As reported by DualShockers on Wednesday, September 10, Microsoft’s introduction of the Xbox One into the Japanese market has resulted in relatively poor sales, with only 23,562 units sold within the first week. According to some aggregated data, the Xbox One has suffered the worst first week of sales in the history of Japan’s home console market.
According to sources from Famitsu (courtesy of NeoGAF user Chris1964 ), sales data has been acquired that stretches from the launch of the SEGA Dreamcast all the way to the Xbox One, which outlines how many consoles were sold during the first week of their respective releases, until the closest Sunday (as depicted by the bracketed number of days). The relevant data has been detailed below.
1998.11.27 [ Sega Dreamcast ] (¥29,800) – 101,490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [ Sony PlayStation 2 ] (¥39,800) – 630,552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [ Nintendo GameCube ] (¥25,000) – 133,719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [ Microsoft Xbox ] (¥34,800) – 123,929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [ Microsoft Xbox 360 ] (¥29,000 / ¥39,795) – 62,135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [ Sony PlayStation 3 ] (¥49,980 / ¥59,980) – 88,443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [ Nintendo Wii ] (¥25,000) – 371,936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [ Nintendo Wii U ] (¥26,250 / ¥31,500) – 308,570 (2 days)
2014.02.22 [ Sony PlayStation 4 ] (¥41,979 / ¥46,179)- 322,083 (2 days)
2014.09.04 [ Microsoft Xbox One ] (¥43,178 / ¥53,978) – 23,562 (4 days)
Despite having one to two more days in the market, the Xbox One still comes in as the worst selling console next to its predecessor, the Xbox 360, which is the second-worst selling home console in the Japanese market, followed by the PlayStation 3.
The Xbox One became available in Japan on Thursday, September 4, with the Kinect-less variant being the same price as the country’s PlayStation 4 . The console arrived in the Japan nearly a year after it launched in North America and parts of Europe, and nearly half a year since Sony’s PlayStation 4 launched in Japan back in February. The Xbox One’s launch titles for the Japanese market have been listed below.
Forza 5
Kinect Sports Rivals
Dead Rising 3
Ryse: Son of Rome
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Thief
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Despite selling over 300,000 units in the first week of launch, the PlayStation 4 has reportedly failed to make a major impact on the Japanese home console market. It was found that revenue from Japan’s console industry remained static for the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013.
According to Japanese game industry Dr. Serkan Toto, the figures revealed that the country’s console market for the first half of the year was worth 1722.6m yen (£983 million), or your regional equivalent. These figures, according to Toto, have only changed slightly since the first half of 2013, when the country’s console market was 1720.2m yen (£982 million).
We’ll bring you more news on the Xbox One should further information reach our ears.
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