Two random points for the sake of devil's advocate on this topic. Sony has presumably invested untold millions into establishing this service (for "free" - other than the $600 and specially available downloadable content). 1) Can PS Home justify a console purchase in Japan? I think the sales may inch up to 25-35k when this is out in Japan, but not much more on a normal week. 2) Can't Nintendo (in Japan) essentially negate this service with a really cohesive Animal Crossing game as an online hub? I imagine a section of Tom Nook's store where I can download a portion of DQIX and send it via wifi to my DS, or a "Hotel", where I can meet travelling avatar who come to trade goods or (simply fruit) on the 'stalk market'. Previous iterations of Animal Crossing already had 'other content' like Donkey Kong, so I don't see why the downloads couldn't become more sophisticated on Wii. If Wii sells in the same pattern as the DS in Japan, AC Wii would reach millions, potentially far more successful than Home consider PS3 may not even have a million users in Japan until May....
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