Amazon US July monthly bestsellers and general Amazon based discussion

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cpg716 said:

binary solo said:

Not quite.

For Xb one USA accounts for 56% of sales.

For Wii U Japan accounts for 23% of sales

For Vita Japan accounts for 32% of sales

Therefore, Xb one is far more dependant on USA than Vita or Wii U are dependant on Japan. Xb one has a majority of its eggs in one basket, Wii U and Vita do not. Wii U and Vita have a chance to get good sales of games that appeal to audiences outside of Japan but do not appeal to Japanese gamers. Xb one has a lower chance of good sales for a game that does not appeal to US gamers but appeals to gamers outside USA. Which is why certain genres like racers are going to struggle on Xb one this generation. 

If Xb one was selliing exactly how it is now outside of the USA, and the USA only contributed 23% of global Xb one sales the Xb one LTD would only be 7.2 million. If USA contributed 32% then the LTD would only be 8.25 million. 

OT, in terms of the Fools Edition PS4 is it perhaps the case that because it's only available through 3rd parties it doesn't get counted in the monthly chart? Speaking of which, it seems odd that All but the Batman bundle is 3rd party sellers only, unless new skus are on their way very soon.

Oddly enough..  57% is where the X360 was also.. for North America..    So it would seem the X1 is doing exactly as the X360..    just not seeming likely it will outsell the PS4 in NA like the X360 did the PS3..

Yeah, global market split for Xb one looks pretty similar to last gen, so all markets have taken a somewhat similar generational dive; pretty much 100% to the benefit of PS4. USA accounts for 34% of PS4 sales, for PS3 USA was 31%. Not as close as the Xbox proportions but still close. I suspect as the PS4 price decreases around the world the gamers in less rich countries will start picking up PS4 at a greater rate and this will probably mean the US contribution to global PS4 sales will drop. And most are expecting Japan to start selling PS4s at a much healthier rate once some key franchises come on board. Though whether that happens in a substantial way, or whether console gaming is truly in a state of serious decline in Japan remains to be seen. It could literally come down to whether FFXV is a genuine rennaisence for the FF franchise or a continued slide in quality, and whether KH3 is everything every hopes it will be.