Look at the user base for PS3's in Japan. It's under 6,000 thousand!!!
I feel that the Japanese console market is a very well informed hardcore audience. They buy games week 1 because the audience plans purchases before the game is even released. They judge games by what who developed them, brand name (Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Gran Turismo), and how long it's been in development. After a week, the game is old news, the only people buying it are the much smaller casual audience, people adsent week 1, or people who were unsure of the game at first, but changed their minds.
This logic goes for the 360 as well, but due to the strong domestic association, sales follow to a much lower extent. Wii has a small casual audience, and handhelds are mega popular because Japan is a mobile population.
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