Posted by Mike on 03/19/07 16:38

asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:
> On Mar 19, 10:51 am, "Mike" <i...@block.spam> wrote:
>> asjbio...@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:
>>
>>>>> 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.
>>
>>>> Funny you should mention consoles DYING.
>>
>>>> The PS3 is DYING in the US too - les than half the Wii's sales, and
>>>> 101k less than the 360.
>>
>>> 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
>
>
> Uh, one ratio:
>
> 10:1 sales ratio for PS3 in Japan...TEN TO ONE!
>
> Another number:
>
> Microsoft had to LOWER its sales estimates by TWO MILLION units this
> summer because of LOWER demand for Xbox 360 worldwide....
>
> Bye Bye Xbox 360....

Japan isn't as big an issue as Europe or USA. The 20GB PS3 version is going
to be stopped soon with some Walmart's not ordering anymore.

Halo 3 will be the biggest game of all time. Fact.

--
Mike
Scottish....and proud of it

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