Xbox hits rock bottom in Japan
Ice Wipe Inc.
4th-10th in Japan. The GameCube has gone from 12 thousand console sales last
week to about double that this week as Square-Enix's GameCube-exclusive RPG
is released. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a tremendous success --
appearing on the charts for only three days it has sold 194,000 units. The
only title that beat it out is the always-popular Konami soccer game Winning
Eleven 7 that was released earlier in the week. Four other GBA titles and
Kirby's Air Ride fill up the top ten.
1. Playstation 2 -- 46,300 / 1,825,700
2. Game Boy Advance SP -- 44,500 / 1,436,000
3. GameCube -- 23,800 / 408,500
4. Game Boy Advance -- 14,700 / 985,700
5. Playstation -- 800 / 51,300
6. Xbox -- 580 / 70,500
1. PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 -- 642,400 / 642,400
2. GCN Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles -- 194,100 / 194,100
3. PS2 Salmon Knight 3 156,300 / 156,300
4. GBA Super Robot Great War D -- 113,600 / 113,600
5. GBA Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire -- 38,400 / 77,800
6. GBA The Masters -- 35,800 / 35,800
7. PS2 Live Powerful Pro Baseball 10 -- 31,300 / 392,700
8. PS2 Gundam Seed -- 29,400 / 165,900
9. GBA Super Mario Advance 4 -- 28,500 / 248,000
10. GCN Kirby's Air Ride -- 27,700 / 208,200
Posted by Ethan Pearson, Founder, Director
Source: Media Create
Tom Walker
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Myah... Its their loss...
TW
John Ashcroft
online not a big hit over there i guess?
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Ice Wipe Inc.
before, has to be a record for the Xbox.
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TC1
> 1. Playstation 2 -- 46,300 / 1,825,700
> 2. Game Boy Advance SP -- 44,500 / 1,436,000
> 3. GameCube -- 23,800 / 408,500
> 4. Game Boy Advance -- 14,700 / 985,700
> 5. Playstation -- 800 / 51,300
> 6. Xbox -- 580 / 70,500
>
(one of the few multiplatfirmers i still buy on the ps2) Microsoft - Buy
sega (preferably), nintendo, namco, or leave japan a.s.a.p. 580 copies in a
coutry like japan????? Do Somethin'.today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BrianK
"Ice Wipe Inc."
You still cant get over the fact a newly entered contender is beating your
favorite console manufacturer that has more than 20 years experience, can
you?
Robert P Holley
Jedah And Sonans
In light of those figures he posted, that is pretty funny.
Ice Wipe Inc.
with XP, a OS that I will never even consider installing.
Sega a good example as well. But with the issue with Japan, anyone would
tell you any non-Japanese based company will fail, no matter how many
trillions of Yen is thrown in, or how many developers are bought out, or
take overs.
"BrianK" <nos...@noemails.net> wrote in message
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>
Mister Anderson
>> man, that's nuts! 580? online not a big hit over there i guess?
> Thats one reason why I posted this...
What are the other reasons, Corntrollio?
BrianK
"Ice Wipe Inc." <birdw...@hotmail.conm> wrote in message
> 20 or 2, doesn't matter, no company is perfect, MS being a great example
> with XP, a OS that I will never even consider installing.
>
> Sega a good example as well. But with the issue with Japan, anyone would
> tell you any non-Japanese based company will fail, no matter how many
> trillions of Yen is thrown in, or how many developers are bought out, or
> take overs.
MS is kicking ass in the gaming industry and last I checked Sony is a
Japanese company. They don't seem to be failing in the industry.
"OUCH, that had to hurt to hear huh?" Try and take it like a ...... ah what
am I saying, you're an insecure baby hung up on spreading nonense on usenet
because your system of choice is bottom rung.
sad
Zackman
> Thats one reason why I posted this
The other being you're a koala-fucking, dress-wearing, pole-smoking troll?
Gotcha.
-Z-
Jordan Lund
> 1. PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 -- 642,400 / 642,400
> 2. GCN Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles -- 194,100 / 194,100
> 3. PS2 Salmon Knight 3 156,300 / 156,300
> 4. GBA Super Robot Great War D -- 113,600 / 113,600
> 5. GBA Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire -- 38,400 / 77,800
> 6. GBA The Masters -- 35,800 / 35,800
> 7. PS2 Live Powerful Pro Baseball 10 -- 31,300 / 392,700
> 8. PS2 Gundam Seed -- 29,400 / 165,900
> 9. GBA Super Mario Advance 4 -- 28,500 / 248,000
> 10. GCN Kirby's Air Ride -- 27,700 / 208,200
Boy, the Japanese seem to flock to crap games don't they? I'm
interested to see Crystal Chronicles and, well, that's about it. Maybe
Mario Advance 4 as a nostalgic kick. The rest of the list is pretty
much crap.
- Jordan
joe
> 4th-10th in Japan.
If I were a chink maybe I'd care.
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Opiné
92dbefbe.0308...@posting.google.com, "Jordan Lund"
<lu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
And you've played every game on that list to be able to make that
conclusion?
Opiné
<nos...@noemails.net> wrote:
Yeah...you can't read can you...don't be ashamed...it is never too late to
become literate.
BrianK
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I am eliterate already
BrianK
Hi Ice Wipe Inc's brother
EssenceK
>> Here's the official software and hardware charts for the week of August
>> 4th-10th in Japan.
>
>If I were a chink maybe I'd care.
you meant 'Jap', right?
wrestleantares
>> Here's the official software and hardware charts for the week of August
>> 4th-10th in Japan.
>
>If I were a chink maybe I'd care.
>
The correct racist designation would be nip.
I won't be hard on you though, bigotry and stupidity pretty much go
hand in hand.
Alexander Mendes
"TC1" <Snipe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
MS is really stuck where they are, sadly for them. They can't really
pull out of Japan entirely, since that would end their dreams of
dethroning Sony instantly, and dry up what little support they get from
japanese developers.
on the other hand, there's really isn't much they can do to get the
japanese interested. They simply fumbled far to omany times, and so
they've developed a rep as the loser of the business. The stronger
developers aren't up for sale, and the weak ones...well, they couldn't
possibly help. Xbox is essentially a zombie console in japan - it move,
sort of, but it's still dead and rotting.
Skye
"Alexander Mendes" <mum...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <omI_a.24758$Vx2.11...@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>,
> "TC1" <Snipe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > 1. Playstation 2 -- 46,300 / 1,825,700
> > > 2. Game Boy Advance SP -- 44,500 / 1,436,000
> > > 3. GameCube -- 23,800 / 408,500
> > > 4. Game Boy Advance -- 14,700 / 985,700
> > > 5. Playstation -- 800 / 51,300
> > > 6. Xbox -- 580 / 70,500
> > >
> > Oh man that is sad. My local funcoland/gamestop sold more madden in 2
days.
> > (one of the few multiplatfirmers i still buy on the ps2) Microsoft -
Buy
> > sega (preferably), nintendo, namco, or leave japan a.s.a.p. 580 copies
in a
> > coutry like japan????? Do Somethin'.today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> MS is really stuck where they are, sadly for them. They can't really
> pull out of Japan entirely, since that would end their dreams of
> dethroning Sony instantly, and dry up what little support they get from
> japanese developers.
Beh, fuck Japan. Xbox had a shaky start in the US and Europe, but it's doing
quite well now. Nintendo has all kinds of sales in Japan and their console
sales overall suck ass worldwide. MS is doing shitty in Japan, but well
overall.
Skye
KoalaKiller
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Death rides a pale cow
> Thats one reason why I posted this,
We take it the other reason being Joe made you cry when he released
the UK numbers.
Death rides a pale cow
their hands or are they just wishing they could own their own console
system.
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Bugman
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He's talking worldwide figures. I for one don't give a damn about what is selling in Japan. I like what I see coming out here and that is what matters.
Bugman
"wrestleantares" <pada...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:3f3bc783...@news.vistatech.net...
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:05:50 GMT, "joe" <j...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Here's the official software and hardware charts for the week of August
> >> 4th-10th in Japan.
> >
> >If I were a chink maybe I'd care.
> >
>
> The correct racist designation would be nip.
I thought it was greasy slant eye.
Alexander Mendes
"Skye" <carolina...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Getting stomped by the competition can never be considered "quirte
well." GC is certainly not in good shape, but MS will have to work hard
for Xbox to hit a third of their original projection, and overall, they
may as well be tied.
Ribbit
> Boy, the Japanese seem to flock to crap games don't they? I'm
> interested to see Crystal Chronicles and, well, that's about it. Maybe
> Mario Advance 4 as a nostalgic kick. The rest of the list is pretty
> much crap.
Winning Eleven 7 crap ??? What are you on ??!?
Robert P Holley
> sort of, but it's still dead and rotting.
hehe. That an accurate and funny description. :-)
Dr_LHA
> Beh, fuck Japan. Xbox had a shaky start in the US and Europe, but it's doing
> quite well now. Nintendo has all kinds of sales in Japan and their console
> sales overall suck ass worldwide. MS is doing shitty in Japan, but well
> overall.
Amazing how a the Xbox that has sold about 10 million worldwide is
doing "well overall", but the Gamecube that has about 10 million sales
"suck ass worldwide".
Face it, Nintendo and Xbox are neck-a-neck. Europe is ahead for Xbox,
Japan for Gamecube. By all accounts USA is pretty close for the two.
Skye
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Opiné
2W8%a.38624$VR6.9...@twister.southeast.rr.com, "Skye"
<carolina...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Oh yeah, I forgot, the Xbox is Microsoft's 5th console.
Most Overused reason #1
Microsoft is hardly an unknown in the world...and they've been spending
billions on advertising to get their name out. Sony did very well in their
first console if I remember (so did Nintendo). Frankly, experience doesn't
have anything to do with success. Advertising does.
Skye
experience and are still getting their ass handed to them by Sony, and being
beaten by a console upstart. That qualifies as embarrassing.
Skye
"Opiné" <myop...@notyours.ca> wrote in message
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El Guapo
to cover huge losses in other areas of the company.
Did you know that MS charged off $9 billion in 2001 & 2002 due to bad
investments in the telecom industry? Yes, NINE BILLION DOLLARS. They still
made so much money it was barely noticed. The XBox losses are nothing to
them in comparison - nothing. Yet they would put Nintendo into a sea of red
ink, without question.
I mean, give me a break. Are there still people out there who don't have a
clue about how big MS is, and what an incredible cash cow the Windows
monopoly is?
"Skye" <carolina...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Skye
Nintendo knows the console game market better than anyone and yet they
continue to flounder?
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Gene Poole
> Nintendo advertises a ton.
really.
> Your argument blows. Nintendo has tons of
> experience and are still getting their ass handed to them by Sony, and being
> beaten by a console upstart. That qualifies as embarrassing.
shut the fuck up, fanboy shitbitch.
also: quote top, reply bottom, cumchugger.
>
> "Opiné" <myop...@notyours.ca> wrote in message
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>
>>On 8/15/03 11:40 AM, in article
>>2W8%a.38624$VR6.9...@twister.southeast.rr.com, "Skye"
>><carolina...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Oh yeah, I forgot, the Xbox is Microsoft's 5th console.
>>
>>Most Overused reason #1
>>
>>Microsoft is hardly an unknown in the world...and they've been spending
>>billions on advertising to get their name out. Sony did very well in
>
> their
>
>>first console if I remember (so did Nintendo). Frankly, experience
>
> doesn't
>
>>have anything to do with success. Advertising does.
>>
>
>
>
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Phil
> How does the telecom industry have anything to do with the fact that
> Nintendo knows the console game market better than anyone and yet they
> continue to flounder?
>
Because the don't know said market better then anyone. Why you ask,
they've lost touch, that's why.
Nero
GC hits rock bottom in the rest of the world.
Opiné
af4b8fff.03081...@posting.google.com, "Nero" <van...@excite.com>
wrote:
> In other news....
>
> GC hits rock bottom in the rest of the world.
How do you figure?
Phil
Rest of the world, no. Europe, yeah pretty much.