| ceres said: I think the PS3s biggest advantage is that it has 3 markets. 360 only has 2. Even if the PS3 doesn't sell as well overall in all regions, Japan alone can push it above 360's level. Especially since a lot of games are going 360 & PS3 but not Wii. For Japan, that's essentially a PS3 exclusive. |
My gut told me that Japan is not as big an impact on Worldwide sales as the US or (to a lesser extent) Europe. So I did some number crunching of the sales of the four consoles (PS2, PS3, Wii and XB360) and confirmed my suspicions. Japan accounts for 20.7% LTD, America 42.5% LTD and PAL 36.7% LTD.
When I expanded the range to include the Xbox and GC, the numbers came to Japan 18.02% LTD, America 47.64% and PAL 34.34%.
The Fiscal numbers were fairly close to LTD. But what truly surprised me was looking at the Fiscal for each region at the individual console level. Rather than going into an analysis here, I think I'll start a new thread. But I don't believe Japan can be counted on for the PS3 to overtake the XB360.
Note, I left the handhelds out of the equation because I consider that a different class. Besides, handheld sales don't directly affect PS3 sales vs XB360 or similiar comparisions.
