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Jranation said:
Kai_Mao said:
I think its interesting that we talk about Switch selling well because its a handheld, when its also priced as a home console (with ~$60 priced games and a $300 console, with the $200 Lite as an option).

While I agree that the console market in Japan is not the same in decades past, but I think the Switch shows that there's life in the market. It'll be interesting to see how Sony approaches marketing PS5 in Japan moving forward. I do understand their concerns though. They have all the AAA Japanese third party games under the sun (i.e., FFVIIR, KH3, MHW, MGSV, FFXV, Persona 5, DQXI, RE2R, RE7, etc.), but the Switch not only outsold the PS4 in short time, but is trouncing it convincingly.

And its not just because Switch is also a handheld. Because the PS4 (a Home console) outsold the PS Vita (A handheld) in Japan. The only way I can see Sony challenging Nintendo in Japan is to have those AAA Japanese third party games on a Hybrid console or a Handheld. 

So PS4 sold 7 times more than PSVita worldwide to slightly outsell PSVita in Japan and we are going to deny that home consoles are doing less in Japan? And your solution is making a hybrid or hh, so you are accepting it needs to be portable to really sell a lot more.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."