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Posted by Mike on 03/19/07 15:51
asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:
> On Mar 19, 9:35 am, "Sammus McMouldenus" <bigboobs_li...@lycos.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> On Mar 19, 2:30 pm, asjbio...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
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>>> Slightly tangential to Blu-ray and BD-Java discussions, but since
>>> the Xbox 360 has an HD-DVD add-on and Microsoft backs the rival to
>>> BD-Java called HDi (A javascript+XML derivative), this news is
>>> interesting anyways...
>>
>>> XBox 360 is literally DYING in japan.....Not kidding...it sold 3600
>>> units the week before, then 3300 units the last week...
>>
>>> Meanwhile, PS3 sold 44,000 and 32,000+ the last two weeks, about
>>> double what is was selling earlier because of newer games coming
>>> up...that's more than a 10:1 sales ratio in favor of PS3!
>>
>>> http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=3902
>>
>>> Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 is in a sales slump following high demand
>>> for handhelds and consoles from rival companies.
>>
>>> Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 3,333 units
>>> between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11. It sold 3,379 units the week prior.
>>
>>> Nintendo Co.'s DS Lite and Sony Corp.'s PSP held the top two video
>>> game hardware sales positions, with the Wii and Playstation 3
>>> holding third and fourth, respectively.
>>
>>> The Xbox 360 was unable to rank any software in the top 50 software
>>> sales.
>>
>>> The onslaught of momentum for DS, Wii, PSP, and PS3 have dealt a
>>> sales blow to the Xbox successor, which enjoyed a brief increase in
>>> sales during the holiday period.
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>> Funny you should mention consoles DYING.
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>> The PS3 is DYING in the US too - les than half the Wii's sales, and
>> 101k less than the 360.
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>
> 1. PS3 is selling about 30,000-60,000 units per week in the USA the
> last two weeks...that is a FAR CRY from 3000 units per week of Xbox
> 360 in Japan!
>
> 2. The pS3 still does not have blockbuster games in the USA
> (Motorstorm is sorta a good game, but came AFTER the last stats, so is
> not reflected yet in data), so it selling only 100k less than the
> Xbox360 (a less than 2:1 ratio) at a much higher price point and with
> NO games is pretty ok - not spectacular, but ok...
One game:
Halo 3
Bye bye PS3!
--
Mike
Scottish....and proud of it
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