Mobile is king in Japan. Sad I know but, things change.
For all people who saying PS4 is doing fine in Japan.
It took the PS2 25 weeks to hit 3 million in Japan, but 125 weeks for PS4 to do the same
And PS4 is the fastest selling console this gen
Also one more clear fact, PS4 sold more than 40m consoles worldwide from which only 3m in Japan, that is definitely not good.
Japan's average age is increasing rapidly, along with a continual flat economy. There aren't the same numbers of kids to replace those that have grown up and are facing a tough time in the real world as time goes on.
Having a place to set up a home console, and the time to play it, is a rapidly dwindling prospect. Getting bite-sized gaming on mobile phones is taking over permanently there, and even those numbers will fade as the future generations get ever smaller in population there.
This is absolutely the last Xbox for Japan, I doubt that we see Scorpio even bother with a JP release. NX and Neo could be the final console releases in Japan as well. A hypothetical PS5 in ~2020 or so might not be worth releasing in their home country unless out of pride. PS4 is a slow burner, and probably won't get the rest of its 6-8M users until more of the banner JRPGs release on that platform and pry people from their old PS3s. Expecting people to then jump again to even Neo, let alone PS5 in Japan is unrealistic at best, and hopeless at worst.
Japan is spiraling because they aren't replacing their population at a rate to keep this kind of thing relevant for very long.
http://mentalfloss.com/uk/people/33868/why-is-japans-population-shrinking-so-fast
That number is very depressing...
Now i finally know why i could only find great japanese rpg games in ps2 and ps1. Because japanese young gen do not play enough console games, demand for console games is dying.
I wonder if it can beat the PSvita!!!! Because Japan does love handhelds.
Pocky Lover Boy!
twintail said:
Its doing fine based on the current situation in Japan, which is what ppl mean. Your post is not going to change that.
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I wish more people also said that for the Vita and the 3DS.
Pocky Lover Boy!
| Kerotan said: Lol the it's behind the Wii U argument. The Wii U released waaaaaaaay before it. Ps4 ain't passing it any sooner than it has. Fact is it's ahead of the ps3 and it will sell 8m absolute minimum this gen. The Wii crowd was very casual and not representative of the hardcore market. Last gen a lot of gamers who bought the 360 would of also had a ps3. It's just this gen they are ps4 only. |
Shouldn't it be waaaay ahead because "this gen they are PS4 only". Like no competition in the console market?
Pocky Lover Boy!
twintail said:
Its doing fine based on the current situation in Japan, which is what ppl mean. Your post is not going to change that.
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Going bad compared to WW PS4 sales numbers and compared to PS2 and PS3.
| Nem said: Given the total population of Japan... its very depressing. They really aren't very thrilled about home consoles anymore. |
It's not depressing at all: smart phones are powerful machines nowadays.
KLAMarine said:
It's not depressing at all: smart phones are powerful machines nowadays. |
They are indeed, but where are the games with any significant depth and production values?
Show me anything on cell phones like :
GTAV
UC4
Halo (any)
Forza
Skyrim
Fallout 4
???
Pokemon Go hopefully can light a fire with publishers to give greater respect to the cell platform beyond 'bite-sized' fluff games. Not saying that PMG is anywhere near as deep or polished as any of the above console games, but it shows that a quality IP can pull vast numbers.
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