Japan: Xbox 360 beats PlayStation 3 again, DS lite sales drop

Ok, this is getting old. The Xbox 360 beat the PlayStation 3 in Japan. Again. Oh, and the Wii beat their numbers. Combined. Also the same old story. But just in case you guys wanted to know.

Ok, this is getting old. The Xbox 360 beat the PlayStation 3 in Japan. Again. Oh, and the Wii beat their numbers. Combined. Also the same old story. But just in case you guys wanted to know.

In case you were living under a rock, you should know that the Xbox 360 has been outselling the PlayStation 3 since last month. I wonder just for how much longer a price drop can keep the Xbox 360 floating in Japan.

Then again, they made a good move focusing on RPGs for the region, so there’s a good chance we’ll see this trend continue all the way till Christmas.

In handheld news, sales of the DS lite dropped from the previous week’s 57k to almost 32k. Seems like more people have heard of the new DSi and decided the Lite’s passé, and that a camera’s worth losing a few hours in battery life.

Here are the numbers in Japan for the week of October 12:

• DS Lite – 31,914
• PSP – 23,901
• Wii – 22,877
• Xbox 360 – 7,763
• PS2 – 6,982
• PS3 – 5,734

Via Media Create