In an effort to keep the Xbox competitive in Japan, the game console's mother company Microsoft has decided to do some price cuts on its product. The result is that the Xbox eclipsed the sales o Japan-based Sony's Playstation 3 last September. Yahoo News Tech reported that 53,547 Xbox 360 units were sold, while only 33,071 PS3 consoles were sold. The price cut was specifically done for the Xbox Arcade and Elite models by 8000 yen or $76. Yahoo New Tech that a new RPG called "Infinite Undiscovery", which was released in Japan for the Xbox also helped the console get the boost it needed in the market. Sony seems to have had a tough month as it's other competitor, Nintendo, outsold the Playstation Portable with the Nintendo DS. Nintendo was also the top game console maker in the market, as there were more Wii units sold than Xbox and PS3 consoles.
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