Microsoft Xbox 360 Japan sales slow:study

Iria · Dec 13, 2005, 02:51 PM

TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. sold less than half of the estimated 159,000 Xbox 360 consoles that were available in stores in Japan in its first weekend of sales, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Only about 62,000 units were purchased on December 10 and 11, according to an independent study by Enterbrain, which publishes leading Japanese game magazine "Famitsu".

That was also less than half the 123,000 units Microsoft sold of its previous generation Xbox in the first three days of sales in February 2002.

"There is just one reason for the slow sales -- the postponement of the launch of the 'Dead or Alive 4' game," Munetatsu Matsui, editor-in-chief of "Famitsu Xbox 360", said in a news release, adding that about 61.5 percent of his readers had planned to buy the highly anticipated game.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft Xbox 360 Japan sales slow:study TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. sold less than half of the estimated 159,000 Xbox 360 consoles that were available in stores in Japan in its first weekend of sales, a survey showed on Tuesday. Only about 62,000 units were purchased on December 10 and 11, according to an independent study by Enterbrain, which publishes leading Japanese game magazine "Famitsu". That was also less than half the 123,000 units Microsoft sold of its previous generation Xbox in the first three days of sales in February 2002. "There is just one reason for the slow sales -- the postponement of the launch of the 'Dead or Alive 4' game," Munetatsu Matsui, editor-in-chief of "Famitsu Xbox 360", said in a news release, adding that about 61.5 percent of his readers had planned to buy the highly anticipated game. ___________ Read More / Source: Reuters