ManUtdFan said:
kowenicki said:
ManUtdFan said:
kowenicki said:
ManUtdFan said:
I'd reiterate, PS3 sales are fairly steady. They certainly haven't 'died on their arse' yet, and they're not likely to in 2013. Japan especially, they like their role-playing games, so games like The Last of Us and Beyond: Two Souls going off past trends, are likely to shift significant numbers of hardware.
This point may be contentious, but why would 'previously' eager Wii owners with virtually no new titles to get excited about immediately upgrade to a WiiU, when its software line-up right now is in a similar state? There's still a wide gap in sales between Wii and PS3 in Japan, therefore why shouldn't some Wii owners be more tempted to invest in a PS3? keeping its sales fairly strong for another year.
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The Last Of Us and Beyond will shift significant numbers of hardware in Japan?!?!?
What!?
Sorry but your post is a load of old nonsense.
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Don't you know how things work in Japan? Whenever a new game is released that registers huge sales, there's also a concurrent increase in the console sales the game is played on. Similar to how Call of Duty games shift hardware in the US.
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Excuse me. I know EXACTLY how they work. But the Last of us and Beyond are NOT Japanese type games. Not even remotely.
You are embarrassing yourself.
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Actually, The Last of Us and Beyond are games that will very likely appeal to the Japanese even if they're not typical JRPGs. The proof will be in the sales of course.
Using terms like 'total ignorance', 'load of old nonsense' and 'embarrassing yourself' will get you nowhere. You're probably treading a thin line though.
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Kowenicki is actually right. The Last of Us and Beyond are not games that appeal to the Japanese masses. Furthermore, your anology of PS3 sales being steady is not true, sales have been down 35% in Japan - see compartive chart on Neogaf
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505590
People fail to realize that Nintendo has Japan pretty much locked for next generation. Square Enix CEO in 2011 said that Nintendo has become the only 'Japanese' centric company and considers Sony a Western one due to the shift of mentality. Hence, you will see JRPGs coming to the Wii U more than the next PS4. Japanese developers are supporting the 3DS and not the Vita, the same is going to happen for thePS4: Wii U will get the support, PS4 will fall behind the cracks. If I were Sony, I would seriously be worried.
