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Seemingly not content enough with the release of both Ceramic White and Satin Silver versions the PS3, Japanese weekly games magazine Famitsu reports that a new Steel version of Sony’s machine will arrive in conjunction of the release of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4. The game, which will be released …
Read More »JAPAN: Smash Bros. smacksdown chart rivals
MCV media partner Famistu has revealed the Japanese sales charts for February in a month when Nintendo titles Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii Fit claimed the top two spots, selling 1.3m and 309,000 units respectively. This brings Wii Fit’s lifetime sales to 1.5m since its release on December 1st. …
Read More »JAPAN: Gaming market declines in January
Japanese software sales were down 21.1 per cent compared to last year, while hardware fell 0.9 per cent, according to Famistu publisher, market analyst and MCV media partner Enterbrain. The decline is blamed on the delay of Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii, which fell outside the data collection preiod …
Read More »Japan: Super Smash Bros dominates
Japan’s hunger for all things Nintendo looks set to continue into 2008 with the news that the firm’s latest Wii outing Super Smash Bros Brawl has sold 820,000 copies in its first week on the shelves. The colourful fighter outsold its nearest rival, Capcom’s PS3 version of its gothic slasher …
Read More »Silver PS3 confirmed for Japan
SCEJ has confirmed that it will launch a Satin Silver version of its PS3 console in Japan on March 6th. Costing just under YEN 40,000 (around 190) the 40GB machine will also include a silver version of the new rumbling Dualshock 3 joypad. The Dualshock 3, as well as both …
Read More »JAPAN: Wii breaks five million mark
Japanese sales for Nintendo’s Wii have broken through the five million barrier, reports MCV’s exclusive media partner Enterbrain . The research company announced that, as of January 20th, the console has sold an estimated 5,019,337 units in just over one year. Also revealed in the data were approximate sales figures …
Read More »JAPAN 2007: Nintendo dominates software sales
Nintendo’s stunning performance in the east couldn’t be any clearer, looking at the latest figures from exclusive MCV media partner Enterbrain, publisher of the highly-respected Famitsu magazine. Only Capcom’s PSP title Monster Hunter Portable 2 and Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IV manage to break Nintendo’s hold on the top ten, …
Read More »Mint green PSP announced for Japan
A new mint green PSP has will be launched in Japan, designed to attract female consumers, reported Next Generation . Set for a February 28th debut, it is the latest in the multicoloured Blume series, which Sony says is designed ‘to match their lifestyles and preferences.’
Read More »SPECIAL REPORT: Japans 2007 market stats in full
MCV media partner Enterbrain has released full year Japanese market figures for 2007 – showing a 25 per cent year-on-year leap in the hardware market, while overall software sales have dropped by one per cent compared to 2006. Japan’s total hardware and software market amounted to a whopping 687.66 billion …
Read More »The Japanese top 30
New entry DS Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Shin Tantei Series: Kyoto Atami Zekkai no Kotou – Satsui no Wana rises to the top of the Japanese charts this week, knocking Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor down to number two. Other new releases entries Arcana Heart for PS2 lands at number five, …
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