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deskpro2k3 on 15 December 2016
m_csquare said:
deskpro2k3 said:
Japan just don't like Square Enix, it's just that simple. Ask a Japanese person, you'll see.

So that must be the reason why squenix has several apps in top50 most grossed and downloaded apps in apple store. The reason why squenix always have at least 1 game in top10 best selling games every year. Damn japanese is such a masochist country /s

 

wow "several in the top 50" what an amazing accomplishment! /s

https://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/top/japan/overall/?device=iphone

oops, looks like only 3 in the top 50 most grossing. great accomplishment.



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Lawlight on 15 December 2016
Ka-pi96 said:
Lawlight said:
Japan is a dead market. That's the reason.

Aren`t Japanese console/game sales still like 2nd in the world behind only the US?

I guess there`s a whole lot of dead markets then

Fairly sure Japan is third behind the UK - a country which half its population.



Louie_86 on 15 December 2016
deskpro2k3 said:
Japan just don't like Square Enix, it's just that simple. Ask a Japanese person, you'll see.

Dragon Quest tho. 



deskpro2k3 on 15 December 2016
Jpcc86 said:
deskpro2k3 said:
Japan just don't like Square Enix, it's just that simple. Ask a Japanese person, you'll see.

Dragon Quest tho. 

 

well I admit, not all of Japan. I should've choose my words better.



Swordmasterman on 15 December 2016
Lawlight said:
Ka-pi96 said:

Aren`t Japanese console/game sales still like 2nd in the world behind only the US?

I guess there`s a whole lot of dead markets then

Fairly sure Japan is third behind the UK - a country which half its population.

Globally? Its China, 25 billions

 

USA, 24 billions

Japan 12-14 billions

Korea, 4.5-5 billions

Germany 4+ billions.

I saw that in 2015



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Egelo on 15 December 2016

jrpgs are a dying breed.

Best rpgs are made in Maryland Edmonton and Warsaw, none would have believed this possible in 90s.



Swordmasterman on 15 December 2016
deskpro2k3 said:
m_csquare said:

So that must be the reason why squenix has several apps in top50 most grossed and downloaded apps in apple store. The reason why squenix always have at least 1 game in top10 best selling games every year. Damn japanese is such a masochist country /s

 

wow "several in the top 50" what an amazing accomplishment! /s

https://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/top/japan/overall/?device=iphone

oops, looks like only 3 in the top 50 most grossing. great accomplishment.

They have a lot of games with 5-10 millions of downloads.

 

Good to see star Ocean so high. They are starting to make mobile games with ps1ps2 levels



Myhem33 on 15 December 2016
badgenome said:

Yes. It just proves that FF13 sucked so bad that it killed Yakuza, too.

Come on ff13 was not really that bad 



outlawauron on 15 December 2016
StokedUp said:
Final Fantasy 13 was massively liked in Japan, in fact I'm sure I can remember reading in famitsu thatvits was voted as their favourite FF game.

You're citing polls of hardcore fans with a sample size of 2-3k. Which is more than enough, but is only representative of those hardcore fans.



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Lawlight on 15 December 2016
Swordmasterman said:
Lawlight said:

Fairly sure Japan is third behind the UK - a country which half its population.

Globally? Its China, 25 billions

 

USA, 24 billions

Japan 12-14 billions

Korea, 4.5-5 billions

Germany 4+ billions.

I saw that in 2015

We're talking about traditional gaming though, not mobile.