c0rd said:
Wait, is that right? Including portables? I'd like to see the numbers, the site only shows home consoles, I think. I have a hard time believing this... I mean, Japan. They hit 19mil DS's before Others or America did. The UK's total current gen hardware doesn't even reach the DS in Japan. What have they been doing recently? It's a strange situation. I mean, videogaming isn't dying there, is it? If everyone already has their system of choice (DS, PSP), would that justify them putting down less money on games, since they have no need to purchase the hardware? Yeah, I need some legit excuses. I'm not liking this idea of Japan's market shrinking... |
Famitsu and Chart-Track figures:
| Year | Japan | UK | Total | JP % | UK % |
| 2000 | 60,070,500 | 24,200,000 | 84,270,500 | 71.3 | 28.7 |
| 2001 | 49,963,500 | 30,500,000 | 80,463,500 | 62.1 | 37.9 |
| 2002 | 54,055,300 | 31,500,000 | 85,555,300 | 63.2 | 36.8 |
| 2003 | 54,499,400 | 37,900,000 | 92,399,400 | 59.0 | 41.0 |
| 2004 | 58,516,100 | 42,800,000 | 101,316,100 | 57.8 | 42.2 |
| 2005 | 55,432,000 | 43,300,000 | 98,732,000 | 56.1 | 43.9 |
| 2006 | 77,160,800 | 46,200,000 | 123,360,800 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
| 2007 | 75,742,400 | 58,200,000 | 133,942,400 | 56.5 | 43.5 |
| 2008 | 66,055,700 | 74,300,000 | 140,355,700 | 47.1 | 52.9 |
| Total | 551,495,700 | 388,900,000 | 940,395,700 | 58.6 | 41.4 |
| Wii | X360 | PS3 | NDS | PSP | PS2 | |
| 2008 UK SW Units | 20,100,000 | 14,900,000 | 10,400,000 | 19,100,000 | 4,100,000 | 5,700,000 |
| 2008 JP SW Units | 12,802,200 | 1,770,000 | 5,155,100 | 28,269,500 | 9,745,800 | 7,112,000 |
| Total SW Units | 32,902,200 | 16,670,000 | 15,555,100 | 47,369,500 | 13,845,800 | 12,812,000 |
UK & Japan Total Weekly Software Unit Sales
The problem with Japan is the very low attach rate.
