The Xbox 360 has sold out in Japan. That's right, sold out. Sold out! This comes directly from Microsoft, which also says it will be September before more units are shipped.
The 360 famously sells poorly in Japan during your average month. As SPOnG told you yesterday, however, the release of Tales of Vesperia helped push sales of Microsoft's console to 28,116 last week, nearly three times those of the PS3.
The full statement and 'apology' from Microsoft can be found below. Strangely, however, no actual numbers appear. We are also trying to discover what logistics and inventory tracking software the big MS used this time around.
"To all customers,
"We truly thank you for all your patronage in the past.
"Currently, the Xbox 360 is sold out, and retailers are unable to restock their supply. This is a result of our own sales targets being exceeded by the actual customer sales. We deeply apologize for this inconvenience to our customers, retailers and business partners.
"Here at Microsoft, we are moving forward quickly with console production, and plan to ship the standard Xbox 360 model out this September. Furthermore, we will sequentially be shipping out the Elite and the Arcade models. We ask that you please patiently wait until the console is shipped.
"We truly thank you for your patronage hereafter.
"Microsoft
Home and Entertainment HQ"
Source: Microsoft via Kotaku
The 360 famously sells poorly in Japan during your average month. As SPOnG told you yesterday, however, the release of Tales of Vesperia helped push sales of Microsoft's console to 28,116 last week, nearly three times those of the PS3.
The full statement and 'apology' from Microsoft can be found below. Strangely, however, no actual numbers appear. We are also trying to discover what logistics and inventory tracking software the big MS used this time around.
"To all customers,
"We truly thank you for all your patronage in the past.
"Currently, the Xbox 360 is sold out, and retailers are unable to restock their supply. This is a result of our own sales targets being exceeded by the actual customer sales. We deeply apologize for this inconvenience to our customers, retailers and business partners.
"Here at Microsoft, we are moving forward quickly with console production, and plan to ship the standard Xbox 360 model out this September. Furthermore, we will sequentially be shipping out the Elite and the Arcade models. We ask that you please patiently wait until the console is shipped.
"We truly thank you for your patronage hereafter.
"Microsoft
Home and Entertainment HQ"
Source: Microsoft via Kotaku
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Joji 20 Aug 2008 11:03
1/2
The jrpg factor strikes again. Great news for MS. Lets hope none of those red ring too soon.
It is pleasing to see the japanese break their comfort zone, and realise that 360 isn't as bad as they might think. Tales of Vesperia and Lost Odyssey should keep them busy for a while.
And guess what, they have those 360s, just in time to play Call of Duty World at War. Should be interesting to see how that goes down in japan, possibly more than GTAIV.
It is pleasing to see the japanese break their comfort zone, and realise that 360 isn't as bad as they might think. Tales of Vesperia and Lost Odyssey should keep them busy for a while.
And guess what, they have those 360s, just in time to play Call of Duty World at War. Should be interesting to see how that goes down in japan, possibly more than GTAIV.
deleted 20 Aug 2008 18:15
2/2
could be good for the future of the console, and the brand, sure 360 sales are crappy but if MS launches the next console with a great RPG launch setup then sales could be healthy, also what does this mean for FFXIII will the sqeenix launch a 360 version with PS3 version now? who knows, maybe the fact that the 360 has loads of RPG`s now could tempt more japanese into MS world.