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Kinect Sales in Japan are Dismal

Kinect Sales in Japan are Dismal

Microsoft's Kinect motion controller might be selling like gangbusters everywhere else, but in Japan, the camera is selling poorly. According to the most recent figures, the Kinect has sold only 114,000 units through November 13th, 2011 says Andria Sang in a "Year One Progress Report".
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Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller might be selling like gangbusters everywhere else, but in Japan, the camera is selling poorly.  According to the most recent figures, the Kinect has sold only 114,000 units through November 13th, 2011 says Andria Sang in a “Year One Progress Report”.

Andria Sang’s statistics come from the latest issue of Famitsu Xbox 360 and provided the following breakdown over the months since launch.

Kinect Sales in Japan Since Launch

  • November 2010: 27,800
  • December 2010: 43,200
  • January 2011: 14,800
  • February 2011: 5,040
  • March 2011: 3,160
  • April 2011: 2,100
  • May 2011: 1,910
  • June 2011: 3,470
  • July 2011: 2,980
  • August 2011: 2,460
  • September 2011: 1,900
  • October 2011: 3,333
  • November 2011: 1,980

As expected with such a ill-recieved first year, software sales were also fairly disappointing.

Kinect Software Sales in Japan Since Launch

  • Kinect Adventure: 114,000 (bundled with camera)
  • Forza Motorsport 4: 24,900
  • Dance Evolution: 22,400
  • Kinect Sports: 13,000
  • Your Shape Fitness Evolved: 12,300
  • Dance Central: 8,690
  • Kinectimals: 5,350
  • New Brain Training: 4,930
  • Sonic Free Riders: 4,160
  • Fighters Uncaged: 3,470

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