Street Fighter Boosts PS3‭, ‬360‭ ‬Sales Across Japan

After much speculation,‭ ‬Media Create has confirmed that Capcom’s Street Fighter IV had sold over‭ ‬86,000‭ ‬units in Japan last week.‭

Sales of the title also gave a lift to its two host consoles,‭ ‬the PS3‭ ‬and Xbox‭ ‬360,‭ ‬with both enjoying a combined weekly sales increase of over‭ ‬4,000‭ ‬units.‭

Individually,‭ ‬Microsoft’s box saw sales rise by over fifteen hundred units to reach a weekly figure of‭ ‬9,833.‭ ‬Sony’s PS3,‭ ‬on the other hand,‭ ‬enjoyed further gains despite a significantly larger install base,‭ ‬climbing over‭ ‬2,500‭ ‬units to a total weekly sales sum of‭ ‬18,656.‭

The PS3‭’‬s gains,‭ ‬if they occurred last week,‭ ‬would have put Sony’s console about‭ ‬2,000‭ ‬units behind Nintendo’s Wii system.‭ ‬Yet for the week ended Feb‭ ‬15‭ ‬all next-gen systems,‭ ‬save for one,‭ ‬enjoyed an encouraging rise in sales.‭

The Wii put a stop to its perilous successive weekly sales declines by turning weekly unit growth this week‭; ‬the system saw sales climb over five hundred units to reach a figure of‭ ‬21,016.‭

Nintendo’s DSi,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬enjoyed far superior gains,‭ ‬jumping by around‭ ‬4,000‭ ‬units to hit‭ ‬53,483.‭ ‬This is partly due to the new release of Mario‭ & ‬Luigi RPG3,‭ ‬which sold a striking‭ ‬192,945‭ ‬units in its first week.‭ ‬The DS Lite too saw sales up,‭ ‬climbing from‭ ‬12,484‭ ‬to‭ ‬14,810.

Sony’s PS2‭ ‬still acts as a relevant unit in Japan,‭ ‬selling at the‭ ‬5,000-mark, though this week climbing around‭ ‬200‭ ‬units.‭ ‬Yet no matter how pleased Sony would be with the sales performances of its home consoles,‭ ‬the company could be slightly concerned with the PSP’s weekly sales drop.

Sony’s handheld didn’t fall too far‭; ‬only down from‭ ‬34,969‭ ‬to‭ ‬34,256,‭ ‬but in the context of a week where all consoles showed signs of recovery from the market slump,‭ ‬Sony will no doubt hope this is a blip and not a trend.

Full list for the week ending Feb‭ ‬8‭ ‬according to Media Create:

DSI‭/ ‬53,483‭
PSP/‭ ‬34,256‭
Wii‭/ ‬21,016‭
PS3/‭ ‬18,656‭
DS Lite‭/ ‬14,810‭
Xbox‭ ‬360‭/ ‬9,833
PS2‭/ ‬5332

new*allusion wrote:Star Ocean is doing massive first day sales apparently (130,000+), so the 360 is probably going to have a helluva rise.

new*allusion wrote:Star Ocean is doing massive first day sales apparently (130,000+), so the 360 is probably going to have a helluva rise.

new*allusion wrote:Star Ocean is doing massive first day sales apparently (130,000+)

[360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) - 131,000 (80%)
[PSP] Idolmaster SP: Perfect Sun (Bandai Namco) - 32,500 (65%)
[PSP] Idolmaster SP: Missing Moon (Bandai Namco) - 28,000 (65%)
[PSP] Idolmaster SP: Wandering Star (Bandai Namco) - 24,000 (55%)
[NDS] Shining Force Feather (Sega) - 19,000 (30%)
[PS2] Sacred Blaze (Flight Plan) - 14,000 (30%)

[360] DoDonPachi Daioujou Black Label Extra (5pb) - 8,000 (50%)
[WII] Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop (Capcom) - 6,400 (30%)
[PS3] Sonic Unleashed (Sega) - 2,500 (25%)
[360] Shooting Love 200X (Triangle Service) - 2,000 (30%)
[360] Sonic Unleashed (Sega) - 1,700 (30%)
[PS2] Shinjuku no Ookami (Spike) - 1,300 (8%)

Devil May Cry 4 28k
The Idol Master 28k
NINJA GAIDEN 2」21k
Gundam OPERESHONTOROI 20k
Soul Calibur IV 35k
Tales of VESPERIA 71k
Infinite Undiscovery 72k
GTAIV 27k
The Last Remnant 79k
SO4 131k

suzzopher wrote:I am so looking forward to Star Ocean 4

new*allusion wrote:First Day Sales (02/19)

[360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) - 131,000 (80%)