Imagine if they're getting the 3DS LL and choosing Yokai Watch as the free game, and it's still selling 50k+.
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Media Create Sales: Week 19, 2014 (May 05 - May 11)
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Imagine if they're getting the 3DS LL and choosing Yokai Watch as the free game, and it's still selling 50k+.
You haven't been here for the last few months, have you? Media Create threads have been showered with #Vita Champion, #Champion, #Vita beast mode etc. because it's doing slightly less horrible than what it previously did. There have been times where I've wondered if I've entered a Gamefaqs thread instead of a NeoGAF thread.
Interfectum
Member
PS4 is about to drop below Wii U.... that's nuts.
On one hand you'd commend them for not being stupid but on the other hand that means absolutely nothing good for the Japanese video game industry.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Japan has nothing to play unlike the west .
It's rather telling that you can't name any PS4 software for months to come .
NA alone can make up PS3 sales numbers for PS4 in the west .
The Horror the horror
Banned
I believe it was all tongue-in-cheek.
Those people knew Vita was failing and is doomed.
It's still up YoY #20V1T4
figadapaura
Member
X1 sales are gonna be really desperate, aren't they? I wonder why MS would even bother at this point.
DrROBschiz
Member
Vita is literally Number 2 in the region
Which isn't saying much
Everything is selling low numbers.
Considering the upcoming lineup of Vita/3DS I am positive that portables will own the region well in to next year and beyond. Its Just how JAPAN is going
I do see PS4/WiiU getting respective bumps with big software titles eventually though
maabus1999
Member
If Gamecube was shortage based (I'm sure someone could verify by looking at the weeks beyond 5), that is very telling of how Japan has given the finger to consoles. I mean Wii U has had its flaghship titles launch with very little change in sales; by association, it would seem that it would be unlikely for the PS4 to turn around with future software releases (and at the moment, PS4 is well behind the Japanese software release schedule the Wii U had).
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
ps4 and Wii u about to cross streams? Who'd have thunk? Remember before the ps 4 launch some of us were saying Japan is f***ed and sony fans were all "Nothing to see here every thing is fine! It's just that the Wii u is an 'undesirable product'"
these are the famitsu numbers. media create isnt posted yet
I wonder if the PS3 will be on top next week. I would imagine potential WiiU owners would wait for the Mario Kart 8 bundle (will there be one in Japan?) now, so that number should go down and PS4 is going down anyway. Or if there won't be a MK8 bundle, WiiU might actually go up and be on top for once.
The PS4 has a bigger potential for a comeback though.
ohh my bad hadn't noticed it
Numbers in the OP are Famitsu
Here's MC:
http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20140514073/
3DS LL 28,414
Vita 17,143
PS4 8,480
PS3 7,684
Wii U 7,613
3DS 7,529
PSP 2,022
Vita TV 1,351
Xbox 360 233
As is the PS4 in its current state.
mrmickfran
Member
That bothers me more than it should.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Might be some cross promotion going on. The spinoff arcade game came out recently and the fanfest caravan has been touring Japan over the past few weeks too.
Edit: what's with the 12k 3DS discrepancy between the two trackers?
It'll most probably make a comeback but looks like we won't be seeing sales even close to previous generations.
the "finally time to dust off my __________" phrase always bothers me. your console should be dusted even if there are no games to play!
That's not a proper usage of the image...
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
About the whole 3DS LL free game deal, would I be able to take part in it if I imported a 3DS from Japan in the coming months?
I have to admit, I'm starting to wonder now what the 'right choice' is for a westerner who has a preference for Japanese games. Nintendo anyway, given you're still going to get Nintendo games on it? PS4, in the hope that FF15 sparks other developers to come to the platform? Smartphones, but they're of a different gameplay to the stuff we're already getting? Xbox One, in the event that they do actually make a (most likely foolhardy, but we're only talking about what gets the games onto the platform, here) serious attempt to break Japan?
dragonfart28
Banned
Oh I think it has some good games for any territory, but I think Japan realized the high costs aren't worth it if you can find similar experiences on existing hardware.
test_account
XP-39C²
What people sees as value is completely subjective, so no one is more right or wrong than the other.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Just something to counteract the last year's #Vitatobediscontinued. Of course, it's very tongue-in-cheek.
PS4 is currently an undesirable product, with its current line up.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
PS4 was expected to sell on hype alone (and the jubilant cries of everyone hailing Japan's savior) as in the west by many on this board.
KillerMan91
Member
Sure when you compare to PS2, PS1, SNES and NES but I still think it will sell about the same as PS3. Could do million less or million more. PS3 was pretty slow burner too. Still of course extremely sad that the leading console will sell about 10 million max... =/
And before WiiU launched there were people saying how it would utterly dominate Japanese industry. I really hate this hivemind bullshit. There are always people predicting something insane but there are also a lot of people having reasonable predictions. I remember a lot of people also saying that PS4 would be similar to PS3 in Japan.
Hypereides
Gold Member
I still don't get this trend. GTAV may have a honest shot at breaking 1 mill.?
It keeps refusing to stop.
3DS combined is about 36k according to m-create.
Vita and 3DS.
I highly doubt PS4 will sell as well as the PS3
I remember it differently. At least as far as media create threads go.
gundamkyoukai
Member
What good games are there for Japan and unlike the west they not even doing cross gen games for titles can maybe help the system over there.
Games like WD, Destiny , DC , The Order etc etc that going help system in the west no use over there.
I don't think people expect the software problem to be this bad but after last year TGS i guess people like me should have given up hope .
They don't understand the greatness of the GodStation 4.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Yeah I was looking at the numbers from Foshy's reply instead of the source.
I pick all and that's all. I know it's not easy but i'm not Richie Rich myself, i just save for my hobby.
Right now, especially for someone who's into japanese games, WiiU is the only option (home console wise) without this fact meaning there is any serious attempt at pushing japanese games anyway.
I just hope in time all 3 will pick up a handful or more titles to make their purchase worthwhile.
There is a range of opinions between "PS4 will save Japan" an "Japan is fucked". We know that there are heavy hitters coming to the PS4 and we shouldn't forget them, just as we shouldn't assume that the console can stay in the tomb until 2015 with no ill effect.