Xbox 360 sales in Japan soar

[Se7enSins Bot]

To say the Xbox 360 hasn't kicked off in Japan would be a vast understatement. The "westerners' system": has been failing in the far east, with consoles remaining on racks and software going unsold. Ever since last year's release of Blue Dragon, the Xbox 360's unpopularity had been leveled at a steady, low point. But finally, this month, life for the 360 in Japan emerged.

According Punch Jump, sales of the Xbox 360 have risen for four consecutive weeks. Three weeks ago, 3,807 units were sold, two weeks ago that rose again to 4,941, and last week the figure rose peaked to 5,359. To boot, the 360 version of Soul Calibur IV cracked the top-ten software list, with 34,786 units purchased in it's launch week. It doesn't end with today, with such games like Tales of Vesperia coming out next week, and the trio of Square Enix games coming out in the next year; there is a lot fo hope from Microsoft's side that finally, the 360 is becoming a hot commodity in Japan.

There is still hope, and with Final Fantasy XIII coming out for the console at some point (regardless of whether that's after the PS3 version or not), expect a lot more news like this to be heading our way. You can't really do anything but go up in this position anyway.


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[AtomicBump]

Well over there obviously they'd prefer the PS3 because it's made by Sony, which is from their country. Their all about stuff made in their own country, it's basically a cultural thing.

That's why when THEIR game company's (And some of ours that make Japanese related games) 360s sell a lot better.