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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: fastson on May 30, 2002, 01:10:40 PM
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Hardware sales from Famitsu (13-19 May)
PlayStation2 - 67174
GameBoy Advanced - 30917
GameCube - 5862
PSOne - 5441
GameBoy Color - 2176
WonderSwan Color - 1391
XBox - 834
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That would be funny, but we already know that XBox is dead in Japan. If it got some games out maybe it could be revived to the point of an Iron Lung or other life-support. But sadly, the games aren\'t there.
one good thing out of all this: NBA2K2 for PS2 entered the charts at #25! Yeah! :D
Eric Jacob
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I would like to point out that sales increase to a whopping 7k the next week beacuse of the 80 dollar price drop
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Originally posted by Chrono
I would like to point out that sales increase to a whopping 7k the next week beacuse of the 80 dollar price drop
Why did they buy it? There aren\'t any games right now that weren\'t out earlier...this is odd but it does show a spec of light in a rather doomed sky for Xbox in Japan. Perhaps there is still a chance...
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they bought it for the same reason they did at launch, DOA3.
And its sad that with a 80 dollar price cut, they only managed to find 6 thousand extra buyers.
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what about the gamecube selling 2500 last week getting beat by the mighty PSone
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the gamecube selling 2500 getting beat by the mighty PSone
Yep, know why?
They annouced they are dropping the price the first week of june (june 2nd I belive).. obviously less people bought it and more waited :)
Lets see next weeks sales
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Originally posted by Chrono
they bought it for the same reason they did at launch, DOA3.
And its sad that with a 80 dollar price cut, they only managed to find 6 thousand extra buyers.
So I take it I\'m not on your ignore list anymore? lowers head and says I missed you!!
That 6 thousand extra buyers is mighty impressive compared to the couple thousand (if that) the Xbox has been racking up.
And about the low sales last week, could everyone have been waiting for the price drop?
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/me points and laughs
:)
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So I take it I\'m not on your ignore list anymore? lowers head and says I missed you!!
Your reply in the FFXI post garned that.
Lets see what happens next week for the xbox in japan, i\'m willing to be it goes back down to 2 to 3k
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Originally posted by Chrono
Your reply in the FFXI post garned that.
Lets see what happens next week for the xbox in japan, i\'m willing to be it goes back down to 2 to 3k
I wouldn\'t be suprised...I think Xbox\'s saving grace could be Project Ego, Shenmue II, or even panzer dragoon. That\'s besides the point...
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Originally posted by Ginko
And about the low sales last week, could everyone have been waiting for the price drop?
Exactly. We shouldn\'t be laughing at Microsoft\'s 900 sales, but instead, we should be laughing at the 900 idiots who bought an Xbox a week before the price was dropped.
And haven\'t we had enough of these sales threads? The Xbox is selling fairly well in the US and in Europe (compared to the NGC at least ;)), so why even bother posting the Japanese sales? Is it mandatory for the survival of the Xbox, a US based and US targeted console, to do well in Japan? I don\'t think so.
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Is it mandatory for the survival of the Xbox, a US based and US targeted console, to do well in Japan? I don\'t think so.
GF: The Xbox is having trouble in Japan - does the Japanese market still dictate success in this industry, especially with the emphasis there on RPGs?
Vic: Sure. Generally speaking, you fail there, you\'re dead here eventually. The last time that wasn\'t completely true was the Genesis, but that was a LONG time ago. Most platforms post-Genesis have relied HEAVILY on Japanese software, and a poor showing there does not bode well for a platform\'s future.
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Originally posted by IronFist
Exactly. We shouldn\'t be laughing at Microsoft\'s 900 sales, but instead, we should be laughing at the 900 idiots who bought an Xbox a week before the price was dropped.
And haven\'t we had enough of these sales threads? The Xbox is selling fairly well in the US and in Europe (compared to the NGC at least ;)), so why even bother posting the Japanese sales? Is it mandatory for the survival of the Xbox, a US based and US targeted console, to do well in Japan? I don\'t think so.
see\'s this thread going somewhere nasty...
Well, a few exclusives would probably come about if the Xbox was well accepted everywhere. It would make the console more attractive...it will survive regardless, just not as well.
How are those Europe numbers?
BTW, speaking of overseas support. What ever came of Soul Calibur 2? Is it PS2 only now?
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Yeah, xbox may be selling like **** in Japan but I think things are looking good for it in a whole. Xbox had a better E3 than PS2 did.
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Originally posted by Bozco
Yeah, xbox may be selling like **** in Japan but I think things are looking good for it in a whole. Xbox had a better E3 than PS2 did.
you just opened up a whole other arguement...I\'m excited!!
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lol ginko.. I love the sarcasm :laughing:
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EDIT.. That was strange... It made the post in this thread.. when I didn\'t even type a reply to this one... oh well:D
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Originally posted by ajoh432
EDIT.. That was strange... It made the post in this thread.. when I didn\'t even type a reply to this one... oh well:D
oh yeah.. and now that I read the thread..
I think that Xbox is looking very sad in Japan.. But I will still get one. Some of the future games look really fun also.. But so little games to choose from compared to PS2.
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At the mall I saw the demos playing and I decided to take a look... I remembered looking at movies of Gunvalkrie or something like that, and I thought it looked stupid.. Flying around on a jet pack shooting spiders.. Only limited amount of power.. Then I just for no reason decided to play it.. I got confused at the beginning, then got a hold of it.. I love that game now! When I get my Xbox (July 25th) that\'ll be my first game to pick up.
Oh and I only completed the first level.. It only made me mad when I was cornered with 5 of those spiders.. and I couldn\'t lift off the ground... I know Altered has played this.. Cause I remember him talking about it.
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japan controls the console market, utterly
you guys should have realized that by now
E3? who gives a poop about E3?
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The bottom line is that if Japanese delveopers keep making games on the Xbox it won\'t tank like the DC did.
No actually the bottom line is that we have no idea what will happen and we look like fools trying to be know-it-all marketing gurus.
Seinfeld is on!!
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Chrono:
I disagree with that quote. Do you really think Japanese developers care where their games sell? If they sell a million copies on the Xbox, in Japan or not, they will continue to support it. I think people are taking this "Japanese are loyal to their own products" a little too far. To the developers, it\'s all about the money. If the Xbox continues to sell well in America and Europe, it will be even harder for developers to say no to it.
Ginko:
How are those Europe numbers?
Both the Xbox and NGC are around 500,000.
BTW, speaking of overseas support. What ever came of Soul Calibur 2? Is it PS2 only now?
No. I think that was BS, but I would laugh my head off if it turned out to be true (VF4, T4, and SC2 PS2 exclusive?!! :laughing: )
Bozco:
Yeah, xbox may be selling like **** in Japan but I think things are looking good for it in a whole. Xbox had a better E3 than PS2 did.
It may have had a better E3, but IMO that was due to more shock titles. The PS2 lineup this year is still stellar, but it (most of it) was already known before E3. Now for which lineup this year is better...we won\'t know until the games are released.
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If it can sell a million in Japan, I believe developers will be pleased enough to develop big titles. XBox has been said on numerous sites to be selling the same as PS2 in Europe and less than GC (which is still in a rush (had to happen somewhere ;)) those numbers will probably come down and all the systems can share a good amount at about the same rate as it\'s competitors.
In America, the XBox is selling more than GC. Take that as you will, but it has been a long while since I have been wrong. PS2 still trumps them both by a BUNCH. Up until the end of the summer, XBox is a good second place, after that we will see how Nintendo\'s big titles affect MS, and see if they can get some system sellers of their own out.
Eric Jacob
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hahaha ajoh you are one random guy, kinda remind me of Kramer.
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Originally posted by IronFist
We shouldn\'t be laughing at Microsoft\'s 900 sales, but instead, we should be laughing at the 900 idiots who bought an Xbox a week before the price was dropped.
I have to completely agree with this part of your post. They had television commercials and stuff a couple of days before the actual price drop too, so I dunno why those people actually went out and bought the xbox before the price drop.. They\'re probably kickin themselves right about now.. or maybe they don\'t even yet know that the price has been reduced..
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XBox - 834
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
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Bill Gates has been creamed! What ever happened to "The Xbox will revolutionize console gaming"
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WTF!?!?! Animal Mother, when the hell did you get back?
haha, poor Willy
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Hey we could turn this into an online game show ..with me as the HOST
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Nice to See you To See you nice ....anyway its on to ooseven ...play your consoles right
right ok here we have the X box in Japan
"Da PS2 Killer "
right it started of well piss poor but has it been all bad news
now...a few weeks ago it only managed to scrape 8000 sales
ooseven "now is this weeks sales Higher or Lower then 8000"
Audiance "higher...... higher.......... no lower......... lower .........!"
Contestant "errrrrr Lower ?"
ooseven "*me turns over card* Yeah its lower 800 sales "
Audiance "Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
ooseven "Now is next weeks sales higher or lower than 800 sales ?"
Contestant "Errrrrrrrrr"
ooseven "now you have to guess higher or lower then this weeks total..but if the total is the same then you go bust....remember if your stuck you can always play your Joker... or as we like to call it directXbox ;)"
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ooseven... you put entirerly too much time into that
:laughing:
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;)
here is something that just took me seconds to do.
the Ratio of PS2 to X box Sales at the moment is NOW
80 to 1
that\'s right ...thats
80 PS2 units for EVERY X box Unit Sold
X box in Japan = 3DO Box ;)
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Originally posted by Ginko
I wouldn\'t be suprised...I think Xbox\'s saving grace could be Project Ego,
Project over inflated EGO ?
i didn\'t think that will help anytime soon seeing that its From Lionhead the Kings of "is in the PIPE LINE "
After all on past experiences Black and White was Delayed & over hyped more times than Getaway for the PS2 was and still is ;)
no something thells me that this title might be not threaten the PS2 sceen in Japan anytime Soon.
Shenmue II and panzer dragoon ... maybe but PE NOT anytime soon.
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Shenmue II and panzer dragoon ... maybe but PE NOT anytime soon.
Shenmue 2 was already released on the DC...
Panzer Dragoon was not popular there in the first place, plus this time its a shooter.. check the most anticpated charts, its not on there
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Originally posted by Chrono
Shenmue 2 was already released on the DC...
Panzer Dragoon was not popular there in the first place, plus this time its a shooter.. check the most anticpated charts, its not on there
i quite like the look of Panzer Dragoon but its only one game and its still not enough to make me buy a 3rd console.
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i have done the basic MATH and this Weeks Sales equate to
1 X box sold ever 13 minute
and
6 PS2\'s Sold ever Minute
:eek: Ouch M$$$$$$$ OUCH :eek:
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Now we know x box is dead in Japan, whats next?
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Funny how you guys dismiss Nintendo\'s low numbers as because people were waiting for the price drop, yet you go o and ON and ON and ON about the 800 XBox sales, forgetting that the drop made an effect, selling nearly 8000.
MS had signs all over the place telling people about the impending drop, so why would they buy it then? We all know XBox is crawling in Japan, so why harp on that fact CONSTANTLY? *shakes head at ignorance and leaves*
Eric Jacob
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You know what ps2 is beating everyone even if you combine all the numbers.:eek:
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And to make this thread a bit more interesting, here are some examples of what you guys would sound like if you were leet hackers:
ERIC JACOB:
FU|\\|NY HOW YoU GUYS DISM1SS NINTEND0\'S LWO MUMBER ZAs B3CAUSE DDOODZ WERE WAITInG FOR TEH PRICE DORP, YET U FGO O 4ND ON AND ON AND ON ABOT THE 800XBO0XR SZALES, FrOGETTING ThAT THE D0RP MD3 AN EfFECT, S37LING NEARLY 80000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1~ I OWN J00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~ MS HAD SIGNZ ALL OVER THE PLAVE TEL7NG D00DZ ABOUT TEH IMpNDING DROP, SO WHY WOULD TEY BUY IT TEHn????????????????? BECAUZ U R LAME... i own jioO,, we al lknoiw cboX0r si crawling in japan, so why ahrp on hat fact conStantly???????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!??? *shakes head a igntoance and leaves* eric jacob
Ginko
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And for good messure here\'s Rastalant:
u kow what ps2 sib 3ATIng evaryone eve|\\| if you combine all teh numbwers.
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yah uhh... *kills*
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lol sam
just had to squeeze my last comment in
:)