JP 360 Stock Moves Slowly

Omkar writes "According to Kotaku, the Xbox 360's price has been cut to a mere $150 by several Japanese retailers. Apparently they can't send unsold inventory back to Microsoft, so they're desperate to free up space." Indeed, Next Generation reports that something like 60% of all Japanese stock goes unsold. However, 1up has found that the price cuts aren't the whole story. The price cuts aren't because of consumer interest, but a result of specially priced bundles. From that article: "... this is simple another example of Japan's hardware bundling practices. So, although the 360 isn't selling as quickly as it did in North America (about 28% of the units shipped have been sold so far, according to a Bloomberg report), the photo doesn't indicate that prices were slashed after launch day as some sort of desperate measure - it means that Japan has bundled offers that are just as annoying as the ones we have in North America."

Comments

Umm..?

[Otter]

So, it turns out that the systems haven't been "cut to a mere $150" but instead are being advertised at that price for a promotional bundle with Internet service. Given that you have a link with the correct story, what is the point of including the nonsensical one?

Re:No Blockbuster are hurting sales

[TheLoneDanger]

Ummm... what? Can anyone name an FPS that was as big in Japan as it was in the US or Europe? You really think Goldeneye or Halo did anywhere near the numbers they did here over there? They needed DoA 4 not Halo 3.