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

[Alby_da_Wolf]

RolStoppable said:

linkink said:

It's just not Wii U. WII, GC and N64 all sold horribly in japan. Wii not so much, but only 4-5 million more then the vita, is kinda pathetic when you think about it. Obviously japan prefers handheld, at the same time what if there was no Nintendo handheld how would japan get the nintendo fix they love? would a traditional console sell over 15 million? it's something we will never know.

EDIT: so I just found out vita outsold N64, and GC in japan. SMH.

I covered why the N64, GC, Wii and Wii U didn't exceed 15m units in Japan in this post:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9016438

The NES and SNES both sold more than 15m units, so we do know.

@curl-6 You got yourself under pressure regarding Wii U sales because you forgot to point out the large gaps between game releases that the console had. It was common for the Wii U to go more than one month without any retail release and that only got worse over time.

The data you bring as proof could also mean that since GB, both Japanese gamers favour and 3rd party support switched mainly to portables.
Wii was very successful WW, but neither Japanese gamers nor 3rd party devs supported it at the level of Ninty best sellers in Japan. So it could mean that portability changed the game in Japan, they supported home consoles more only until a viable portable alternative became available (older portables with just one or very few hardwired games can't be considered a viable portable platform, as it requires to buy new HW for every new game).