c0rd on 22 January 2009
| RPG said: The PSP is really the story in Japan, came back from the dead to murder just about every other console besides the other handheld monster. Good numbers all round, PS3 will hover around 15k and get bumps thanks to SF4 (although the game is already in arcades and is awesome :D), RE5, Yakuza 3 and the FFXIII demo. It will be very interesting to see is the 360 outsells the PS3 any week this year in Japan, the SO4 week comes to mind but I think Yakuza 3 releases near that time which should sell very nicely. |
Every other console besides the DS, meaning... the home consoles?
PSP is doing exceptionally well, I'll give you that. However, I'd say it's equally surprising how poorly home consoles are doing now. The leading console, the Wii, is seeing huge drops YoY. The PS3 isn't doing quite as bad, but it's still down a lot YoY (and still 2nd to the Wii). Japan is simply drifting away from home consoles, it seems.
We'll find out soon if the problem is the lack of games. Yakuza 3 and RE5 are coming, and if they don't spark some sales, things can't be good. MH3, WSR, and FFXIII are the real tests, all coming within the year. 2009 should tell us for sure if Japan is still interested in home consoles or not.
