According to Gamesindustry.biz, the Xbox 360 has again outsold the Playstation 3 in the not so 360-friendly lands of Japan. And when all calculated, the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 for the entire month of September! Huzzah!The fourth week of September saw 360 Japanese sales reaching 11,291 units while the PS3 was only able to sell 8,275 units. As a result, the monthly totals saw the 360 selling a whopping (hey, it's whopping for Microsoft) 54,793 while Sony moved about 31,798 PS3s.
We're sure the "hell has frozen over" gig is getting old, but we dunno what else to compare this to. Maybe pigs flying? Yeah, that works. You heard it hear first, pigs can officially fly and the Xbox 360 outsold the Playstation 3 in Japan for the month of September.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:01PM
Serio said...
Wow. Just... Wow.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:08PM
CABALLOTE said...
To Sony," We Knew the 360 would sell well, it's a great console". (original comment from Sony toward LBP ;))
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10-03-2008 @ 12:10PM
Robert said...
take that playstation. hail to the king baby!
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10-03-2008 @ 12:14PM
joeybeast said...
Flying bacon.....mmmm
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10-03-2008 @ 12:33PM
Hynad said...
It's only a matter of time before games like GT5, Final Fantasy XIII (exclusive for PS3 in Japan), Little Big Planet and White Knight Story (to name just few) will take Japan by storm. The traditional RPGs that are coming out for the 360 lately and the lack of any big title for the PS3 is the reason why we see the 360 growing a faint flame there. All is going to change in early 2009.
So I guess the enjoyment will be short lived.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:54PM
Mr Bunky said...
2007 - The year of the PS3....well not really
2008 - The year of the PS3...not just yet
2009 - The year of the PS3...hey home might come out
Still waiting for the PS3 to really make its mark.
10-03-2008 @ 1:40PM
Octantis said...
Why is it always just wait for X,Y,and Z to come out and then you will see the PS3 takeoff?
Why should I have to wait and see when I could have been playing a bunch of great games on the 360 now?
On to another topic whats with all the whining? When the PS3 beat the 360 in Europe did the boards on this site blow up with wait until GOW2 comes out? We let you have your moment in the sun, now let us have ours.
10-03-2008 @ 12:38PM
Jesse said...
Think I'll buckle down and try to finish Mass Effect, assuming thats even possible.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:58PM
Dirty said...
I finished it twice, its possible.
10-03-2008 @ 5:48PM
Clinton RRoD sept.3 said...
i beat it twice too
10-03-2008 @ 12:39PM
cranium said...
Don't be shocked if this isn't the last time this happens. There's another JRPG-bundled 360 coming soon and a whole host more rpg's in general. and the is kinda lame too
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10-03-2008 @ 12:40PM
cranium said...
"the PS3* is kinda lame too"
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10-03-2008 @ 12:46PM
Deezul said...
Since you can now find a Profile 2.0 Blu Ray player for under $300, Sony has lost a HUGE reason to get the PS3. And with Black Friday likely to have $200 BR players, you can get a 360 and BR player for the same price as a PS3. Opps. Sony is going to have to cut the price.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:57PM
Dirty said...
Hit em where it hurts.
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10-03-2008 @ 12:59PM
zakru said...
What about the Wii sales?
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10-03-2008 @ 12:59PM
iFester said...
I just had flashbacks from an old Flying Pig sketch from The Kids in the Hall.
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10-03-2008 @ 1:00PM
Urza said...
Here's hoping the Japanese find Achievements as fun as we do and buy the 360 versions of games instead of the PS3 ones. :)
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10-03-2008 @ 1:05PM
brizzah said...
"Hynad said...
It's only a matter of time before games like GT5, Final Fantasy XIII (exclusive for PS3 in Japan), Little Big Planet and White Knight Story (to name just few) will take Japan by storm. The traditional RPGs that are coming out for the 360 lately and the lack of any big title for the PS3 is the reason why we see the 360 growing a faint flame there. All is going to change in early 2009.
So I guess the enjoyment will be short lived."
LOLZ.... man, sony and their fanboys have been saying that since oh i dunno 2007. "wait till next year wait till next year" its the same song and dance with them... im sure in 09 they'll say "2010 is gonna be the year of the playstation, just like they tried to do this year by saying 07 is the year of the ps3 and when no one bought what they were selling they quickly switched to 08... ps3 fanboys are delusional.
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10-03-2008 @ 2:00PM
Hynad said...
What the fuck are you on about?
I assure you gamers here are complete morons.
Why don't you all buy your games and just enjoy them, instead of shooting mindless comments as if your company of choice owns you?
News flash, I play with my 360 way more than I do my PS3.
So labeling my last comment as fanboyish is utterly ridiculous an uninformed. The games I mentioned are all AAA titles that are sure to sell like hot-cakes. Just like Fable 2 is going to be for the 360.
Why should you care what system sells better, and why should you insult all the gamers not gaming on your system of choice in the process? We are all gamers, we play what we consider good games, on whatever system.
BIG DEAL.
Now grow a dick and become a man. Sometime in this decade, if it's even possible.
10-03-2008 @ 1:36PM
James said...
XBOX only sold more in "September" becuause everyone in Japan already owns PS3s.....
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