Switch overtakes total PS4 sales in Japan, in less than half the time

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RolStoppable said:

linkink said:

Why are you going back to super nes, nes era? home console market has really shrunk in japan after ps2. Even Ps2 the most successful home console of all time sold less then 3DS. You're gonna tell me 3ds had more appealing software then ps2 did in that market? obviously being handheld plays a major role. You constantly bring up the vita but the software on ps4  is basically a million times more appealing and yet it only ahead of vita by 2 million. 

I include all data because that approach allows for better conclusions to be made.

And yes, I am going to tell you that the 3DS had more appealing software than the PS2.

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But no, the PS4 lineup isn't a million times more appealing than the Vita's library. The PS4 game selection skews heavily towards American and European tastes, so the huge advantage that the PS4 has over the Vita in America and Europe doesn't translate to Japan. It's also wrong to say that the PS4 is only 2m ahead of the Vita, because the Vita is done selling while the PS4 still has life left in it; a projection puts the PS4 about 4m units ahead of the Vita in Japan, so at least 65-70% more than what the Vita sold. That is in line with the higher popularity of the PS4 library.

Not really . ps4 has monster hunter, dragon quest , final fantasy, kindom hearts, and almost every other big Japanese game franchise. looking at PSP how did that sell over 20 million in japan? The software according to vgchartz was abysmal for the Japanese market.  

Last edited by linkink - on 29 May 2019