the_dengle on 22 September 2013
| Darth Tigris said: Japan only accounted for less than 10% of console sales this gen. I really don't get why in 2013 they are still considered so meaningful. Even Sony isn't launching there due to a lack of interest from Japanese developers early on. I'm not saying to ignore the market, but they seem to get FAR more attention than the UK but the console sales are almost identical. Isn't about time to categorize Japan as an "Other"? |
Home console sales. It's more like 16% if you include handhelds, while "Other" accounts for roughly 11%. Japan is bigger than every "Other" country combined. If you isolate handhelds, Japan represents over 20% of the market.
Oh yeah, and as for the LTD of 8th-gen consoles (Wii U+3DS+PS Vita), Japan represents 35% of the market.
So unless you think VGC should stop tracking handheld consoles entirely, keeping Japan separate from other markets is necessary.
