PS4 Sells 322k Units In Japan (2 Days)

[vivster]

ninetailschris said:

vivster said:

Dulfite said:

It's interesting to note here that the Wii U sold 308k or so in it's opening 2 days in Japan (and it had the joy of Christmas competition). Ps4 had nothing else new and exciting released to compete with and no amazing deals for other devices to compete with and still sold just a little better than the Wii U did in it's opening 2 days. I'm seriously starting to wonder if Japan really IS turning into a smartphone/handheld only country...

You are missing 3 big points here.

1. The WiiU didn't have a de facto competition. It was the very first 8th gen console and had all the hype with it from E3.

2. Nintendo has a big kids demographic. Just guess which time around they all get presents.

3. People buy A LOT more around christmas time than in late february.

In light of that the PS4 is already much more popular than the WiiU

You realize playstation bumps come around 52 and 1 week right?

Anyway using holidays as excuse on perfromance is not vaid because hoildays usually boost sales on second year of consoles. That's when discounts at the hoildays began and are more focused on children. Your own point defeated the second point because most children don't buy playstation on holidays but on New Years. Either way only the hardcore buy at launch. Expect it to drop to vita second year since it already is beating on launch sales.

PS4 is a console in a handheld country just accept it and move on.

Kids don't buy. Kids get stuff from their parents and they buy in or before the holidays. That's why there wasn't a boost this launch but will be next holiday because the kids missed the holiday window to get something expensive.

I believe the WiiU would've sold significantly less in the launch month if it launched late february. That's why I don't think the numbers are comparable. The fact that the PS4 still sold more though says a lot.