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HoangNhatAnh on 05 January 2022
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Farsala said:
HoangNhatAnh said:

Bold: In JP, digital is only 20-30%, very very very rarely it can get 40% or more in JP.

"Nintendo will struggle to provide big games to the Japanese market during the wait for Switch 2 launch" You mean Switch 2 will be just like Switch in 2017?

We don't really know digital rates for PS5. For Nintendo consoles and older consoles, for sure it has always been lower like 20%.

No, I am saying Switch will be more like the PS4 in 2020, when Switch 2 launches. A light schedule, but nothing major for the Japanese audience.

Switch 2 might be like the Switch in 2017 though if Nintendo plans it right.

Bold: proof about Switch digital sales in JP is only 20%?

And:

https://jp.gamesindustry.biz/article/2104/21042701/

Summary: Hideki Yasuda makes a point that whilst digital adoption has grown there are still consumers who prefer physical media and undershipment of physical copies can still mean lost sales.

Also a bit about the decline of TV ownership in Japan, with almost a quarter of 30-39 yo not owning a TV as of this past year. Mentions that the current demand for PS5 hardware is likely fueled by the lifestyle change during pandemic necessitating more time spent at home, and not from demand for Ps5 software.

Last edited by HoangNhatAnh - on 05 January 2022