Gaming News: Japan Is TOTALLY Sold Out Of Xbox 360s!

It’s sold out across the whole damn country. Like, sold out sold out. It’s so sold out that Microsoft Japan actually put out an official statement about the situation in The Land of the Rising Sun, apologizing for the lack of consoles. Since demand has eclipsed supply, Microsoft’s supply has gone totally dry. The company is ramping up production, and the console will not be shipped to stores until next month. 1

Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldn?t only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. Let?s see how this version stacks up and get the final verdict on the fastest FPS on the market. 2

The North American market has been the stronghold of Xbox 360. It was out far before the competition and as a native company many found Microsoft’s new video game console to be a trustworthy product. Xbox 360 has been the most sold console in the USA since the launch, but Nintendo has ended that era according to NDP Research. After only 20 months on the market it has sold 10.9 million Nintendo Wii consoles throughout the USA. This is just thousands more than the number of Xbox 360 consoles sold in the USA, which has been on the market for 32 months. 3

Japan is completely sold out of Xbox 360 consoles. The unexpected shortage is attributed to the recently released game Tales of Vesperia, which caused Xbox 360 sales to spike in the country. 4

In Japan, the Wii’s lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According to the publisher, Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii in a five week period ending June 29, versus PS3 sales of 139,494 and a dismal 10,964 for the Xbox 360. 5