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bunchanumbers said:
Whats with PS4 sales? They sell this many units and yet sell so little games. It defies logic. Are they just after a cheap blu ray player?

 


Dengeki's total software sold chart shows that the PS4 sells more software than the Wii U. However Wii U's software sales are focused on a few titles, and thus they are more likely to make it into the top 20/30.



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Jranation said:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) - 65.227 / 2.587.086 (-50%)

If we include the Digital sales, could this be nearing around 2.8mil?

 

Probably more.  I thought digital was really good because of the shortages.  Either way MHX is a beast and is beating expectations.  

 

@poster above.  

The ps4 sold more software at retail last year than the Wii U and I'd imagine digital is significantly higher.  Japan players also get 2 games a month if they have ps plus.  

 

It's just the Wii U has its install base buying a select few where as the ps4 has it spread over a lot of titles.  

So despite a lower install base ps4 players play more. 



GTA5 has done quite nicely with that cheaper re-release. Hard to imagine by the high price of the "Cheaper" version.



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outlawauron said:
GTA5 has done quite nicely with that cheaper re-release. Hard to imagine by the high price of the "Cheaper" version.

 

Next year or the year after they could release an even cheaper version.  The game will sell a lot in Japan when all is said and done for the ps3/ps4/pc versions.  



Really interesting post on gaf about the Sony vs Microsoft in the west and Sony vs Nintendo in Japan. Basically Sony gets Japanese games like exclusives vs Microsoft in the west and western games like exclusives in Japan vs Nintendo. 


"The impact of the NX on the PS4 really comes down to Western 3rd party support as much as Japanese support. If it lacks the former, the PS4 will remain the only game in town for major Western titles. And while not as big in Japan as they are elsewhere, at the point at which virtually all Western titles are functionally PS4-exclusives that will matter in Japan over time, even if individually the titles don't match Nintendo's heights.

The big question is at what point Sony decides that is enough for them. Their own first party output has not been doing very well on the PS4, at least in Japan, and at the point at which Western 3rd parties will keep them afloat enough to get every major non-Nintendo Japanese console title, why should they put in the effort. In the West, Japanese software will effectively be PS4-exclusives versus the Xbox family, while in Japan Western titles will be exclusives versus Nintendo."



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Dang, Splatoon is such a huge flop. It's quite sad, really.



                
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Splatoon and Super Mario Maker list and chart don't match, but still nice to see them so high up

Hopefully the Wii U can stay in the 5 digit range for a while..



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Decent sales, but I hope Japan can get back to normal sales. These sales are quite poor compared with some years.



Platina said:
Splatoon and Super Mario Maker list and chart don't match, but still nice to see them so high up

Hopefully the Wii U can stay in the 5 digit range for a while..

Wii U should be up YOY for the first half.  An NX reveal could cause it to plummet but either way people aren't are expecting good Wii U performance until last year until we reach the splatoon launch window in may.  





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Jranation said:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) - 65.227 / 2.587.086 (-50%)

If we include the Digital sales, could this be nearing around 2.8mil?

 

Probably more.  I thought digital was really good because of the shortages.  Either way MHX is a beast and is beating expectations.  

 

Yep! It managed to take that Top spot last year. 





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