SOny to ship 100k PS3's a week in Japan leading up to Wii Launch

[Zenien]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6161537.html

Sony seemed to have anticipated there might not be enough PS3s for the casual consumers at launch, which would explain why the company seemed to have been holding back on its mass market ad campaign. While Sony had posted numerous billboards at train stations and had run a flight of TV ads in prime time, the company didn't begin its push until just a week ago. In comparison, Nintendo has been running Wii ads on TV for nearly a month, even through the console isn't due until December.

Given the high demand of the PS3, the console is already selling at inflated prices on auction sites. The 60GB model, which sold for an average price of 59,800 yen ($50 at retailers is selling now for around 90,000 yen ($765) on Yahoo Japan's Auction site. The 20GB model, which retails for 49,980 yen ($425), is going for 70,000 yen ($595).

Sony expects to ship 100 thousand units every week after today's launch, which should give it total sales of about 400,000 units by the time the Wii is released in December. Coincidently, Nintendo expects 400,000 units to be available Day 1 of its launch in Japan.

Then the console race in Japan begins in earnest.

Y'know when gaming journalists whinned baut Sony giving up Japan to Nintendo they really failed to consider that Sony's initial shipment was for week 1 and that the Wii was launching weeks after. Sony isn't just going to cede Japan.
This console war is going to be the most interesting yet.

 

[Mentok]

Wii will outsell PS3 for the coming months/year.

 

[villejo]

Why does it say the PS3 60GB is selling for$500, when I keep hearing $600??? Will I pay more than Asian gamers for the same thing?

 

[villejo]

Someone PLEASE answer me, I need this cleared up NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GoldenAgeHero]

the 500 is only for japan. US buyers pay 600.

 

[villejo]

why the **** is that? I want to get 60GB for $500 just as much as my Japanese counterparts.

 

[Mentok]

Teh Racism.

 

[Danalys]

goverment regulation actually.

 

[Mentok]

Gee you dont say

 

[villejo]

that sucks balls