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The article reports on the lifetime sales performance of Sony's PlayStation 2 in Japan. sales. The company's PSP handheld sold 10,181,888 units. Microsoft Xbox 360 has been gaining ground, but its sales in Japan are still considerably weaker than the PS3's, something the company hopes to change with the "New Xbox Experience," bundles, and price cuts.

The article reports on the impact of the decision of software company Microsoft to cut prices on video game consoles on the company's sales. It states that the price cuts helped double Xbox 360 sales in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The console cuts made the reduced price $200 Arcade version of the Xbox 360 the cheapest next-generation box on the market. While the cuts helped increase sales, so did the release of anticipated Xbox 360 exclusive titles such as Tales of Vesperia and Infinite Undiscovery.

This article reports on the improved sales performance of Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles in the European market since implementing a price cut strategy. According to Chart-Track, Xbox 360 sold 32 percent more consoles since the price cut while Sony's PlayStation 3 experienced an eight percent drop in sales. Microsoft claims it has sold more than six million units in the European market. The company also experienced an increase in console sales in Japan following a price cut.

The article discusses the Media Create and Enterbrain reports about the status of sales of video games in Japan. The Enterbrain report reveals that Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold the Nintendo Wii in Japan. However, Media Create, a Japanese company that gathers and analyzes data in the Japanese video game market, stated that the Wii sold more units than the Xbox 360. It is analyzed that Media Create focuses on gathering data in the videogame industry, its numbers may have more weight than Enterbrain's numbers.

This article reports that Microsoft's Xbox 360 console has outsold rival Nintendo Wii in the Japanese market. 28,681 Xbox units were sold during the week of September 8-14, 2008, while the Wii sold 27,057 units, according to Enterbrain. To boost sales in the holiday buying season, Microsoft implemented a price cut on its console. The Pokémon Platinum role-playing game (RPG) for the Nintendo DS has sold 967,675 copies in the first two days of its release, Enterbrain notes.

This article announces the plan of Microsoft to implement another Xbox 360 price cut in the European market following price reductions in the U.S. and Japan. On September 19, 2008, the Arcade model will be priced at $250 while the 60 gigabyte (GB) Pro will drop to $337. According to Microsoft, its price cutting measures are aimed at boosting sales in regions.

The article announces that Microsoft cut the prices of Xbox 360 in Japan. The company decided to reduce it after a series of price cuts in the U.S. to boost demand ahead of the holiday buying season. Microsoft's Xbox 360 Elite model will cost 39,800 yen from 47,800 yen. Meanwhile, the arcade version of the Xbox 360 fell from 27,800 yen to 19,800 yen.

The article reports that the Wii game console of Nintendo outsold the Playstation 3 of Sony in Japan in February 2009. According to game magazine published Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the four weeks to February 24, compared with 89,131 units of the PS3. The Wii has been leading the three-way game console battle with the PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 as its strategy of offering easy-to-play and innovative games to expand the overall game population has proved a big success.