It looks like those strong sales in Japan for the Xbox 360 that Enterbrain reported this week might be bogus. The numbers coming from Media Create are telling a very different story, one where the Wii in fact won, instead of Microsoft's console. By a mere 1,500 units, Media Create says the Wii won with a total of 29,686 consoles sold. The figure for Xbox 360, which Enterbrain reported was 28,188 units, is apparently correct.
We kind of doubted the story, but with a Square Enix RPG releasing, along with a price cut, we can understand how the Japanese public might snatch up a bunch of Xbox 360s.
[Via X3F]
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9-21-2008 @ 1:26PM
ZombiePikmin said...
YES! now i can rub it in my X360Fanboy friends faces W00t!
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9-21-2008 @ 3:20PM
Gewurztraminer says: Shinkuu Gadouken! said...
I actually don't have as much animosity towards the 360 as I did with the original XBox. Now that the thing's come down in price I'm even contemplating getting one myself.
Of course this is largely dependent upon how satisfied I am with GH:World Tour when it hits the Wii.
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9-21-2008 @ 3:33PM
knohbody said...
Price cuts maybe, but Japan isn't getting Final Fantasy XIII for the 360. That's just the US and European countries.
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9-21-2008 @ 4:54PM
ramuji said...
Square Enix RPG for Xbox360 in Japan = Infinite Undiscovery
9-21-2008 @ 4:05PM
Sonic_13 said...
I knew pigs couldn't fly afterall!
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9-21-2008 @ 5:33PM
kilikafinal said...
just wait for the pig cannon
M$ is developing that as we speak
9-21-2008 @ 5:15PM
Miike said...
The Wii is unstoppable!
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9-21-2008 @ 9:45PM
wiilover said...
yes but the question is for how long? nintendo needs 2 step up, screw the dang casual( they're not even loyal at all!) n get bak 2 d casual gamer(who r somewhat loyal) because the wii has so much potential 4 d hardcore if taken seriously. aka the wii has a big can of whup ass!
9-21-2008 @ 10:33PM
MarkShark said...
I noticed that the difference between the first story and the updated story was the difference in Wii sales. It looks like they didn't finish counting all the Wii sales when the news was released.
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9-22-2008 @ 10:37AM
nordlead said...
I wouldn't exactly call it a win for either. Since this is data sampling, we can expect a margin 5-10% margin of error for either tracking company.
Instead, I would call it a tie between the two systems.
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9-23-2008 @ 8:16AM
leonus11 said...
HAA! i knew it! the Wii shall continue to rain VICTORIOUS!
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