Wii U Sells Only Over 48k IN Japan!? Dooomed :-)

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Viper1 said:

Kazus said:

Viper1 said:

Japan does have a holiday boost.  They celebrate New Years like the west celebrates Christmas.

Okay. Prove it. Find sales from multiple stores and different industries including gaming. Oh and a commercial or two supporting this holiday event would be nice too. I mean, it's a "holiday boost" it obviously has to have promotion and actual discounts, right?

I'll wait... 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukubukuro
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japaneseholidays/a/newyearday.htm
http://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-travel/japan-residents/hatsuuri
http://www.toddjayleonard.com/Todd_Jay_Leonard/New_Years_in_Japan_is_celebrated_like_Christmas,_Blog_Archives.html
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/japan.shtml
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2011/12/17/7-reasons-new-years-is-the-best-time-to-experience-japan/

As for Japanese advertisements, that's a little tough to search for since I can't type Japanese.

I assumed that everyone with some interest in sales and video games already knew this. Apparently not. (Not directed at you, of course).

Japan always gets a nice boost this time of the year and usually has a pretty good January as well, it's not very far removed the shopping patterns in the West this time of year. Which is good, holidays are the best time in here!