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Japan sees small rise in hardware sales

But Xbox 360 records a decline this week
Total hardware sales rose marginally in Japan during the week ended June 21.

Unit sales increased from 109,148 to 114,128, but remain slow compared to the first week of the month, when all consoles sold 144, 521 units, largely driven by the DSi's popularity.

During the week ended June 21 every platform bar Xbox 360 recorded a small sales increase. Each console retained its place in the rankings, with Nintendo products once again leading the way, according to data from Media Create.

DSi - 40,464
PSP - 27,884
Wii - 19,386
PS3 - 10,359
Xbox 360 - 6,734
DS Lite - 5,531
PS2 - 3,770

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Posted by Domin666
The Japanese market dont seem to like the xbox?Why you can get an xbox for 97 quid,cheaper than a wii?Oh well.All 3 companys will endure and survive to the next level,hope not for a while though inovations like the psp go are welcomed all round.I think it is a possitive way of testing the download only option,maybe ps4 wont have any disc drive but a massive HDD?If the contiuity of download only grows the future all round could see all 3 as HDD looking at total backward comp?Look at p.c.'s and all the range of good to crap games anyone can make.My mind boggles to think in 18 years time I will be 50'ish,were will an old gamer like me see the market?
Posted by Mmmmgrolsch
Of course the PS4 will have the option to put Disc's into it, they understand that alomst all people want physical media in there hands for there money. If they don't (even though I have prefered my Sony console over every other for all 3 gen's they have been around) I will not be picking one up. So cany go shove the psp go up there ass wherenthe sun don't shine.

PSP Go inovation? Ha, like shit it is.

If people pay double the price to get one then you really are a retard or have to much money. Why pay more for less?
Posted by Tobal
disc drives have to be around for the forseable future.. downloading such large amounts of data is inconceivable when you consider:

a) not everyone has internet
b) not everyone has broadband
c) not everyone has fast broadband
d) the sever/traffic cost (assuming people will download the same game more than once)
e) people still like to hold a physical product that they can admire from a collectors prospective and re-sell if they want to.

theres plenty more reasons im sure.
Posted by wiigodboy101
Wii = ps2 ps3 x360 combined = total domination

ds/dsi combined = handheld king

die sony die
Posted by harvoid
Hey Wii-boy leave Sony alone, I like most of there hardware, what have they ever done to you?
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