Asian here. Agree with this, especially the bold one. Just slap English sub and it's done, but it has to be English tho, not all of us could understand Chinese/Korean.
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PS4 sells 322,083 units in two days in Japan
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Asian here. Agree with this, especially the bold one. Just slap English sub and it's done, but it has to be English tho, not all of us could understand Chinese/Korean.
this. i never even want an English dubs. its just horrible. the only thing i watched with english dub and i was able to swallow is Dragon Ball Z. the others are just shit from there.
No as weekly shipments are planned. Amazon JP already got their second shipment. Also it's not like 350k was huge to being with.
It's clear that they're taking advantage of the fact that they can restock quickly in Japan compared to US or Europe where the average shipment (not by air) takes two weeks.
cripterion
Member
These numbers are great, especially when you consider the launch lineup.
Launch saturation, for perspective:
UK: 1/250
NA: 1/350
Japan: 1/385
EU inc. UK: 1/830
EU outside UK: 1/1160 (Sony's numbers of 700k for region, minus the 250k accounted for in the UK, spread over the populations of official launch countries only)
The takeaways are that Japan isn't -too- disinterested, just less interested than they once were, and that if Europe ever fully awakens to consoles we're in for a far greater pole shift than the one that occured last gen.
Edit: Typo, NA should be 1/350 rather than 1/340.
Melchiah
Member
I'd like to see the software sales charts. Did Sony sell all systems available, or did the supply exceed demand?
EDIT:
Well, when you put it that way, it doesn't sound so bad.
Ah.
That's interesting, thanks.
Fattony12000
Member
noobsaur is in my ignore list for months, and I'm still getting surprised on how low he can get.
noobsaur is in my ignore list for months, and I'm still getting surprised on how low he can get.
After betting his life on something as silly as this, he needs to reflect.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
LMAO. GAF continues to be shockingly negative.
quickwhips
Member
About what I expected but I sorta thought it would beat the Wii. Still better than most.
GAF doesn't. Just some people on GAF.
The numbers are kinda skewed thoush - Ii had to buy my ps4 from amazon.uk because there aren't really any consoles available here in .se. I don't know how prevalent this is, but i know i wasn't the only one
I'm not sure these numbers shows much else than Sony prioritising the UK heavily in their launch assignments. Can't really blame them though, seeing as the UK would be the only area in the EU where the xb1 could possibly compete.
Day one sales never do. Shit, look how close these numbers are to Wii U. There's also not much in the way of eastern centric software coming any time soon (MGS I guess?)
But we can say its a helluva start considering past launches.
The same people who jumped the gun and contributed to the 50+ pages thread about how the console wasn't selling at all because of reports of retailers still having stock after 24h
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Excellent point that I totally missed. It seems to make the thread moot.
numbers suggest otherwise.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
They are so fortunate MGS is right around the corner and they have FF14 otherwise it's pretty barren for Japanese gamers
Kawano is promising new announcements and releases regularly from April onward....I hope it's not just PR.
Ranger Taffles
Member
Those PS2 numbers are just goddamn amazing. PS4 has a decent start though, well beyond comfortable now I guess.
Not sure what people expected. This is Japan. Much less people than North America. Plus it was the holidays when PS4 was released everywhere else. People spend crazy money that time of year. I'm sure Sony is pleased with the first few days. I guess if people don't see idiots crashing through the aisles and shooting each other in parking lots, the launch is a failure these days.
Hexa
Member
Of course there are a lot of games. Are they appealing to Japanese audiences though?
Crash made by Knack team led by Cerny confirmed?
If the shipment was 350K, one would assume Sony couldn't sell more than the shipment. So anyone saying 1 million must have missed that news.
I'm willing to think Sony alotted about 500,000 for Japan. I'm sure the rest will sell out at a good pace.
I hope Japan has been working on PS4 games for a while and will release them this year (and in the west too!)
I haven't touched my PS4 since like November
Oh hell no, NaughtyDog4Life
I hope Japan has been working on PS4 games for a while and will release them this year (and in the west too!)
I haven't touched my PS4 since like November
kenji_sama
Member
Wut, they included western games as well as SCE game, so:
May: Infamous
June: Watch Dogs
July: Drive Club
Hope they know Western games and WWS outside Japan is irrelevant in Japan
Dragonborn
Member
The same people who jumped the gun and contributed to the 50+ pages thread about how the console wasn't selling at all because of reports of retailers still having stock after 24h
Some have already made their minds. They weren't going to sing a different tune. Even if the PS4 had somehow sold at PS2 levels, there would have been some other excuse (oh well, the drop off will be huge, oh this is all based on hype etc). It was the same after the insane American and European launches, pessimistic people just expect annd/or want it to fail.
It's the logic of "since people don't want Xbox One and Wii U (two terribly flawed products), they must certainly not want a PS4 and console gaming = dead".
Yeah, right. Ever heard of PS2 (March)?
That launch was soooo horrible. It would have sold so much better in December...And really, I'll say it again: I doubt that it matters much when the console launches, when we are talking about the first few days. Do you think a person that wants a next-gen console day one is like "oh, PS4 doesn't launch during the holidays, so I'm not gonna buy it. Too bad". Aren't the people who buy consoles at launch pretty much hardcore gamers?
The sales will go down considerably immediately after the launch, because it's February, that's for sure, but the negative effect is probably pretty negligible during the first 2 days.
Nightengale
Member
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs does somewhat well. GTA6 has sparked a slightly increased interest in open-world, and some of the Japanese friends did say that WD looked cool and is kinda creating more interest there than Assasin's Creed ever did in Japan.
Of course, 100% anecdotal with no proof.
feint_ruled
Member
You know GTA V sold >700,000 in Japan?
metalslimer
Member
This is a nice surprise to wake up to. Hopefully it can actually hold good sales unlike the last 3 systems that have launched in Japan.
I don't think he's capable of introspection.