Xbox 360 Outsells PlayStation 3 in Japan; Mario and Ace Combat Top Software Charts

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In an unusual week of Japanese hardware sales, Microsoft's slow-selling Xbox 360 saw 475% week-over-week growth in unit sales to edge out Sony's PlayStation 3 by mere hundreds of units--17,637 to 17,434, according to tracking firm Media Create.

Microsoft's console was buoyed by Namco's exclusive Ace Combat 6, which slotted in at #2 on the hardware charts with 76,708 units. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo's marquee title Super Mario Galaxy topped the weekly list with 250,585 units. The debut was lower than some expected given the higher first-week sales of Super Mario Sunshine (GCN) and other flagship games from the Big N, but still outsold any other game by more than three to one during the week of October 29 to November 4.

Despite the bitter battle between the two high-powered consoles, both machines were outsold by the Wii, which topped Xbox 360 by about 20,000 units. Still, the release of Mario's latest outing didn't significantly bump Wii sales, and PSP came in #2 with 59,714 despite having no software in the top ten. In the least surprising news of the week, Nintendo DS trumped all by besting PSP by about 20,000 units.

Nintendo platforms dominated software, with two Wii titles and six DS titles. The other slots were occupied by Ace Combat 6 and a Banpresto-developed Super Robot Wars title for PlayStation 2 that slotted in at #4. Read on for the full list.

Hardware Sales for 10/29-11/4/07
  1. Nintendo DS - 78,597
  2. PSP - 59,714
  3. Wii - 37,617
  4. Xbox 360 - 17,673
  5. PlayStation 3 - 17,434
  6. PlayStation 2 - 10,209
  7. Game Boy Advance - 319
  8. Nintendo GameCube - 155
Software Sales for 10/29-11/4/07
  1. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo) - 250,585
  2. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (X360; Namco Bandai) - 76,708
  3. Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (NDS; Square Enix) - 50,514
  4. Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd (PS2; Banpresto) - 20,525
  5. DS Literature Collection (NDS; Nintendo) - 18,254
  6. DS Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent (NDS; Tecmo) - 17,624
  7. Wii Sports (Wii; Nintendo) - 16,371
  8. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (NDS; Nintendo) - 15,277
  9. World Soccer Winning Eleven DS: Goal to Goal (NDS; Konami) - 14,998
  10. Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: TEP (NDS; The Pokemon Company) - 14,479
From The Chatty
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    November 9, 2007 1:09 PM

    That is a headline I would have never expected to see. Never! That is insane for Microsoft even if it's only for extremely temporary.

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      November 10, 2007 5:34 AM

      agreed. I figured it would never happen. Good to know people stopped buying SONY just because of the name.

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        November 10, 2007 1:02 PM

        The PS3 sold about the same as it sells every week, and I don't know what you mean about the name.

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          November 12, 2007 6:14 AM

          He's a Microsoft fan....... it explains most of his post.

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