Japan Sales: Famitsu & Media Create - Week 4 ( Jan 21-27)

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BasilZero said:

benao87 said:

pezus said:

It's already behind PSV's weekly pace, as you can see in the YOY comparison I posted above. I wouldn't bet against it. Nintendo owns Japan, eh?

WiiU really does not matter, the thing could be discountinued and Nintendo would still own Japan, at least for this year. Should I start listing the releases of 3DS for 2013.

OT: I guess there was a new shipment for Fantasy Life, and I really wasn't expecting those two PSV. But still quite a meh week. Now, the countdown until WiiU gets below the infamous 10k.

Why would you even say something like that? LOL - if it was discontinued, it would ruin Nintendo's image especially in the eyes of third party devs. Pretty sure they dont care about short term sales, its all about life time. Even if sales of the Vita or the Wii-U are low atm, it can be changed due to game releases, bundles, price cuts, etc. Besides its not like the systems are selling at a point of death (i.e. double or triple digits).

Just because it does well with one system but not the other doesnt mean it should go on and throw the one that's selling bad out of the window. Same with Sony - its the decision they made going both platforms, if they ever decide to back out on either system - it would tarnish their reputation and would make third parties think twice before releasing games on any systems they make in the future.

Pretty sure is the same reason why Microsoft keeps releasing their systems in Japan as well and I'm pretty sure they'll continue with the next Xbox regardless of how bad it might sell, the point is you dont/wouldnt want your competitor to get 100% hold on a region even if they have a 90% hold - the fact that you hold 10% (these are not exact numbers  - this is an example) means something.

Its one thing to make cheap shots against Sony but please remember be careful what you say about Nintendo lol.

O.o I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't talking about the future of WiiU, just countering Pezus' statement that Nintendo wasn't owning Japan.

Of course Nintendo will keep producing the WiiU, even if they fall to XBox levels, until they release their next console, but the point is that 3DS is the dominant console in Japan, and poor WiiU sales wont change that.