For the 2nd time in history Xbox 360 has outsold the PS3. The last time this happened was the release of Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi's Lost Odyssey!
But that's not the amazing part of the article. Xbox 360 has outsold the PS3 nearly 3 times more. The actual numbers? PS3 sold 9,673 and the Xbox 360 with 24,962. That's 19,000 more then the previous month for the xbox 360.
So why the sudden boost of sales for Microsoft in the land of the rising sun? The only game that Japan cares for... Final Fantasy! Last month, Yoichi Wada, President of Square-Enix, announced Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 along with the JRPG line up consisting of The Last Remnant, a new Star Ocean game, and Infinite Undiscovery.
But Final Fantasy XIII isn't coming out for the 360 in Japan you say? Yes but also a factor that might of resulted in this is the price cut. The new SKU rumored to be at $399.99 120GB, $299.99 60GB, clearance 279.99 20GB, and $199.99 256MB might of happened a bit earlier in Japan.
Eventhough all these things that might of caused it, my conclusion is that in Japan all they care about is JRPGs and once a big project like Lost Odyssey and Final Fantasy is around the corner, the local japanese folks are willing to spend that money to get their fantasies fulfilled.
But all in all my bottom line is... japanese girls are HOT!
source: joystiq, kotaku, ign
3 comments:
I think the main reason the 360 outsold the PS3 in Japan was due to the 360 exclusive JRPG Tales of Vesperia being released. It will definitely be interesting to see if Microsoft's system can outsell Sony's again next month.
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Yah, i searched of some stuff and I saw that game floating around japan. JRPGs is really the way to go for Microsoft to dent the Japanese market.
I'll also look into that contect. How do I contact you?
You can contact me at this e-mail address: Franklin6hrpower@gmail.com
I look forward to seeing your t-shirt design!
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