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Forums - Sales Discussion - Japan Sales week 5, January 28 - February 3 , 2019

sethnintendo said:
I think everyone in Japan has a PS4 already.

But the switch will outsell the ps4



MasonADC said:
sethnintendo said:
I think everyone in Japan has a PS4 already.

But the switch will outsell the ps4

Must be those new things called robots buying them.  I've heard they are lonely bunch because they have yet to find clitoral stimulation yet.



sethnintendo said:
I think everyone in Japan has a PS4 already.

I think it's better to say that most people that want one, have one. Platstation just isn't as dominant and popular in Japan as it used to be. 

Playstation 2 sold over 23 million units

Playstation 3 sold 10.5 million units

The potential is there but Japan has transformed into Nintendoland throughout the years, nothing to do about it really. 



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It's technically not Nintendo land.

That PS2 audience transitioned directly into the psp audience.

The current PS4 base has pretty much hit the ceiling, but it has that ceiling because it's a home console in an age when some houses don't even HAVE a TV.



TheBraveGallade said:

It's technically not Nintendo land.

That PS2 audience transitioned directly into the psp audience.

The current PS4 base has pretty much hit the ceiling, but it has that ceiling because it's a home console in an age when some houses don't even HAVE a TV.

Ok, I can see where the PS2 base was split between PSP & PS3 but where did it go after that?

PSP+PS3 did over 30 million, Vita+PS4 is currently under 14 million.



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zorg1000 said:
TheBraveGallade said:

It's technically not Nintendo land.

That PS2 audience transitioned directly into the psp audience.

The current PS4 base has pretty much hit the ceiling, but it has that ceiling because it's a home console in an age when some houses don't even HAVE a TV.

Ok, I can see where the PS2 base was split between PSP & PS3 but where did it go after that?

PSP+PS3 did over 30 million, Vita+PS4 is currently under 14 million.

True, Sony probably had higher expectations for the vita  If they want to regain Japan  they'll have to be clever with the ps5 and put forth something that appeals to the portable crowd. Their presence in the rest of the world (especially in Europe) is so strong that I don't see them taking too many risks. 



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abroZ said:
sethnintendo said:
I think everyone in Japan has a PS4 already.

I think it's better to say that most people that want one, have one. Platstation just isn't as dominant and popular in Japan as it used to be. 

Playstation 2 sold over 23 million units

Playstation 3 sold 10.5 million units

The potential is there but Japan has transformed into Nintendoland throughout the years, nothing to do about it really. 

Wrong. 

Japan became a handheld and mobile land, and home consoles are becoming more and more a niche product for societal reasons. It's deeper than Nintendo VS Sony, it's the type of gaming changing. Mobile became bigger than console gaming IIRC, and the Switch might also hit a ceiling after a while. 



Faelco said:
abroZ said:

I think it's better to say that most people that want one, have one. Platstation just isn't as dominant and popular in Japan as it used to be. 

Playstation 2 sold over 23 million units

Playstation 3 sold 10.5 million units

The potential is there but Japan has transformed into Nintendoland throughout the years, nothing to do about it really. 

Wrong. 

Japan became a handheld and mobile land, and home consoles are becoming more and more a niche product for societal reasons. It's deeper than Nintendo VS Sony, it's the type of gaming changing. Mobile became bigger than console gaming IIRC, and the Switch might also hit a ceiling after a while. 

Still, Psvita flopped and Switch came out years after when the market is suppose to be worse, but is doing really well. Sure it's more gravitating towards mobile/handheld, but still Nintendo is succeeding with an hybrid console which is pretty expensive for a handheld in a market even worse where Sony failed with the vita.



abroZ said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

I actually think both can pass it at the same week

Pretty sure both games are already above 3m including digital. As for who was first probably splatoon. In retail it will be very close.  In the long run splatoon will be the bigger seller I think. 

Digital for smash is over 550k. Game is 3.35mil+ right now sell thru



We might have a mistake in the leaderboard :

very surprising to have Mario Odysee out of the list, which means that it had max half of the sales of Zelda.