Boy this is a bit of a turnaround.
http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/09/17/xbox360_tops_wii/ - http://www.andriasang.com/e/articles/2008/09/17/xbox360_tops_wii/
Xbox 360 tops Wii in hardware sales -- Enterbrain
Price drop leads to sales surge.
--Sep 17, 2008, 17:14, Tokyo--With
weeks of hardware shortages behind it, a lower price point, a new
hardware package, and a major Square Enix release, the Xbox 360 surged
to the top of the console race for the week covering September 8
through September 14. Data provided by Enterbrain via http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1218109_1124.html - Famitsu.com
has the 360 at 28,681 units for the week. This was a major leap over
the previous week, during which the system had managed just 843 units. The
tracking period covers the September 11 release of a new 60 gigabyte
360 package. In addition to replacing the 20 gigabyte model, this new
package drops the price down 5,000 yen to 29,800 yen. Microsoft
simultaneously dropped the price of the Arcade and Elite systems to,
respectively, 19,800 and 39,800 yen, and heavily promoted Square Enix's
Infinite Undiscovery, released the same day. Coinciding
with the 360's surge, the Wii took somewhat of a downward turn, ending
up with 27,057 units for the week. PS3 managed 8,050 units. All this
worked to make the 360 the lead console platform for the first time
since its launch. Total domestic system sales for the 360 have crossed the 717,275 unit mark, Entebrain also reported.
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