Here are
Japanese hardware sales from Media Create 3DS — 46,425 PS3 — 12,996 PSP — 12,247 Vita — 6,340 Wii — 6,073 PS2 — 1,212 Xbox 360 — 1,023 DSi LL — 819 DSi — 387 Numbers from last week: 3DS — 91,...
Even in places like Japan where console sales have hit a staggering minimum, the Switch in 2017 has caused
Japanese hardware sales to nearly double in amount from almost 117 billion yen to nearly 202 billion yen in the matter of one year (Source: Famitsu).
In 2016,
Japanese hardware sales were 117.05 billion yen (776m), while in 2017, they jumped to 202.37 billion yen (1.34 bn).
The latest
Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows: Switch» 31,720 PS4» 12,534 PS4 Pro» 5,154 New 2DS LL» 3,639 New 3D...
Not exact matches
With
sales growth falling off a cliff in the past two years, they're becoming the most commoditized of
hardware and the most responsible for the «bloodbath» losses mounting at
Japanese manufacturers.
As for Nintendo's
hardware performance, the Wii came in third with 14,547 systems sold, while anticipation for next month's
Japanese launch of the 3DS may be undercutting
sales of Nintendo's existing portables.
Here's a look at the
Japanese hardware and software
sales of last week, where the Wii U is still hanging strong thanks to Super Mario Maker and Splatoon.
Koei Tecmo beat -»em - up cruises to first - place finish on
Japanese sales charts; 3DS tops
hardware list for third straight week as Professor Layton, Nintendogs + Cats retain positions.
March is over, but Famitsu has
Japanese sales figures for the most successful games,
hardware, and game companies of the past month.
The
Japanese Wii U version of the game entered the Media Create
sales charts as the highest - selling game in the country during its debut week, with 69,675 copies sold, and was credited for a sharp increase in Wii U
hardware sales in the same period.
2011 ended with a thud for Sony, with the publisher's newly released portable system, the PlayStation Vita, sagging in
sales on the
Japanese software and
hardware charts for the week of December 26 to January 1.
Good news on the
hardware sales, are the
Japanese into Smash Bros?
Hopefully for Nintendo's sake it sparks some
Japanese enthusiasm that results in more Wii U
hardware sales over there as it has been abysmal.
Another interesting tidbit is the fact that the 2DS makes up 19 % of
Japanese 3DS
sales, 32 % of North American
sales, and an impressive 50 % of 3DS
hardware sold in Europe, this year.
* If you want to see the remaining 10 games, as well as the
hardware sales, then follow the link (it's in
Japanese but Google Translate is more than adequate in this instance).
April wasn't the best of month for the
Japanese market, as both
Hardware and Software
sales are down:
This column's got updates on Pokemon Black & White and its hype wagon officially leaving the station, plus God Eater getting downlove, Heath hitting Kyoto, pro Metal Max 3 cosplayers, and some
Japanese hardware / software
sales figures.
The latest Media Create
sales figures are in, and they show that this week Nintendo leads the
Japanese Charts both in terms of software and
hardware.
Today is Wednesday, and Media Create released its weekly
sales chart for both
hardware and software, giving us a picture of the situation on the
Japanese video game market.
Like every Wednesday, Media Create released its software and
hardware sales chart for the
Japanese market, and last week we had quite a few new games debuting.