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Japanese hardware sales – The “wtfps3omg” edition

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That’s what announcing a slim console does for you. PS3 racked up a hilarious 2,052 sales in Japan last week, making it the lowest selling games hardware in the market.

Mind you, the only machine it managed to beat in the previous week was PS2.

Data below for the week ending August 23.

  • DSi – 59,578
  • PSP – 27,187
  • Wii – 26,972
  • Xbox 360 – 8,979
  • DS Lite – 5,735
  • PS2 – 3,295
  • PS3 – 2,052

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#1

Razor
28/08/09, 9:07 am

Wow.

Sony hope that’s the reason…

#2

Blerk
28/08/09, 9:22 am

I think the bigger surprise is that there were over 2000 people who really didn’t need that extra 10,000 Yen and absolutely HAD TO have their PS3 this week.

#3

Yoshi
28/08/09, 9:37 am

Is that the slim? or is it not out for them yet aswel?

#5

Tonka
28/08/09, 9:47 am

Nintendo are DOOMED!

#6

Gadzooks!
28/08/09, 10:40 am

Looks like there’s a major ‘oops’ in the air, as instead of people waiting for new PS3 stock they are instead buying 360′s.

Should all return to regular lackluster-all-round-except-for-Wii/DSi/PSP figures in a couple of weeks though.

#7

Dannybuoy
28/08/09, 12:54 pm

My crystal ball says that next week PS3 will be top of the table. Then I think it will subside and sit mid table, maybe around the wii numbers.. I’m not sure it will hang on at the top very long but I think over time it will sell consistently good numbers as people realise WHAT A FUCKING AMAZING DEAL THE SLIM IS

#8

Psychotext
28/08/09, 1:14 pm

That’ll be the week after next, as next week’s numbers will cover this week’s sales (as in, when the slim isn’t out still).

So expect to see about 12 PS3s sold in next weeks numbers. ;)

#9

Robo_1
28/08/09, 1:26 pm

Interesting to see the 360′s numbers spike a bit. It shows that some people just go out wanting a HD console, and if there’s no PS3, they will take home a 360.

#10

reask
28/08/09, 1:30 pm

@ Robo
I very much doubt that to be the case.
360 sales have been going up in Japan for a while now.

#11

Galactic_Barret
28/08/09, 1:52 pm

Yeah, for the past 3 weeks when the PS3 has been out of stock. Unless I’m missing something.

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