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In Japan: Sony PS3 kicks Nintendo Wii’s Butt for 2 weeks

By: Daniel Chubb | November 26, 2007 | 20 Comments

Sony PS3 kicks Nintendo Wii

For 2 weeks now the Sony PS3 has kicked the Nintendo Wii’s butt in Japan and with the Christmas being the highest time for sales this could turn the tides on the PS3 losing in the game sales charts.

According to reports from CVG, the Nintendo dominated charts are starting to see the next-gen Sony Playstation 3 console finally hold its own.

The 2 Japanese market data companies are reporting different figures, but both say that the PS3 is topping sales in the last 2 weeks. Media Create puts the gap at 3,000 units, while Enterbrain has claimed the gap to be 17,000 units.

Who do you think will sell the most consoles in December?

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  • frustrated

    silly rabbit, tricks are for kids!..

    I would hardly call that “kicking butt”….

  • Ray

    17000 my ass

  • slice

    how is that kicking the wii’s butt? i would call it “barely squeaks by the wii for 2 out of 54 weeks”

  • bluntman

    I dont really giv a crap about sales but I thought with Galaxy just released dat the wii would be outselling the ps3 by an even wider margin. I hop the 360 sales get better aswell though

  • Dale

    lol kicking butt? Kicking butt is when the wii was out selling the ps3 six to 1. And still out selling it 4 to 1 in America.

    And sony looses money on each of their consoles sold and ps3′s are going for dead cheap in Japan. And nintendo makes a quite large profit on every wii sold so who do you think has made more profit.

  • Ryan

    “Dale
    lol kicking butt? Kicking butt is when the wii was out selling the ps3 six to 1. And still out selling it 4 to 1 in America.

    And sony looses money on each of their consoles sold and ps3’s are going for dead cheap in Japan. And nintendo makes a quite large profit on every wii sold so who do you think has made more profit.”

    ~~~ Umm, profit really doesn’t matter when it comes to hardware…its the software that makes the real money. And regardless…The Wii uses technology that barely outdoes the PS2 (and in most cases for the games out thus far, barely look better than a PSP game *ouch*). At least Sony and Microsoft are trying to “progress” in technology…not dumb it down. So, factoring out hardware…which system has the better software? Hmmmm…. lets see…. Mario Golf (OMG YAY!!), Ratchet and Clank Future (hailed as the best looking game of all time) or Halo 3 (Halo, nuff said)……oh yes, of course.

    WII ALL THE WAY !!!! WHOO HOO !!! *cough cough*

    ~Note that last part was severe sarcasm ppl.~

  • slice

    Haha good job Ryan. Cover up the horribly misleading headline with the age old graphics are more important than gameplay and fun factor argument.

  • Andrew

    @Ryan

    Funny that you say that hardware sales do not matter as Nintendo dominates the top 15. WTG Ratchet and Clank, coming in 17th place with a sweet 9k sales

  • Joe

    how is that kicking the wii’s butt? i would call it “barely squeaks by the wii for 2 out of 54 weeks”

    +1

  • Ryan

    LMAO. You people are so ignorant. You must be americana…anyway, I never said Graphics are more important than gameplay…in fact show me where I said those exact words. I wont continue on that one. Second, Ratchet just came out. You are comparing it to a bunch of Nintendo games that have been out for how long? Please people if you are going to attack me, at least do it logically. Thanks.

  • Andrew

    These are week to week games sales, not total. So it should be way higher than the rest (because it just came out right?), logically. And you’re welcome, sorry I didn’t spell it out for you

  • http://google.com ryan_fanboy

    ryan you idiot you’re just a fanboy hoping for ps3 to come out on top. i hope you have friends to help you

  • Brad

    Ryan, Ryan, Ryan..
    By using that argument you’re making the assumption everyone cares about graphics. They’re great and all, and I notice them, but they’re rather pointless to me.. afterall I still play games from the 80s/90s regularly.

    What system has the better software? That’s up to you to decide, isn’t it? You mention Halo 3 and Ratchet, which no doubt are great games.. they’re just not something I care much about. If anything comes out for PS3 or 360 I personally see myself really wanting, then sure I’ll grab one.

    You can say for sure which system’s hardware is the best, since you can grade on technology, but that really doesn’t matter much.. it’s the games. And which game is better is really up to the consumer’s tastes and interests to decide, not you or anyone else. In the end it’s all bout what games appeal to the most people to drive the most sales. World of Warcraft dominates in MMORPGs because it easily appeals to anyone, but I hate it compared to the MMORPG i spend my time on, which I believe is a better game (graphically, detail, everything).

    Oh, and your little ‘americana’ statement kind of murdered any credibility you had to begin with. Idiots aren’t isolated to one place.. only an idiot would think otherwise.

  • Che

    @Ryan

    To quote you
    “Ratchet and Clank Future (hailed as the best looking game of all time)”
    Your reference to graphics being a factor.

    Also, the best technology isn’t always the key (for those of us that are old enough, betamax versus vhs – incidently, that was Sony too!!! If you’re interested look it up in wikipedia).

    As long as games company churn out the same old style of gameplay, with the standard controllers, then the PS3 and XBOX360 will be limited to audio and visual experiences. The Wii on the other hand is a great party machine. There are some good single player titles as well.

    So far, the race is far from won, each machine has their own appeal but for now the Wii is able to reach a mass market that neither the PS3 nor the XBOX360 appeals to. Which owners will spend more money? Time will tell.

  • Ryan

    First of all, I am not a fanboy LMAO. I despise fanboys. You people are the fanboys, Sony has a few weeks ahead of Nintendo and you all swarm in here to bash Sony. I remember the days when Nintendo was a VERY VERY DISTANT THIRD PLACE, but if they had a strong month due a good game like Zelda, did *ahem* Sony Fanboys come a marchin’ to steal its thunder? Mmmm, not really, because people who favour Playstation or Xbox are generally to mature to argue and bicker about such an idiotic and stupid matter. And how am I a fanboy when I have all three consoles? I am in no way saying the Wii is a bad machine. In fact, I applaud Nintendo for finally getting something right in over a decade (Im sorry but everyone agrees that N64 and GCN were crap…even hardcore Nintendo fans, because I used to be one, amoung many many others). And as someone said above, all three systems have something unique. I will admit, I do play my PS3 more than anything, but I also love the Wii. Mario Galaxy rules. So there, no fanboy here.

    Oh and to ryan_fanboy … lmao, you are sad. I actually dont want any system to be on top…but I defend a system and company I like when people attack it for no reason. Are you so threatened by sony haveing a good month that you have to spread your hate propaganda? My god, go back to school!!

    Make peace, not war people. I LOVE YOU ALL !!

  • Dale

    @ Ryan

    ROFL I admit the GC was quite crap but how can you say that every one agrees the N64 was crap, the N64 is reguarded as one of the best consoles in history with Mario 64 and Zelda and the ocarina of time, also two games that are reguarded as 2 of the best ever video games “every one agrees”… my arse.

    And you do realsie that Nintendo has more titles in the top 50 than sony has don’t you?

  • Dale

    @ Ryan

    and most people are having goes at sony because of the incredibly misleading headline and I am also no fanboy as I own the wii and 360 and hope to get a ps3. And sure… every body else is the fanboy and not you.

    I quote “First of all, I am not a fanboy LMAO. I despise fanboys. You people are the fanboys”

  • Ryan

    Yeah I say you are the fanboys because the split second someone says something bad about precious Nintendo, tempers flair. And not just Nintendo, another article may be sony, another microsoft. In this case it was Nintendo. So when Sony has a good article in the news, all of the Nintendites have to swarm in to deminish any positivity to the original article. Do you see what this thread has turned into? A battle between Nintendo and Sony suppremecy. And for what? Because Sony had a good week in sales, and some moronic Nintendo fans had to say their 2 cents, likely in the age bracket of 10-16. Anyway, Im not going to argue anymore with anyone on this biased site. Ill just leave by saying that sales of PS3 have increased by 300% as Im sure you may well know…and the numbers keep growing, whereas Wii sales are falling…especially in Japan. Hmmmmm…sounds like the days of N64. Wait, no, how silly of me…Sony is dead remember? LMFAO I bid you zealots farewell.

  • Brad

    Ryan.. it’s annoying that you keep throwing this on other people, when you’re the one keeping this going and going. People were commenting on the title of the article, which you have to admit is silly. A few thousand units isn’t “kicking butt”.. I’m pretty sure you can admit to that. You’re the one who initially flew off the handle, everyone is else is either being defensive, being childish in return, or in my case, trying to point out what an idiot you are. Your comments out of all of the ones posted are by far the most childish, with “LMFAO” littered about, assumptions about the age group, etc.. it’s kinda sad.

    Sorry, I’m usually not the one to comment on stuff like this but sometimes it’s hard not to. Jumping out of nowhere, calling people ignorant, insults directed to a nationality, among other things make you look like the 10 year old.. seriously.

  • Dale

    @ Ryan

    I doubt that this whole thread is full of ninty fanboys, most are complaining about the INCREDIBLY mis leading title, and when the wii was out selling the ps3 6 – 1 in Japan its a bit obviuos sales are going to fall. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep up that momentum for any console developer?
    And as said before by Brad its you who is flying of the handle and at no point in this thread does it say that sony is dead. This may be a bit imature but im afraid that im gonna have to do an impression of you.

    Name: Someguy
    “How is this kicking the wii’s butt, the ps3′s sales only just over took the wii’s by a small amount and only for two weeks?”

    Name: Ryan

    “WTF YOU SUXORZS YOU SUCH A NINTY ZEALOT ROFL U BIASED D!C, IM OV DIS FORUM NINTY FANGIRLS EVZYWHERE”