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    DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart

    With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent

    Nintendo DSi Leads Japan's Hardware Pack; PSP, PS3, Wii Tie

    Wii, PS3 Sales In Dead Heat In Japan

    Microsoft: We Will Outsell PS3 This Gen

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    PS3 Slim Gets A Huge Slice Of Japan's Hardware Pie
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    Image of emcglone316 emcglone316
    10/31/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Should just combine all the DS's into one in my opinion. Aside from like what is it one or two exceptions they all play the same games. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    10/31/09

    @emcglone316: No DSi plays DSiware as well. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of emcglone316 emcglone316
    11/01/09

    @excel_excel: Ah yeah I didn't think about that. Should still at least lump DSI and LL version together though #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Pascal Brulotte Pascal Brulotte
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Im so tired of those Japonese Sales Chart!! I DONT CARE ABOUT THEM I DONT LIVE THERE!!! Give us North American chart! That will be more usefull! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    10/31/09

    @Pascal Brulotte: Here's a newsflash braintrust. Don't follow the jump to read about it. Scroll past it. FYI, "I don't care/this isn't news' is permaban bait. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    If the DSi LL gets a different color, shouldn't the PS3 slim? Same hardware in a different package. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    10/30/09

    @Moonshadow101: But the DSi is a different system. The camera allows it to play games that the regular DS cannot, thus there is a need to point out the difference in those two. The slim is just a PS3. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Vishus promoted this comment Nintendohater was starred Nintendohater was unstarred
    Image of Vishus Vishus
    10/31/09

    @Nintendohater:

    Read the last sentence of the last paragraph.
    The DSi LL is to the DSi ; what the PS3 slim is to the PS3 phat. Just a revision. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    11/04/09

    @Vishus: That may be true, but if there can be an only DSi game, then I consider that a new system. Afterall, the PS3 slim doesn't have any system specific game titles. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Vishus Vishus
    11/04/09

    @Nintendohater: Nobody is disputing that the DSi deserves it's own separate section form the original DS. They're just saying that the DSi LL doesn't since it's just a DSi with a different color and a bigger screen. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Nintendohater Nintendohater
    11/04/09

    @Vishus: Ah alright, don't know why I got so confused but yeah I do agree with that. It must have been too late when I first read your comment #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    I'd like to see some yellow in there, Michael. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10/30/09

    @D-K, a burning sensation: Nossing to see here. I don't think the DSi:LL should have a different pie than DSi
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    Edited by bobtheduck in Korea at 10/30/09 9:51 PM bobtheduck in Korea was starred bobtheduck in Korea was unstarred
    Image of D-K, a burning sensation D-K, a burning sensation
    10/31/09

    @bobtheduck in Korea: Neither do I.. I just like yellow. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of MrMister MrMister
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Color for DSi LL should be Wine Red #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of laser beams laser beams
    10/30/09

    @MrMister: yeah, or poo brown :D #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Hey_Blinkon Hey_Blinkon
    10/31/09

    @laser beams: Remember the poo brown M&Ms? #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of laser beams laser beams
    10/31/09

    @Hey_Blinkon: the light poo brown, or the dark poo brown? the dark poo brown is still in full force- but didn't they turn the light poo brown into blue? #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Hey_Blinkon Hey_Blinkon
    10/31/09

    @laser beams: There was a several year gap between poo brown and blue. I specifically remember because my retarded uncle loved the light poo brown ones :) #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of laser beams laser beams
    11/01/09

    @Hey_Blinkon: God bless retarded uncles!! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    I would think the DSi LL/XL would be included in the DSi slice considering it's the same hardware, just bigger.

    If you do want a different slice, make it brown, dark brown. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of PoweredByHentai PoweredByHentai
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Whoa, 4k difference between PS3 and Wii. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Kenology18 Kenology18
    10/30/09

    @PoweredByHentai: You know! lol! The Wii is doomed!

    The Wii software comes in November. The PS3 is having a better October software-wise. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of WhatTheFrag WhatTheFrag
    10/31/09

    @Kenology18: In December Actually. It's the battle of NSMB Wii and FF13. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of PoweredByHentai PoweredByHentai
    10/31/09

    @Kenology18: The only reason why I mentioned the 4k difference is that the past 3 weeks or so have been neck-to-neck between the PS3 and the Wii where the difference was only a few hundred units.

    Click on the previous Console Taisen articles to the right. It'll make you feel less shallow.
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    Edited by PoweredByHentai at 10/31/09 3:12 AM PoweredByHentai was starred PoweredByHentai was unstarred
    Image of Kenology18 Kenology18
    10/31/09

    @PoweredByHentai: You miss understood (and I think I did too). I thought it was weird for the author to point out that the PS3 pulled away from the Wii when it was only a 4k difference. I thought that was what you were pointing out as well. But I think I might've misunderstood you. I wasn't calling you out or anything. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    10/31/09

    @WhatTheFrag: No, I mean November. There are a couple of modest selling games being release for Wii along with FFCC:CB. So that alone will make Wii's November better than its October. But what you say is correct too. The big guns are coming in December for both. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    We might be seeing a minor spike in sales this week for the Wii, given that Sin and Punishment 2 just launched in Japan.

    Go Treasure! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Sharkey1337 Sharkey1337
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    How about maroon for the DS LL, or a light red!=D #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    10/30/09

    In reply to DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week's Japanese Hardware Chart
    Wait...wouldn't DSi LL come under the DSi section?
    It's not like you have separate sections for Elite,s Pro n Arcade, or 3000's n Go's. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of neko613 neko613
    10/30/09

    @deanbmmv: But those have the same hardware, and the only different part is swappable. You can't exactly swap the DSiLL. Also, I imagine that the PS3 isn't labeled with "standard" or "slim" because they want to phase out the old models. Nintendo wants to keep selling all three models of the DS, so most likely the DSiLL will have a new pie... #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Sharkey1337 Sharkey1337
    10/30/09

    @deanbmmv: You do bring up a good point when there are model differences such as the DS and DS lite, PS3 and PS3 Slim, PSP and PSP Go but their numbers are combined. I would definitely love to see the numbers for the DSi LL when it launches, much like I want to see the difference in PSP and PSP Go sales as those two are drastically different from each other. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Edited by Sharkey1337 at 10/30/09 7:12 PM Sharkey1337 was starred Sharkey1337 was unstarred
    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    10/30/09

    @neko613: So why no PSPgo n PSP3000 part.
    And DSi LL is compatible with DSi games, just a bigger screen. So it should be rolled into one with the DSi. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    10/31/09

    @deanbmmv: I agree... Also, the fat and the light should have been the same. DSi and DSiLL should be the same #thejapanesehardwarechart
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    Image of Banana Banana
    10/24/09

    In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
    They should have had this price when they released the ps3, then they would have dominated.
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    RicoTheSaboteur promoted this comment Edited by Banana at 10/24/09 4:58 PM Banana was starred Banana was unstarred
    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/24/09

    @Banana: Between then and now the price of making the thing dropped by %70 (due to removed components and the natural flow of redesign/streamlining/getting better at doing things). Selling the console at $299 then would have generated a success they simply could not have afforded. #consoletaisen
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    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/24/09

    In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
    So I glanced through some (not very reliable) sales charts from across the globe and something surprised me. If, in the HD war, the PS3 is currently outselling the X360 just about everywhere, Microsoft is still way ahead in the race. What transpired from my little browsing though is that this global lead is the fact of a select few territories.

    We know the PS3 is ahead in Japan and pretty much always have been since its launch, but as we speak, the PS3 is also ahead in Germany, in France, in Spain, in Italy, in the Benelux, in Switzerland... In fact, the whole global lead of the X360 is almost solely based on North America, the UK and Australia (it's an X360 leaning toss-up in Scandinavia). Marketing? Brand values? I am not sure, but the X360 seems to be the console of the english speaking world.
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    Edited by RicoTheSaboteur at 10/24/09 8:58 AM RicoTheSaboteur was starred RicoTheSaboteur was unstarred
    Image of NoHoldsBarred NoHoldsBarred
    10/24/09

    Ah this new system of commenting sucks, accidental double post = /. Keep in mind as well Sony has a very good reputation in Asia (possibly because of xenophobia) despite many of their products not living up to the standards they created in the 80s and 90s. A good reputation seems to be a hard thing to lose in business.
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    RicoTheSaboteur promoted this comment Edited by NoHoldsBarred at 10/24/09 10:07 AM NoHoldsBarred was starred NoHoldsBarred was unstarred
    Image of PartEleven PartEleven
    10/24/09

    @RicoTheSaboteur: I haven't bothered following the PS3/360 sales charts because I just didn't care that much. But I suspected the actual global performance to be something like what you just said. PlayStation was always popular throughout Europe and Asia. It seems like the whole "xbox 360 is dominating globally" thought is mostly perpetuated by American-centric....Americans (lol) and the fact that, no matter how you argue it, USA is a very large part of the global video game market. #consoletaisen
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    Image of Narsil Narsil
    10/24/09

    @RicoTheSaboteur: good observation, and I think there's good reasons behind that. The original xbox and Halo, whether you like it or not, basically made gaming cool again to the 18-24 yo crowd. Suddenly, this game was everywhere teenage boys and beer could be found. From there, it was kind of a snowball effect that dramatically increased with the appearance of the 360. If there are tens of millions of people in a room, having a good time, everyone else will want to be in that room, and if that room is the 360 and everyone can talk to each other with headsets, play games, and stay connected all the time, you can see why it sold.

    tl;dr: The communication and social aspects of the 360 strongly appealed to the cultural and social values of American youth, moreso than other areas.
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    RicoTheSaboteur promoted this comment Edited by Narsil at 10/24/09 1:33 PM Narsil was starred Narsil was unstarred
    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/24/09

    @NoHoldsBarred: I'll pretend to buy the Sony in Asia thing... but in Spain? In Germany? Why? #consoletaisen
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    10/24/09

    @PartEleven: Maybe I was not that clear, but really was surprised me was not the Asia/US/Europe thing, but how within the European territories there are such stupendous difference and how, at a global scale, the HD console world is split by language rather than geography.

    Maybe Microsoft has an Anglo-centric infrastructure when Sony Computer Entertainment is much more atomized marketing machine? #consoletaisen
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    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/24/09

    @Narsil: Let's say I buy that for the US. What about the UK? 5 years ago, beer drinkers in the UK were split into two groups: the ones playing FIFA on PS2 and the ones playing SingStar on PS2. Corollary 1: Some were in both groups (or playing Buzz). Corollary 2: Everyone drinks beer in the UK.

    If it was not that depressing I would do the math to show you how crazy mainstream video game were in the UK. But what happened? SCEE single handedly invented the casual gamer market in the UK years before everyone else, yet now it is one of the only places in the world where they are behind? Getting the finger from the main office and missing a Christmas worth of sales because of it most certainly did not help, but still.... #consoletaisen
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    Image of Matthew Riddle Matthew Riddle
    10/24/09

    In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
    700% of 0 is still 0. #consoletaisen
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    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    10/24/09

    @Matthew Riddle:
    Funny.

    If your sales are "Up 700%" than how can it be at zero?
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    Edited by DigitalHero at 10/24/09 10:14 AM DigitalHero was starred DigitalHero was unstarred
    Image of david.nikdel david.nikdel
    10/24/09

    @DigitalHero: 700% of 0 + 0 is still 0.
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    DigitalHero promoted this comment david.nikdel was starred david.nikdel was unstarred
    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    10/24/09

    @david.nikdel: You fail at math. The keyword is "UP". If you are up that means you cannot be riding level at "0".
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    Edited by DigitalHero at 10/24/09 3:16 PM DigitalHero was starred DigitalHero was unstarred
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    10/25/09

    @DigitalHero: Yes you can, if you round off percentages of progression that results in a total of .499 or less when you need to round off at a whole number.

    In some accounting classes, it is a rule of thumb when dealing in microtransactions.
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    Edited by Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! at 10/25/09 5:33 PM Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
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    10/24/09

    In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
    Every time I see you fallin',
    I get down on my knees and pray
    I'm waiting for that final moment
    You'll hit a pricepoint I can pay #consoletaisen
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    10/24/09

    In reply to With Japanese Price Cut, PS3 Sales Up 700 Percent
    Of course the Wii price drop didn't affect that much. People were already buying the Wii.

    Clearly nobody (statistically) was buying the PS3. They were all going to wait until it didn't cost an arm and a leg. When the price cut comes, SURPRISE! Sales spike through the roof. Only Sony knows why they didn't decide to do it sooner. Everybody and their dog were saying the PS3 needed that cut. Looks like everybody and their dog were right. #consoletaisen
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