The latest charts from Famitsu show that the Nintendo Switch system has now overtaken Sony’s PlayStation 4 console in Japan. The Nintendo Switch has been on the market for 114 weeks and the PlayStation 4 has been around for 274 weeks, so it is a rather impressive feat. Both systems are attempting to divert Japanese gamers away from smartphone games, which are ridiculously popular there.
- PS4: 8,077,756 (272 weeks)
- Switch: 8,125,637 (114 weeks)
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What a come back from the wii u.
not really, it’s building off the 3DS, even GameCube failed in Japan
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What the WW sales at now?
I remember surpassing gamecube?
Yes the Switch has already surpassed the GameCube sales and the N64 sales
both were commercial failures, so that’s not too impressive right now
I don’t think the N64 was a failure. I had it and spend much more time compared to the PS1 when I was a kid
Of course it was going to. Even if the PS4 wasn’t on it’s way out, the Switch is a portable system. Japan is always on the move so it’s only natural they’d sell a home console that can also double as a “handheld.” Nintendo knew what they were doing when they made the Switch a hybrid.
Then, why the vita failed so miserably?
Because the Vita sucks.
Ehhh, I wouldn’t say that. The way Sony handled the Vita is what actually sucks.
It seems pretty cool. Could’ve been much more.
Because Sony tried to take on Nintendo in the handheld market; and Sony half-assing support for the system and eventually stopped supporting all together.
Didn’t Vita also have specially designed memory cards that cost way too much? Or was that only the original PSP?
It didn’t fail in Japan. They just stopped selling it in Japan this year. Did pretty well there.
And yet Capcom still treats Nintendo gamers like shit.
Capcom doesn’t really know what the gamers want *cough MegaManLegends3 cough*. They just want to release Street Fighter and Resident Evil remakes. Monster Hunter is probably not going to be coming back for a while and I doubt they are doing anything with Mega Man. With the exception of a few re-releases, and the Resident Evil remakes, I’m not even sure what they are doing.
This was yesterday’s news tho. I hope Mynintendonews can expand and get all the news faster. It’s troublesome to have to jump from site to site looking for all my Nintendo goodness.
Cheers for the good work so far tho
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Crap conned
A handheld outsold a console in a country were handhelds outsell consoles normally? Who could have thought it? Oh, right, anyone with a brain.
The PS4 has sold about 8,077,756 units in Japan LTD, the Vita has sold about 5,920,000 units in Japan LTD. Something’s wrong with your logic, guy.
Yes because there was also 3DS as a competitor handheld at the time which sold also millions now there is no competitor.Its important cause it affects the market and the sales.I used to live in Japan at the time and i used to see more ppl with 3DS. Maybe something is wrong with your logic.