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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:06PM (Unverified) said

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That's still a lot of PS3s. I'm surprised DSi is still so high.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:35PM spin cycle said

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Yeah, it's still the highest-selling current-gen console, including Wii!

That's pretty good.
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Posted: May 4th 2009 4:23AM PR0F3TA said

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oh god not Griffin again... dude what ever happened to your "lets root for the underdog" campaign to make MS feel better about being as useful to Japan as American Cars.

The PS3 (and Sony) managed to outsell every console and even its own handheld compeditor but we see a small loss ans suddenly Japan is "breaking up" with Sony?

in that case can you write a article/letter to Microsoft telling them to stop stalking Japan, no one wants them and you will get a restraining order if you must. Seems fair
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Posted: May 4th 2009 8:55AM xCrunk said

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Griffin, that's how I feel about Joystiq.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:06PM (Unverified) said

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this song is relevant to Japan's interests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pkd-2k-BE8
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:11PM (Unverified) said

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That isn't that "Pickle Surprise" video is it? Some dude kept posting that yesterday and I kept falling for it.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:12PM (Unverified) said

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@Tyler

You can blame esposch for that one.

*awaits esposch response*
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:12PM (Unverified) said

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no, its the why American pop music will never be as awesome or catchy as J-Pop.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:19PM (Unverified) said

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@ Mop

So true...
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:49PM Anticrawl said

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Moptimus I think you pasted in the wrong link by mistake. Here you go though, I got your back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6e7sO1ss0
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:18PM Anticrawl said

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Yeah I'm aware it's Swedish before you comment.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:33PM SheppyReturns said

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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:57PM Sly C said

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no, all three of you are wrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWvdKPpVWzw
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Posted: May 4th 2009 1:31AM Anticrawl said

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All bow before the Mighty Boosh - Eels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AckvdGbk4w
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Posted: May 4th 2009 1:31AM jhowlett said

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Posted: May 4th 2009 1:35AM MarkezJM said

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Oh hi guys, hey does that Marvel v. Capcom gaming coming to XBLA/PSN that everyone is talking about have like combos, n' combo breakers and stuff?
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Posted: May 4th 2009 1:49AM Anticrawl said

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@Markez

Lulz
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Posted: May 4th 2009 5:17AM (Unverified) said

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0

Okay, I'll admit I'm not quite sure how THIS is relevant to Japan's interests.
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Posted: May 4th 2009 2:04PM (Unverified) said

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I hope im not TOO late to the party :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs6BiPwqBU0
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:06PM atrimus said

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i guess all that would've been funny had the Wii actually outsold the PS3.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:30PM Rasec said

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Indeed.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:02PM moshin said

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exactly, seems to have still outsold the wii and the 360
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:16PM Special Agent Steve said

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@Mo
Wait, you're shitting me... aren't you. The PS3 outselling the 360 in Japan.... you liar. You silly goose you, you won't beguile me.

o.o-> o.O-> O.O-> O.o-> o.o... sigh
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Posted: May 4th 2009 2:45PM hey buddy said

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It almost sounds like this article was written BEFORE looking at the charts and he decided to stick with it anyway, despite the PS3 being the number-one selling console this week.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:09PM (Unverified) said

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Hardly a suprise but still nice to see the PS3 hovering around 8,000 units more than usual.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:08PM (Unverified) said

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*PS3's GPU breaks*
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Posted: May 4th 2009 3:59AM (Unverified) said

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...and doesn't afraid of anything.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:09PM Mr Khan said

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I figured the Monster Hunter G effect on Wii sales would be somewhat diluted, granted that its a PS2 port, yet in spite of the MH3 demo

Though PS3 also got a new game this week, correct? Disaster Report something?

Solid showing for Monster Hunter G itself, though. 140k is nothing to sneeze at, given the lethargic Japanese market (and given that yes, it is a PS2 port)
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:11PM (Unverified) said

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I saw some gameplay of MH3

pros: Its very, VERY pretty

cons: you have to load an area every 5 seconds. Not stream, go to an entire new screen for the game to load the data for the next area
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:19PM Sly C said

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monster hunter portable 2nd g is one of my favorite games on psp. monster hunter tri is one of the only games exclusive to the wii that is tempting me to buy a wii.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:28PM Foetoid said

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True Moptimus. I was surprised when i saw how incredible MH3 looked. What are the chances of it leaving Japan again?
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:10PM latin trident said

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PS3 on Maury show:

Maury: When it comes to the Successful Child this past week, PS3, You are NOT the father!! (Audience goes nuts)

PS3: On floor crying.

Howard Stringer: Running to backroom screaming in disbelief while a fat camera man is following him.

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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:12PM TheDarkWayne said

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is PS3 not the father or is Howard not the father?
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:17PM (Unverified) said

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PS3 on Jerry Springer:

JS: PS3, Japan has something say to you.

Japan: Baby, I love you, but there someone else...

*Wii appears*

PS3: Oh Hell no!! I"m gonna [bleep] kill you bitch!

*Audience goes wild*
*Wii and PS3 fight, as the Xbox shows of its Harddrive to the audience*
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:20PM Sly C said

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@ ArchGamer

Japanese Audience: "360, put that thing away!!!"
360: "F*ck this, I'm going to America where I'm APPRECIATED!!!"
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:10PM MarkezJM said

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As horrible a show as it was, it was/is a hallmark of awesomely crappy-good talk TV. It brought such great things as the girl with the phobia of pickles, the unruly 13 year old had sex for a cheeseburger, and that one dude that screams at all the delinquent young teens and tells them to shape up. Good times.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:17PM Sly C said

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down nearly 40,000 units and still above the wii...

the powers of final fantasy are incredible.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:18PM RobS the 3rd said

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Yes, It is more powerful then a thousand suns, at least in Japan.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:54PM Mal F4cti0n said

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Rob,

Finish your story....I am waiting with baited breath for what happens next.

"Yes, It is more powerful then a thousand suns, at least in Japan".....then what? You just stopped and didn't finish. "Then a thousand suns, at least in Japan, jumped up and did a polka? What the fuck happened next, man!?

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Posted: May 4th 2009 7:50AM (Unverified) said

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What is this I don't even
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Posted: May 4th 2009 9:59AM sonicspike41 said

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Am I the only one who doesn't see an incomplete sentence? I mean sure he could' have put a period after the word yes, so it would appear as, "Yes. It is...", but is that such a big issue?

The way I read it was like this, "Yes. The Playstation 3 is more powerful than a thousand burning suns, well, it's that powerful in Japan at least." Sure he cut a few corners, but it still makes sense to me and still seems decently grammatically correct.

Why is everyone getting after?
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Posted: May 4th 2009 12:27PM Paviel said

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Clearly what Rob meant was that the PS3 is more powerful THAN a thousand suns.

He misused the word THEN.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:21PM (Unverified) said

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Killzone 2 also debuted in Japan with around 40k sold, putting it at #3. Pretty surprising I'd say. Also surprised monster hunter didn't push more units or wii's, but hell I'm not complaining.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:46PM Sly C said

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40000 for an FPS in japan? that is surprising.
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Posted: May 4th 2009 8:15AM BreakingPoint0 said

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My guess is at this point anyone who wants a Wii already has one. Any of the large sales surges in hardware will be people who are waiting for that specific game, at least on the Wii.
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:33PM PyroSean said

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The worst break-up letter lol...
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 10:57PM (Unverified) said

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Hey Joystiq dont take this so bad..and with all respect to you, but I feel like you have something agains PS3/Sony...sorry but is my opinion
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:03PM moshin said

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+1

at least tag the articles properly :-P
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:28PM MarkezJM said

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Am I missing something? Is there some mass consensus that Joystiq is anti-PS3, and they all happily voted this guy up really fast?
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Posted: May 3rd 2009 11:41PM (Unverified) said

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Markez,
Apparently, it's the fabled and oft-rumored though seldom witnessed "Dumbass Sunday".
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