Comments on: MGS4 knocked off top of Japanese chart

By: patlike

patlike — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:36:09 +0000

Just posted that MCV story up.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:34:56 +0000

The Canada, Japan and US numbers there should be reliable. The European and Worldwide figures will not be.

By: Newbie101

Newbie101 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:33:46 +0000

Posted in other thread, might as well post it here. These could be wrong by the way…

“AFAIK the official figures are (but could be wrong)……

No Europe figures for the 360, obvious why of course.

PS3;
Region Units sold First available
Canada 342,400 as of February 1, 2008[62] November 17, 2006
Europe 5 million as of May 6, 2008[63] March 23, 2007
Japan 2 million as of March 30, 2008[64][65] November 11, 2006
United States 4.29 million as of May 1, 2008[66] November 17, 2006
Worldwide 12.81 million as of March 31, 2008[2][3] (more…)

360;
Region Units sold First available
Canada 736,400 as of February 1, 2008[89] November 22, 2005
United States 10.08 million as of May 1, 2008[90] November 22, 2005
Japan 602,558 as of March 30, 2008[91][92] December 10, 2005
Worldwide 19 million as of April 25, 2008[1] (more…)”

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:28:38 +0000

Yeah, that’s the second time they’ve disputed the numbers. I wonder what voodoo Sony used the first time.

(Initially people thought they’d left out the UK but it seems they clarified to say the UK was included)

By: patlike

patlike — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:27:20 +0000

Ta. Just writing that up now, yep.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:22:40 +0000

Here's a good one for you, Pat. While we're talking numbers. /dons protective headgear

By: Blerk

Blerk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:20:51 +0000

Just the early Enterbrain guesstimates so far. Proper hardware will be later today.

By: patlike

patlike — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:19:50 +0000

Have final hardware figures been released, or just the estimates?

I was talking to a guy I know who’s wife is Japanese the other day, and he goes out there regularly. He said games as the thing that got everyone excited in the last 90s and early noughties is completely gone now. Apparently it’s nothing like is used to be out there. Hence Wii-mania.

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:18:47 +0000

All relative I suppose. It could have been back to sub 10k immediately.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:16:04 +0000

Seems MGS4 got old fast, too.

PS3 hardware numbers for the week are somewhat disappointing, too. Seems Japan only loves the Wii and their handhelds atm.