"Japan becoming irrevelant to the gaming industry" Discussion

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ssj12 said:

stof said:

ssj12 said:
I think they are moving more towards a handheld only market.

Launches aligned, hasn't the Wii been outselling the PS2 so far?

your point? the Wii is cheaper then the PS2 was when it was launched in Japan. The Wii is covering for all major console purchases in japan while the PSP and DS is still eating up most of the gaming market. mentioning the PS2 at this point is pointless.

I think he does have a point:

Yes, the Wii was cheaper, but it also sells more as stof said. If Japan were indeed becoming handheld-only, wouldn't the Wii have much worse performance than it's having compared to the PS2?

There's his point I guess.