Soriku said: makingmusic476 said: fkusumot said: makingmusic476 said: fkusumot said: Here's some more historical perspective...
Media Create October 4 - 10, 2004 Game Boy Advance SP - 32,081 PlayStation 2 - 22,853 GameCube - 4,830 Game Boy Advance - 832 Xbox - 207 PSone - 75 Wonder Swan Crystal - 19
October 3 - 9, 2005 Nintendo DS - 39,137 PSP - 31,089 PlayStation 2 - 25,328 Game Boy Micro - 24,568 Game Boy Advance SP - 9,837 GameCube - 1,486 Game Boy Advance - 323 Xbox - 106
October 2 - 8, 2006 Nintendo DS Lite - 124,137 PlayStation 2 - 28,264 PSP - 21,050 X360 - 2,101 Game Boy Advance SP - 1,532 Game Boy Micro - 1,273 GameCube - 48
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Exactly. The ps2 started slow, but year after year it gained more and more momentum. I expect a similar effect to happen to the ps3, in Japan at least. It still has a pretty good hold of the JRPG market, with FFXIII, WKS, Disgaea 3, Persona 4, Steamboat Chronicles 2, etc. |
The PS2 started out real slow. Slower than the Wii, right? |
Yeah. I'm not sure where the Wii's going in all this. It seems to be selling real well, and I expect it to continue doing so. Imo, most Japanese gamers will end up PsWii by the endof the generation. |
I expect mostly Wii stand-alone *looks at Japan sales* |
That's why I said "by the end of the generation." It's obviously not happening right now. With the ps3s lack of games and high price, people will wait a while before picking one up. But given how much even a small title like Hot Shots Golf 5 did for a very expensive piece of hardware, I can see price drops and games like MGS4 and FFXIII doing a hell of a lot more.
Like I said, in the end, I expect most Japanese gamers to have one of each. All of people that bought aWii for Wii Fit or some other crap probably won't have a ps3, but most people that bought one for the games will probably end up with both, because they are so different. The Wii will be bought for the gameplay and Nintendo 1st party games, and the ps3 for the graphics, functionality, and Sony 1st party games.
There was such a drastic difference between ps2 and GC sales last gen because they were very similar platforms in terms of functionality. Both were very similar in controller design and graphics, and some of the more popular Japanese games ended up on both systems, like RE4. However, one thing that pushed the ps2 passed the GC was it's dominance of the JRPG market. The ps3 still seems to have that dominance over the Wii, aside from a few titles like Monster Hunter 3. This should help the ps3 pick up the slack over time.