Xbox 360 sales below 2,000 units in Japan
Published: March 21, 2008 8:42 AM PDT
by Marcus Lai
Sales for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 fell well below 2,000 in the latest weekly retail tally.
Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 1,744 units between Mar. 10 and Mar. 16. By comparison, the hardware sold 2,891 units the week prior.
Additionally, the Xbox 360 was unable to rank a software title in the top 50 game sales.
In the states, the Xbox 360 sold 254,600 units in Feb. sales according to NPD Group Inc. The figure was below Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, which sold 280,800 units in the same period.
Microsoft in Feb. warned that the Xbox 360 was in short supply at U.S. retail and could hinder market share for the next two months.
The company said it hoped to correct the shortage problem sometime in Mar.
In addition, Microsoft this month debunked reports that it was in talks with Sony to provide a Blu-ray option for the Xbox 360.
Instead, it said it will concentrate on digital distribution via the Xbox Live online service.
Source: Punch JumpLabels: Blu-ray, Microsoft, Sony, xbox 360 |
