Only 6000 Xbox 360 Units Sold In Japan In May

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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

This isn’t a knock on the 360, but it really demonstrates the differences between the US and Japanese markets, and shows how you can’t please all the people, all the time. Only six thousand Xbox 360s were moved in all of Japan in May, for a total of around 1.47 million. Compare that to over five million PS3s sold and over ten million Wiis.

Yet here in the states, the 360 is selling like hotcakes. Well, what can you do?