Most of the article I'm quoting here is opinions, anecdotes and analyst quotes. But there are some solid numbers as well which is what I quote below.
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Since the Xbox's release on Feb. 22, Microsoft has sold about 165,000 units, falling one third short of its goal to sell out of its 250,000 initial shipment by now, Media Create Co., a Japanese research company, said. The sales figures are based on a nationwide survey of retailers and video-rental stores.
Microsoft's attempt to topple Sony in Japan was hampered after the company was forced to repair or replace defective versions of the Xbox when customers complained the machine damaged some game disks. Xbox is part of Microsoft's attempt to extend its dominance of computer operating systems to the livingroom where consumer-electronics makers like Sony hold sway.
``Investors already think Xbox is irrelevant in the Japanese market,'' said Makoto Suzuki, who helps manage $1.1 billion in Japanese equities at Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Co. ``Sony is now the maker of choice among owners of home-use game consoles.''
Microsoft continues to lose ground. In the week ended Sunday, it sold a little more than 4,300 Xboxes in Japan, while Sony's PlayStation 2 sales topped 100,000 and Nintendo's GameCube sales reached almost 25,000, Media Create said.
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Bloomberg
I'm not sure who these Media Create people are, but their numbers don't surprise me. I'll be more sure when IGN Japan updates with Famitsu's numbers. I can also add that sales of Xbox software total 0.5% of total software sales. We all knew it would be a tough sell, but believe it or not, Xbox is doing better than I thought it would.
By the way, this has to be the funniest mangling of Super Smash Bros. name I've seen yet.
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38 GC Large confused fighting Smash bra ZAZU DX
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