Japan sales (Week 7): Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - February 12-18, 2018

[Farsala]

fatslob-:O said:

Farsala said:
Splatoon 2 week ~28 (?) > Bayonetta week 1 :(.

On a different note those PS4 sales are disappointing.

PS3 sold 230k with FFXIII release much higher than PS4, and yet FFXIII sold a lot less than MHW.

I am too lazy to look up the followup weeks, so maybe PS4 made some ground in these recent weeks.

The circumstances were different for each though ... 

FFXIII released during the holidays of PS3's 3rd year in Japan with the recent launch of the slim model while MHW launched at the beginning of PS4's 5th year ... 

PS3 arguably had far more potential to push hardware sales during that period compared to PS4 despite the fact that FF XIII sold less in Japan ... 

Sure the holidays help a little, as well as the recent slim release in 2009. But the years hardly matter to the PS4, as it has peaked so late in its lifetime. And in fact the peak of PS4>PS3 peak thus I think it sensible that the PS4 should put up close to the same numbers. (which it might have with legs)