Japanese hardware sales slow

[Shrygue]

via Games Industry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=27541)


Sales of gaming hardware have slowed in Japan according to the latest data from Media Create.

The Nintendo DS and Wii were still the best-sellers by quite a margin, shifting 135,804 and 61,498 units respectively, but these figures were down on last week's numbers of 150,584 and 77,169, and are the lowest for several weeks.

Sony's triumvirate took up the next three positions, with the PlayStation Portable once again outselling the Playstation 3. They sold 33,886 and 24,289 units each.

The PlayStation 2 was the only console of note to buck the trend, likely due to the release of the latest Winning Eleven title on that platform, selling 12,784 units up from 11,757.

Microsoft sold just 2,691 Xbox 360 consoles, down from 3,872 the previous week.

[VampDude]

Maybe the hardware sales slumped because the week before the sales of the PS3 were up in Japan? It could actually make sense?

[reject423]

I honestly think its because of the crackdown on modchips....a lot less people will buy units when modchips don't exist(yeah right they can't stop everyone lol) but what they don't realize is they might have games sell more frequent without modchips but less people will buy the game units themselves.Ever since the psx I have vowed not to buy a console unless I can mod it....it's just not worth it otherwise lol

[maxipower90]

had to slow down at some point, next week will tell whats going on

[mcdougall57]

i think the sales of nintendos console have slumped because nearly the whole population of japan has one

[Prasoc]

japan have ds's coming out of their ears