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jagenjg on 29 October 2008

I understand this is a long read, but I agree with what is said in the article.  It pretty much sums up why the 360 is starting to get a little traction in Japan as well.  It's all about the Benjamins (cold hard cash).

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/analysis-on-the.html



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lenardo1 on 29 October 2008

interesting read



haxxiy on 29 October 2008

PS3 will be lucky if it outsells GameCube in Japan.



 

 

 

 

 

perpride on 29 October 2008
haxxiy said:
PS3 will be lucky if it outsells GameCube in Japan.

 

I beg to differ...I still see some serius steam being picked up from some big games.

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kylohk on 29 October 2008

But still, the Wii:PS3 weekly ratio in Japan seems to be comparable to the PS2:GCN ratio back then.



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darthdevidem01 on 29 October 2008

@haxxiy

you don't understand what having Final Fantasy exclusive will eventually do to PS3



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Sullla on 29 October 2008
perpride said:

I beg to differ...I still see some serius steam being picked up from some big games.

I wasn't aware that selling 4100 PS3s last week amounted to "serious steam" (source Famitsu). That's the lowest weekly sales ever for the PS3.



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haxxiy on 29 October 2008

http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=GC&reg1=Japan&cons2=PS3&reg2=Japan&cons3=X360&reg3=------&weeks=101
It isn't that far-fetched at all, at least by now. I really hope like 6m lifetime sales for PS3 in japan. Thanks due to PS3 magical savior: FF13.



 

 

 

 

 

Godot on 29 October 2008
darthdevidem01 said:
@haxxiy

you don't understand what having Final Fantasy exclusive will eventually do to PS3

 

FFX sold 3 mil in Japan, FFXII sold 2,4 mil. I guess FFXIII will sell about 2 mil. Maybe a 250k PS3 boost first week.



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HappySqurriel on 29 October 2008

For the longest time people in the western world have commented on the "Quirky" nature of many/most Japaneese games and never really understood why people bought these games. The truth is that the Japaneese gaming industry has been heavily focused on unique gaming experiences for a very long time which was one of the reasons why the Arcades survived much longer in Japan, and one of the reasons why "Quirky" games have done so well. The PS3 and XBox 360 are not producing games which are dramatically different than what was produced on previous systems, and without the unique gaming experiences it is very difficult to attract the attention of the Japaneese gamer.

Big Budget Blockbusters will help, but they will (probably) only boost the PS3 to a level similar to how the Gamecube sold when you factor in the difference in industry size. In other words, the PS3 will (probably) outsell the Gamecube but the industry is so much larger that when you account for the difference the sales are going to be similar.