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Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan weekly sales: report

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TOKYO, JAPAN:  Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings, a magazine publisher said.

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Microsoft sold 28,116 units of the Xbox 360 in the week ended Aug. 10, compared with 10,705 units of the PS3, driven by the Aug. 7 launch in Japan of Namco Bandai's "Tales of Vesperia" role-playing game, Ascii Media Works said.

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Microsoft, locked in a three-way game console battle with Sony and Nintendo Co Ltd, has been struggling to stir up demand for the Xbox 360 in Japan.

During the week, the Microsoft machine still lagged behind Nintendo's Wii, which sold 41,044 units, according to an Ascii Media Works report dated Aug. 14.

The Wii has been leading the global video game console market since its launch in late 2006 thanks to its easy-to-learn motion-sensing controller, low price and innovative software titles such as "Wii Fit" exercise game.

Namco Bandai plans to launch "Tales of Vesperia", an Xbox 360 exclusive, in North America on Aug. 26.

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