double post

okeydokie. lol

who would've thought. declining sales numbers is seen as a smashing success for some. you believe what you want ok? lets move on

There are many factors that contribute to that, but we'll leave that on other thread.

I dont think japanese really hate squenix. They just hate anything that damage the image of their country (in this case FF13). Remember those japanese journalists that were killed by ISIS. Japan actually scorned those journalist. They were labeled as troublemakers putting japan into world news for all the wrong reasons (source: TIME). FF13 and japanese gamers realationship is kinda similar with those two journalists and japanese countrymen

Overwatch would be profitable even if they launched it for China only. Since we can't  say the % of mobile we will go with total revenue.

You said that Uk was the 2-3 biggest market, din't you ?  UK isn't another USA or China.

The answer to this is not that complicated, most of the gamers who used to buy these games on consoles a while back are now on portable devices, XIII is no excuse because FFII didn't hurt the franchise despite it being viewed as one of the franchise's weaker games in fact sales increased with the next installment.

The question is not about the previous game hurting the brand it's more about why portables have become the dominant force, I hear culture in Japan has people moving around a lot which portables suit and given that portables in recent times are now starting to match consoles in the type of games in their libraries it becomes more clear why they're opting for portable devices.

As it goes any brand that is strictly rooted to a home console is on a path to decline in Japan as the problem is a platform one not a brand one.

I doubt traditional gaming is bigger in China than in the UK despite the massive population difference.

You're really using a comparison from 1988 to make a point of the games industry in 2016? Wat.

So you're saying installments that aren't as well recieved can only have an effect on any brand in 2016? LOL.

But we don't play those Chinese games though. 

Of course not. The market was in a incredible state of growth in Japan. It was going to grow regardless of the relative quality because of the increased install base, marketing efforts, and realization that you could play video games in your home.

In 2016, information on games is widely available over the internet, the console market is in a huge decline, and people are able to find very similar games on cheaper/free platforms.

Bad word of mouth is able to do far more damage.