and PS3 is coming down in price''

That's why I'll buy a PS3 once it hits 300-350CND. For the odd games I actually like on Sony systems (Gran Turismo, God of War, Killzone)

Man, that's the greatest use for a PS3 in that picture!

But, oh man! Sony beat Nintendo 1 WHOLE MONTH, and it only took a price drop to do it? And, couldn't there also be a "cheapest Blu-Ray player" factor as well? Cuz that's all the PS3 has going for it. No good games only released on it, really.

Actually, the lack of Wii's on the shelf has led my friend at work to buy his kids an XBox360 this Christmas instead of a Wii. They've always owned Nintendo products but they just can't find one.

Kudos to Trogdor for picking the best username I've seen yet on NWF.

@Wild Pegasus: We'll see how your attitude changes in the next few months.

I'd be more interested in knowing exactly how much money the Sony Video Games Division is hemorrhaging after that price cut. The PS3 was already losing money when it cost $600, now, they gotta be bleeding green they're losing so much. Also, I'd like to know exactly how much they are losing per console sold.

in Japan, I always see Wiis in stock. they are always always available. Whoever wrote this article hasnt been here and didnt do any research.

i hope this continues
the PS3 is great but it could use some more games

Those numbers don't add up. There is no way Nintendo are allocating less than 10% of their stock to their own country, so surely there must be some other factor?

Actually the Wii has a huge interest drop in Japan . A couple of month ago the Wii could sell in Japan 70-80 k/week , and while the shipment remained the same , sales droped a lot . SMG didnt helped as much as Nintendo was hoping for , not even far , and now if Wiifit wont do so well neither , this holiday could be partially Sonys ... of course the DS will still be far #1 , but the Wii could do only #3 o maybe even #4 ...

So much idiocy...check the charts morons, October and November is always slow in japan, PS2 its first year sold less than 10K some weeks and in its second year didn't do much better than Wii was doing, in fact one week GCN crushed it, but it spiked back up in december leaving all the other consoles behind, only reason PS3 didn't drop in sales in november was because of the 40GB launch and a new color, white, Japan loves new console colors. Wii already overtook PS3 last week according to Media Create and sales of Wii Fit look strong, and Nintendo didn't even have to release a new color. Sorry but PS3 had to use its full effect just to pass the Wii in a slow month, but now that's over.

Nintendo should consider slashing prices to $199.

I know they are selling everything they make, so from the surface, it might seem like it doesn't make sense to cut prices, but the console wars is partly fought in volumes on units out there.

Having a price of $199, I think would help some people hold off on buying the PS3 over the Wii.