Xbox 360 only 1% of market in Japan for August

Perhaps Halo 3‘s lack of pull in Japan tells more of its lack of inclination for the console rather than the game. The latest console sales data from Japan show that the Xbox 360 only has a toehold taking only 1% of the market for the month of August, selling a little more than 11,000 units.

Unsurprisingly, the Wii and the DS Lite remains to be, far and away, Japan’s favorite. Even the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion barely managed to make it into the hearts of Japanese gamers. It ranked 48th place out of the 50 most sold games for the month.

For the rest of the consoles this August, the DS Lite got the lion’s share and represented 52.9% of all total consoles sold, with the PlayStation Portable taking only 9.8%. The Wii grabbed 22.5% of the market while the PlayStation 3 took 7.5%.

Via IGN

Perhaps Halo 3‘s lack of pull in Japan tells more of its lack of inclination for the console rather than the game. The latest console sales data from Japan show that the Xbox 360 only has a toehold taking only 1% of the market for the month of August, selling a little more than 11,000 units.

Unsurprisingly, the Wii and the DS Lite remains to be, far and away, Japan’s favorite. Even the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion barely managed to make it into the hearts of Japanese gamers. It ranked 48th place out of the 50 most sold games for the month.

For the rest of the consoles this August, the DS Lite got the lion’s share and represented 52.9% of all total consoles sold, with the PlayStation Portable taking only 9.8%. The Wii grabbed 22.5% of the market while the PlayStation 3 took 7.5%.

Via IGN