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[Nothing1016]

Wonder how supply constrained it is now in Japan?

Initial shipment estimates is around 350K

 

[Booty Patrol]

Cackling. Rise up, Qwiin U, this is the beginning!

 

[Arzehn]

These are good numbers considering its not the holidays.

 

[nhlducks35]

People can finally stop saying console gaming is dead in Japan.

*Looks at Wii U sales in Japan*

Let's wait a while before we make that statement

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Haha, same as WiiU!

PS4 sold more than the WiiU in a none holiday season and more expensive hardware.

 

[MavFan619]

I'll take it considering the real big hitters for Japan aren't out yet. Also better than or about meeting expectations right?

 

[DaSorcerer7]

Damn, beating everyone´s expectations.

lol I guess you didn't read the Japanese launch thread.

 

[TheHater]

not bad consider the lack of interesting Japanese PS4 exclusive games and the lack of Japanese PS4 support so far.

 

[gigantor21]

Haha, same as WiiU!

LMAO XD

But yeah, this is pretty much in line with expectations. I'm assuming that PS4 is now the global leader with this, then?

 

[UberTag]

Solid numbers given the absence of Japanese titles. Sony should be thrilled.

 

[botty]

Show me handheld numbers, niece.

 

[pretty done]

So better than everything but PS2. Not bad, there's still some hope for that country.

 

[Jea Song]

So what would that make ps4 worldwide now? 6 million?

 

[anexanhume]

Good start. We'll see if it can sustiain anything. Worldwide is undoubtedly north of 6M now.

 

[geomon]

Considering all of the doom and gloom that's not bad at all.

 

[Apophis2036]

Impressive numbers for a Feb launch !

 

[JayEH]

That seems decent. Yeah it isn't PS2 numbers but you can't expect that given the current Japanese market.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

This is great! Anything above 200k would have seemed alright to me.

 

[Anth0ny]

A little less than I expected (350k), but not surprised at all.

and people thought sub 500k was crazy talk, lol

 

[Pop]

Pretty good actually

Not a bad start

 

[Sean*O]

Do we know how many they shipped? This isn't a bad number after reading all of the doom & gloom posts the last couple of days.

 

[Griss]

Way more than I expected, but I still think it'll fall off fast until next holidays.

There's just no reason to buy it until japanese devs catch up. You can kind of see this with the Vita too. I'm not saying it's come back to life, but the audience seems finally ready for it over there now that there's more of a library. It'll take the PS4 at least a year to pick up speed over there.

 

[AniHawk]

pretty damn good opening. i'll bet yakuza did... gangbusters.

 

[Hero]

launch numbers isn't the measure of anything. first-year sales are, and i bet it'd be huge. every now and again we get the "consoles are dying" or "japanese gaming abandons consoles" or some other bullcrap.

They matter a bit when there is nothing on the horizon for the system.

 

[Hidden One]

I expected it to be alot higher tbh.

 

[wmlk]

Expected, and that's not a good thing.

 

[Cess007]

Sounds good, anyone have numbers to compare to other console launches? The PS2 did almost twice those numbers, but in a week, right?

Edit. nvm, they're in the OP.

 

[raven777]

The problem is that they had decent launch line-up (DW8, Ryu ga gotoku, FFXIV beta) but the line-up after that is almost nothing. There is FFXIV launching in April but its not gonna be a big impact.

They really need to announce games for Japanese audience at this year's TGS.

 

[KaYotiX]

Japan really doesn't like consoles anymore do they?

 

[SwiftDeath]

More than I expected after all the hullabaloo

 

[Kaako]

Decent sale numbers.

 

[ethomaz]

But it was dommed with so many units on shelves...

Great numbers.

 

[SolidSnakex]

So what would that make ps4 worldwide now? 6 million?

5.6m at a minimum. They announced 5.3m sold right before the Japanese launch.

 

[Gorillaz]

Was thinking it would be 300k

Good to see some life in people wanting consoles in Japan

 

[boredandlazy]

The PS4 doesn't need games in Japan. All it needed were those Gravure Idols playing The Playroom. That's probably enough for some people.

 

[smurfx]

that's pretty freaking good. wonder if they can get to 500k by may.

 

[Anth0ny]

The problem is that they had decent launch line-up (DW8, Ryu ga gotoku, FFXIV beta) but the line-up after that is almost nothing. There is FFXIV launching in April but its not gonna be a big impact.

They really need to announce games for Japanese audience at this year's TGS.

Ground Zeroes is next month.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

where's that shigoshibanderas.gif when you need it?

 

[Bunta]

That's pretty good.

 

[StreetsAhead]

I looked up the games coming out soon myself and my reaction was "Wait, there's no new titles releasing for the thing until mid March now? What?"

Seriously, the dated line-up is pathetic.

March 19th:
-Natural Doctrine
-Nobunaga's Ambition Online

March 20th:
-Ground Zeroes

April 14th
-FFXIV: Re-re-re-release edition

That's Wii U level's of barren.

 

[AniHawk]

Japan really doesn't like consoles anymore do they?

it's one of the best launches for a console from the last 15 years.

 

[gigantor21]

lol I guess you didn't read the Japanese launch thread.

Didn't someone double down on a million unit prediction? LOL

 

[anexanhume]

Japan really doesn't like consoles anymore do they?

Japan is roughly a third of the population of NA and did roughly a third the sales in opening weekend. Seems fine to me.

 

[Glorified G]

Nice numbers. 3rd behind the PS2 and just a bit before the Wii when both consoles were released during a time when the industry in Japan was much bigger and it's not the holidays either.

 

[EmptySpace]

They matter a bit when there is nothing on the horizon for the system.

the consoles are here to stay for the next 7-8 years. it's not going to run away tomorrow.

once the final fantasy, kingdom hearts, etc. games drop, those launch numbers wouldn't matter a single ounce.

now if sony can secure dat monster hunter for ps4...

 

[Westlo]

Sounds good, anyone have numbers to compare to other console launches? The PS2 did almost twice those numbers, but in a week, right?

Twice? More like tripled them and in the same timeframe.

 

[Jigorath]

So how many riots does this number translate to?

 

[Eusis]

If the rumors of 350k shipped.

That's a pretty good number.

Oh, hmm. Still probably indicates they guessed demand about right, but PS2 or even Wii this definitely isn't.

Though I expect stronger long term sales than the Wii U, and handhelds weren't listed in the OP.

 

[hateradio]

1998.11.27 [Sega Dreamcast] (¥29.800) - 101.490 (3 days)
2000.03.04 [Sony PlayStation 2] (¥39.800) - 630.552 (2 days)
2001.09.14 [Nintendo GameCube] (¥25.000) - 133.719 (3 days)
2002.02.22 [Microsoft XBox] (¥34.800) - 123.929 (3 days)
2005.12.10 [Microsoft XBox 360] (¥29.000 / ¥39.795) - 62.135 (2 days)
2006.11.11 [Sony PlayStation 3] (¥49.980 / ¥59.980) - 88.443 (2 days)
2006.12.02 [Nintendo Wii] (¥25.000) - 371.936 (2 days)
2012.12.08 [Nintendo Wii U] (¥26.250 / ¥31.500) - 308.570 (2 days)

Only two were better than the PS4's sales, so I guess it's not that bad. Much, much better than the PS3.

 

[Usobuko]

That probably beats the most of the first week predictions in media create thread.