Japanese hardware sales, June 29 - July 5: Pottermania edition

by Griffin McElroy { Jul 12th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Our every action over these past two weeks have felt completely inconsequential -- when measured against the action we'll be taking Tuesday night at midnight, each one just seems pointless. The action we speak of is, of course, our viewing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- the latest film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's successful series of books. Oh, sorry, did we say "successful series of books?" We meant literary black tar heroin.

For the better part of the past decade, we were complete junkies for Rowling's nefarious brand of wizardly fiction. For nearly two years now, we've been without any new outlets of Pottery, leaving us with a terrible case of the shakes -- one we attempted to cure by trying to get into a certain series of vampire romance novels. Though exponentially more erotic, these didn't give us the rush we needed. Inevitably, we turned to fanfic, which turned to slashfic, which turned to cosplay, which turned slashfic cosplay. We're in a bad place, friends.

Fortunately, we no longer have to worry about the gruesome perils of House-Elf bondage, as the film is coming out in just under 50 hours. At that point, we'll have ourselves a sizable fix for another year, at which point we'll get the two-part adaptation of the final book, at which point we'll commit ritual suicide, because, c'mon -- what else is there?

- DSi: 46,855

6,970 (17.48%)
- PSP: 32,849

6,060 (22.62%)
- Wii: 24,971

3,181 (14.60%)
- PS3: 11,196

114 (1.01%)
- DS Lite: 7,507

1,912 (34.17%)
- Xbox 360: 5,876

110 (1.91%)
- PS2: 3,734

156 (4.36%)

[Source: Media Create]

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Tags: japanesehardwaresales

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Hydrophobicfish @ Jul 12th 2009 10:04PM

It's sad to see only one console be down. Feels so sorry for that console.

Come on PS3, you can do it! I'm rooting for you!

Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 12th 2009 10:12PM

Seriously, you should root for the 360. Take a look at the NUMBERS.

Hydrophobicfish @ Jul 12th 2009 10:17PM

Well, I'm just rooting for the guy who's doing badly this week, plus, on a global perspective, the 360 is doing great, and the PS3 badly.

sony boy @ Jul 12th 2009 10:19PM

it's only down 100-something consoles from last week.

Mr Khan @ Jul 12th 2009 10:19PM

PS3 is virtually flat. -100 doesn't make or break anything at that level.

The Baron @ Jul 12th 2009 10:33PM

Bill Gates' paycheck this month was down twenty bucks. Poor him!

Good news for the single mother next door though, she's making 20 more!

MetalBLACKFOX @ Jul 13th 2009 3:37PM

japan hate my beloved xbox so much that they would rather buy an old ass ps2 instead of forking over the extra 50 dollars to get a 360

Longhorn of Myon [PSN: MariusElijah] @ Jul 12th 2009 10:10PM

Better be a good movie, the reviews are saying it is

These sales are just like last week
Go PS2 and 3

KirbyMeister @ Jul 12th 2009 10:11PM

SNAPE KILLS PLAYSTATION!

Peter Moore @ Jul 12th 2009 10:11PM

YOU BITCH! YOU BITCH!

Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 12th 2009 10:13PM

OH GREAT! And I was a couple of pages away from that part!

Longhorn of Myon [PSN: MariusElijah] @ Jul 12th 2009 10:13PM

BECAUSE DRACO COULDNT

kill_strike @ Jul 12th 2009 10:38PM

/spoiler tags please!!!!!!!

ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 12th 2009 11:08PM

NOOOOOO!!!!

Where's that Phoenix when you need it!!!!

Cypher @ Jul 13th 2009 12:32AM

Damn you!

DAMN YOU!

You have ruined my literary experience for the next 20 years!

Well, at least I know that Lupin and Tonks live...

Young_Jey @ Jul 12th 2009 10:27PM

Hey, I know this has nothing to do with this post, but a bunch of people and i have hade our ranks on battlefield: bad company reset and everything tooken away. Just finished a quick match wwher only one person hade a rank, and got non of the experionce pionts, I playd the game about a hour ago wen everything was still ther and now its all gone.

Doombot (zuburi) @ Jul 12th 2009 10:33PM

...

Huh?

MystileArmor @ Jul 12th 2009 10:57PM

Yeah I'll get right on it and fix it for you...
..

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HAHAHAHA!!

Protodude @ Jul 12th 2009 10:58PM

Take that chatter to GameFaqs, friend.

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 12th 2009 10:58PM

I think he is trying to say that Battlefield Bad Company is reseting the ranks of some guys.

Can we have confirmation on this?

[Can anyone help me to get 2 of the last 4 achievements I need of that game? I need the Squad/Respawn ones,the others I need are "I'm bad company" which is impossible with my current connection and "Beans,Bandages and Bullets"]

ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 12th 2009 11:07PM

Que?

j.howlett @ Jul 12th 2009 10:17PM

couldn't get into the potter books. i have the urge to re read 'my side of the mountain'

greg (peevmyster) @ Jul 13th 2009 11:06AM

i loved that book when i was a kid, that and the face on the milk carton.

Jinsenken @ Jul 12th 2009 11:42PM

Why was he downvoted?

Sure is butthurt in here.

extimp7 @ Jul 13th 2009 12:16AM

Damn! Now I want to reread my side of the mountain. That and where the red fern grows.

j.howlett @ Jul 13th 2009 1:18PM

i saw a movie version, it was okay but as usual the book is better

2 slick @ Jul 12th 2009 10:21PM

same. just couldn't get into the whole wizard stuff. after seein a preview for jonze's where the wild things are....think i should go re-read that.

Mr Khan @ Jul 12th 2009 10:26PM

Seems like Wii Sports Resort is lending more strength to the Wii, but slowly.

This is good. According to Ars Technica's mole, a mild, but not extreme, hardware bump from WSR will lead to Nintendo releasing colors (whereas a negligible or nonexistant bump would lead to a price-drop)

Though obviously we must gauge it's effect worldwide, first.

Jacksons @ Jul 12th 2009 10:43PM

Is colors a good thing? I already own a Wii, I couldn't imagine buying another for a color change.

playwhutyalike @ Jul 12th 2009 11:28PM

Switch out the case yourself. 36 bucks or so. They even send the little screwdrivers you need. I changed mine to black. That way I can see the dust better. Just kidding, I clean my house on a regular basis.

If you do go with switching the case, I suggest these simple pointers:

1. You are going to need a nice big space to work with. Find some styrofoam to make outlines of pieces you have to pull and put the screws you take out into the foam to keep them in place.

2. If you have animals that like to get up in your shit, (cats), keep them out of the room you are working in. They see all of those shiny small screws and it's over.

3. Put pieces in order when you pull them, then go in reverse when you put it back together. Oh, you'll be surprised how well put together the inside of the Wii is. Class 3 electronics, baby.

4. Check YouTube for vids on doing this. It's not as hard as it would seem.

The Baron @ Jul 12th 2009 10:30PM

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/17-952/

^ 35 mins very well spent :D

matto.owen @ Jul 12th 2009 11:44PM

seconded.

...
"are we playing the game yet?"

Markez @ Jul 12th 2009 11:52PM

lulz were had, thanks pal

I'm gonna have to check that site out more often from now on :P

"Are you guys playing the new Harry and the Hendersons in there?!"

Jrinswand @ Jul 13th 2009 8:59AM

Haha! That was awesome! Do they do that with other games as well?

The Baron @ Jul 13th 2009 10:16AM

Yeah, but not all are so funny. Fallout: Point Lookout and 1 vs 100 beta are pretty good, but in general it depends who's doing the Quick Look - Ryan and Vinny are a lot more comedic whilst Brad and Jeff are a lot more serious about gameplay + talking about the game.

But if you enjoyed it their podcast is definitely worth a listen.