Big in Japan: Sept. 7-13: Pokemon catches 1.4 million

@ madSomnambulist Well said, and not a hint of fanboyism in the statement. Everyone take note of halfway intelligent people please.

The markets in Japan are totally different from US. Just because Sony does extremely well there clearly does not mean it will do well here. But I do agree that releasing PS3 slim will acquire a lot of new customers. If Sony does keep up this pace throughout the holiday season.. they may start to come around.

It was obviously to be expected that the massive PS3 Slim spike would go away, but if Sony can keep up even half that sales number a week through the holidays-- and outsell the 360 anywhere between 4 and 8:1 in the process, it'll be a very strong statement to the 360 worldwide. Not that it's that popular in Japan anyway, but this event would be akin to abolishing it. Maybe Microsoft has saved a few tricks for Tokyo Games Show and can make a stand in a place its at a disadvantage, just as Sony managed to survive at least 2 full years of the PS3 in North America before turning it around.

in here is a clever funny and interesting filled with big new and amazing info about pokemon and ps3 sales comment :) i seriously consider importing a soul silver or a heart gold but i don't know if i should and which one... also, why dont they sell the pokewalker separately from the game? (on ebay) why does it costs 60$ on ebay? i want it 30$ with shipping please! pm me with which one should i buy :)

god damn i swear everyone in Japan must have like 6 DS's lol. how in the hell are they still selling that many of them 5 years after it came out?!?!

@MSG-deathscyth hmmm There are a deeper rpg element in pokemon ... if you realy get into the game you will see that there are a lot of rpg element in it... even more in the newer games... it is not any more just about caching them all there are a ton of things to do ...

@kavadias: i felt the same after emerald. yep, i did not play diamond/pearl/platinum. i probably would come back to the series if they make a version for mature audiences with deeper rpg elements.

I guess PS3 sales like last week wren't meant to last. Still, some strong sales there. Completely fed up of Pokemon now. After owning almost all of them and devoting well over 400 hours to the series I can safely say that I won't be buying anymore of the ruddy franchise. Time for something equally as addictive but definitely something new please.

Pokemon SS/HG should've shipped with more extras than it did. It may be a remake of the most popular game in the Pokemon series but in terms of gameplay it's obviously the same as D/P/Pt, hell maybe just throw in a couple of new evolutions or whatever...I can safely invest my money by betting they're holding out on us and saving new features (very few ones probably) for Pokemon Crap Crystal. :D

immm done with pokemon lol ps3 is better then XBOX

I lost a coin toss bet with my friend to decide who was gonna get the soulsilver version and I lost :P

sony is da best. always will be

I wish I was a Japanese Gamer. *Sigh* Maybe in my next life...

PS3= Nuke Bomb to the 360!

@riariases PS3 outsell 360 in the US last week , so you saying they are eating more sushi in US this days?

Pokemon SoulSIlver and HeartGold= Twin towers

ps3 slim sold 150k to STORES and then 55k ppl and More bought ps3 and now the STORES are getting more ps3 because they are running short and thats in japan only not worldwide.

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With Pokemon or not, the DS continues to dominate worldwide hardware sales, after almost five years in the market. Now THAT'S impressive. DS = King

wow the first 4 top games are DS games... i myself have not played a Pokemon game being a DS owner..maybe someday i'll dig myself into the world of Pokemon.

i've never even played a pokemon and consider myself a big nintendo fan, but i gotta say that Pokemon has to be the biggest and baddest money-graber and flat-out gaming franchise of the past 10 years. good to see DSi back on top after falling for one quick week only after slim. mario and luigi: bowser's inside story is awesome so far. safe to predict that Zelda Spirit Tracks will keep the DSi on top in Japan.

i've never even played a pokemon and consider myself a big nintendo fan, but i gotta say that Pokemon has to be the biggest and baddest money-graber and flat-out gaming franchise of the past 10 years. good to see DSi back on top after falling for one quick week only after slim. mario and luigi: bowser's inside story is awesome so far. safe to predict that Zelda Spirit Tracks will keep the DSi on top in Japan.

Can't wait for Soul Silver! My DS Lite is still good for importing Pokemon from Emerald and Fire Red to help complete my Pokedex!

Well, I didn't expect anything less.

Cool, now I just want my US copy of SoulSilver :)

I love Pokemon! :D

Pokemon is still strong in Japan!

i bought a ds lite recently. cuz the dsi cameras have worse resolution than phones. and i want a gba slot. no need to pay an extra 30 for nothing i need. rather get another game

lol ppl still buy the old ds lite.

Monster hunter 3 is japans greatest selling game on first day of release they shipped 1million + copies of the game but in japan alone they sold 560,000 copies...i myself bought the game and i love it...im a huge monster hunter fan...but state side MH hasnt sold very well....but in japan of course MH is a game dream hell they have MH hunting events for the players there and they have merchandise

@sartnd No duh the PSP outsold the 360. Man, Sony is Japanese, and since Japan's residents most likely ENJOY Japan, they will enjoy Japanese products more. Xbox360/Microsoft is in California. Thats why it sells better in the west. Want more proof? How many burgers do you eat compared to sushi? I've only eaten sushi 5 times in my life. Burgers however, I can't even count how many this year.

@fazterstyle1 Since when was 30 millions equal to 6,7 milliards? Also, how come "too late". The current generation isn't ending as soon as I believe you think it will.

Hurry up and come to North America.

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hmmm dat dosnt matter...bcoz most of the peoples in world already own a 360...dats y ps3 is selling better..

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sweet! Can't wait! :D

sells still look good over there

PSP selling better then Xbox 360 lol

still,it looks cool

i just don't like how they couldn't think of better words than heart and soul for their titles...

Glad to see the remakes of second gen Pokemon going well. The Silver/Gold arc has always been my favorite.

Woo-hoo Pokemon! :D

soon the dust will settled and the ps3 will be at it former spot, pre slim status... shouldnt be long...

Go that yellow rat! gotta catch em' all! Pokemon is like license to print money

I probably have 100+ hours in every Pokemon game I've played. They're just damn addictive when you get to it.

Tomodachi Collection's still running strong :) Japanese love playing with Miis, don't they.

Yes SS outsold HG, take that multicolored chicken!

those lucky japanese...

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