Mon, Jan 05, 2009 | 14:59 GMT
2008 not so great for Japanese game market
According to a Famitsu report uncovered by Kotaku’s newshounds, Japan’s videogame market took another tumble last year — and the hill’s looking mighty steep.
2008 saw the market pull in a total of ¥582.61 billion, while 2007 ponied up ¥687.95 billion. Especially noticeable, hardware sales dropped from ¥327.41 billion to ¥250.5 billion. Software sales, on the other hand, escaped with minor injuries.
Click through the link for a better view of the rising sun’s rapid descent. You might have to stand up to see over all the numbers, though.
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Posted in: Financials, Japan
Tags: Japan, Japanese game market, shrinking
2 comments
#1
Blerk
05/01/09, 3:06 pm
It’s officially ‘all over for Japan’ day!
#2
Esha
06/01/09, 1:29 am
I’d say their failing is in that things aren’t translated any more. There are plenty of games in Japan that would interest a Western audience, at the very least, but they simply fall into obscurity instead.