Japan Officially Becomes PS3 Territory
For the past ten weeks, PS3 has laid the smackdown on all consoles in Japan, including the once unstoppable Nintendo Wii. And while PS3’s sales domination was seen as just a random fluke, it’s obvious that Japan has had a major change of heart with Sony’s console. Here’s the weekly breakdown:
Week #1: February 23rd – March 1st (Yakuza 3 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 36,513
Nintendo Wii – 17,876Week #2: March 2nd – March 8th (Resident Evil 5 released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 39,835
Nintendo Wii – 16,560Week #3: March 3rd – March 15th
Playstation 3 – 28,014
Nintendo Wii – 17,941Week #4: March 16th – March 22nd
Playstation 3 – 25,435
Nintendo Wii – 18,095Week #5: March 23rd – March 29th
Playstation 3 – 22,825
Nintendo Wii – 17,276Week #6: March 30th – April 5th
Playstation 3 – 20,362
Nintendo Wii – 15,525Week #7: April 6th – April 12th
Playstation 3 – 16,701
Nintendo Wii – 13,349Week #8: April 13th – April 19th (Final Fantasy XIII demo released for the Playstation 3)
Playstation 3 – 62,527
Nintendo Wii – 13,221Week #9: April 20th – April 26th (Monster Hunter G released for the Nintendo Wii)
Playstation 3 – 23,351
Nintendo Wii – 18,439Week #10: April 27th – May 3rd
Playstation 3 – 23,588
Nintendo Wii – 21,546
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May 10th, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Some domination shit right here haha.
May 10th, 2009 at 11:20 AM
good for PS3, lets keep it up Sony
May 10th, 2009 at 12:28 PM
gg Sony
May 10th, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Oh yeah! At this rate, the PS3 will snatch 2nd place from the Xbox 360, bravo Sony!
May 10th, 2009 at 12:39 PM
next target, Wii Fit.
May 10th, 2009 at 12:49 PM
How are PSP sales in Japan?
May 10th, 2009 at 1:58 PM
keep it up sony!!!
May 10th, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Totals:
PS3 – 299,151
Wii – 169,828
Ps3 outsold the Wii by 129,323 during those ten weeks!!!! That is pretty damn good!!!!!
May 10th, 2009 at 3:55 PM
The Wii is a fad. I’ve always said it.
May 10th, 2009 at 4:36 PM
The wii was a temporary winner. The ps3 is permanent.
May 10th, 2009 at 6:50 PM
So much for the PS3 smear campaign Micro$uck tried.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:43 PM
was there ever any doubt lol
May 11th, 2009 at 12:41 AM
Now North America and Europe…
May 11th, 2009 at 2:55 AM
Why not show the Xbox 360 in them totals? Would that be pointless? Either way I think its great the PS3 is doing good there. Still haven’t bought a Wii cause I’m holding out for a black one to match my PS3.
May 11th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Just wait till FFXIII drops and it will be epic in japan , not that this isn’t epic in it’s own right.