PS3 dominates Japan's most wanted list

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grandmaster192 said:

Nintendo fans,

Why is it that you guys are so mad at the PS3 games are on the list? Why do you care? Nintendo dominates both hardware and software charts in Japan. Soriku, for example, has went stupid over this list. From what I know Famitsu is highly respected in Japan; to claim that they are bias simply because what you like doesn't dominate the list is pretty stupid. Hell, next thing you know people will start calling NPD bias.

While some of the comments saying the magazine itself is bias are pretty stupid, the results are fairly biased based on the readership the magazine has. I didn't even bother with the obviousness of how Nintendo sells versus this list because I do realize that the other systems have more to offer the 'core gamers and that is the magazine's market. However, the PS2 didn't do as well as it did because of core gamers. It did as well as it did because of all the casual gamers who went with the system. Instead, I pointed out how limited the poll is based on the fact that there is not enough 360s in Japan to seriously contend with any PS3 or Wii game if the poll was taken from a better sample. Yes, the PS3 is doing lackluster right now but there's enough people who haven't bought a PS3 yet waiting for the next Final Fantasy for the list to make sense in that regard. There is no way the 360 will ever be able to take off in Japan... well I shouldn't say no way... If they managed to pay S-E enough to get every FF & DQ game exclusive, it'd totally turn around, but this is not the case and I doubt ever will be.
It should really just be called Famitsu's Reader's Most Wanted as saying it's Japan's most wanted is obviously an untrue statement the moment you look at sales (but great for Sony's marketing up until the sales numbers dissapoint). Knowing this to be true, it only makes the potential of FF sales look kind of bad considering how well the top listed PS3 games have performed in actual sales thus far.