| BKK2 said: So you think Japan will only make up 7% of worldwide PS3 sales when FF XIII is released? |
I hope for Sony that this would still be the case. If it is much more then it means the PS3 is really doing badly in the rest of the world...
More seriously though. A couple of weeks spike because a new title release will not change the effect of Japan on the global gaming picture. With 5% share of the Wii sales (38K/784K), 7% share of the PS3 sales and 3% of the 360 sales Japan is simply too small of a market to affect anyhting globally. Do the math - It is currently about 4% of the global market for for consoles (including the Wii). It seems like Japan just doesn't show a lot of passion for consoles. Any console.
Even if the PS3 sales doubles and stayed doubled for a while Japan would still be a minor fraction of the world demand (it will move to 6% from the current 4%). Still insignificant in the grand picture.
Prediction made on 11/1/2008:
Q4 2008: 27M xbox LTD, 20M PS3 LTD . 2009 sales: 11M xbox, 9M PS3
