Japanese hardware sales, Sept. 15 - Sept. 21: Warhammered edition [update]
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Sep 28th 2008 at 10:30PM }
[Update: We apologize for the dismissive and frankly unprofessional tone of the above paragraph. We feel such blatant duty shirking doesn't accurately display the level of integrity and dedication to our readers that we strive for with each post -- even when those posts are as inconsequential and nonsensical as these weekly hardware sales charts.]
[Update: Inconsequential, eh? We'll have you know that just last week, we received a lovely email from a reader who said that thanks to our hardware sales feature, she's found the courage to return to her job with her father's tuna fishing operation following the untimely tuna-devourment of her husband. She's even invited us to the christening of their newest commercial fishing vessel -- how's that for inconsequential?]
[Update: Beg our pardon. We meant no disrespect to what is surely our most valued demographic -- recently widowed tuna harvesters.]
[Update: Fine, bub. You think you can do better? You can finish the post, then.]
[Update: Gladly. Hey, the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 for the second week in a row. Looks like Microsoft finally ... developed a ... strategy to ...]
[Update: Oh, that's great. Really -- absolutely hilarious. I wasn't aware that Ray Romano had joined our staff.]
[Update: You're incredibly fired.]
- DS Lite: 61,242
2,617 (4.10%) - Wii: 29,921
235 (0.79%)- PSP: 28,674
1,482 (4.91%)- Xbox 360: 13,777
14,411 (51.12%)- PS3: 8,156
103 (1.28%) - PS2: 7,720
51 (0.67%)[Source: Media Create]
See: The recently widowed archives
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
OMGOMG @ Sep 28th 2008 10:39PM
Oh my.
Ranelar @ Sep 28th 2008 10:40PM
How many weeks are left until literally every Japanese household has at least 1 NDS and/or Wii?
Trev @ Sep 28th 2008 10:46PM
At point I think they're stacking them to make furniture. like milk crates in dorm rooms.
GoldenS1104 @ Sep 28th 2008 10:44PM
"You're incredibly fired."
lmao
MowDownJoe @ Sep 28th 2008 10:50PM
The person in charge of sacking the person who was to sack the person writing the credits has been sacked.
(God, it's been so long since I've watched that... Did I do it right?)
Yourself @ Sep 28th 2008 11:29PM
The directors of the firm hired to continue the credits after the other people had been sacked, wish it to be known that they have just been
sacked.
I thought that was the greatest film ever when I was in middle school, then didn't watch if for like 5 years and decided to hate it, then just watched it this summer and thought it was the greatest film ever (other than Army of Darkness obviously).
tifosiotaku @ Sep 29th 2008 11:13AM
My parents claim that the film you're referencing was the first film they ever saw together. I'm not kidding...
jumpshot @ Sep 29th 2008 4:16PM
I fully agree with Yourself.
Pitchez la vache!
Huh?
Throw the cow!
Oh, ok!
Psycho300x @ Sep 28th 2008 10:44PM
oh man, they were going at it...maybe
Patient J @ Sep 28th 2008 11:09PM
I like joystiq
Kevin @ Sep 29th 2008 1:06AM
this
j.howlett @ Sep 28th 2008 10:51PM
if there's no credibility to him be fired, does that mean his employment is continuing?
Chin-Poh @ Sep 28th 2008 10:56PM
Oh damn, the 360 sales have fallen quite a bit, it looks like the PS3 will overtake the 360 again next week. These 360 burst of sales seem very short-lived in Japan. They'll literally have to release a blockbuster game every two weeks to keep the momentum going or will plummet right back down to normalcy.
:/
LilTmac2003 @ Sep 29th 2008 1:16AM
Oh damn, even with 360 sales falling, it still beat the PS3 by almost 6,000 consoles, in there home court. Ouch.
Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 2:33AM
Watch in the next week or two, the PS3 will have beat it in sales again, everything will go back to normal, until another big Japanese game is exclusively released on 360 there. : )
KarlW @ Sep 29th 2008 4:18AM
home advantage counts for dunk with technology. Who on earth buys a console just to stimulate their home economy?
Eggy @ Sep 29th 2008 5:13AM
The same can be said about the US. Well the PS3 beat the xbox 360 overthere as well for the most part of the year. But in Europe and Japan the PS3 sells alot better than the xbox 360. Pricecut or not.
Slim Pickinz96 @ Sep 29th 2008 10:02AM
@ Chin Poh
He says:
"They'll literally have to release a blockbuster game every two weeks to keep the momentum going or will plummet right back down to normalcy."
So tell me, what developer is creating "hits" at that rate?
Also, the 360's been out for quite some time (1rst next gen system on market)so its sales will decrease or level out.
Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 11:03AM
"So tell me, what developer is creating "hits" at that rate?"
I don't know who is doing that in Japan, I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know. Who is it? I really do believe 360 sales soon in Japan will fall behind the PS3, just like its sales quickly boosted above the PS3 after the newest Ace Combat game and fell back down a little while later.
Cesaria (Gamertag: Cesaria360) @ Sep 28th 2008 11:09PM
GET SOME, 360!
Osman @ Sep 28th 2008 11:10PM
that had to be the funniest post ever!!!
TheOverlord#2 @ Sep 29th 2008 8:40AM
This would be: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/06/haze-down-to-40-at-gamestop/
If you could classify it as a post, that is.
jackbauer @ Sep 28th 2008 11:14PM
"even when those posts are as inconsequential and nonsensical as these weekly hardware sales charts"
yes i know, that's the truth!
And yet there is some asshole who always starts a flame war.
This sales are practically meaningless and irrelevant to most people.
Slim Pickinz96 @ Sep 29th 2008 10:06AM
Agreed!
ice~ @ Sep 28th 2008 11:23PM
LMFAO ray romano... 0_o
TheAzureKnight @ Sep 28th 2008 11:28PM
OH MAH GAWD!
360 beat the ps3!
Hala Madrid!! (PSWii60 Defense Force) @ Sep 29th 2008 1:07AM
Its probably because of this:
http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/10/bundle.jpg
Chin-Poh @ Sep 29th 2008 2:31AM
Its really only because of Tales of Vesperia, those Japanese really like their Japanese RPGs, the Tales series is quite popular over there. I don't think it was worth for MS to secure it as an exclusive, its only boosted the 360s sales there temporarily.
I wonder if it may go to the PS3 eventually, PS3 owners are starving for JRPGs and it would find a much larger audience in Japan.
xFenixKnightx (Mr ESC Resurrection Force) @ Sep 29th 2008 8:37AM
Damn, that IS a nice bundle! Woowoo, go 360 GO!!!
:D
"But, but...the year of the PS3!!1!"
Foodie_Monster @ Sep 28th 2008 11:31PM
I lol'd.
Wiinterfang @ Sep 28th 2008 11:49PM
Microsoft needs to Haven Pokemon HD on xbox 360.
Meta @ Sep 29th 2008 12:09AM
I would totally buy that if I had a 360, pc port please.
Wiinterfang @ Sep 29th 2008 12:14AM
and so will everybody in Japan.
Come on, he Fastest and Best selling RPG in the world, in the system with the best online so far, make it like the Handheld versions ( Gyms,Elite 4 etc..) and add even more, ( customize trainer, ability to become a gym leader etc...
I would be something.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Sep 29th 2008 1:04AM
Ya know, I'm all for people wishing for unlikely things...
But, COME ON. WAKE UP.
Pokémon on 360 won't happen for one reason, and one reason only:
NINTENDO OWNS POKÉMON.
You might as well ask for Halo on PS3 and God of War on Wii.
Patient J @ Sep 29th 2008 10:02AM
Alright, Wiinterfang, you want to discuss what needs to happen with Pokemon. If a developer would take their time with it and build it the eay it needs to be built, there needs to be a Pokemon MMO. PvE to battle random monsters based on location, with the ability to capture some. PvP dueling between monsters. A deep monster customization system. Teams of trainers work together to take down big monsters and gym leaders. The ultimate reward, however, Player run gyms. Buildings you can customize and you can even add PC or NPC underlings. Set them up on a tiered system, but reward players based on level. If a level twenty has a gym, it looks like crap compared to a level 60 or even a level 40. Push the player to go farther, but it will mean leaving his gym to go train.
Obviously, I'm insane.
Wiinterfang @ Sep 29th 2008 9:39AM
Geez thanks a lot commander obvious.
Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 29th 2008 12:24AM
The price drop and new JRPSGs in the region have been the catalyst for the momentum. Hopefully MS will keep the shelves stocked in the Asian territory.
I saw somewhere that there will be a $50 PS3 price reduction before Christmas. That would bring an entry level PS3 at only $350. After someone bought Live and the Wi-Fi adapter the prices would be equal.
Price is not the most important aspect of a home console. The best thing the PS3 can do is continue to update the media functions, have more top tier exclusives & better PSN content among others. The driving point of the PS3 is going to have to be the games. The lower $200 price point might move more just cause but I think in the end if there is another MGS game the systems will sell regardless of cost. I happen to think LBP will also be tone of those types of games.
Vcize @ Sep 29th 2008 10:35AM
But why would someone buy a wi-fi adapter if they didn't want to use wi-fi?
Besides, anyone that pays $150 for Live and wi-fi (which is what you've assumed given your total pricepoint) is the same kind of unsavvy customer that's going to pay $100 for an HDMI cable at Best Buy, so your point is pretty much moot there.
Vidikron @ Sep 29th 2008 12:08PM
@Vcize
I wouldn't go quite that far, though I'm sure that's true in many cases. I'd wager that there are plenty of people smart enough to shop around for a cheaper cable that may not be computer saavy enough to know about or realize they can use a completely non-360 branded wireless bridge instead of the official wirless adpater. Value shopper doesn't not necessarily equal computer saavy.
Vidikron @ Sep 29th 2008 12:12PM
*sigh* WTF... double negative. What I was trying to say is that I'm sure there are quite a few value shoppers out there that aren't computer saavy.
josh @ Sep 29th 2008 1:01PM
i used a non branded wifi adaptor... its called an ethernet cable, it cost me $2.
true, for some people their TV might be too far from where their cable/dsl modem is to use a cabled connection, but for a lot of people, a $2 ethernet cable is a BETTER solution than wifi.
Vidikron @ Sep 29th 2008 1:17PM
@josh
I don't use WiFi on my systems either. I'll take a hardwire over wireless any day for something like a console that doesn't move anywhere. And Vcize is right about that point, not everyone uses/needs wireless.
Matt @ Sep 29th 2008 3:51PM
the 360 doesnt come with WIFI (not needed to play HD games)
the ps3 doesnt come HDMI or HD component cables (needed to play HD games)
wifi adapter = $ 20
HDMI cables = $ 10
xbox wifi = $ 100
sony or monster or branded HDMI = $ 50 - $ 150
no wifi for me either...
Moptimus Slime @ Sep 29th 2008 12:37AM
Sorry Justin, but after reading this post, I have realized that having 2 McElroys on this blog is both redundant and unnecessary. I hereby reinstate the "Fire Just McElroy Act of 2007". May god have mercy on your soul
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Sep 29th 2008 1:07AM
Because of Weblogs' silly policy of forcing bloggers to use plural pronouns, I can't tell if Griffin is arguing with another blogger, a clone of himself, or his multiple personalities.
NoHitHair @ Sep 29th 2008 4:15AM
Thank god someone mentioned this.
Ludwig Kietzmann @ Sep 29th 2008 5:09AM
Uh, nobody's being forced to do anything. It's a stylistic and editorial choice to employ the editorial "we."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial_we
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Sep 29th 2008 5:35AM
Ah, is that so?
Well, my mistake then. As the impression I've gotten is that it were a policy of Weblogs, Inc. for all bloggers to use the plural pronouns. For it seems as though all bloggers write that way...
Even so, as a stylistic choice, it still seems odd to me. Especially in the context of a multi-blogger blog. Take for example, the first paragraph in this blog post. Griffin McElroy writes "we're jonesing to play [Warhammer Online]." Which gives me the idea that all of the Joystiq staff (not to be confused with the anonymous blogger "Joystiq Staff") has an uncontrolable desire to play WAR. Which may be possible... but seems a bit unlikely. Unless Joystiq only hires MMO junkies, I suppose.
But even in the definition given by the linked Wikipedia article, of "we" referring to "the reader and the writer", it still comes off weird. I, personally, have no desire to touch WAR at all; not even with a 39½ ft. pole.
Mr Khan @ Sep 29th 2008 8:37AM
Some don't use "we" when they're describing hands-on experiences with games, though they do use we in an odd way in other places
Keeps givin' me flashbacks to the dark days of the "_____ Staff" articles and joystiq's near-death experience.
HB96st @ Sep 29th 2008 2:57AM
Wow... 360 still tops the ps3? call it what you want, but thats big. first the Gamers system of choice for Madden, now soon to be the gamers choice of RPG's??
whats the ps3 gonna be?? the gamers choice of metal gear?
*Pulls hood of invisibility over head and runs*