There are times when reading the Japanese sales charts can be a decidedly odd and disturbing experience, as if your mind suddenly becomes aware that all is not right in the universe. Like a homicidal clown lurking in a dark corner, this week's situation is certainly amusing, but it's not something you want to come into contact with on a regular basis. It's just wrong. The ranking, according to number of units sold:- DS Lite: 149,454
4,112 (2.68%)- PSP: 31,959
6,024 (23.23%)- PS2: 23,332
199 (0.86%)- GBA SP: 2,818
101 (3.46%)- Xbox 360: 1,610
287 (15.13%)- Game Boy Micro: 1,379
64 (4.44%)- DS Phat: 1,009
2,495 (71.20%)- Gamecube: 934
68 (6.79%)- GBA: 20
3 (17.65%)- Xbox: 13
5 (62.50%)Looking at the opposite ends of the list is like glancing into the cackling face of madness (it bears a vague resemblance to Groucho Marx). The DS Lite endures a minor slip, its older sibling takes a complete fall down a set of stairs and the original Xbox experiences the biggest improvement percentage-wise out of the whole lot. Did we enter into some sort of zone where normal things don't happen very often?
[Source: Media Create]
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7-14-2006 @ 11:09PM
Marc said...
OMG that is horrifying! I never thought I'd see that!
This post makes me think that there should be a "Twilight Zone" game for the DS. I'd buy that!
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7-14-2006 @ 11:28PM
Linda said...
Maybe the Japanese are waiting for those limited edition DS systems to come out - Pokemon and FF3. It's either that, or they've gone mad. Totally mad.
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7-15-2006 @ 9:48AM
Moogle said...
So 150k units is how much are produced for japan each week?
Just saying, I don't think consumer desire is the limiting factor here.
Going backward by date:
149,454; 153,566; 157,022; 141,487; 132,027; 135,614; (135k v. 150k looks like yield problems on the production line, numbers before this are much higher, due to surplus)
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7-15-2006 @ 11:13AM
Gall said...
What does DS Phat mean?
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7-15-2006 @ 12:07PM
Frederik said...
"What does DS Phat mean?"
"DS Phat" is the name fans have given to the original DS, due to it being larger than the DS Lite.
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7-17-2006 @ 12:10AM
james said...
The only reason the DS is down and PSP is up, is because DS is sold out ALL THE TIME in Japan. So I guess people are getting fed up and buying PSPs or something.
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