| The_Liquid_Laser said: There is not a decline in software sales compared to Generation 8. |
There are
In 2015 the total of third party software sales (combining all platforms) were north 27 million
In 2021, those numbers are behind 16 million
Besides that. I don't know for bow long we will be able to keep this narrative JP third parties aren't releasing their games on Switch. The only game that aren't release on Switch are the ones that absolutely can't run on Switch. Games like Resident Evil Village and Monster Hunter World that don't even need to hit big in Japan in first place because their popularity worldwide is enough to offset any decrease in interest on their home market. Indeed those are games that NEED to be popular overseas to become financially profitable
Third parties are releasing their games on Switch. They simply don't sell as much as they used to sell when Playstation platforms were relevant. In past they have to have Nintendo platforms and Playstation platforms to sell, now they only have Nintendo's
But I agree partially with your point that Sony outright ignoring Japan is the reason behind the overall third party market decline. Just disagree Switch is a path to revive third parties.
Sony first party output in Japan was pretty irrelevant, so Playstation ecosystem was dedicated to third parties. On Nintendo ecosystem they have competition with Nintendo IPs and of course Nintendo will advertise and prioritize their own software, third parties will have harder time selling on Switch then they used to on Playstation.
Switch is preventing the JP market to shrink, yes, but their own first party output keeps representing half of boxed sales and I don't see this changing in future
