| DMeisterJ said: Just a quick question To all the people that said otherwise: Does Japan matter in the console market now that Wii Fit is selling out? Why I posted this: I remember reading a few weeks ago when SMG launched a few threads on Japan not mattering in the console market, now that Wii Fit is selling out, are people going to change their tunes? |
Never said Japan doesn't matter, what I said was that Japan is ahead of the curve, the market over there is much more casual, save for a few diehards who support certain franchises, sales prove this, casual/nongamer fare sells better, Japan is where the West will be in a few years
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
