Is Gran Turismo 5 in trouble?

[Mummelmann]

kowenicki said:

Mummelmann said:

kowenicki said:

Kratos_36 said:

Well sales raised 1300 % on amazon after the release date announcement. The game is huge here in Europe , and even bigger in Japan. So it will do fine. :)

no its not.

Japan;

Population: 127 million

GT sales:

GT: 2.55

GT2: 1.71

GT3: 1.89

GT4: 1.26

GT5P: 0.57

 

Europe;

Population: 731 million

GT sales:

GT: 4.31

GT2: 3.70

GT3: 5.83

GT4: 6.49

GT5P: 2.20

 

GT is clearly bigger in Japan. Yes, Europe has quite a few poor countries but that is simply a factor towards GT sales not being higher, yet again showing that GT is bigger in Japan.

GT moves more in Europe, as is natural since the population is a whole lot bigger but per inhabitant, GT is bigger in Japan so his statement is not false.

ahhh, you are saying he meant "relatively more popular"

If he meant that then ok... but he didnt say that. 

it isnt bigger, it is more popular.

Yeah, pretty much. I do wonder what kind of numbers it (GT5) will pull in Japan though, Japan as a market has been completely out of whack this gen.