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  • Ouch for Xbox first week sales "According to the sales report from Japan, the launch of XBox in Japan has not created an impact on the sale of both PlayStation 2 and GameCube, game retailers from Osaka and Tokyo mentioned that they have sold about 12

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #27528  by Gone to Shakers
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:16 am
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Ouch for Xbox first week sales "According to the sales report from Japan, the launch of XBox in Japan has not created an impact on the sale of both PlayStation 2 and GameCube, game retailers from Osaka and Tokyo mentioned that they have sold about 12 - 20% of their initial shipment of XBox."</div>
 #27530  by Don
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 4:20 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>But honestly, do you really think the world is supposed to turn upside down when XBox is released in Japan? It'd be weird if it did have a noticeable effect.</div>
 #27533  by Mr.Person
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 9:13 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.dengekionline.com/soft/ranki ... ing.htm</a>

Xbox had the no.1 title for the week and total sales of 124,000. Compare to that the GC sales from Dengeki of about 170,000 and the numbers match up decent enough. Furthermore factor in that the Xbox is competing in a foreign territory which despises American products and you have a decent launch. However, the Xbox won't keep up the decent sales of the launch due to it having no decent selling title beyond DOA3.</div>
 #27534  by Mr.Person
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 9:17 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>The sources you were referring to earlier Seeker are pretty old, keep with the times ;0.</div>

 #27535  by Gone to Shakers
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 9:25 pm
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>My Source is www.the-magicbox.com Febuary 28th news, which is today</div>

 #27540  by Eric
 Thu Feb 28, 2002 11:24 pm
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Errr, that requires becoming an IGNInsider, I'll pass.</div>

 #27544  by Zeus
 Fri Mar 01, 2002 1:01 am
<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Actually, the Magic Box numbers match yours...</div>

 #27552  by G-man Joe
 Fri Mar 01, 2002 8:51 am
<div style='font: 11pt "comic sans MS"; text-align: left; '>I knew it.</div>

Yes

 #27556  by Mr.Person
 Fri Mar 01, 2002 11:20 am
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>But I got them before they did, that's the point :).</div>