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Soundwave on 25 December 2013
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the_dengle said:
Soundwave said:
Arguing over console sales in Japan is like betting on a cripple fight. Consoles are done in Japan despite a few sparks here and there. People need to get over it. Japan = handheld market.

Well, it depends. The Vita is very weak. Home consoles could very well make up 2 of the 3 best-selling platforms this gen in Japan if the Wii U and PS4 both sell decently.

I mean, if the Wii U and PS4 are both considered cripples, and if the PSV can't keep up with them, the whole market will be ruled by only one platform.


I think the Vita will still in the long run outsell both the PS4 and Wii U. I don't think PS4 will match PS3 in Japan nor will Wii U match Wii. 

There is another rising platform in Japan, even if people don't want to admit it -- a recent report showed that Japan spends more on smartphone/tablet apps than any country in the world, overtaking the US last year. And the no.1 type of app being download are games.