celine on 14 January 2008
| mike_intellivision said: Wow! I took three things from that. 1. Microsoft doesn't sell much software in Japapn. 2. Sega used to actually be a real player (look at 1996). 3. Something happened in 2006 -- besides the new consoles coming out. Mike from Morgantown |
1. Yes
2. No, only with Saturn they captured a significative share of japanese market. Sega Saturn was a console for otaku/hardcore gamers . That force was declinig during 32 bit era.
3. Software sales exploded, reverting a declining trend in japanese market, thanks to Nintendo's Blue Ocean ( DS Lite came out in march 2007, that was the final explosion of DS phenomenon ).
“In the entertainment business, there are only heaven and hell, and nothing in between and as soon as our customers bore of our products, we will crash.” Hiroshi Yamauchi
TAG: Like a Yamauchi pimp slap delivered by Il Maelstrom; serving it up with style.
