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more about #hardware JoRo1986: Curious if this would have any impact on HDTV sales in Japan. I know they have been slow to jump on the HDTV train over there, but I wonder if seeing... more » Realmjumper: I'm pretty happy to see that. First Nintendo left the hardcore crowd when they went with the Wii. Secondly the Xbox 360 keeps failing. Go PS3! more » TVHead: For long I have watched the sales graphs in Japan posted on this site and for once I am a statistic... I bought the ps3 combo package (lightning editi... more » koldkalamity: Fucking love graphs, man, I'm tellin' ya'. One day, they should make a graph of a GRAPH! more » niyoko: Again the Xbox360 is never the best selling, but it hangs at a fairly steady number chart over chart. Over 8,000 is not to bad for the plucky little box. more » breakblossom: Well, FF XIII is the reason I'm getting a PS3 so it makes sense to me. more » RicoTheSaboteur: That's actually, and by a huge margin, the biggest week ever for the PS3 in Japan. As a reminder, the launch week was 80'000 units and the slim launch... more » bakagaijin: While PS3 sales being over three times what they were last week is impressive, what's really impressive is the software sales. 1 out of every 3 PS3 ow... more » PeachPurin: PSP Go should be renamed to PSP Gone. more » Rachel Fogg: Wow, I really thought XIII would push more PS3 to Pac-man territory.... Good thing I didn't place any money on that bet. more » (Starman) NONAME: Whenever I look at these charts, I tend to think of stuffed mouths and overbites. Like, Sony is trying to eat up Martha, but it just can't fit her in... more » jasonburnett: Whoo! Go Sony :) Glad to see my system getting some love... more » UsernameOfTheDead: Wow, the PSP Go looks to be Sony's Virtual Boy :) more » dracosummoner: Congrats, Square-Enix! Best wishes. more » holidays! cat: My roomie picked up the Lightning Edition and darn is it pretty. However, now we are a 2 PS3 household and the controllers are getting confused during... more » Adhominem: Initially, I had lost all interest in the game as it was taking too long to be released. Now that it is here upon us, I am hearing generally positive ... more » jayntampa: That's actually fewer systems than I thought would move because of the game. Maybe that's just me, though :P more » AncientUnknown1: There is always a major boost in console sales every time a big release comes out. But I wonder if it's the same guys each time. For example, a big ... more » plasticmouse: Vaguely related comment here. Am I the only one that learnt Roman numerals solely because of Final Fantasy? Random friends of mine seem terribly imp... more » Rachel Fogg: Woot, go XIII!! ...hey does anyone know how well XIII stands up to releases like X and XII? more » -
#consoletaisen
Big Final Fantasy XIII Sales Mean Big PS3 Sales In Japan
When you're selling over 1.5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII to the Japanese game buying public, you're gonna sell some PlayStation 3s to go along with it. How many? More than triple what Sony sold the week before. More » -
#playstation3
Final Fantasy XIII Gives PS3 Its Biggest Week In Japan, Passes 1.5 Million
Looks like Square Enix's newest numbered Final Fantasy is off to a good start, giving the PlayStation 3 a not-too-surprising surge in sales in Japan, according to early figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. More » -
#consoletaisen
Wii Dominance Continues In Japan, PS3 Dominance Due Shortly
Continued strong sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii means continued strong sales of the Wii. In fact, this week's sales are much better than the week prior, putting the Wii atop the Media Create chart with 135,000-plus sales. More » -
#consoletaisen
New Super Mario Bros. Helps Wii Reclaim Top Spot In Japan
After months of so-so weekly sales in Japan, the Wii returns to the top of the country's hardware sales charts, its best weekly tally since the release of Monster Hunter 3. Thank New Super Mario Bros. Wii for that! More » -
#npdgroup
Nintendo DS, Wii Top Nov. U.S. Console Sales; Xbox 360 Bests PS3
Nintendo hardware once again dominates U.S. video game sales, with the Nintendo DS and Wii selling more than 2.96 million units combined in November, with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 settling for third and fourth, respectively. More » -
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Nintendo DSi LL Has Strong Second Week, Wii Squeaks By PS3 In Japan
The bigger, larger and more enormous Nintendo DSi LL continued to outsell the competition in its second week on the market in Japan, another 67,000-plus hardware units sold. It's a stark contrast to competitor Sony's most recent PSP revision. More » -
#review
Geforce 3D Vision Glasses Review: I Can See Forever
Has 3D technology advanced to the point where we should all be sitting in front of our computer monitors wearing futuristic glasses? NVIDIA is banking on it with the GeForce 3D Vision Glasses kit. More » -
#microsoft
Microsoft: Black Friday Gives Xbox "Biggest Sales Week" Of Year
Get ready to for some corporate gloating, Microsoft-style, in the coming days. According to the company's Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, the Xbox 360 just had its "biggest sales week of the year." More » -
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#corporategloating
Nintendo Sold Over 1.5 Million Wiis, DSs Last Week
November will be a big month for Nintendo when all is said and done, based on the more than 1.5 million consoles and handhelds it sold in the United States last week. More » -
#consoletaisen
Nintendo DSi LL Grabs XL Hardware Sales In Japan
The Nintendo DSi LL, having officially launched in Japan this past week, has outsold everything else to the tune of 100,000-plus units, adding a "wine red" slice to the weekly Japanese hardware chart. Welcome, wine red. More » -
#review
PSPgo Cradle Review: Dock and Go
You can't have hardware without having accessories. That's just the way gadgets work. The PSPgo, out now for hefty chunk of the year doesn't have a ton of choices yet, but some are intriguing. More » -
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Astro Gaming A40 Audio System Review: Sound Advice
Astro Gaming's A40 Audio System is largely pitched at the "pro gaming" market, a headset and amplifier combo that offers a private audio experience and the necessary options for voice chat while playing others. More » -
#consoletaisen
PlayStation Hardware Continues Pie Dominance In Japan
Avid readers of The Japanese Hardware Chart weekly updates won't be surprised—especially after reading about the PlayStation family's software dominance—that Sony hardware is selling better than the competition in Japan. No change this week. More » -
#sony
Sony To Upgrade PS3 Consoles To 3D
In a presentation detailing Sony's plans to become profitable by the end of 2010, Sony revealed plans to upgrade Playstation 3 consoles with full 3D support.
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#review
Modern Warfare 2 PS3 Controller Faceplate Review: Cheap, But Does The Job
Among the bounty of Modern Warfare 2-themed Mad Catz accessories are vinyl faceplates for the official Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers. More » -
#npdgroup
Wii Price Drop Puts Nintendo Back On Top In U.S.
Nintendo's late September price cut on the Wii in the U.S. had a big impact on October's sales, making the Wii the bestselling console in the country last month, after being outsold by the PlayStation 3 the previous month. More » -
#hardware
Play Games With Your Brain Next Month
I've been slightly intrigued with game controller Emotiv since I had a chance to go brains on with it a few years back in San Francisco. More » -
#consoletaisen
PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
The Japanese release of Sony's PSPgo may have been low-key in terms of numbers, but we're only getting a look at one day of sales of the platform. It was enough to give Sony the upper hardware hand this week. More » -
#enterbrain
How'd The PSPgo Launch Go In Japan?
According to Enterbrain, the folks who publish Famitsu magazine, the newest PlayStation Portable sold 28,275 units on its first day on the Japanese market. Good? Bad? Probably somewhere closer to the former. More »
