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J_Allard on 23 May 2013
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Xxain said:
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home. Whenever I'm playing a game, I never feel like I want to watch TV, so the ability to switch between the two makes no sense to me."


Wonderful. For people saying Japan is irrelevant your blowin smoke. Japan will be the reason why PS3 beats outsells the 360 in the end and the reason MS will never have the top spot. The amount of more consoles they would have to sell in other regions to make up for what they aren't selling in Japan is nearly impossible to do consistently and thats without the competition.

You mean the 1.7 million or whatever the 360 has sold in Japan? I kind of think that would be pretty easy to make up in the US or Europe.

I suggest you read his post correctly. Then edit your post accordingly.

I read it correctly.



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J_Allard on 23 May 2013
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.



Cobretti2 on 23 May 2013
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Xxain said:
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home. Whenever I'm playing a game, I never feel like I want to watch TV, so the ability to switch between the two makes no sense to me."


Wonderful. For people saying Japan is irrelevant your blowin smoke. Japan will be the reason why PS3 beats outsells the 360 in the end and the reason MS will never have the top spot. The amount of more consoles they would have to sell in other regions to make up for what they aren't selling in Japan is nearly impossible to do consistently and thats without the competition.

You mean the 1.7 million or whatever the 360 has sold in Japan? I kind of think that would be pretty easy to make up in the US or Europe.

I suggest you read his post correctly. Then edit your post accordingly.

I read it correctly.


No you have not. Here is a hint, your number is wrong. 



 

 

J_Allard on 23 May 2013
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Xxain said:
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home. Whenever I'm playing a game, I never feel like I want to watch TV, so the ability to switch between the two makes no sense to me."


Wonderful. For people saying Japan is irrelevant your blowin smoke. Japan will be the reason why PS3 beats outsells the 360 in the end and the reason MS will never have the top spot. The amount of more consoles they would have to sell in other regions to make up for what they aren't selling in Japan is nearly impossible to do consistently and thats without the competition.

You mean the 1.7 million or whatever the 360 has sold in Japan? I kind of think that would be pretty easy to make up in the US or Europe.

I suggest you read his post correctly. Then edit your post accordingly.

I read it correctly.


No you have not. Here is a hint, your number is wrong. 

I didn't give a factual number. "1.7 or whatever". Please edit your post accordingly.



Cobretti2 on 23 May 2013
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Xxain said:
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home. Whenever I'm playing a game, I never feel like I want to watch TV, so the ability to switch between the two makes no sense to me."


Wonderful. For people saying Japan is irrelevant your blowin smoke. Japan will be the reason why PS3 beats outsells the 360 in the end and the reason MS will never have the top spot. The amount of more consoles they would have to sell in other regions to make up for what they aren't selling in Japan is nearly impossible to do consistently and thats without the competition.

You mean the 1.7 million or whatever the 360 has sold in Japan? I kind of think that would be pretty easy to make up in the US or Europe.

I suggest you read his post correctly. Then edit your post accordingly.

I read it correctly.


No you have not. Here is a hint, your number is wrong. 

I didn't give a factual number. "1.7 or whatever". Please edit your post accordingly.


1.7 or whatever is a bit far from the 10million mark which you should have mentioned as your approximate, so my point is still valid.



 

 

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J_Allard on 23 May 2013
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Cobretti2 said:
J_Allard said:
Xxain said:
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home. Whenever I'm playing a game, I never feel like I want to watch TV, so the ability to switch between the two makes no sense to me."


Wonderful. For people saying Japan is irrelevant your blowin smoke. Japan will be the reason why PS3 beats outsells the 360 in the end and the reason MS will never have the top spot. The amount of more consoles they would have to sell in other regions to make up for what they aren't selling in Japan is nearly impossible to do consistently and thats without the competition.

You mean the 1.7 million or whatever the 360 has sold in Japan? I kind of think that would be pretty easy to make up in the US or Europe.

I suggest you read his post correctly. Then edit your post accordingly.

I read it correctly.


No you have not. Here is a hint, your number is wrong. 

I didn't give a factual number. "1.7 or whatever". Please edit your post accordingly.


1.7 or whatever is a bit far from the 10million mark which you should have mentioned as your approximate, so my point is still valid.

Your mistake is in assuming they need to make up 10 million in Japanese sales. I understand that's what the competition sells, but they are not the competition. And that number will be even less next gen as Japan continues to shrink as a home console market.

Your "point" is just numbers semantics.



foodfather on 23 May 2013

Xbox had fantastic japanese developer support. If Lost Odyssey wasn't a system seller, nothing will be.



outlawauron on 23 May 2013
Jadedx said:
pokoko said:
"Ah, but if The Idolmaster 3 comes out, I guess I'll have to buy it..."

Microsoft's only hope in Japan.


Why japan is irrelevant.

Because if you get games to cater to audiences, they will buy it?!

Even if its small numbers, hardcore fans buy the game on whatever console it is on.



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NanakiXI on 24 May 2013
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.



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Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 on 24 May 2013

The japanese would obviously love NFL. Therefore RIP ps4..



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