The Xbox One X had a comparatively first rate launch week in Japan, contemplating how few Xbox One consoles promote within the nation.
Japanese journal Famitsu confirmed that from November 6-12, Xbox One had bought 1,639 units to consumers (by way of Kotaku).
Still, it wasn’t anyplace close to the highest of the listing that week. In truth, it got here in at quantity seven, nicely beneath PS4, Switch, and even 3DS and 2DS XL. By comparability, the Nintendo Switch, which was the highest vendor that week, bought 84,593 models. Its closest competitor was PS4, with 23,613.
The Xbox One S got here lifeless final, at simply 49 models.
Last week, when the console launched in Japan alongside many of the world, shops had been all out of inventory. The motive was mentioned they’d bought out all of their allotted pre-orders. But since Xbox isn’t precisely the most well liked console model in Japan, it was onerous to evaluate if there’s truly demand for it, or if retailers solely ordered restricted models to start with.
That’s not say the console hasn’t been well-liked in all places else. In the UK, it outpaced PS4 Pro’s launch numbers at over 80,000 models. Microsoft later revealed that gross sales within the US had been even larger, however didn’t share specifics.
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