Nintendo Switch exceeds 2.6m sales in the US; Mario Odyssey exceeds 1.1m in the US

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AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Slimebeast said:

Bold: funnily that's actually something I've scratched by head over all the time since I've started following console sales ten years ago. Why are the Japan sales numbers for Sony and others so small for a country with 127 million people and a population supposedly so crazy about video games?

Because Japanese gamers care more about portability on average than a home experience. The 3DS outsold the PS2 over there. The PS2 sold 150 million and the 3DS sold 65+ million. Portability has just been progressively more important for Japanese consumers, or has become more attractive. And to be clear that's not a dig at the PS2, 20+ million sales is nothing to scaw at. 

Yes, but even if u factor in portability, I think on a per capita basis the USA clearly and consistently has outsold Japan in the last few console generations.