Hell Freezes Over As 360 Outsells PS3 In Japan For An Entire Month

[The 1 2 P]

Yeah this probably isn't that big of a deal over here but for Microsoft it is. For a gaijin console maker to outsell the hometown boys is an unheard of feat. And this is mainly because in Japan they track their stats weekly. Although there are a few outlets that do this here in the US, the only real measuring stick that matters are the monthly NPD stats. But in Japan they hang on every single week's numbers and for the fourth week straight the 360 has outsold the PS3: http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/ne...st-time/?biz=1

Now for your daily reality check. The Wii still outsells both weekly, monthly and yearly. Furthermore, the 360 would have to do this about a thousand more times to become number 2 in Japan. But thats ok because they are still number 2 in the rest of the world and Sony is trying to cetch up to them.

[courtesi96]

I can sum up the PS3 in one word: Arrogance.

[TheRealist50]

Could it be that everyone already owns a PS3 in Japan hence not selling as much? kind of like the 360 is here? where everyone already has one so they start buying PS3s.

[joedick]

Could it be that everyone already owns a PS3 in Japan hence not selling as much? kind of like the 360 is here? where everyone already has one so they start buying PS3s.

No, if everybody already had a PS3, they'd have been selling DS like numbers (or PS2 like numbers). It's the price cut coupled with a must-have game (I think the new Tales).