So they have beat ps3 twice, I dont get it, We have beat xbox all year/2008 in the states and in japan, but now its a big shocker that xbox wins 2 weeks, .. man, I feel riped

Pudge... get your facts right before posting. Jesus.

All right here is my proof

Over all sales from Sept 22/07 to Sept 20/08

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=®1=------&cons2=PS3®2=All&cons3=X360®3=All&start=39348&end=39712

Japan Sales from Sept 22/07 to Sept 20/08

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii®1=------&cons2=PS3®2=Japan&cons3=X360®3=Japan&start=39348&end=39712

North America sales from Sept 22/07 to Sept 20/08

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii®1=------&cons2=PS3®2=America&cons3=X360®3=America&start=39348&end=39712

Theres my proof, Cut and paste the urls.

Also , if u want to find out, Go to google. type in , january 2008 console sales.. and so on feb , march, and youll see.. lol, you xbox fans are sure in denial.

ok cool for microsoft but hay the ps3 has had good sales and over sold 360 lots of weeks in the uk and you dont see much about that all i whant to say is hope microsoft keep doing well

You might dismiss it as nothing much Pudge, but its a bigger sign that something is happening in Japan. Something that's exciting to see, if more 360s are sold there.

PS3 has sold well their more than 360, that much is true, but PS3 hasn't had enough of the decent games to back up those sales. Blu Ray is cool, but not enough when DVD 9s are much cheaper. It may also be a fact that many japanese gamers already have a PS3, but have never made the reluctant MS jump to also buy 360.

On top of all that, its also exciting because the japanese have shunned western games for a long, long time. The very fact 360 allows a lot of demos of such games, gives japanese gamers a nice try before you buy incentive (yes, I know PS3 does it too, but there are more western games on 360, with it being out longer).

If it takes a 360 price drop to get them to try Tales of Vesperia, then that's a good segway to other games they might otherwise not try, western or not, demo or full game. And overall. this is a good thing for the health of the games industry, as its been an east to west street for so long. We have learned a lot from the japanese over the years, while coining our own new tricks, but some of them seem reluctant and stuck in their ways to do the same.

Another positive note, is that some (even in japan developers/publishers themselves) have recently said the japanese side of the industry has become a bit stale and lacklustre (we need only look at some what archaic bits of game design, like still using specified save points, when a hard drive based console could technically allow a save anywhere in a game). If you look at PS2, many japanese developers still choose it over PS3, and while PS2's cheaper, some are stunting their growth by not adjusting to new 3d tech etc, a PS3 or 360 would offer them, quick enough. The 360 is a good and cheaper catalyst for them to not be afraid of trying something new, which will benefit their talent overall.

Don't get me wrong, I love me some crazy cool japanese games (cliched or not), but the sooner the japanese, adjust the better for us all, as no one likes to be left behind.