Microsoft won't say how many of the $300-and-up systems were available at launch. American Technology Research analyst P.J. McNealy estimates 300,000 to 400,000 have been sold. The company expects to ship as many as 3 million worldwide within three months; the 360 launches in Europe Friday and Japan Dec. 10.

ok i'll be honest.. I'm not all that excited about the 360. However i still want it . why?

Dead or alive 4. Other than that . its the other games that have come out on the original xbox which did hold my attention to the system. Fable was awesome and funny but crashed alot lol. Ninja gaiden was fucking brilliant. THe game came out only on xbox very few people played it. And even fewer have no idea how wonderful that game was. To be honest the games we pretty good. What Ms is missing is history. They can't touch nintendo with how old and fun there games are.

Even sony has more original talent. PLayed god of war? A sony developed game. Shadow of the colloesus? They do have alot of pretty good in house games. Along with really good and strong third party support. Its really because Ms just can't grasp the concept that to make it in this business they are going to have create original games. With interesting characters. Look i'm sorry i love halo not as much as others. But master chief looks like a 56 year old megaman

ok i'll be honest.. I'm not all that excited about the 360. However i still want it . why?

Dead or alive 4.

I must admit that the graphics look pretty good, however I'm not sure if that is attributed fully to the machine or sweet ass plasma screen that all the demo booths seem to be jacked into.... All the video/game stores here in Japan have demos set up. You can pre-order for about 39,000yen...funny thing is, the demo is always vacant and the pre-order slips are always fully stocked. Similar to the original Xbox I do believe the 360 will not do well in Japan.

Lame thing about the demos is that there is no demo gameplay, just system specs and software videos...I watch the FFxi video evertime i see one of the demo booths, lol. Does look a lot better than ps2 but not 39,000yen better.

I too will wait until PS3, when is it being released?

Tecmo's brawler stumbles; company to make last-minute adjustments and have it ready to answer the bell a week later.

The American launch of the Xbox 360 has come and gone, with reports of the console selling out nationwide. Even the delay of the system's only planned launch role-playing and fighting games couldn't slow the sales. Microsoft can only hope for that scenario to repeat itself when the company releases the 360 in Japan December 10.

Earlier this month, From Software announced that its maiden Xbox 360 RPG Enchant Arm would be missing the launch, pushed back until January. Today, Tecmo announced that its fighting game Dead or Alive 4, already delayed from the launch lineup in America, would similarly slip a week in Japan, to December 17. The company cited unexpected last-minute adjustments as the reason for the delay.

But where the American launch was supported by 18 games even after the delays of 2K Games' RPG Oblivion and Dead or Alive 4, the 360 is now going to hit Japanese shelves with just six titles in tow, listed below. In addition to having fewer 360 games to play on their new consoles, Japanese customers will also have fewer original Xbox titles to choose from, thanks to the system's limited backward compatibility in that country. Japanese gamers will only be able to play a dozen Xbox games on their 360s, compared to more than 200 for American 360 owners.

Microsoft has said it is determined to crack the Japanese market this time out, and has enlisted the aid of some highly respected Japanese developers to create games for the system. With none of those projects having reached fruition yet, it will be interesting to see how the 360 fares with its scaled-back launch lineup.

Japan's Xbox 360 Launch Titles:

Every Party
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
Ridge Racer 6
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Perfect Dark Zero
Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace

There's reports of Xbox malfunctions? Because all I hear is "did you hear about"

It's a rumor, that doesn't exist. Believing things you read on the internet ftl.

Damn wtf....i thought xbox 360 was a mega leet skateboard MS developed to launch into the skating industry =/

What XBox needs is a series akin to Mario, Zelda, Metal Gear, Metroid, Devil May Cry, Gran Turismo, etc. Those are always the real system sellers. Question is, where are MS going to get one from?