In the 2+ years I have lived here, several game stores around me have closed and a few have shrunk their gaming sections considerably in favor of merchandise and/or porn. Even some of the retro stores have closed.
In the same time span, the number of handhelds I see on the train every day has decreased by leaps and bounds. Seemingly everyone now has a smartphone (mainly iPhones)and people with handhelds are the exception.
The muted reception of the PS4 can probably partly be explained by the Western-centric lineup, but it seems like the Japanese would line up and be excited about consoles launched with very few good games in the past. The PS2, for example, had a rather lackluster launch lineup, but still sold like gangbusters.
I actually do not think the PS4 will outsell the PS3 in Japan. If the PS3 only sold as (relative to the PS2) poorly as it did with a 7+ year generation and only had the Wii as a contender in Japan, I don't think the PS4 will catch it with the incredibly soft start it is off to and a shorter generation because of the relative lack of power of the PS4.
I hope I am wrong.
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