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MoHasanie on 28 May 2014

Yay! Go Wii U! PS4 will win every other territory so at least let the Wii U have Japan.



    

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vivster on 28 May 2014

Still, PS4 will win LTD. I just don't see why Japan would be the only country that has WiiU leading.
Software will come and winds will change.



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Deimos on 28 May 2014
zorg1000 said:
Deimos said:
Pavolink said:
Another line crossed by PS4. Selling below Wii U must a shame worst than FFXIII on Xbox360.


Really? Which PS4 games does appeal to the japanese right now?


Yakuza: Ishin, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends


Exclusives. Also the Wii U is 1 year older.



tbone51 on 28 May 2014
biglittlesps said:
zorg1000 said:
Deimos said:
Pavolink said:
Another line crossed by PS4. Selling below Wii U must a shame worst than FFXIII on Xbox360.


Really? Which PS4 games does appeal to the japanese right now?


Yakuza: Ishin, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends



All of these games are already available in PS3, so why do you expect them to buy PS4 to play them when they have PS3? But its not the same case with Wii U which has one year of library and the game they want to play in a week. Still, PS4 selling decently compared to Wii U which has one year of library.

At the same timeframe wiiu is still ahead by 200k+ though, and there was NSMB2 that just came out (though its not the sane game as NSMBU)!!!



tbone51 on 28 May 2014
vivster said:
Still, PS4 will win LTD. I just don't see why Japan would be the only country that has WiiU leading.
Software will come and winds will change.


It wont do it anytime soonthough :P



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zorg1000 on 28 May 2014
biglittlesps said:
zorg1000 said:
Deimos said:
Pavolink said:
Another line crossed by PS4. Selling below Wii U must a shame worst than FFXIII on Xbox360.


Really? Which PS4 games does appeal to the japanese right now?


Yakuza: Ishin, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends



All of these games are already available in PS3, so why do you expect them to buy PS4 to play them when they have PS3? But its not the same case with Wii U which has one year of library and the game they want to play in a week. Still, PS4 selling decently compared to Wii U which has one year of library.

PS4 is doing pretty well in America/Europe despite pretty much all its games being available on PS3/360, why are people buying it there?

but anywho, whether or not those games are on PS3 as well doesnt change the fact those are popular series in Japan, which is what he asked.



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Devil_Survivor on 28 May 2014
spemanig said:

Devil_Survivor said:

Is that a bet I smell lol?

 


Lol, I wouldn't real feel acomplished if I "won" a bet like that.


Fair enough lol. 



 

POE on 28 May 2014

Yes!!!! A happy day :D



vivster on 28 May 2014
tbone51 said:
vivster said:
Still, PS4 will win LTD. I just don't see why Japan would be the only country that has WiiU leading.
Software will come and winds will change.

It wont do it anytime soonthough :P

soon enough for me ;)



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Justagamer on 28 May 2014

One thing I've seemed to notice, is that third parties in past gens used to bring out games that helped sell systems... It seems like these days(I can't blame them) they are sitting on the sidelines and waiting for the systems to sell before they release anything. I know there are some cross gen games and a few announced next gen exclusives, but I remember having quite a few more games from the ps2/Xbox/cube launch year, and the ps360/wii launch year. I don't remember the drought in releases like there is now... Perhaps my memory is just a bit off, but it seems that way.

If the ps4 sells horribly for too long, like the entire first year, why would third parties suddenly jump in and make tons of games for it? The install base there would be too small... I see them sticking to the ps3 for a lot longer than most were hoping for... Kinda like the way they stuck with the psp and didn't jump over to vita. If it doesn't sell well for long enough, it will remain irrelevant.

It may get a bump here and there, like the vita, but will not consistently sell big weekly.. I have a feeling that Japanese home consoles will get some big Japanese games, but the majority of Japanese releases will go to the portable and smartphone markets.