Xbox 360 matching PS3 in Japan
Ace Combat generates ace sales
Perhaps all is not quite lost for the Xbox 360 in Japan, despite the console having suffered a protracted spell of torrid sales following launch. The launch of Japanese favourite Ace Combat 6 has been credited with boosting sales of the system in the land of the rising sun, with Microsoft's machine hitting the number two spot in the latest figures.
Word from Japan has it that the Xbox 360 sold some 16,000 units in the week ending November 4th, putting it roughly level with the PlayStation 3. Ace Combat 6 sold 65,000 copies in its first week of release, entering the charts a distant second to Mario Galaxy, with sales of 250,000 for the week.
Numbers on the console come via Famitsu, and while it is unlikely to mark a turn-around in the console's fortunes, it shows the Xbox 360 can compete on occasion. Halo 3, for example, hit the number one spot in Japan for a brief spell - the traditionally Xbox-ambivilent Japan also buying into the intense hype surrounding the title.
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Comments
lol. Its bombing and this wont change that. Everyone knew Ace Combat was the one title that would do really well for it but what else is their afterwards? Beautiful Katamari was released over here a few weeks ago and that totally bombed.
Yeah everyone has there day in the sun but that wont last there lol trust me you heard it first here it wont last lmao.
Ace Combat is the only title that will do really well on the xbox 360? What else is there afterwards? Have you ever heard of a game called Halo 3 you idiot? Gears of war? Forza? Bioshock? Whatever. Go drink your Playstation Kool-aid and have fun watching blu-ray movies!