The van of the next generation machine was cut and "Xbox 360" of Microsoft was put on the market on December 10. 54,000 (average digestion rate about 30%). presumption to anxious sales performance during the firstThe sale postponement of a noteworthy work such as 'DEAD OR ALIVE4' and '【eM】' influenced, and it became a severe pickup below the half of 124,000(422,000 totals) results the first. 24,000 (Composition ratio in Xbox 360 soft market
45.5% and main body installation rates
44.2%). presumption of the most popular to sales number by popular race game 'Ridge racer 6' of Namco on the other hand though six titles were put on the market for software simultaneouslyHalf of nearby users seem to have bought this software with the main body. By the way, the total sales number of six titles is 52,000. The installation number of software to the main body slightly fell below 0.96) and 1. I want to expect it of the rally at the end of the year and the new year when a noteworthy work such as 'DEAD OR ALIVE4' and 'NINETY-NINE NIGHTS' is put on the market. New RPG 'Rorggaracshe' (PS2) of the level five that has developed 'Dragon quest VIII' (PS2) and a lot of powerful RPG acquires 1st place this week when in such and the ranking are paid attention. 225,000 presumption was sold, and the highest figure was recorded as an original title exceeding 'Wanda and colossus' (168,000 115,000 per first/totals) at current year. 'Mariocart DS one' (DS) of a noteworthy work of this winter sells 222,000 to 2nd place and it the first appears. It started more than the GBA version '? advance' (728,000 184,000 per first/totals) and the GC version '? double dash' (176,000/797,000) though the impression a little unable to move upward because the expected value was large was received, too. 'It is and a forest very stricken' (DS) in 3rd place sells 165,000 more than last week. It seems to achieve Mirionhit within the year when thinking about the current power though the numbers of total sales were extended up to 686,000. ..turning over..') is a rank ..'.. ..dragon.. Inn in profligate's world in 4th place in the new work besides this. The good start was very cut as the running out of stock shop came out one after another on the weekend. The activity of other 'It is and a forest very stricken' and 'Mariocart DS' in a hard market, and the main body of DS is 300,000 and rapid advancement of 78.0% increase compared with last week. The sale week (11/29 weeks
401,000) of last year and the number of sales was recorded on the week third of the past followed on the week (12/20 weeks
332,000) of Christmas.
IGN actually had a follow up article along with their rather lukewarm launch impressions. Nintendo held some kind of launch event and apparently they didn't know about it.
