Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/12/xbox360_outsells_ps3_japan/
The Xbox 360’s Japenese sales figures have finally overtaken those of the Sony PlayStation 3 - by a margin of just 239 consoles, according to market watcher Media Create.
Figures from the company show that 17,673 Xbox 360s were sold during the seven days up to 4 November. Some 17,434 Sony PS3 consoles were in the same time.
It’s difficult to say exactly what caused this sudden Xbox 360 sales ‘surge’. However, Microsoft has just cut (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/22/microsoft_xbox_japan_price_cut/) the Core's model’s cost to ¥27,800 (£120/€172/$244) and the Standard edition’s price tag to ¥34,800 (£150/€215/$306), with effect from 1 November.
The 360 has been growing its month-on-month sales figures (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/02/october_japan_console_sales/) in Japan of late, while both the PS3 and Nintendo's Wii have experienced declining sales.
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