Japanese hardware sales, Sept . 29 - Oct. 5: Tomorrowland edition

You see, thanks to the inexplicable magic of time zones, it's a bit after midday tomorrow in Tokyo at the time of this posting. Our overseas cohorts have discovered a number of startling, time-sensitive pieces of valuable information, then sent them hurtling westward (geographically) and backward (chronologically) to the rest of the staff. We've been using this information to gain a valuable edge in the somewhat turbulent American investment market -- much like the oft-exploited sports almanac from Back to the Future lore (sans the frequent demands for its immolation by absent-minded, silver-haired chronophysicists).
Fret not, dear readers -- we can hear your requests for these valuable investment protips through the insulation provided by our wide-brimmed moneyhats. Here, we'll break you off a piece -- following an unlikely endorsement from acclaimed Japanese film critic Tadao Sato, Beverly Hills Chihuahua will set the highest single-day box office record in cinematic history tomorrow, and will remain at the top of the charts worldwide for fourteen months. As such, you might want to consider dropping a few bucks on Disney (DIS), and, of course, Chihuawow! (CWOW!), the West Coast's most prestigious Chihuahua distribution outlet.
- DS Lite: 42,385
- PSP: 26,045
374 (1.46%)- Wii: 25,330
- PS2: 8,618
- Xbox 360: 8,271

3,020 (26.75%)- PS3: 7,232
[Source: Media Create]
See: The time-sensitive archives










Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
SexyKittyKat2U @ Oct 12th 2008 11:40PM
Another epic fail for the ps3...can't even beat it's last gen brother.
What a piece of shit. Honeymoon's over for the ps3 until Final Fantasy and that's eons away.
Vidikron @ Oct 12th 2008 11:51PM
Thanks again for your ever insightful commentary.
Slayer @ Oct 12th 2008 11:54PM
@SexyKittyKat2U
No one cares what you have to say. Please shut up.
SexyKittyKat2U @ Oct 13th 2008 12:04AM
Vid you say the same shit every time I post yet if that was how you truly felt you wouldn't even bother dumbass.
How retarded of you. On the one hand you don't care but on the other you obviously care enough to post.
Brilliant.
It's okay bitter sony fanboys. I'm sure the ps3 will get back to beating the 360 eventually in Japan. It probably won't even take to long.
The problem is that the ps2 will still be beating the shit out of your beloved ps3 and that's just shamefully pathetic.
Vidikron @ Oct 13th 2008 12:06AM
What are you talking about? I'm just thanking you for your ever brilliant posts. I wouldn't have known what to make of these numbers without you.
WRE @ Oct 13th 2008 12:12AM
Vidikron is just trying to show his appreciation for the articulated wit and eloquence that we mere mortals refer to as a "SexyKittyKat2U post". Why is everyone so pissy today?
Jtenma @ Oct 13th 2008 12:12AM
@ Vidikron
EPIC SAVE!!
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 13th 2008 12:21AM
SexyKittyKat2U
Dude, honestly its time to simmer down. It's one thing to prefer 360 > PS3 but to act like if the PS3 and its fanboys raped you as a child is uncalled for. Dont you get tired of all the back and fourth nonsense? Everybody does it but you take it to another level. Banned level if you know what I mean, and I do think you know. All for what? Just sayin man, chillax.
This coming from me, a HUGE 360 Fanboy.
SexyKittyKat2U @ Oct 13th 2008 12:22AM
@ jtenma
LOL....
I'm headed to bed. But I'm sure ninja/chin poh will put some racist shit up on here after me so I'll ask him the same question I ask vid.
IF you don't care and don't take what I say seriously then why bother commenting? Just go your own way and say what you want to say.
Ciatrick Leodis McKelvin @ Oct 13th 2008 12:30AM
It's okay bitter sony fanboys. I'm sure the ps3 will get back to beating the 360 eventually in Japan. It probably won't even take to long.
The problem is that the ps2 will still be beating the shit out of your beloved ps3 and that's just shamefully pathetic.
LOL
Kind of like how that PS2 has beat the 360 forever in Japan as well. The statements logical trail applies to both of the PS & MS systems. How can one be pathetic but not the other one when its the same situacion. Smells like a hypocrisy.
Sorry for the spelling errors. English is not native for myself.
Vidikron @ Oct 13th 2008 12:27AM
But I do care, SexyKittyKat2U. Why, oh why, won't you believe me? :(
SexyKittyKat2U @ Oct 13th 2008 12:27AM
Sorry fenix but speaking my mind isn't taking it to some unholy level.
It's not like I'm following ninja's steps and hurling racist crap left and right.
And it's not like I go around threatening sony fanboys or the company itself. I just point out the truth and what some people are feeling.
Why on Earth is it a crime to think that the ps3 is a shitty sytem?
tmac BLANTANTLY thinks that the Wii is a shitty system. Does anyone get on his ass about that? I'm sure there are sony fanboys who think the 360 is a shitty system as well. No one gets on their case in regards to that.
So again what am I doing that's so out there? Is this just because it's sony and sony is off limits here on Joystiq?
Bottom line is that I know I have yet to do anything remotely wrong on this website. And regardless of the bias that the owners might have this is still a good spot for news and gaming in general. So I come here cuz it's better than that other place.
Anyways I'm heading off to bed.
Just Mr ESC. @ Oct 13th 2008 12:44AM
Succesful Troll is succesful.
Remember Sage goes in all fields.
SAGE
Jtenma @ Oct 13th 2008 1:04AM
@ Mr. ESC
I'm sorry, I know I should go and google this but I'm too lazy. But I have a question for you. Honestly I really would like to know what "SAGE" means.
Don't laugh everyone.
(seriously I don't know)
Just Mr ESC. @ Oct 13th 2008 1:22AM
Good Question lets consult ED.
Apart from being a versatile but unfunny herb, sage is a word originating from 2chan. Sage (pronounced sah-geh by Wapanese f*gg*ts and sayj by /b/tards) is used to reply to a post without bumping it. It's done by putting it within the e-mail field and does not push the post to the top.
Since then, its been ported to all the other chans and is used to both bump and express displeasure to the post being replied to.
The word itself comes from the Japanese word, 「下げる」 "sageru", (sah-geh-roo) meaning, 'to lower.' However, some argue that nobody really gives a sh*t. Amen /b/rother!
___________________________________.
In this case is a f*cking nonsense but still stop replying (Ironic post is Ironic)
(Censored due Joystiq Terms and stuff,Sorry if this is a Triple post)
Markez @ Oct 13th 2008 1:31AM
Well, see now, people, as I was reading through this part of thread it kept bubbling up in the back of my head, seem like it has been a bit since I saw a post by PremierAssassin / AzureKnight.
A more appropriate response than anything showing up above this one would've been "IT'S A TRAP!!!" Oh well, maybe in his next iteration people will catch on :) I do have to agree with him here however, that worthless douche Ninja/Chinpo did post something like "I hope your black ass gets banned, boy" and Joystiq just let him get away with it. Explain that one to me.
ESC, how thoroughly informative, good lawd!
ill trooper @ Oct 13th 2008 5:04AM
OK, maybe now you're actually going to bed, Kat2U...
I don't really mind what you write about whatever system, I'm just voting you down because it's part of my new regimen of voting ANYONE down for using the term 'Epic Fail' (or its converse, 'Full of Win') because that shit is TIRED.
It's a war I know I'll lose.
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 13th 2008 8:04AM
Tmac gets a lot of heat for what he does, even some undeserved (like the claims that he's a Sony fanboy)
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Oct 13th 2008 8:34AM
Until PS3 starts acting like a Japanese console, it will continue to do poorly. Right now, on store shelves, there is little difference between a PS3 and 360, unlike the other four consoles that learned a while ago that "One must sell TO Japan to sell IN Japan."
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 13th 2008 8:48AM
@ Sheppy
That is the problem of Sony's arrogance. After the PS2's complete and utter Japanese dominance (GC put up less of a fight than it did in America) they assumed they had the region locked, part of the vision of this generation where Nintendo would be a non-player and Sony and Microsoft would battle it out, which meant Sony got Japan by default, and would simply have to focus on flushing Microsoft out in America, it's stronghold
Of course, that kinda did happen, except that Nintendo wound up being a non-player in that it's inaccessibly far ahead of the competition, not behind, and Sony and MS are battling for the scraps.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 13th 2008 9:37AM
"Another epic fail for the ps3...can't even beat it's last gen brother"
PS2: 8,618
Xbox 360: 8,271
Oops someone's looking pretty retarded right now, but considering the source is anyone surprised?
Popfrogs @ Oct 13th 2008 11:46AM
Holy crap, a $130 console is beating a $400 console in sales?
STOP THE PRESSES!
Mal F4cti0n @ Oct 13th 2008 11:05PM
@tmacairjordan87,
Really. Why is he retarded? He pointed out that the PS2 beat the PS3 in sales ("The PS3 can't even beat its last gen brother"). You pointed out that the PS2 beat the xbox360 in sales and you think you made him look retarded.
Wow!
Reading Comprehension 101, dude, go look it up and practice...
http://www.ask.com/web?q=Reading+Comprehension+Activities&qsrc=6&o=10601
Huey2k2 @ Oct 12th 2008 11:41PM
The last month or so has not been kind to the PS3.
Chin-Poh @ Oct 13th 2008 12:42AM
I don't think my previous comment went through but anyways.
Its not that the PS3 sales numbers in Japan have declined any, its just that the 360's have SKYROCKETED. Mostly because of Tales of Vesperia, MS did a great job securing that for the 360.
But as you can see, its never permanent and its sales figures are steadily dropping and will probably be behind the PS3s next week. But if MS keeps securing Japanese exclusives to the 360, they'll be golden.
Now why on Earth didn't they try to get Monster Hunter 3, especially since Capcom is a fan of the 360?
Ayrkain @ Oct 13th 2008 4:42AM
Actually Chin-Poh (and I say this as a guy with 2 60 GBs), this week is actually one of the lowest the PS3 has ever seen. There is sometimes a dip before a large release, but in this case I think it has more to do with the Japanese economy. Just my guess though.
KarlW @ Oct 13th 2008 4:46AM
Microsoft's new strategy in Japan seems to be working well. Sony are going to have to come back big. Home and LittleBigPlanet are a good start, but Sony need to get back to securing PS3 exclusives if they want to keep the Japanese market.
I'm most surprised by the DS. Announcing new products (DSi) tends to lead to the Osborne effect, where current product sales are hit. There has been a hit, but not as big as you'd expect with the release as soon as next month. I'd have expected them to fall below PSP sales, considering the PSP-3000 is much less of an upgrade.
Also, since the iPod touch is now considered to be a gaming device (see Joystiq comparison - DSi vs iPod touch vs PSP-3000), shouldn't we be getting figures for that as well? Apple are quite protective of their numbers, so maybe there aren't any available.
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Oct 13th 2008 8:37AM
The issue isn't that apple numbers are hard to get, but rather apple numbers are most often complete fabrication. The only numbers they report accurately are tbe apple store stats. The rest of it often hugely innacurate.
albinogoldfish @ Oct 12th 2008 11:45PM
Sweet! sales numbers!
*grabs cereal and eats it out of the box like Saturday morning cartoons*
_woLf @ Oct 12th 2008 11:50PM
The 360 is riding out the ToV wave much much longer than I expected it would.
Chin-Poh @ Oct 13th 2008 12:44AM
The Japanese really love their JRPGs, especially the Tales series. I think after that, then dating and train simulators are popular genres as well.
Now how about MS trying to get a Dragon Quest/Warrior game for the 360? I hear the series sells extremely well in Japan, up around the Tales and Final Fantasy series!
Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrected on a... thursday?!) @ Oct 13th 2008 2:45AM
I have Rail Simulator :(
Strangely not the worst £20 I ever spent.
Monkey Thing?!!? @ Oct 13th 2008 8:51AM
All the big franchises are moving to Nintendo, except FF
Dragon Quest IX for DS, Monster Hunter 3 for Wii, next Tales game for Wii
The only one that's still up in the air is KH3
In A World (XBL) @ Oct 13th 2008 3:29PM
There will probably be 4 more Kingdom Hearts games:
Kingdom Hearts III for PS3, Kingdom Hearts: Encrypted for PSN, Kingdom Hearts Adventures: My Life as a Kingdom Heart for Wii, and finally the Virtual Console gets Kingdom Hearts: Square-root of 3.141952653...
Slayer @ Oct 12th 2008 11:53PM
Looks like the ps3 and the 360 are about to trade places.
j.howlett @ Oct 12th 2008 11:59PM
hey the psp is up. did a new color release? the 3000?
KarlW @ Oct 13th 2008 4:48AM
I always wondered about those coloured editions. Do people really sit around thinking "you know, I'd like to shell out £120 on a PSP, if only it was in pink or simpsons yellow?"
How exactly does it boost sales?
ExMcCloud @ Oct 13th 2008 12:03AM
Even though its only by 1000 units the 360 beat the PS3 again....Wow thats like 4 weeks....Very unexpected....Sony wil probably pick it up in late October...
Jtenma @ Oct 13th 2008 12:14AM
I might have missed out (I haven't been keeping up with Japanese releases), but with what ExMcloud?
ExMcCloud @ Oct 13th 2008 12:31AM
Its a shit load of games comming out at the end of October I'm pretty sure they're all world wide releases but I could be wrong.....But Im sure LBP is one for sure and that could drive some console sales
Dopple Boppler @ Oct 13th 2008 2:05AM
As awesome as I think LittleBigPlanet is going to be, I just don't see it being a system seller. I would love to be proven wrong in this case, because the game looks amazing, but it just doesn't seem to have that massive appeal to get more people to buy PS3s.
xFenixKnightx @ Oct 13th 2008 12:14AM
Is Gears 2 releasing worldwide Nov 7th? That would be awesome if there was a spike in Japanese sales because of Gears. I know The Last Remnant also comes out but it would just be like icing on the cake for MS if on that week (if it does come out there as well) 360 would jump up in sales. :P
Really good to see the whole world finally getting on the 360 band wagon.
*bloop*
(Achievement Unlocked: Owned PS3 over a month in JP)
ExMcCloud @ Oct 13th 2008 12:32AM
If Japan buys into Gears MS will have found its next Halo.....Can u imagine Marcus Fenix on a can of Gamer Fuel....
Huey2k2 @ Oct 13th 2008 12:36AM
If I recall correctly the first Gears actually was relatively popular in Japan. So we could very well see a sales spike because of Gears 2.
Chin-Poh @ Oct 13th 2008 12:46AM
Damn, Microsoft has taken over the world with Windows, now the 360 is right about there. Maybe the Zune will skyrocket in popularity eventually as well? : )
I'm a fan of Sony and Microsoft, I've only used PCs and Windows OSs my entire life, I'm not buying into Apple, I have this irrational dislike for Apple like PremierAssassin does for Sony. : /
playwhutyalike @ Oct 13th 2008 2:18AM
@ExMcloud
I can't see Marcus Fenix on a can of Gamer Fuel, but I can see me on the can about 1 1/2 hours after I drink Gamer Fuel.
Kspraydad @ Oct 13th 2008 12:50AM
June 9-15
PS3 outsells Xbox by 73k on the strength of a game release.
Last FOUR weeks Xbox outsells PS3 by 31k on the strength of lowering their price below that of a Wii AND and exclusive RPG.
Discuss.
Chin-Poh @ Oct 13th 2008 12:59AM
The PS3 outselling the 360 in Japan is considered normalcy. When the opposite happens, everyone's interest is piqued and many will comment how much Sony fails, that they let the 360 overtake them in Japan when its historically not been kind to the Xbox but the opposite for the PS3.
Its mainly because of Microsoft securing exclusives to the 360 the Japanese really want, like Tales of Vesperia.
I am wondering why MS is able to secure all these exclusives and Sony is not. Don't they both have much money to spend? It seems like MS has become very bold and aggressive whereas Sony has become more passive and complacent...
ExMcCloud @ Oct 13th 2008 1:11AM
Chin-Po I don't know whether thats Sony showing confidence or Arrogance whatever it is they need to shape up.....MS just got Tekken, they got the tales series, they got FF though not in Japan....And its looking more like this generations RPG system...MS is actually making strides this should set up the next Xbox to be a huge success.
Chin-Poh @ Oct 13th 2008 1:12AM
"when its historically not been kind to the Xbox but the opposite for the PS3."
Oops, I meant the opposite for the Playstation brand.