Will Japan save Nintendo and the Wii U like they did with the 3DS?

[UncleScrooge]

osed125 said:

UncleScrooge said:
I doubt it will sell like hotcakes in Japan. 10 million maybe but Japan is all handheld these days.

Oh and why are we having that supply / demand discussion again? Console makers always promise a huge first shipment and then fail to meet their goal. Always. And how do people know the console did or did not sell out? Did you... read it on the internet? *gasp*

I remember reading an article saying that most middle class in Japan only have 1 TV at home, thus why handheld are so popular. With the Gamepad you can play almost all games on the controller without turning the TV or when someone wants to watch it. I believe this could be huge in Japan for that reason alone.

I think the actual reason for Japan's fixation on handhelds is simply the break out success of the original DS - after that developers heavily shifted their resources towards handhelds. It's a self fulfilling prophecy to some extend. Interesting fact about the number of TV's, though. That's surely a plus point for the console.