PS4 v Wii U lifetime Japan sales.

[Materia-Blade]

dtrain85 said:

Materia-Blade said:

Ps3 was uber expensive and didn't get many games either. Ps4 doing worse is no good sign. it's also improbable that ps4 recovers significantly due to the decline of the home console market in japan.

PS4 is not doing worse, it's selling at the same pace, if not slightly faster.

Yes the PS3 was expensive, but the PS3 had better software and had 2 holiday seasons in the first 14 months.  If the PS4 gets good dev support from local developers, I see no reason why it can't sell as many as the PS3 lifetime.

The first holiday season was also launch period for both wii u and ps3, so it doesn't matter. By the way, ps4 had a much better launch than ps3 but quickly fell behind, meaning it's not the same pace. Ps3 required a big turnaround and selling decently even after 5 years on the market, wich is highly unlikely for ps4.