Phil Spencer Says Xbox One Isn't As Big In Japan Due to Preferring Games Like Persona 5 or Nioh

[Mr Puggsly]

Swordmasterman said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Not only has console gaming seen a decline, but dedicated mobile gaming device have also plunged.

Let Nintendo and Sony battle for that market. Its a small region with niche taste not worth fighting for.

It is one of the world's biggest country for consoles. Sony exclusives and multiplataform western games sold more on Japan alone than the games that Microsoft tried to launch in the USA.

Japan is a bigger market than most single countries, but its a market that enjoys games basically just catered to them. While NA and Europe is a massive audience with similar interest in games. Persona 5 is considered a big deal but a game like Forza Horizon 3 will likely outsell it.

The sentence I bolded, that's you grasping at straws. Have you actually looked at the how Sony games sell in Japan? Its very low. The best selling PS4 game in Japan is struggling to crack 500K (MGSV). Uncharted 4, a huge hit in NA and Europe, hasn't hit 200K in Japan. Is that really worth boasting about that? That tells me Japan is really moving away from home consoles.

I really don't wanna have this dumb argument by the way, but Japan simply doesn't matter much in the home console arena and software sales proves that.