Zucas on 12 February 2009
| mrstickball said: I'm not arguing that the PS3 isn't doing worse YoY, because it is. However, it's not down as much as the Wii, both in volume and percentage. If the Wii drops to 10-14k later this year, expect the PS3 to hover around 5-6k at one point. |
That's because Wii has more to lose than the PS3. Just common sense really.
The point is, the hardware scenario in Japan right now is bad. Even if PS3 and 360 are not doing as bad or worse than YoY timeframes as Wii, no one is making up the ground that Wii is losing. Meaning the scenario is BAD all around. Same for DS and PSP. Both are down YoY and no one is making up the ground. Software in Japan is fine, but hardware is the problem. Tie it in with the strong yen and over saturation of the market for the last 4-5 years and this is what you are left with.
I'm just happy releases such as Wii Sports Resort, FF13, DQIX, and Monster Hunter 3 are releasing this year or otherwise Japan would really be in trouble.
