Sony ahead Nitendo in Japan, the battle began !

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bardicverse said:
Or realize its 20k difference, where the US has the Wii at approx 170k more units than PS3.

We need to discuss the global picture here. Japan is a dried out market

 

 This is a huge turnaround... If the Wii's drop stays, it's one of the biggest drops (marketshare wise) in a long time in Japan.

 

Look at the marketshare previous generations (winner only)

6th gen: 85%

5th gen: 66%

4th gen ~ 75%

3rd gen: ~ 85%

 

If we're now looking at just 55% for the winning console, that's pretty odd. It states that something has happened in Japan. It's no longer "Japan picks a console and sticks to it".

 

Honestly, I find this far more interesting than Americas, where Wii keeps 54-58% marketshare every week.