Japan sales (Week 47): Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - November 20-26, 2017

[Qwark]

Nautilus said:

Qwark said:

 

This is the biggest year for PS4 thus far so I think it will do the same numbers as PS3. Japan simply doesn't care all thst much about Playstation anymore. And Playstation actually wants to do great in the rest of the world, but doesnt see Ja pan as an essential market. Sony tried with games like Bloodborne, Persona 5 and Ni-Oh and Nier Automata but all they did was show that more typical Japanese games can also do well outside of Japan. While not doin all that well inside of it. Point is Japan is to much of a special market for Sony's global focus.

But I wasnt talking about global sales.WW is obvious that Sony is doing extremely well.My question is for japan.Wether WW is more important or not its not the point.The point is that Sony has "lost" japan.At least it looks that way.

Sony has lost Japan since 2006, except for the PSP. Ever since that year sales have been bad for PS homeconsoles. This year is the best year for the PS4 in Japan and worldwide. The PS3 and PS4 have sold the same amount of units when you align launches.

On an unrelated note you don't need Japan to still sell a shot load of consoles.