Japanese hardware sales, June 9 - June 15: C-C-C-C-Combo breaker edition
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jun 22nd 2008 at 9:00PM }
The gaming journalism world is an ever-changing maelstrom of high-stress deadlines and headline-making breaking news, so it should come as no surprise that we here at Joystiq absolutely adore routine. Like a freshly-fluffed down pillow, we find comfort in mundane repetition, as it so rarely comes our way. For nearly three months now, we've sat down to compile the sales figures of consoles in Japan, and as sure as the turning of the tide, Sony's gaming handheld would come out on top. It was a simplistic sort of routine, and one we found great solace in.
Alas, this repetition is no more -- with the recent release of a particular cutscene-laden stealth title came an onslaught of PlayStation 3 purchases; a swell that billowed above the trustworthy handheld, cascading over its unsuspecting crown. Will the new king hold down the fort in the following weeks? It is too soon to tell, but regardless, the damage is done. The PS3 has burgled this week's link from the PSP's expansive chain -- and as any blacksmith worth his salt will tell you, a chain with a missing link is not a chain at all, but rather, multiple smaller chains. Unless that link was at the beginning or end of the chain, then we guess it's still a chain. Blacksmiths say that kind of stuff all the time.
Yes, the c-c-c-c-combo is broken. It lies sundered, torn in twain -- as do our hearts.
- PS3: 75,311
64,455 (593.73%) - PSP: 62,016
2,659 (4.29%)- Wii: 45,564
925 (2.07%)- DS Lite: 39,201
4,181 (11.94%) - PS2: 7,297
1,018 (16.21%)- Xbox 360: 2,163
117 (5.13%)[Source: Media Create]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:05PM
Now you Sony fanboys know how we Nintendo fans felt every week for almost two years in a row =(
Congratulations! Lets see if it last.
=p
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:09PM
I knew you were crouched in hiding somewhere all day just for this.
Doom3killer @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:15PM
but... for people who have all 3 systems, hardware sales don't really matter. "how nintendo fans have been feeling for 2 years"... i can't find a single new game to play on the wii. the last game was great (ssb:b), but there's nothing new coming out now.. i guess i have to wait until fall
mezzanine @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:36PM
I don't see how anyone should care about the numbers other than people who work for the companies or analysts.
Night Elve @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:52PM
Well you can trash as much as you want SONY but right now I'm enjoying a lot and I mean A LOT! MGS4 and you don't because your fanboyism does not allow you to buy a PS3.
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:57PM
Uhh..maybe it's the alcohol affecting me already, but what the hell did you just write Night Elve?
Mr Khan @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:03PM
I think there should be parenthesis around (and i mean a lot) and MGS4 should go before the first "a lot"
i had to re-read that one a couple times too
el serpiente @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:22PM
lol @ fernanny.
My condolences. Chin up, cabron, play some boom blox, it will cheer you up.
Rodrigo @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:31PM
OMG Fernando is not trolling the ps3??? i must be dreaming!!
John McPoop (PSN:johnnynumber5) @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:44PM
Everyone had to see this coming. This was the big time PS3 exclusive and it is also the best game ever created (IMO). Even people who have never played a MGS game are going nuts over this one. I think what makes it so good is the presentation, controls, immersion and compelling facial animation and graphics. Its the best game I have ever played. E-V-A-R
Night Elve @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:49PM
Right my bad. Sometimes I don't check what I write to make sure it makes perfect sense.
But yeah MGS4 is fucking awesome! I can't stop listening "The best is yet to come" while I'm playing the last part of the game.
Night Elve @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:50PM
Right my bad. Sometimes I don't check what I write to make sure it makes perfect sense.
But yeah MGS4 is fucking awesome! I can't stop listening "The best is yet to come" while I'm playing the last part of the game.
lordwindowlicker @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:53PM
What about those of us that like BOTH Nintendo and Sony?
We're the happiest of all.
Korova *of the highlands* @ Jun 22nd 2008 11:35PM
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
j/k
Congtratulations to playstation. Maybe we can start calling it the Big P.
Moorio - XBL: peacebyanymeans @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:13AM
Oh geez...
ps3wii60 lover @ Jun 23rd 2008 7:15AM
well Fernando if the ps3 cost $250 then i guess i know how u feel wait to see the ps3 sales by xmas when it hits $299
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Jun 23rd 2008 7:52AM
@Poop, what on earth are you talking about?
MGS4 is the best game of infinity divided by zero! Jeez, way to be a fanboy!
Actually MGS4 may have dethroned the other greatest game EVAR Ogre Battle 64 of 9 years... It almost hurts me to say it, but Snake is behind me with a knife to my back... so...
SCREW THE LAST B&B BOSS!!!
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 23rd 2008 9:04AM
If you're still having trouble with her shoot at one of her dolls. Pretty sure both can be shot off of her.
JCD @ Jun 23rd 2008 10:20AM
McPoop, way to be a Sony fanboi as usual. Greatest game EVER? Thar be a mighty bold statement, and one that many system shock 2, morrowind, GTA IV, COD 4, bioshock, Zelda:OoT, and half life 2 fans might dispute. Let's suffice it to say that MGS4 is the first ps3 exclusive worth buying a system for.
And Night Elve, it is possible that Fernando doesn't have $400 to shell out on yet another console . . . I know I wouldn't mind having a ps3 (even if all I really want are the psn games and a blu-ray player), but I have other things to spend money on, like my mortgage, gasoline, and if there's money left over, food . . .
Love,
JCD
Equal Opportunity System Hater
Kodros @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:25PM
Apparently JCD doesn't know what "IMO" stands for.
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Jun 23rd 2008 2:41PM
@Jordan
Na it's cool, I beat the game, and no doubt it's awesome, just that boss battle... had me screaming at the top of my lungs... wow... maybe that's the point... (Screaming Octopus...)
Anyway, it took me way to long, I was freaking by the time I beat her... not even Ninja Gaiden on Hard got me that flustered LOL
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Jun 23rd 2008 2:44PM
*too
I hate it when people do that...
B @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:05PM
Let the trolling commence
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:08PM
Oh, this is going to get ugly... very ugly...
Jacksons @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:15PM
It shouldn't get too ugly. MGS4 is huge! Everyone knows that.
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:17PM
Poor 360 =(
Doom3killer @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:56PM
this is japan, 360 has never done well in japan
KeenCommander @ Jun 23rd 2008 12:58AM
Poor consumers.
Draco @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:07PM
The Ps3 was going to happen, but it looks like the game brought people to the stores to buy multiple systems, I mean, everything is up (barring the last entry)
Lavat @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:10PM
Ha!....Yea....
tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:12PM
SURPRISE...
no not really. I think everyone saw this coming this week.
Gun Barrier (Gamer Tag) @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:16PM
Wow the ps3 outsold the wii 1.5 to 1! I tempted to buy a PS3 when i saw that $100 walmart deal, but i think i'll wait for an even better deal.
Gun Barrier (Gamer Tag) @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:17PM
**I was tempted***
HenryH @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:27AM
Man, it aint gunna happen. Unless you're willing to wait a few years.:)
Residentevil72501 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:16PM
Fernando buy all the systems so you will love them all like I Do. GO PS3! My favorite system :)!
Henry @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:21PM
I'm old Greg!
Gun Barrier (Gamer Tag) @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:37PM
but the only thing he would gain from a ps3 is bluray and mgs4(maybe some other exclusives). Its not worth it.
Doom3killer @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:57PM
bluray is worth it. teh ps3 is among the cheapest bluray players, but is ranked second best
Cesaria (www.cesariatic.wordpress.com) @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:03PM
Do you love me? Are you playin your love games?
HenryH @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:30AM
It's all about taste in the end. All three systems are good. Including the handhelds.
KeenCommander @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:54AM
Bluray is worthless without HDTV. I, like many others, don't have one and don't plan on having one within the next decade unless they become incredibly cheap.
xFenixKnightx @ Jun 23rd 2008 10:32AM
Keen Commander
They are incredibly cheap, what are you talking about? How much cheaper can they get? If you want a 32" HDTV its very affordable. What are you playing on now, a 10year old tube? If you can afford a 360 or PS3 then you can afford an HDTV. Not a huge one but a good size none-the-less.
jhrf89 @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:17PM
que fanboys...
007craft @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:18PM
wow poor xbox. Those Japanese people dont know what their missing. Why do I get the feeling that if ps3 had 1 game it would still outsell the 360 over there, however if Sony had built the xbox, they would be going ape-shit for it.
I dont understand how they are so xenophobic over there? (waits for Joystiq Japan defense force to come in an scream about this one)
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:18PM
iPod, McDonald's, etc, etc...
007craft @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:34PM
While true those are american made products, there are no Japanese alternatives to them that are as of high quality. (what Japanese fast food resturant serves burgers that taste as good as a big mac and crispy fries like mcdonalds?)
When it comes to the xbox, there is an alternative, the ps3 and wii. Both next generation systems of quality, both japanese made. If the ps3 and wii did not exsist and the only competition was some sort of garbage like the vii or something, the xbox would be selling just fine in Japan
Noshino @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:35PM
Don't blame the customer, blame the product...
Gun Barrier (Gamer Tag) @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:39PM
its weird, Americans will gobble up anything Japanese(food, cars, electronics, anime), but its harder to get Japanese people to buy American products.
4MyFriends @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:49PM
Except in this case, you do blame the customers. Japan is xenophobic in regards to "inferior" foreign electronics. The only reason iPods are popular is due to the fact Sony fucked up their hand held music players, so Japan was left with no Japanese alternative.
Sure Microsoft fucked up in Japan, but no matter how well they did Japan would not had bought an American gaming system over a domestic made one.
JerJerBinks @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:57PM
Dude, McDonalds is fucking disgusting. Any Japanese fast food tastes better than a Big Mac and Fries, and it probably wont kill you when you are 55.
I would be xenophobic if the US was sending me restaurants like BK, McDonalds, and Hardee/Arbys/etc. They probably think we are trying to kill them.