Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 12 - Nov. 18: And now for a haiku edition

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 24th 2007 at 1:45PM }

Sales charts rule our lives
send out the defense forces
cheese accordions

Please, please tell us you can do better in the comments. We'll post the best ones in next week's sales chart post! (That's right, folks! We've gotten so unbelievably lazy that we'd rather have you write our posts for us!)

- DS Lite: 76,069

2,785 (3.53%)
- PSP: 65,609

6,645 (11.27%)
- PS3: 39,178

16,746 (29.94%)
- Wii: 36,230

1,684 (4.87%)
- PS2: 8,855

188 (2.08%)
- Xbox 360: 6,525

708 (12.17%)
- GBA SP: 153

58 (27.49%)
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
- Game Boy Micro: 109

599 (84.6%)
- Gamecube: 38

31 (44.93%)
- DS Phat: 15

15 (50.00%)
- GBA: 0

4 (100.00%)

[Source: Media Create]

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Tags: Japanese-Hardware-Sales, JapaneseHardwareSales

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Nov 24th 2007 1:50PM

Killer Instinct reference FTW!!!

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Nov 24th 2007 1:50PM

Killer Instinct reference FTW!!!

SoxFan13 @ Nov 24th 2007 1:55PM

P-S-3 sells more
Wii and Microsoft both cry
Wait, why do I care?

Fernando Rocker @ Nov 24th 2007 2:08PM

P-S-3 sales drope 30%

Please... undesrtand...

The PS3 sales are because: Price cut, white PS3 and bundled with Dinasty Warriors 6.

It's exactly the same as when the PSP outsold the DS Lite for two weeks, because of the redesing and the Final Fantasy games.

deaftly @ Nov 24th 2007 2:24PM

DYNASTY WARRIORS

Jon @ Nov 24th 2007 2:27PM

And I bet you there were only 36,230 Wii's in Japan last week.
Nintendo can only sell as many Wii's as are on store shelves.

Silent Xenocide @ Nov 25th 2007 2:35PM

When is Dynasty Warriors 6 coming out in North America?

charleytony @ Nov 24th 2007 2:04PM

NEWS FLASH !!! NEWS FLASH !!!

Japanese gamers love (and buy) Japanese consoles and games !!!

Will the world ever be the same ?

And why is this reported in english ?

DietCoke93 @ Nov 24th 2007 2:06PM

yay alternating arrows

Grey Fox @ Nov 24th 2007 11:15PM

Mah errows beet urs!1!!

Seriously some people in here need a fucking life considering some of these comments.

RoboChamp @ Nov 24th 2007 2:07PM

Thats three times. It happened three whole times.
*waits for the Nintendo fanboy spin*

Fernando Rocker @ Nov 24th 2007 2:11PM

Two times.

RoboChamp @ Nov 24th 2007 2:26PM

Don't miss a beat do ya.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 24th 2007 2:26PM

two times.

Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Nov 24th 2007 2:32PM

OVER 9000?!?!?!

Fernando Rocker @ Nov 24th 2007 2:37PM

"... es de mas de 8000!... "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnrvJajYrKE

Noshino @ Nov 24th 2007 2:58PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Dd3KDHabE&feature=related

fawazr @ Nov 24th 2007 3:03PM

"!¿Qué, ocho mil?!"

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 24th 2007 3:18PM

Ok guys. It's not that funny.

name123 @ Nov 24th 2007 2:16PM

If Sony adds DivX to the PSP too, that could end the DS's domination. Okay, maybe not, but I hope they add it anyway.

ShortFuse @ Nov 24th 2007 3:18PM

X264 > XviD
either way you're going tor encode it again because of the resolution. PSP has native support for h264. no need to hack.

Robotochan @ Nov 24th 2007 6:50PM

XviD is far more common to people who acquire their viewing material by means other than Disc and Television ;) Nothing worse than having to wait 20 mins for your episode to encode to another format...

ShortFuse @ Nov 26th 2007 3:48PM

@Robotochan

Yes, because everything you download is already is 480x272 resolution. /sarcasm
Either way, you have to recode it.

DBuck_Eye @ Nov 24th 2007 2:19PM

Weren't we supposed to be putting Haiku's in the comments section? Furthermore, aren't haiku's supposed to revolve around nature, and aren't videogames manmade (not nature)?

Mr Khan @ Nov 24th 2007 2:35PM

Nature Haiku is one category of Haiku

There is also Heart, general (dealing with anything) and one other that i cannot recall

Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Nov 24th 2007 2:31PM

I wonder if the Japanese like Smash Bros. like we do over here... Maybe that will boost Wii sales.

This PS3 increase could stay there, the price drop might have helped quite a bit.

Mr Khan @ Nov 24th 2007 2:33PM

I believe they do

Correct me if i'm wrong, but Melee was the only GC title to break 1 million in Japan

Raikage (NDF - PK THUNDER RING) @ Nov 24th 2007 2:42PM

Yep, It is true, it's the only million seller. Also the next one down is Mario Party 4 {cringe}

http://vgchartz.com/japtotals.php?name=&console=GC&maker=&disp=American+Name&boxartz=1

Mr Khan @ Nov 24th 2007 2:39PM

My guess is that PS3 will mimic PSP in that it will level off at a higher level than it was pulling before the price-drop and new color, although most likely at a level still lower than that of the Wii

Matbluvenger @ Nov 24th 2007 2:41PM

Haiku's can be fun
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

iofthestorm @ Nov 24th 2007 4:18PM

Bah I saw that on a sweatshirt the other day.

Judd @ Nov 24th 2007 2:45PM

Ludwig's still funny
Something to do with nature
I can't do better

tc @ Nov 24th 2007 2:42PM

Sony's Marketing Haiku:

insane clown orgy
gigantic mushroom soup can
blu ray forever

Vegnagun (Brushed With Fame) @ Nov 25th 2007 2:49PM

made me lol

motang @ Nov 24th 2007 2:50PM

Wow...16,000 less than the week before (16% down for the PS3), that got to suck hard!

ill trooper @ Nov 24th 2007 5:22PM

Yeah, the Wii used to sell more too.

motang @ Nov 24th 2007 6:12PM

Yeah I agree, the only thing(s) that seem to be selling are portable systems.

captainawesome @ Nov 24th 2007 2:56PM

- GBA SP: 153 58 (27.49%)
C-C-C-OMBO BREAKER!
- Game Boy Micro: 109 599 (84.6%)

Looks like someone's been lurking.

Danny @ Nov 24th 2007 3:30PM

Joystiq, lurk moar.

>C-C-C-OMBO BREAKER!

What the hell is an ombo?

David @ Nov 24th 2007 3:08PM

Why are these numbers different from these:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=176131

which one should I trust more?

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 24th 2007 3:24PM

Joystiq since they have a source.

I generally trust sites that give legitimate sources.

http://www.m-create.com/ranking/

Andy Witmyer @ Nov 24th 2007 3:11PM

~A Haiku of Delusional Spin~

Nintendo is doomed!
PlayStation 3 is winning!
-Sony Defense Force

Andy Witmyer @ Nov 24th 2007 3:26PM

Correction:

~A Haiku of Delusional Spin~

Nintendo is doomed!
PlayStation 3 is teh win!
-Sony Defense Force

Ihar `Philips` Filipau @ Nov 24th 2007 5:36PM

If Nintendo will not improve their game line - I'm afraid even me would have to buy a PS3...

At moment (esp in Europe) Wii games are sparse and overpriced. Well, there is pile of the Mario junk - but games are sparse. Zack & Wiki didn't yet reached EU. Many PS2/PSP ports to Wii cost here - unlike US's $29.99 - flat 59.99€...

For 60€ I'd rather buy mediocre PS3 game than over-hyped Wii game...