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What is the biggest release for PS4(February-March) for Japanese players?

Bloodborne 50 31.85%
 
Yakuza Zero! <3 : D 6 3.82%
 
Dragon Quest Heroes 49 31.21%
 
Disgaea 5 8 5.10%
 
Final Fantasy Type 0 16 10.19%
 
God Eater 2 3 1.91%
 
The Witcher 3 2 1.27%
 
Lets see what will be announced .. 4 2.55%
 
Another game!!! 1 0.64%
 
See results 18 11.46%
 
Total:157
prinz_valium on 28 October 2014
bubblegamer said:
prinz_valium said:
bubblegamer said:
prinz_valium said:
is souls a nice game in japan, too compared to sellers like mh, kh and the nintendo ips?

ps4 will get some stream in march. but it wont hold long. drough summer and big again in the fall
im not even sure, if ps4 ytd 2015 will be > ytd 2014
depends on possible pricedrops and games, ofc

Quoting for future necro. After all you wanted me to show you why i said that every prediction you make is wrong.


will be fun to be true, even on this ridiculous "prediction" that isnt even one

Of course it is. You're saying it won't hold and will be lower than this year. That is no fact, where is the proof otherwise. You are predicting this and i am going to show you that it is wrong like always.


i said: im not even sure, if ps4 ytd 2015 will be > ytd 2014

 

dont know what u read. just have a closer look. but still will be glorious if this comes ture. i will shout u out again ;)




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veritaz on 28 October 2014
teigaga said:
AkimboCurly said:
Japan is a pc and Nintendo market now. Pc is growing there more than any other market. Any console is going to struggle to exist there going into the future


Well I wouldn't say Nintendo looking at the Wii U....

What do they play on PCs? MMOs?


I think he was talking about phones since that's all they play and the Nintendo part is probably talking about 3DS since it's doing amazing there.



Zekkyou on 28 October 2014
prinz_valium said:
is souls a nice game in japan, too compared to sellers like mh, kh and the nintendo ips?

ps4 will get some stream in march. but it wont hold long. drough summer and big again in the fall
im not even sure, if ps4 ytd 2015 will be > ytd 2014
depends on possible pricedrops and games, ofc

It's not on the level of Monster Hunter and the like, but it is very popular. VGC have Demon's Souls at 350k, Dark Souls at 540k and Dark Souls 2 (which hasn't been out too long) at 360k. Not quite on the same level as some of Nintendo's bigger IP like Zelda and 3D Mario (Zelda:SS aside), but within the same ball park.



Mystro-Sama on 28 October 2014

I just hope they buy these fucking games.



prinz_valium on 28 October 2014
Zekkyou said:
prinz_valium said:
is souls a nice game in japan, too compared to sellers like mh, kh and the nintendo ips?

ps4 will get some stream in march. but it wont hold long. drough summer and big again in the fall
im not even sure, if ps4 ytd 2015 will be > ytd 2014
depends on possible pricedrops and games, ofc

It's not on the level of Monster Hunter and the like, but it is very popular. VGC have Demon's Souls at 350k, Dark Souls at 540k and Dark Souls 2 (which hasn't been out too long) at 360k. Not quite on the same level as some of Nintendo's bigger IP like Zelda and 3D Mario (Zelda:SS aside), but within the same ball park.

so it will shift some consoles, but not masses.
do u think ff and persona 5 will be bigger systemseller, too?



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Zekkyou on 28 October 2014
prinz_valium said:
Zekkyou said:

It's not on the level of Monster Hunter and the like, but it is very popular. VGC have Demon's Souls at 350k, Dark Souls at 540k and Dark Souls 2 (which hasn't been out too long) at 360k. Not quite on the same level as some of Nintendo's bigger IP like Zelda and 3D Mario (Zelda:SS aside), but within the same ball park.

so it will shift some consoles, but not masses.
do u think ff and persona 5 will be bigger systemseller, too?

I expect Persona to provide a similar boost to Bloodborne (Persona 4 sold 360k back in 2008, but the series has gained a lot of recognition since then. There is however, a PS3 version). FF may push more than both, it's hard to say. It's not a main series entry (which will of course sell a crap ton), but it is the PS4's first FF title. 

It's not just a matter of them providing good initial boosts though, its the long term value they add to the PS4 for any future customers. The PS4's current library is pretty awful over there right now (for anyone not interested in western titles, which is most), and the Japanese don't tend to buy consoles based on their future potential as much as we do in the west. To be honest i'm surprised the PS4 is selling as much as it is right now in Japan.



prinz_valium on 28 October 2014
Zekkyou said:
prinz_valium said:
Zekkyou said:

It's not on the level of Monster Hunter and the like, but it is very popular. VGC have Demon's Souls at 350k, Dark Souls at 540k and Dark Souls 2 (which hasn't been out too long) at 360k. Not quite on the same level as some of Nintendo's bigger IP like Zelda and 3D Mario (Zelda:SS aside), but within the same ball park.

so it will shift some consoles, but not masses.
do u think ff and persona 5 will be bigger systemseller, too?

I expect Persona to provide a similar boost to Bloodborne (Persona 4 sold 360k back in 2008, but the series has gained a lot of recognition since then. There is however, a PS3 version). FF may push more than both, it's hard to say. It's not a main series entry (which will of course sell a crap ton), but it is the PS4's first FF title. 

It's not just a matter of them providing good initial boosts though, its the long term value they add to the PS4 for any future customers. The PS4's current library is pretty awful over there right now (for anyone not interested in western titles, which is most), and the Japanese don't tend to buy consoles based on their future potential as much as we do in the west. To be honest i'm surprised the PS4 is selling as much as it is right now in Japan.


im curious how the baseline will be in 2015

right now its 6-8k each week
~15k is needed to prove japan home console market is not completly dead
~20k each week to reach 1m sales the year



Aerys on 28 October 2014

February will show home consoles are not dead at all in Japan, just need games.

It will be a big month for PS4 in Japan, especially if sony makes a Bloodborne bundle + a Yakuza 0 bundle with the Dragon Quest Heroes bundle



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

small44 on 28 October 2014
Aerys said:
February will show home consoles are not dead at all in Japan, just need games.

It will be a big month for PS4 in Japan, especially if sony makes a Bloodborne bundle + a Yakuza 0 bundle with the Dragon Quest Heroes bundle


They should make an MGS5 bundle too the  MGS4 bundle boosted PS3 by 70k if i remember well



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

Aerys on 28 October 2014

I'm sure there will be a MGS bundle too, they make a bundle for every big game, even Evil Within has one



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m