Wow.... the PS3 is completly fucked....

Some more charts. Here is a chart of last weeks hardware sales in Japan:



Here is a chart of total next gen consoles sold to data in Japan:



As you can see, Nintendo absolutely fucking owns Japan. Nintendo is going to win in all three territories, but will win by the most in Japan. I expect in the US for the Wii to eventually edge out the 360 by a little. In Europe I think Wii will win, but 360 will get its fair share. I can't imagine PS3 doing well in Europe with the price it is selling at.
 
Its going to take a while for MS to get a foothold in Japan. They are an American company which makes it very hard. The kind of games the Western world seems to like doesn't seem the same what Japan likes. It has taken MS a while to learn that but they are finally starting to make progress (Blue Dragon was a good start, and new RPGs like Lost Odyssey, Eternal Sonata, etc. will help). As they get more and more RPGs on the system, MS should get more and more of a foothold in Japan. I am guessing that over its lifetime 360 will only sell 1.5 - 2 million units in Japan, but that will be a step up from the Xbox.

MS knows it will take a while for them to get recognition in Japan. I expect the next iteration of Xbox to continue the momentum on a little bit.
 
it's not just RPG's it's creating games with thought in mind. This is why Nintindo is dominating. American style games are all about brute force with very little character and story developement. It's like an Action movie compared to a Japanese Kung Fu flick.
 
I wish x360 had more rpg's. Enchanted Arms sucked balls, but those two are supposed to be great. Eternal Sonata was rumored to come to America in summer 2007, hope it does , but I heard that in the US version they are gonna mess up some characters

ps edit// and I don't think that ms will try to go heavier on rpg's, their market is in america with fps's
 
I think we are getting it here in australia in march.
I have no interest in purchasing one and I suspect they will struggle to sell in some areas like mine (where people dont have $1k aus to spend on a console).

Converts to ~$780us including tax here. Rip off much?
 
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