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Soundwave said:
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. 

Sad but true. Unless consoles are able to give players a must have experience not possible anywhere else, then i see little hope for home consoles. WiiU can offer an experience very unique to it - that family "get together" experience, so atleast WiiU will do good in the holidays.