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[L~A]

Comes from Famitsu. It sold 23 562 units during launch week.

Software:

1) TitanFall : 22 416*
2) Kinect Sport Rivals : 14 919**
3) Dead Rising 3: 7 330

* was bundled.
** bundled too, but different bundle?

Launch week comparison (thanks, Aquamarine):

Japanese (Famitsu) Openings:

Handhelds:

1989.04.21 [Nintendo GameBoy] (¥12.500) - unknown (3 days)
1990.10.06 [Sega GameGear] (¥19.800) - unknown (2 days)
1995.07.21 [Nintendo VirtualBoy] (¥15.000) - unknown (3 days)
1996.07.21 [Nintendo GameBoyPocket] (¥6.800) - unknown (1 day)
1998.04.14 [Nintendo GameBoyLight] (¥6.800) - unknown (4 days)
1998.10.21 [Nintendo GameBoyColor] (¥8.900) - 155.774 (5 days)
1998.10.28 [SNK NeoGeoPocket] (¥7.800) - 21.471 (5 days)
1999.03.04 [Bandai WonderSwan] (¥4.800) - 102.655 (4 days)
1999.03.19 [SNK NeoGeoPocketColor] (¥8.900) - 18.809 (3 days)
2000.12.09 [Bandai WonderSwanColor] (¥6.800) - 145.975 (2 days)
2001.03.21 [Nintendo GameBoyAdvance] (¥9.800) - 611.504 [5 days]
2002.07.12 [Bandai SwanCrystal] (¥7.800) - 30.692 (3 days)
2003.02.14 [Nintendo GameBoyAdvance SP] (¥12.500) - 117.859 (3 days)
2004.12.02 [Nintendo DS] (¥15.000) - 441.485 (4 days)
2004.12.12 [Sony PlayStation Portable] (¥19.800 / ¥24.800) - 166.074 (1 day)
2005.09.13 [Nintendo GameBoyMicro] (¥12.000) - 148.117 (4 days)
2006.03.02 [Nintendo DS Lite] (¥16.800) - 67.653 (4 days)
2007.09.20 [Sony PlayStation Portable-2000] (¥19.800) - 263.538 (4 days)
2008.10.16 [Sony PlayStation Portable-3000] (¥19.800) - 155.720 (4 days)
2008.11.01 [Nintendo DSi] (¥18.900) - 170.779 (2 days)
2009.11.01 [Sony PlayStation Portable Go] (¥17.800) - 28.275 (1 day)
2009.11.21 [Nintendo DSi LL] (¥20.000) - 103.524 (2 days)
2011.02.26 [Nintendo 3DS] (¥25.000) - 371.326 (2 days)
2011.12.17 [Sony PlayStation Vita] (¥24.980 / ¥29.980) - 321.407 (2 days)
2012.07.28 [Nintendo 3DS LL] (¥18.900) - 193.441 (2 days)
2013.10.12 [Sony PlayStation Vita-2000] (¥19.929) < 58.682 (4 days)
2013.11.14 [Sony PlayStation Vita TV] (¥9.954 / ¥14.994) - 40.225 (4 days)


Home Consoles:

1998.11.27 [Sega Dreamcast] (¥29.800) - 101.490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [Sony PlayStation 2] (¥39.800) - 630.552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [Nintendo GameCube] (¥25.000) - 133.719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [Microsoft XBox] (¥34.800) - 123.929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [Microsoft XBox 360] (¥29.000 / ¥39.795) - 62.135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [Sony PlayStation 3] (¥49.980 / ¥59.980) - 88.443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [Nintendo Wii] (¥25.000) - 371.936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [Nintendo Wii U] (¥26.250 / ¥31.500) - 308.570 (2 days)
2014.02.22 [Sony PlayStation 4] (¥41.979 / ¥46.179)- 322.083 (2 days)
2014.09.04 [Microsoft XBox One] (¥43.178 / ¥53.978) - 23,562 (4 days)

 

[Pikma]

It's not that bad, is it?

Dat TitanFall atach rate

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

 

[Yagharek]

How many sold to journalists?

 

[cafemomo]

Wasn't titanfall bundled?

 

[orioto]

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

I see so many reasons why they would...

 

[smurfx]

How many sold to journalists?

or to foreigners. how much did the 360 sell at launch?

 

[sphagnum]

How much did 360 and the original Xbox sell at launch in Japan?

 

[-MD-]

Wasn't titanfall bundled?

Must have been, there's no way it has that kind of attach rate by itself.

 

[SwiftDeath]

That seems really low historically although comparatively to everything elses weekly sales it's higher for this week I'm sure besides 3DS and maybe maybe Vita

It's a pretty awful launch number

 

[Monty Mole]

Was Titanfall bundled with the console? That's some mighty purchase ratio if not.

 

[Pennywise83]

Worse than the most pessimistic expectation.

 

[L~A]

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

That's not decent. Not at all. And what momentum?

Wasn't titanfall bundled?

Yup, it was. Just like Sports Rivals, if I remember correctly.

 

[ATXAlchemy]

It's not that bad, is it?

I think the shipment was said to be 38k according to the people in mediacreate thread.

 

[Nick_crx]

That's pretty bloody good!

 

[foxbeldin]

Can we have comparisons with other consoles launches?

23k seems very very low for a launch, but i don't know.

 

[On Demand]

Isn't this terrible? Next week it's going drop alot.

 

[Pikma]

I think the shipment was said to be 38k according to the people in mediacreate thread.

oh wow, nvm then...

 

[Hoo-doo]

For launch week? Yikes.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

RIP for the third time in a row.

Also:

Best shirt.

 

[SmokeMaxX]

In comparison, both the WiiU and PS4 launched at over 300,000 each in Japan.

 

[Nintendojitsu]

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

This is decent to you? o_o

 

[Zalman]

23k during launch week is horrible.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Xbox 360 took 4 months to break 100k in Japan, so right on track!

 

[SmokyDave]

23k? Yikes.

Less than half the 360 launch numbers, which were about half of the OG Xbox launch numbers.

 

[klee123]

Wow, people calling 23K decent? Lowered expectations indeed.

 

[sphagnum]

According to this old Gamespot article:

Of an estimated 159,000 [Xbox 360] units shipped to retail, Enterbrain reports that 62,135 of them were sold to customers Saturday and Sunday. However, perhaps most surprising is that Enterbrain's research found a game-to-system tie ratio of only .91, meaning that a number of people bought the system with no game at all. These numbers are by no means final, however. Another report by Media Create cited only 41,817 units being sold in the system's first two days.

Comparing the 360's numbers with those of the original Xbox's 2002 launch in Japan, the 360 appears to be lagging a bit behind. In its first weekend, the Xbox reportedly sold 123,929 systems. While that's almost double the 360's numbers, that figure includes an extra day of sales; the Xbox launched on a Friday, while the 360 came out on a Saturday. Of more relevance is the tie ratio. The original Xbox managed to sell 1.45 games per Xbox console.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-360-japanese-launch-sales-figures/1100-6141161/

 

[On Demand]

23k during launch week is horrible.

It's not going to have a installed base of 100K it seems. Wow.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Microsoft's domination of Japan has begun

 

[SwiftDeath]

Nevermind seems my data might not be as accurate as I had hoped

 

[Piggus]

It's not that bad, is it?

Dat TitanFall atach rate

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

wat

23k is not "decent" when the competing system sold over 300k (note the extra 0) in its first two days.

It's DOA, plain and simple.

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

This is decent to you? o_o

23k is actually higher than expected. For a couple days after launch you heard nothing but how stores sold like 2 consoles total.

 

[modulaire]

Horrible numbers, even for a Microsoft-console.

The 360 sold a lot more.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Very decent figures. But let's see if they can do what Sony couldn't and maintain that momentum.

Lol. It's the worst console launch they have ever had in Japan. These are terrible figures.

 

[tnaden]

Xbox: 123k
Xbox 360: 63k
Xbone: 23k

Oh yea it's doing great. >_>

 

[Trust me. I'm a PhD]

Dead Rising was the only non bundled game on that list... attache rate not too hot?

 

[Trey]

For comparison

I believe the OG Xbox first launch week sales were 106,900 in February of 2002 and 360's first launch week sales were ~44,000 in December of 2005

Xbox made a big push with the OG xbox. Bought up a decent amount of japanese exclusives.

 

[speculawyer]

It's not that bad, is it?

Dat TitanFall atach rate

The other option was Kinect sports.

 

[bombshell]

Yikes. For a launch week that's terribad.

I expect it to be under PS4 already in week 2.

 

[reptilescorpio]

It's a start, this is a Marathon not a race.

 

[SparkTR]

Can we have comparisons with other consoles launches?

23k seems very very low for a launch, but i don't know.

It is, the PS4 sold something like 370k there at launch, and that was considering pretty average to okay for Japan. And we all saw how far that number dropped after launch.

 

[Piggus]

23k is actually higher than expected. For a couple days after launch you heard nothing but how stores sold like 2 consoles total.

That doesn't make it "decent." It just makes makes it not quite as shitty as expected... But still horrible.

It's a start, this is a Marathon not a race.

I don't think the slower, fatter console is going to outpace the faster, thinner console anytime soon.

 

[Aquamarine]

It's not that bad, is it?

Dat TitanFall atach rate

It's HORRIBLE.



Japanese (Famitsu) Openings:


Handhelds:

1989.04.21 [Nintendo GameBoy] (¥12.500) - unknown (3 days)
1990.10.06 [Sega GameGear] (¥19.800) - unknown (2 days)
1995.07.21 [Nintendo VirtualBoy] (¥15.000) - unknown (3 days)
1996.07.21 [Nintendo GameBoyPocket] (¥6.800) - unknown (1 day)
1998.04.14 [Nintendo GameBoyLight] (¥6.800) - unknown (4 days)
1998.10.21 [Nintendo GameBoyColor] (¥8.900) - 155.774 (5 days)
1998.10.28 [SNK NeoGeoPocket] (¥7.800) - 21.471 (5 days)
1999.03.04 [Bandai WonderSwan] (¥4.800) - 102.655 (4 days)
1999.03.19 [SNK NeoGeoPocketColor] (¥8.900) - 18.809 (3 days)
2000.12.09 [Bandai WonderSwanColor] (¥6.800) - 145.975 (2 days)
2001.03.21 [Nintendo GameBoyAdvance] (¥9.800) - 611.504 [5 days]
2002.07.12 [Bandai SwanCrystal] (¥7.800) - 30.692 (3 days)
2003.02.14 [Nintendo GameBoyAdvance SP] (¥12.500) - 117.859 (3 days)
2004.12.02 [Nintendo DS] (¥15.000) - 441.485 (4 days)
2004.12.12 [Sony PlayStation Portable] (¥19.800 / ¥24.800) - 166.074 (1 day)
2005.09.13 [Nintendo GameBoyMicro] (¥12.000) - 148.117 (4 days)
2006.03.02 [Nintendo DS Lite] (¥16.800) - 67.653 (4 days)
2007.09.20 [Sony PlayStation Portable-2000] (¥19.800) - 263.538 (4 days)
2008.10.16 [Sony PlayStation Portable-3000] (¥19.800) - 155.720 (4 days)
2008.11.01 [Nintendo DSi] (¥18.900) - 170.779 (2 days)
2009.11.01 [Sony PlayStation Portable Go] (¥17.800) - 28.275 (1 day)
2009.11.21 [Nintendo DSi LL] (¥20.000) - 103.524 (2 days)
2011.02.26 [Nintendo 3DS] (¥25.000) - 371.326 (2 days)
2011.12.17 [Sony PlayStation Vita] (¥24.980 / ¥29.980) - 321.407 (2 days)
2012.07.28 [Nintendo 3DS LL] (¥18.900) - 193.441 (2 days)
2013.10.12 [Sony PlayStation Vita-2000] (¥19.929) < 58.682 (4 days)
2013.11.14 [Sony PlayStation Vita TV] (¥9.954 / ¥14.994) - 40.225 (4 days)


Home Consoles:

1998.11.27 [Sega Dreamcast] (¥29.800) - 101.490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [Sony PlayStation 2] (¥39.800) - 630.552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [Nintendo GameCube] (¥25.000) - 133.719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [Microsoft XBox] (¥34.800) - 123.929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [Microsoft XBox 360] (¥29.000 / ¥39.795) - 62.135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [Sony PlayStation 3] (¥49.980 / ¥59.980) - 88.443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [Nintendo Wii] (¥25.000) - 371.936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [Nintendo Wii U] (¥26.250 / ¥31.500) - 308.570 (2 days)
2014.02.22 [Sony PlayStation 4] (¥41.979 / ¥46.179)- 322.083 (2 days)
2014.09.04 [Microsoft XBox One] (¥43.178 / ¥53.978) - 23,562 (4 days)

 

[ILoveBish]

23k? Yikes.

Less than half the 360 launch numbers, which were about half of the OG Xbox launch numbers.

Its like the legs of a game from the Powerhouse (tm) system, but in reverse.

 

[shinra-bansho]

lol. I don't really know what else there is to say.

And it will still probably outsell all other home consoles combined.

 

[Yagharek]

It's a start, this is a Marathon not a race.

Yeah but to win either you have to at least be able to run.

 

[AniHawk]

HOLY FUCKING CRAP

 

[dddooozzz9]

XBOX 360 surpassed 60k in Japan launch.

So good luck, X1.

You have a terrible situation now...

 

[Krilekk]

wat

23k is not "decent" when the competing system sold over 300k (note the extra 0) in its first two days.

It's DOA, plain and simple.

It's a huge success over there, Microsoft Japan just made the same revenue in a week that they previously made in a year. That's like 50 times better than 360. The sky is the limit.

j/k

 

[RibMan]

Isn't this terrible? Next week it's going drop alot.

Yes, the launch numbers are horrible. Japan was always going to be a tough battle, but it's been evident that the X1 was going to have a tougher time in Japan than the 360.

The Xbox One is going to need a resurgence in NA to make up for the abysmal performance in all other markets. Really eager to see what Microsoft has in store for 2015.