Disappointment for Titanfall sales?

[LivingMetal]

padib said:

LivingMetal said:

padib said:

I never played any since X, so I guess that's close enough to agreeing. :P

I don't think it's really important what may have pushed the PS3 past the 360 if it's only 2% of the total sales, despite the timing. What matters is the 98% of sales.

Also, what jrpgs were so important, can you name a few titles?

All of them as long as they push sales.

Again, the importance of relative thinking can't be under emphasized. This is my demonstration to you of the opposite:

Top sellers on PS3 globally (jrpgs bold-underlined):

Pos	Game	Platform	Year	Genre	Publisher	North America	Europe	Japan	Rest of World	Global
1	Grand Theft Auto V	PS3	2013	Action	Take-Two Interactive	5.76	7.32	0.71	3.18	16.97
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	PS3	2011	Shooter	Activision	5.35	5.46	0.49	1.46	12.76
3	Call of Duty: Black Ops	PS3	2010	Shooter	Activision	5.78	4.15	0.48	1.68	12.09
4	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	PS3	2012	Shooter	Activision	4.64	5.08	0.53	0.84	11.09
5	Gran Turismo 5	PS3	2010	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.81	4.67	0.81	2.60	10.88
6	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	PS3	2009	Shooter	Activision	4.90	3.50	0.38	1.55	10.32
7	Grand Theft Auto IV	PS3	2008	Action	Take-Two Interactive	4.58	3.54	0.43	1.51	10.07
8	Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS3	2013	Shooter	Activision	3.15	2.77	0.36	1.26	7.54
9	FIFA Soccer 13	PS3	2012	Action	Electronic Arts	1.00	4.85	0.12	1.17	7.15
10	Battlefield 3	PS3	2011	Shooter	Electronic Arts	2.73	2.76	0.34	0.99	6.83
11	FIFA Soccer 12	PS3	2011	Sports	Electronic Arts	0.80	4.23	0.11	1.35	6.48
12	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	PS3	2007	Shooter	Activision	2.98	2.18	0.28	0.98	6.42
13	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	PS3	2009	Action	Sony Computer Entertainment	3.15	2.07	0.21	0.92	6.35
14	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	PS3	2011	Action	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.61	2.56	0.19	0.92	6.29
15	Red Dead Redemption	PS3	2010	Action	Take-Two Interactive	2.58	2.27	0.17	0.87	5.89
16	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	PS3	2008	Action	Konami Digital Entertainment	2.58	1.65	0.83	0.79	5.85
17	FIFA Soccer 14	PS3	2013	Sports	Electronic Arts	0.57	3.48	0.06	1.38	5.49
18	Assassin's Creed III	PS3	2012	Action	Ubisoft	2.37	2.26	0.15	0.69	5.47
19	LittleBigPlanet	PS3	2008	Platform	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.69	1.75	0.17	0.80	5.41
20	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	PS3	2011	Role-Playing	Bethesda Softworks	2.08	2.22	0.25	0.78	5.33
21	Assassin's Creed II	PS3	2009	Action	Ubisoft	2.41	1.85	0.21	0.79	5.27
22	Call of Duty: World at War	PS3	2008	Shooter	Activision	2.58	1.76	0.00	0.78	5.12
23	Final Fantasy XIII	PS3	2009	Role-Playing	Square Enix	1.65	1.14	1.87	0.46	5.12
24	FIFA Soccer 11	PS3	2010	Sports	Electronic Arts	0.58	3.25	0.06	1.11	5.00
25	Resident Evil 5	PS3	2009	Action	Capcom	1.90	1.36	1.08	0.61	4.95
26	Batman: Arkham City	PS3	2011	Action	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	2.39	1.68	0.11	0.64	4.82
27	Uncharted: Drake's Fortune	PS3	2007	Action	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.20	1.66	0.12	0.72	4.71
28	Assassin's Creed	PS3	2007	Adventure	Ubisoft	1.85	1.94	0.09	0.79	4.67
29	God of War III	PS3	2010	Action	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.69	1.26	0.12	0.58	4.65
30	The Last of Us	PS3	2013	Adventure	Sony Computer Entertainment Europe	1.77	1.63	0.23	0.74	4.36
31	Resistance: Fall of Man	PS3	2006	Shooter	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.67	1.69	0.14	0.72	4.23
32	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue	PS3	2007	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.26	1.81	0.57	0.52	4.15
33	Assassin's Creed: Revelations	PS3	2011	Action	Ubisoft	1.35	1.94	0.10	0.65	4.04
34	Batman: Arkham Asylum	PS3	2009	Action	Eidos Interactive	2.11	1.24	0.07	0.55	3.96
35	MotorStorm	PS3	2006	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.50	1.58	0.06	0.66	3.80
36	Sports Champions	PS3	2010	Sports	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.02	1.05	0.10	0.45	3.62
37	FIFA Soccer 10	PS3	2009	Sports	Electronic Arts	0.57	2.43	0.05	0.51	3.55
38	Fallout 3	PS3	2008	Role-Playing	Bethesda Softworks	1.79	1.03	0.07	0.47	3.35
39	LittleBigPlanet 2	PS3	2011	Platform	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.70	0.95	0.06	0.40	3.10
40	Killzone 2	PS3	2009	Shooter	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.38	1.03	0.08	0.45	2.95
41	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	PS3	2007	Role-Playing	Ubisoft	1.59	0.81	0.14	0.39	2.92
42	L.A. Noire	PS3	2011	Adventure	Take-Two Interactive	1.18	1.18	0.11	0.44	2.91
43	Battlefield: Bad Company 2	PS3	2010	Shooter	Electronic Arts	1.28	1.07	0.08	0.42	2.84
44	Heavy Rain	PS3	2010	Adventure	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.20	1.06	0.06	0.42	2.74
45	inFAMOUS	PS3	2009	Action	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.65	0.63	0.12	0.33	2.73
46	Resident Evil 6	PS3	2012	Action	Capcom	0.77	0.83	0.88	0.25	2.73
47	Medal of Honor	PS3	2010	Shooter	Electronic Arts	1.24	1.00	0.07	0.40	2.72
48	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	PS3	2013	Action	Ubisoft	0.86	1.23	0.10	0.53	2.71
49	Far Cry 3	PS3	2012	Shooter	Ubisoft	0.72	1.46	0.10	0.40	2.69
50	Fallout: New Vegas	PS3	2010	Role-Playing	Bethesda Softworks	1.26	0.93	0.10	0.37	2.67

We aren't talking about the market that helps push sales, we're talking about the one that helps push sales the most globally.

In contrast, this is what Japan looks like for the PS3:

Top sellers on PS3 japan only (jrpgs bold-underlined):

Pos	Game	Platform	Year	Genre	Publisher	North America	Europe	Japan	Rest of World	Global
1	Final Fantasy XIII	PS3	2009	Role-Playing	Square Enix	1.65	1.14	1.87	0.46	5.12
2	Resident Evil 5	PS3	2009	Action	Capcom	1.90	1.36	1.08	0.61	4.95
3	Final Fantasy XIII-2	PS3	2011	Role-Playing	Square Enix	0.77	0.66	0.89	0.21	2.53
4	Resident Evil 6	PS3	2012	Action	Capcom	0.77	0.83	0.88	0.25	2.73
5	One Piece Pirate Musou	PS3	2012	Action	Namco Bandai Games	0.01	0.19	0.86	0.05	1.11
6	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	PS3	2008	Action	Konami Digital Entertainment	2.58	1.65	0.83	0.79	5.85
7	Gran Turismo 5	PS3	2010	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	2.81	4.67	0.81	2.60	10.88
8	Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds	PS3	2007	Sports	Sony Computer Entertainment	0.30	0.02	0.76	0.03	1.11
9	Dragon's Dogma	PS3	2012	Adventure	Capcom	0.32	0.36	0.72	0.12	1.51
10	Grand Theft Auto V	PS3	2013	Action	Take-Two Interactive	5.76	7.32	0.71	3.18	16.97
11	Tales of Xillia	PS3	2011	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.24	0.11	0.67	0.06	1.08
12	Yakuza 4	PS3	N/A	Adventure	Sega	0.13	0.10	0.63	0.04	0.90
13	Yakuza 3	PS3	2009	Adventure	Sega	0.19	0.19	0.62	0.07	1.07
14	Yakuza 5	PS3	2012	Action	Sega	0.00	0.00	0.59	0.00	0.59
15	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue	PS3	2007	Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	1.26	1.81	0.57	0.52	4.15
16	Warriors Orochi 3	PS3	2011	Action	Ubisoft Annecy	0.00	0.01	0.55	0.00	0.57
17	Pro Evolution Soccer 2012	PS3	2011	Sports	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.33	0.95	0.55	0.32	2.15
18	Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage	PS3	2010	Action	Ubisoft Annecy	0.05	0.02	0.55	0.01	0.63
19	pro evolution soccer 2011	PS3	2010	Sports	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.28	1.16	0.54	0.40	2.38
20	Dark Souls	PS3	2011	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.62	0.40	0.54	0.16	1.73
21	Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme VS	PS3	2011	Fighting	Namco Bandai Games	0.00	0.00	0.54	0.00	0.54
22	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	PS3	2012	Shooter	Activision	4.64	5.08	0.53	0.84	11.09
23	Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.	PS3	2011	Role-Playing	Capcom	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	0.50
24	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	2013	Fighting	Namco Bandai Games	0.00	0.00	0.49	0.00	0.49
25	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	PS3	2011	Shooter	Activision	5.35	5.46	0.49	1.46	12.76
26	Pro Evolution Soccer 2013	PS3	2012	Sports	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.17	0.56	0.49	0.15	1.36
27	Call of Duty: Black Ops	PS3	2010	Shooter	Activision	5.78	4.15	0.48	1.68	12.09
28	Dynasty Warriors 7	PS3	2011	Action	Tecmo Koei	0.22	0.11	0.46	0.04	0.84
29	Pro Evolution Soccer 2010	PS3	2009	Sports	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.29	1.26	0.46	0.25	2.26
30	Tales of Xillia 2	PS3	2012	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.00	0.00	0.45	0.00	0.45
31	Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	PS3	2013	Action	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.32	0.26	0.44	0.09	1.11
32	Tales of Vesperia	PS3	2009	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.00	0.00	0.43	0.00	0.43
33	Grand Theft Auto IV	PS3	2008	Action	Take-Two Interactive	4.58	3.54	0.43	1.51	10.07
34	Tales of Graces f	PS3	2010	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.25	0.13	0.43	0.05	0.85
35	Yakuza: Dead Souls	PS3	2011	Shooter	Sega	0.07	0.05	0.42	0.02	0.56
36	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	PS3	2013	Role-Playing	Square Enix	0.29	0.12	0.42	0.06	0.90
37	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2	PS3	2013	Action	Namco Bandai Games	0.00	0.12	0.41	0.05	0.58
38	Dynasty Warriors 6	PS3	2007	Action	Tecmo Koei	0.18	0.06	0.41	0.04	0.69
39	Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes	PS3	2010	Action	Capcom	0.15	0.03	0.40	0.02	0.60
40	PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer	PS3	2008	Sports	Konami Digital Entertainment	0.10	1.33	0.40	0.26	2.09
41	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	PS3	2009	Shooter	Activision	4.90	3.50	0.38	1.55	10.32
42	Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS3	2013	Shooter	Activision	3.15	2.77	0.36	1.26	7.54
43	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3	PS3	2010	Action	Tecmo Koei	0.09	0.03	0.36	0.01	0.50
44	Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City	PS3	2012	Shooter	Capcom	0.44	0.21	0.36	0.08	1.09
45	White Knight Chronicles: International Edition	PS3	2008	Role-Playing	Sony Computer Entertainment	0.29	0.15	0.36	0.07	0.87
46	Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!	PS3	2008	Adventure	Sega	0.00	0.00	0.36	0.00	0.36
47	Demon's Souls	PS3	2009	Role-Playing	Namco Bandai Games	0.90	0.27	0.35	0.15	1.67
48	Battlefield 3	PS3	2011	Shooter	Electronic Arts	2.73	2.76	0.34	0.99	6.83
49	Devil May Cry 4	PS3	2008	Action	Capcom	0.56	0.42	0.34	0.19	1.51
50	Dynasty Warriors 8	PS3	2013	Action	Tecmo Koei	0.09	0.05	0.34	0.03	0.51

Notice the relatively low western sales for the japanese role playing games which sell well in japan.

So.  I was originally referring to handhelds while you cherry picked the US and UK for your justification in reasoning.