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Xbox 360 sales far below PS3, Wii in Japan
Published: November 30, 2007 9:33 AM PDT
Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 fell far below rival offerings in the latest Japan retail tally.
Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 7,177 units between Nov. 19 and Nov. 25. By comparison, sales for Nintendo Co.'s Wii topped 54,000 units and Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 reached 50,000 units sold in the same period. Overall, Xbox 360 increased from a figure of 6,525 units sold the week prior. It ranked two titles the top 50 software sales for the week. The Xbox 360 has held lackluster sales in Japan on hit and miss software offerings for the region. In the first half of 2007, Microsoft sold 122,565 Xbox 360 units in Japan, compared to 503,554 PS3 units and 1.78 million units of Nintendo Co.’s Wii, according to magazine publisher Enterbrain. Microsoft last month posted a Q1 profit in the Entertainment and Devices division, which includes the Xbox business. Sales held on high-than-expected Xbox 360 movement and demand for the action title Halo 3. The Xbox 360 was the No. 1 video game hardware in Sept. U.S. sales. It has shipped 13.4 million units worldwide to date.
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