Japanese PS3 sales fall back after MGS4 debut

[ThePhantomOak]

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=6246


Not sure what this is trying to say.

It reads like MGS did not do very well, but I think it means that MGS pushed sales up 400%, in the first week, not that they lost 75% the next week...


What say you?

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=6246


Not sure what this is trying to say.

It reads like MGS did not do very well, but I think it means that MGS pushed sales up 400%, in the first week, not that they lost 75% the next week...


What say you?

i agree with you i think that MGS had pushed up sales really high and now the whole "73% loss" is just back to 27% above where it was.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

NPD for May showed the PS3 was the 2nd best selling console (Wii...then PS3 unless they are counting handhelds). Why are they mixing US console sales with Japan's console and software sales?

Do we know if they sold out of MGS4 bundles in Japan during that time period?

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=6246


Not sure what this is trying to say.

It reads like MGS did not do very well, but I think it means that MGS pushed sales up 400%, in the first week, not that they lost 75% the next week...


What say you?

of course ps3 sales are gonna fall after rising 400% in a week.

If I remember right, xbox 360 sales fell pretty dramatically the week after Halo 3 came out.

Just spin to make the PS3 sound bad.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

of course ps3 sales are gonna fall after rising 400% in a week.

If I remember right, xbox 360 sales fell pretty dramatically the week after Halo 3 came out.

Just spin to make the PS3 sound bad.

indeed. check the metal gear solid 4: guns of the patriots thread. I posted the article how MGS4 boosted the sales in japan

[cajmoyper]

I hate xbox. Somewhere near the bottom of that article I'm sure you'll find some variation of the word microsoft.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I hate xbox. Somewhere near the bottom of that article I'm sure you'll find some variation of the word microsoft.

+10. i had no problem with the original Xbox, but i can not stand the 360. Niomi Hunter needs to make a new foxdie virus. one that only targets 360's..............Oh wait, she already did. its call red rings of death

[Elandyll]

From a Journalistic point of view, they had the choice between four headlines:

1) Sony' PSP regains the lead, PS3 still selling Big.
2) PS3 still selling 100% above average in second week
3) Xbox still abysmal results in Japan
4) PS3 sales fall 73% in second week of MGS sales

I guess they picked the "most journalistic" title ...

[theprophecy247]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

of course ps3 sales are gonna fall after rising 400% in a week.

If I remember right, xbox 360 sales fell pretty dramatically the week after Halo 3 came out.

Just spin to make the PS3 sound bad.

+1 makes sense, complete sense

[Eye-ray]

Guys, this is about Japan. Of course it will fall down because MGS is not targeted to japanese market.

Let's see what it will do in US and europe.

[MLK]

Originally Posted by Eye-ray

Guys, this is about Japan. Of course it will fall down because MGS is not targeted to japanese market.

Let's see what it will do in US and europe.

Please explain

[Eye-ray]

Originally Posted by MLK

Please explain

I mean most of MGS fans are in US and Europe. In Japan, MGS 3 sold in the range of 800 K. So, if this was the case, we shouldn't expect MGS4 to boost PS3 units in Japan as many as we expect in US & Europe.

Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by Eye-ray

I mean most of MGS fans are in US and Europe. In Japan, MGS 3 sold in the range of 800 K. So, if this was the case, we shouldn't expect MGS4 to boost PS3 units in Japan as many as we expect in US & Europe.

Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

yeah, your wrong, i don't think you are reading things right.

PS3 normally sells around 10k a week in Japan.

The week of Metal Gear Solid 4, PS3 sold around 75,000 (metal gear is still a big series in japan, just not as big as the States or Europe).

The next week Sales of PS3 dropped to around 25,000 I believe.

The article goes on to make it look like this awful drop off for PS3 and says sales drop 7X%, but fails to mention that PS3 sales are still up 150%/week since MGS IV came out, which is spin on their part.

PS3 had 2 strong weeks in Japan due to MGS, obviously the release week will be a lot stronger.

[hardcore_canadian]

Originally Posted by Eye-ray

Guys, this is about Japan. Of course it will fall down because MGS is not targeted to japanese market.

Let's see what it will do in US and europe.

It was changed in the japanese market to target them, so I'm gonna go ahead and say that it was targeted at Everyone.

[PBJblu-ray alltheway]

The sales are down because there are only 40 gig units around. I am in the market for two 80 gig PS3's but can't find any. I refuse to buy a 40 for various reasons. My son and I were out last weekend and we stopped at all the big B&M stores as well as the Sony Style Store and there was not a single 80 gig unit to be had. I'll buy two when I can find them.

[tmok2000]

Sales are down because they don't have any to sell. Where are the 80GB units? Sony should just get rid of the 40GB model, and drop the price of the 80GB MSG4 SKU to $399. It is clear that the 80GB bundle is killing the sales of the 40GB. That's what the market is telling them. Why is it so hard for Sony executives to hear the customers?

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by tmok2000

Sales are down because they don't have any to sell. Where are the 80GB units? Sony should just get rid of the 40GB model, and drop the price of the 80GB MSG4 SKU to $399. It is clear that the 80GB bundle is killing the sales of the 40GB. That's what the market is telling them. Why is it so hard for Sony executives to hear the customers?

i still remember paying 499 for my 60GB

[zombieking]

Originally Posted by tmok2000

Sales are down because they don't have any to sell. Where are the 80GB units? Sony should just get rid of the 40GB model, and drop the price of the 80GB MSG4 SKU to $399. It is clear that the 80GB bundle is killing the sales of the 40GB. That's what the market is telling them. Why is it so hard for Sony executives to hear the customers?

Yes. Lose the 40G and make the 80G the base system, then bring out the 160G or whatever Sony plans on releasing next.

[U-Phorik]

Originally Posted by PBJblu-ray alltheway

The sales are down because there are only 40 gig units around. I am in the market for two 80 gig PS3's but can't find any. I refuse to buy a 40 for various reasons. My son and I were out last weekend and we stopped at all the big B&M stores as well as the Sony Style Store and there was not a single 80 gig unit to be had. I'll buy two when I can find them.

Although I haven't checked in a while, you might want to try circuitcity.com, they may have them, but the problem is a lot of places are only selling 1 per customer/household. so if you're looking for two you might be SOL. Outside of that point, you have your reasons for not wanting a 40GB and that's all well and good, if you can wait a couple weeks/possibly months, Sony may be dropping a new 80+GB on the 65nm process, like the 40GBs are, so they run cooler and have less chance of a catastrophic failure. (plus cheaper to make) But I don't know what their plans are for the long run, a lot of people have been speculating for months on new sku's all to no avail, I sat back and waited for the right time, and I felt like I got the best deal, without having to wait in line for hours, like I did for my TV on BF Good luck in your hunt, check ebay if all else fails I know lots of people who scooped up the MGS bundles were trying to hock em on ebay, but you might end up paying a premium dollar if you find one.

[thunda]

Originally Posted by PBJblu-ray alltheway

The sales are down because there are only 40 gig units around. I am in the market for two 80 gig PS3's but can't find any. I refuse to buy a 40 for various reasons. My son and I were out last weekend and we stopped at all the big B&M stores as well as the Sony Style Store and there was not a single 80 gig unit to be had. I'll buy two when I can find them.

I'm not sure if Sony is bringing more of those 80GB's out or not but a few best buy's near me have between 4-6 of those new 80GB PS3's in stock.