Xbox 360 outsells PS3 2.5-to-1 ... in Japan

by Xav de Matos { Aug 15th 2008 at 1:30PM }

While the Xbox 360 was outsold by the PS3 in our neck of the woods, Microsoft beat its corporate rival on their own home turf. The Xbox 360's popularity jumped this week hot off the heels of Namco Bandai's Tales of Vesperia, pushing 24,962 consoles out the door -- a 19,603 unit increase from the previous week.

In anticipation of the RPG's popularity, Microsoft created a limited edition bundle that added Tales of Vesperia and a slew of extras in with a standard Xbox 360 Premium (20GB) system exclusively in Japan -- the bundle is reportedly the most sought after package available in the region. Full sales chart for the week after the jump.

Nintendo DS - 60,434
PSP - 58,501
Wii - 38,506
Xbox 360 - 24,962
PlayStation 3 - 9,673
PlayStation 2 - 8,503

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sabuc @ Aug 15th 2008 1:41PM

Where is the microsoftdefenseforce.com website trumpeting the inevitable defeat of Sony in Japan?!? LOL

saito ps3 @ Aug 15th 2008 2:16PM

xbox 360 did good in japan this week, but i wouldnt call it "domination" or "sony is dead in japan" sony has sold near 3 million in japan, microsoft sold almost 600k in japan, but with the release of infinite undiscovery, star ocean 4, and the last remnant, that lead could grow slower

Sharp @ Aug 15th 2008 2:16PM

They are too busy playing games.

cosmic @ Aug 15th 2008 1:51PM

OFFICIAL WORLD DOMINATION!! YES!!!!!!
Acutally, this could have been done much sooner in the 360's life, but as it is it's good see everything is coming together! Can't wait to play some Final Fantasy 13!!

Roto13 @ Aug 15th 2008 3:08PM

You know the 360 still wasn't the best selling console in Japan this week, right? :P

Arnon @ Aug 17th 2008 1:38AM

Japan is weird.. they don't like home consoles much anymore (including the PS3). Handhelds are where it's at, but when the 360 outsells the PS2 & PS3 combined in Japan, then that's a pretty big deal.

Edog @ Aug 15th 2008 2:33PM

Good thing I bought into a timeshare at "Mephisto's Ski -Resort". Construction just started this week. Thought I got suckered into the deal, but now everything is starting to make sense.

Roto13 @ Aug 15th 2008 3:07PM

Yeah, this is pretty impressive. I didn't realize Japan was so into Tales games. I mean, yeah, I knew they were popular there, but with like a hundred Tales games in the works, it seems kind of unnecessary to buy a console they don't generally want in order to play one of them.

Of course, Tales of Vesperia seems to be to the other Tales games what Tales of Symphonia was to the Tales games before it. The next step in the evolution of the series.

Now I wanna play Tales of the Abyss again. :P

e.Missark @ Aug 16th 2008 3:44PM

This is good I guess but the Japanese are not going to be able to play FF13 on their 360 and that is the game they truly go nuts for. So whatever lead MS thinks its making in Japan by buying exclusivity of these minor RPGs will be trumped coming early next year.

So there goes the end of that.