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| Shadow1980 said: I think the problem lies in reduced attach rates, which have declined noticeably in Japan since Gen 5 even though they've declined in the West (note that current-gen attach rates are low because the generation is only three years old; attach rates for a given system increase over time):
Since hardware sales in Japan have declined since Gen 5, that means software sales for home consoles have declined at a faster rate than hardware sales have. Combined Gen 7 software sales were just over half combined Gen 5 software sales. Last generation, only two PS3 games sold over a million copies in Japan, and one of them was FFXIII, the best-selling game for the system. The Wii had more million-plus sellers (and New Super Mario Bros Wii is the second best-selling console game ever in Japan after the original SMB), but the PS3's superior third-party support is probably why its attach rate was better. So, it's perhaps no coincidence that Final Fantasy's fortunes have declined seemingly in tandem with the fortunes of the console market. |
Thanks man. Do you have a blog or something? I love your charts! vgCHARTs should hire you.
