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PS2 Outsells Xbox 360 In Japan

Posted on Friday, March 25 @ 13:29:31 Eastern by

The graph above represents console sales for the Japanese market over the week ending on March 21st.

There's something odd about the graph though, and you might have to squint to see what it is. Obviously we're not talking about the 3DS which lead hardware sales in the far east.

It's no secret that the Xbox 360 isn't Japan's favorite console. In fact, Microsoft's sisyphean battle has not slowed for a second in that sector of the market. You could say that between March 14th and March 21st the boulder rolled backwards on Microsoft.

The PS2, a console that launched in 2000, sold more units than the Xbox 360. Take it away, Nelson:


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  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Mar 25th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
    I'd say "WTF Japan?" but that's a little redundant.
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Mar 25th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
    @De-Ting: Why?
  • Jessica_Vazquez
    Jessica_Vazquez

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Mar 27th, 2011 at 11:53 am
    Whatever Xbox rules!

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