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Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 5 - Nov. 11: Twice in a lifecycle edition
Admittedly, we were being facetious last week when we suggested the PlayStation 3 would trump the Wii next in a series of apocalyptic (but... interesting!) sales chart reversals. The fact that our front door opened into outer space this morning should have been a clear signal that our duration of stay in The Zone of Rather Implausible Things had been extended. The homeless guy with a mirror for a face also makes a lot more sense now (THAT COULD HAVE BEEN US).Since our sarcastic quips now manifest in reality, perhaps we should ask "What's next?" just one more time. The Wii besting the DS Lite? The GBA making up its mind about staying on or off the charts? A million dollars mysteriously falling into our laps?- DS Lite: 78,854 302 (0.38%) - PSP: 58,964 750 (1.26%) - PS3: 55,924 38,490 (220.78%) - Wii: 34,546 3,071 (8.16%) - PS2: 9,043 1,166 (11.42%) - Xbox 360: 5,817 11,856 (67.09%) - Game Boy Micro: 708 595 (526.55%) - GBA SP: 211 5 (2.43%) - Gamecube: 69 86 (55.48%) - DS Phat: 30 15 (33.33%)- GBA: 4 4 (N/A) [Source: Media Create] See: The fascinating archives
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 29 - Nov. 4: Once in a life cycle edition
We've grown accustomed to compiling these charts with a frightening degree of soulless autonomy, each week's numbers rolling across our brains like tumbleweeds in a deserted... desert town. In fact, the time afforded to us by the near-identical and mindless updates allowed us to discover the actual meaning of the word "autonomy," which we mistakenly believed to mean some sort of badge with your name on it (pronounced auto-know-me). You learn something new every day -- and this day is no different.With the Xbox 360 bizarrely (and barely) surpassing the PlayStation 3 this week, we've learned to never let our guards down again. Who knows what remarkable event may rattle the fanboy cages next? Perhaps the Xbox 360 will surge ahead of the DS Lite next week? The PlayStation 3 might overtake the Wii! Predictability is truly dead, and we've no time to mourn as we rush headlong into exciting times! Next week will be amazing, we're sure of it!- DS Lite: 78,552 2,309 (3.03%) - PSP: 59,714 78 (0.13%) - Wii: 37,617 10,115 (36.78%) - Xbox 360: 17,673 13,955 (375.34%) - PS3: 17,434 1,351 (7.19%) - PS2: 10,209 1,489 (12.73%) - GBA SP: 206 165 (402.44%) - Gamecube: 155 97 (167.24%) - Game Boy Micro: 113 49 (76.56%) - DS Phat: 45 15 (50.00%) [Source: Media Create] See: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 22 - Oct. 28: Meager eager edition
Another week, another scintillating edition of the Japanese hardware sales chart! Being so eager to see it, you kick off the duvet and leap out of bed as soon as consciousness returns and you realize glorious numbers await you on the internet. Of course, you tend to waste several minutes extricating your airborne sheets from the oddly low ceiling fan, but the spirited exercise and deep slashes across your forearms are well worth it. Or are they?Much like a tack carefully obscured within a bowl of popcorn, that small dash of doubt might just shock you into seeing how desperate you are to grasp and consume something with no nutritious value. Are these numbers from a foreign land helping you grow as a person? Are the aesthetically pleasing arrows strong enough to direct your level of happiness? Are they worth enduring terrible metaphors, incessant blathering and consequent fanboy screeching? Only you have the answers...- DS Lite: 76,243 5,635 (7.98%)- PSP: 59,792 1,123 (1.91%) - Wii: 27,502 2,570 (10.31%) - PS3: 18,785 1,655 (9.66%) - PS2: 11,698 1,417 (13.78%) - Xbox 360: 3,718 707 (23.48%) - Game Boy Micro: 64 54 (45.76%) - Gamecube: 58 10 (20.83%) - GBA SP: 41 89 (68.46%) - DS Phat: 30 - GBA: ??? [Source: Media Create]See: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts... but if you made it this far, it was probably "yes" for all of them.
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 15 - Oct. 21: Surprisingly boring edition
"They'll never expect that!" I exclaimed to myself as I highlighted and deleted the 897 brilliant words that comprised an earlier version of this post. It seemed like a good idea at the time, with my desire to continually surprise readers leading me down the path more traveled. Indeed, this week's Japanese sales chart post (the 62nd!) would shock and baffle long-term readers by offering absolutely nothing of value outside of statistics and pleasingly colored arrows. This post would become the surprise birthday party for the 72-year old man! The agitated mountain lion hidden in the refrigerator! The hydrochloric acid in the bowling ball's finger holes!So, here goes.- DS Lite: 70,608 8,138 (10.33%)- PSP: 58,669 915 (1.54%) - Wii: 24,932 4,357 (21.18%) - PS3: 17,130 4,765 (38.54%) - PS2: 10,281 100 (0.98%) - Xbox 360: 3,011 3,150 (51.13%) - GBA SP: 130 3 (2.36%) - Game Boy Micro: 118 58 (96.67%) - Gamecube: 48 31 (39.24%) - GBA: 22 22 (N/A) - DS Phat: ??? [Source: Media Create]See: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 8 - Oct. 14: [title] edition
Introductory paragraphInsert something completely unrelated, irrelevant and painfully unfunny. Possible similes this week: "As quiet as a graveyard of mimes." "More awkward than a handshake between Samus and Mega Man." "As quiet as a graveyard of mimes... in space." MiddleFiller text.Filler text.Analysis -- mention DS Phat and GBA being dropped from chart by Media Create. Xbox 360 sales increase due to Project Gotham Racing 4 release (at #25 in software chart)?ConclusionFiller text.Oh God, is this really the 61st sales post? How did life go so horribly wrong that I spend my Friday evenings calculating and commenting on inane statistics from a foreign country? And people keep expecting these to be "entertaining." Can't take the pressure anymore. Will kill Self tomorrow. Then, will kill self.Reminder: Replace all filler text before auto-publish time and stop procrasReminder: Finish previous sentence.Reminder: Feed Self.- DS Lite: 78,746 8,699 (9.95%)- PSP: 59,584 27,311 (31.43%) - Wii: 20,575 129 (0.62%) - PS3: 12,365 1,543 (14.26%) - PS2: 10,181 265 (2.54%) - Xbox 360: 6,161 4,614 (298.25%) - GBA SP: 127 68 (34.87%) - Gamecube: 79 30 (27.52%) - Game Boy Micro: 60 13 (27.66%) - DS Phat: ??? - GBA: ??? [Source: Media Create]See: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Sept. 3 - Sept. 9: pre-TGS edition
The fact that "TGS" doesn't stand for "Terrific Gourmet Sandwich" is likely just as disappointing for you as it is for us. In our preparations for next week's Tokyo Game Show, we simply haven't found the time to waste on trivial matters such as eating, bathing or maintaining the fine balance between being witty and being obnoxious. We're already packing our bags, charging our numerous portable gaming systems and figuring out how best to phrase the question, "Why isn't your game Ninja Gaiden 2?"Oh, and we also plan to do something about all these soul-crushingly grim red arrows. We'll show them.- DS Lite: 77,488 16,851 (17.86%) - Wii: 29,088 10,283 (26.12%) - PSP: 15,564 6,632 (29.88%) - PS2: 13,360 920 (6.44%) - PS3: 13,248 4,820 (26.68%) - Xbox 360: 1,286 349 (21.35%) - Game Boy Micro: 428 165 (62.74%) - GBA SP: 122 73 (37.44%) - Gamecube: 82 9 (12.33%) - GBA: 0 16 (100.00%) - DS Phat: 0 -- 0 (N/A)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 25 - Jul. 1: Slippery slope edition
And just when you thought things were going so well. This week's inescapably cataclysmic sales charts confirm what we've all suspected since 2004 -- the Nintendo DS is nothing more than a farcical fad. Microsoft may have waited until this week to deal with their Red Ring of Death problem, but Nintendo had best act faster to resolve their imminent Red Arrow of Debilitation plight. Even those with the most cursory of interests in hardware sales can see the deadly signs spelling out the end of Nintendo's touchy-feely technology: D-O-O-M. E.That bonus "E" is there for a reason, wonderfully capturing the sound emitted by surprised Nintendo executives experiencing a rude awakening. It's the sort of wake-up call that transpires when someone replaces your pillow with a crocodile on the same day you decided to wear your special salami pajamas (lovingly referred to as salamajamas). Time to pack your bags and go home, Nintendo.Okay, since you're already in Japan, just pack your bags. Pack your bags with demolished dreams and haunting regrets.- DS Lite: 157,435 6,453 (3.94%) - Wii: 73,919 8,337 (12.71%) - PSP: 38,305 5,321 (16.13%) - PS2: 16,316 4,354 (36.40%) - PS3: 11,914 2,333 (24.35%) - Xbox 360: 3,154 215 (6.38%) - Game Boy Micro: 377 93 (32.75%) - GBA SP: 179 49 (37.69%) - Gamecube: 111 29 (35.37%) - DS Phat: 45 15 (50.00%)- GBA: 16 16 (N/A%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 18 - Jun. 24: Contra-diction edition
When does mere coincidence become conspiracy? It's an appropriate question to ask given the curious state of this week's Japanese hardware sales, which seem to hint at an unseen entity unfairly adjusting parameters and altering the accepted balance of things. Indeed, the original Nintendo DS seems to have been given life again -- 30 lives compared to last week's zero. Could Konami's recent announcement of side-scrolling shooter sequel, Contra 4, have played a part in all this? We'd share the answers with you... but that would be cheating. - DS Lite: 163,888 45,204 (38.09%) - Wii: 65,582 61 (0.09%) - PSP: 32,984 375 (1.12%) - PS2: 11,962 12 (0.10%) - PS3: 9,581 100 (1.05%) - Xbox 360: 3,369 4,214 (55.57%) - Game Boy Micro: 284 87 (23.45%) - GBA SP: 130 342 (72.46%) - Gamecube: 82 B 141 (63.23%) - DS Phat: 30 A 30 (N/A%) [Source: Media Create] Cheat-free chart after the break. See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 11 - Jun. 17: Effect and Cause edition
With our deepest, most heartfelt apologies to the White Stripes. We just couldn't resist the new album and certain ... parallels.I ain't the reasonthat your brain has no reasonto understand our wayYou skipped the daily trainingand got shocked when you hit 80I ain't saying I'm innocentIn fact, the reverseBut if you're headed to old ageyou don't blame Brain AgeYou're like a PS3 fanboyyellin' at us'Cause Sony's price is too high.Well, you keep blaming mefor what you didbut that ain't allThe way we took over the chartsis enough to give one pause!You seem to forgetjust how this all startedWhen our faces were soddenand we were at the bottomWell, you just can't take our successand make it somehow less.
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 11 - Jun. 17: [censored] edition
[Note: In order to receive an "A" for "Alright" rating from the Irreverent News Entertainment Policing Team, the following article may have undergone some language censoring.]I only have one fishy question to ask you bunch of cats. What the Ferengi do you care about that Japan place? You sit there at your French cuisine computer all day, debating the finer points of a bunch of mother-frosty statistics from a country your sorry asparagus has never even seen outside of some fabergé egg hentai show. Do you really give a disco that the release of Namco's Trusty Bell (Eternal Sonata for you English pneumatic drills) gave the Xbox 360 close to a 200 percent boost? Flamingo me!Are you actually curious as to why Ninja Gaiden Sigma failed to have the same Forrest Gump effect on the PS3? You Ferris wheel grinders need to stop this ridiculous desktop debating, you hear? Darn you. Darn you all to hobnob.- DS Lite: 118,684 1,491 (1.27%) - Wii: 65,521 992 (1.54%) - PSP: 33,359 8,648 (35.00%) - PS2: 11,974 877 (7.90%) - PS3: 9,481 705 (8.03%) - Xbox 360: 7,583 5,050 (199.37%) - GBA SP: 472 170 (56.29%) - Game Boy Micro: 371 110 (22.87%) - Gamecube: 223 56 (33.53%) - GBA: 24 8 (50.00%) - DS Phat: 0 35 (100.00%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 4 - Jun. 10: E-scandal Edition
And so, the Church of England vs. Sony saga at last seems to be inching towards a resolution. How did it ever turn into such a mess? The answer to that question, obtained only through ingenious hacking techniques, lies after the break (that place we put all the nonsense that has nothing to do with sales charts). The lesson to be learned, of course, is that when you're creating a work of fiction or designing a game, it's best to avoid any real locales. Actually, just make sure the whole thing takes place in outer space. There's nobody there. - DS Lite: 117,193 5,947 (4.83%) - Wii: 64,529 5,219 (7.48%) - PSP: 24,711 1,647 (6.25%) - PS2: 11,097 717 (6.07%) - PS3: 8,776 222 (2.47%) - Xbox 360: 2,533 314 (14.15%) - Game Boy Micro: 481 171 (55.16%) - GBA SP: 302 55 (22.27%) - Gamecube: 167 59 (26.11%) - DS Phat: 35 36 (50.70%) - GBA: 16 -- 0 (0%) [Source: Media Create] See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, May 28 - Jun. 3: Custom excuse edition
"Double you tea eff, Ludwig," you say. "It's Saturday! These charts are late! I demand an explanation, you wretched excuse for a human being!" And an explanation is just what you'll receive, one that is meticulously crafted to your exact specifications. Find it after the break and substitute as necessary.- DS Lite: 123,140 4,321 (3.39%) - Wii: 69,748 11,104 (18.93%) - PSP: 26,358 261 (1.00%) - PS2: 11,814 503 (4.45%) - PS3: 8,998 629 (6.53%) - Xbox 360: 2,219 175 (8.56%) - Game Boy Micro: 310 97 (23.83%) - GBA SP: 247 41 (14.24%) - Gamecube: 226 30 (11.72%) - DS Phat: 71 10 (12.35%) - GBA: 16 1 (5.88%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, May 21 - May 27: Mega Management edition
We're not particularly fond of traditional corporate meetings. As a platform for communication, we find that a meeting frequently fails on multiple fronts, particularly the one that requires human beings to spit verbs at each other within, well, spitting distance. We much prefer the impersonal touch of an electronic network, though this is often unsuitable when a matter is of particularly urgency. Keiji Inafune's recent distress regarding the Mega Man franchise's supposed inability to recoup its "next-gen" costs is indeed urgent, and in urgent need of a good collar grab and face slap.For the sake of the blue bomber, we endured an intense meeting with Capcom's own negative Nelly, the transcription of which can be found after the break (you know, that part where we put stuff that has nothing to do with the sales charts).- DS Lite: 127,461 16,248 (14.61%) - Wii: 58,644 6,451 (12.36%) - PSP: 26,097 1,408 (5.12%) - PS2: 11,311 430 (3.95%) - PS3: 9,627 968 (11.18%) - Xbox 360: 2,044 18 (0.89%) - Game Boy Micro: 407 21 (4.91%) - GBA SP: 288 42 (12.73%) - Gamecube: 256 20 (7.25%) - DS Phat: 81 55 (211.54%) - GBA: 17 16 (48.48%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, May 14 - May 20: Suggestive sandwich edition
Lick your screen. Go on, do it. You'll find it to have a sort of artificial non-taste, with just a hint of static and dust. Incidentally, that's precisely what a DS sandwich tastes like, one freshly made from this week's Japanese sales charts. The sleeker DS Lite still reigns at the top while its older and comparatively obese sibling languishes at the bottom, slowly getting devoured by a seeping mustard menace. Which... would be the GBA, we guess. This paragraph doesn't make a lot of sense, we admit. - DS Lite: 111,213 52,572 (32.10%) - Wii: 52,193 351 (0.67%) - PSP: 27,505 6,928 (20.12%) - PS2: 10,881 467 (4.48%) - PS3: 8,659 180 (2.04%) - Xbox 360: 2,026 79 (3.75%) - Game Boy Micro: 428 20 (4.90%) - GBA SP: 330 13 (3.79%) - Gamecube: 276 39 (12.38%) - GBA: 33 15 (83.33%) - DS Phat: 26 13 (33.33%)If you'll cast your browser back in time to late February 2006, you'll note how the original DS was once the best selling device in Japan. Those were certainly crazier times, as evidenced by this snapshot of January. The PSP reigning supreme? Surely, you must have lost your mind! Hey, we did just see you lick a computer screen, Shirley. [Source: Media Create. Image: An early and decidedly hideous version of the DS.] See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese hardware sales, May 7 - May 13: Hidden in Halo edition
After a group of modders dug into the Halo 3 Beta code and seemingly discovered some embedded weapons and vehicles intended for the game's September release, we immediately set out to confirm the information for ourselves. Is there really a flamethrower hidden in there? Just what exactly is this "Chopper" vehicle? Depressingly, our frantic scratching through the code yielded no answers, only several bizarre items and unexpected discoveries. First item: This week's Japanese hardware sales chart. It's appearance in the code seems awfully contrived, but it's sure to be useful during intense fanboy debate!- DS Lite: 163,785 121,338 (42.56%)- Wii: 52,544 48,776 (48.14%)- PSP: 34,433 739 (2.10%) - PS2: 10,414 4,401 (29.71%) - PS3: 8,839 4,135 (31.87%) - Xbox 360: 2,105 1,100 (34.32%) - Game Boy Micro: 408 68 (20.00%) - GBA SP: 343 41 (13.58%) - Gamecube: 315 79 (20.05%) - DS Phat: 39 30 (43.48%) - GBA: 18 7 (63.64%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales chartsRead on to see what else we found in the Halo 3 beta.
Japanese hardware sales, Apr. 30 - May 6: Huge hyperbole edition
Hyperbole OFF:This week brings a fairly interesting edition of the closely followed Japanese hardware sales charts, with some unusual movements occurring at the bottom of the list. The Gamecube receives a minor and mysterious boost, managing to overtake both the Game Boy Advance SP and its diminutive sibling. The less diminutive, but undeniably dim GBA also moves up -- the only direction it could go after last week.At the top, things are somewhat less interesting, almost bordering on cliché. The DS Lite remains an incredibly popular system, with the Wii staying above the 100,000 mark for the second week in a row. The PS2 and PS3 are still jostling for position while the Xbox 360 remains unmoved from its intractable spot. Not even Halo 3 can be relied on in Japan, though perhaps the sheer power of hyperbole will physically manifest and push it further up the charts. - DS Lite: 285,123 29,152 (11.39%)- Wii: 101,320 1,202 (1.17%)- PSP: 35,172 1,312 (3.87%) - PS2: 14,815 2,231 (17.73%) - PS3: 12,974 183 (1.43%) - Xbox 360: 3,205 43 (1.36%) - Gamecube: 394 227 (135.93%) - Game Boy Micro: 340 290 (46.03%) - GBA SP: 302 193 (38.99%) - DS Phat: 69 23 (25.00%) - GBA: 11 11 (N/A)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
Japanese Hardware Sales: April 23 - 29
You love it as much as we love giving it, so here's our latest outing into the world of Japanese hardware sales. This month, you'll notice some things have changed up a bit. Like nothing. On the bright side, PS3 sales have increased. Sure, the increase is very small, but when you're dealing with small numbers to begin with, every little bit just seems a tad more significant. Without further ado, the numbers. DS Lite: 255,971 Wii: 102,522 PSP: 33,860 PS3: 12,791 PS2: 12,584 XBox 360: 3,162 What's this? The PS3 outsells the PS2? It's happened once before, we recall, but this may mean people are finally starting to phase out the old and save up for the new. Maybe not. It's tough to tell by a couple of weeklong charts. We'll keep you posted on sales as soon as the researchers give us the data.
Japanese hardware sales, Apr. 23 - Apr. 29: Weak midweek edition
Before your eyes glaze over at the sight of the Japanese hardware sales and your mind starts contemplating all the wonderful things you'll get up to this weekend, consider the unfortunate circumstance of today being Wednesday. Also, consider obtaining a better way of signaling the end of the week to yourself. Otherwise, you might find yourself sleeping in on a business day the next time a series of Japanese holidays, collectively known as Golden Week, delays the arrival of the weekly numbers beyond the usual Friday slot.Just in case, though, we'll be sure to inform you when it really is Friday. (Hint: Check back the day after Thursday).- DS Lite: 255,971 83,612 (48.51%)- Wii: 102,522 24,609 (31.59%)- PSP: 33,860 4,401 (14.94%) - PS3: 12,791 1,791 (16.28%) - PS2: 12,584 1,186 (10.41%) - Xbox 360: 3,162 855 (37.06%) - Game Boy Micro: 630 181 (40.31%) - GBA SP: 495 365 (42.44%) - Gamecube: 167 99 (37.22%) - DS Phat: 92 11 (13.58%) - GBA: 0 55 (100.00%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
How about some French hardware sales instead?
Week after week (give or take a week in between) we give you our Japanese hardware sales, thinking that's probably a fair estimate of the world's sales. Seems that's still true. The same trends hold true in France, also. What trends? We'll enlighten you after the numbers. Oh, by the way, these are the numbers for the entire first quarter of 2007 -- which kind of puts it in perspective. Kind of. DS - 260,000 Wii - 144,000 PS2 - 92,000 PSP - 90,000 PS3 - 81,000 360 - 43,000 The trends are as follows: Nintendo tops the charts and the PS2 beats out PS3. For the entire first quarter, might we say that these sales aren't that great for any system? If this were for the week or even month, we'd be surprised, but for the quarter? Not so much. About 12 weeks in three months -- so that's like 6,750 PS3's a week. Take it as you will, guys! But there you have it -- France.
Japanese hardware sales, Apr. 16 - Apr. 22: Exceedingly elite edition
Oh, you think that the Xbox 360 Meh-lite is the only expensive and meaningful upgrade to arrive this week? And you firmly believe that any wound can be healed by the application of the correct type of cheese? Allow us to inform you then, that at least 50% of your current beliefs are wildly incorrect. What you see before you, on your monitor, in the section of the screen that displays this paragraph, is the significantly improved and undeniably elite version of the Japanese hardware sales charts!Harnessing the ludicrous power of HDMI 1.3, we've enhanced our presentation beyond the low-resolution limits of your imagination. You're bound to recoil in horror -- horror at how primitive our previous display method was, that is! Stop blinking and closely scrutinize the detail that you didn't even know was there. - DS Lite: 172,359 39,034 (29.28%)- Wii: 77,913 2,154 (2.84%)- PSP: 29,459 4,609 (18.55%) - PS2: 11,398 1,474 (11.45%) - PS3: 11,000 948 (7.93%) - Xbox 360: 2,307 593 (20.45%) - GBA SP: 860 206 (31.50%) - Game Boy Micro: 449 168 (27.23%) - Gamecube: 266 99 (59.28%) - DS Phat: 81 65 (44.52%) - GBA: 55 29 (111.54%)[Source: Media Create]See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts
