What Japanese people think about the Xbox One?

[NanakiXI]

J_Allard said:

NanakiXI said:

J_Allard said:

NanakiXI said:
IDK what some people are denying, but Japan looks pretty important to me. Might as well say the UK isn't important to the 360, Wii or PS3 as they failed to crack 10mil there

UK Hardware by Platform
Platform Weekly (change) Total
X360 9,155 (-2%) 8,897,981
3DS 8,684 (-1%) 2,000,369
PS3 7,498 (-8%) 5,865,772
PSV 1,809 (-30%) 329,498
WiiU 1,769 (-6%) 143,418
Wii 725 (-22%) 8,709,626
PSP 458 (-11%) 4,514,460
DS 171 (-10%) 12,955,498
Total 30,269 (-7%)

Japan Hardware by Platform
Platform Weekly (change) Total
3DS 48,641 (-35%) 11,461,372
PS3 12,585 (-28%) 9,284,826
PSV 12,457 (-37%) 1,537,195
WiiU 7,285 (-38%) 918,660
PSP 6,382 (-25%) 19,743,743
Wii 1,329 (-31%) 12,718,802
X360 391 (-19%) 1,640,968
DS 56 (-18%) 32,981,898
Total 89,126 (-34%)

Japan's population is double the UK and for home consoles you're talking 23.6 million sold in Japan and 23.5 in the UK. Soon enough even with double the population, Japan will be behind the UK. Furthermore we're saying Japan is not important to MS. They have 1.6 million sold there all generation. In the UK they have almost 9 million. How is that relateable at all?

Plus, home console sales in Japan have been down 2 generations in a row. A small percentage from generation five to six, but so far in generation seven, the drop is over 21%. And there's no evidence it won't be even worse next gen. I don't think VGChartz has UK numbers going back that far but I doubt you can say the same about that market.

Japan is already irrelevant for MS and soon enough it will be for Sony as well.

U mad bro? I really don't care. Just stating that Japan isn't irrelevant as was said before. I'm sure MS wish it had sold 8 million more consoles in Japan. Just like Sony wish it sold more in America or the UK or even it's home country. Just stating facts is all. No blinders here.

I understand exactly what you're trying to say. And I am just letting you know you're wrong. Numbers don't lie, bro.

I'm not wrong about anything. Just stating that Japan isn't irrelevant. I'm sure MS is happy it still sold 1.6 mil XBox 360s and 12 mil in software. They put a dent in an extremly tough market to sell. Maybe they won't try as hard this time to push the XBox brand in Japan, but they still have the potential to sell 1 mil + to the Japanese fans they made over the years. As long as they don't push a big campaign like they did with the 360 in Japan; I'm sure MS would love to sell 1mill XBox One consoles for profit.

I'm almost sure that even though console sales shrunk in Japan over the years into a more handheld driven market. The XBox actually grew as a brand from the Original XBox to the 360. Seems like there could be some potential. Maybe just pocket change to MS. I'd rather have pocket change than nothing at all. Just a thought. I'm not saying your wrong either as I completely understand where your coming from. Really I care less what MS decides to do in Japan.

Market trends can also have an adverse effect over the years. As of right now the UK is growing in console sales, while Japan is shrinking. I've been a member of this site for more than 6 years (my other profile is Nanaki XII that I lost my email and password to). I know exactly how all these numbers work. Things change and some don't. But nothing is irrelevant.