Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | 12:16 BST
Japanese market down 10.5 percent this year
According to Famitsu figures, the Japanese market shrank by 10.5 percent in the first half of the fiscal year.
Hardware sales are down 15.1 percent, with software down 7.5 percent.
Figures:
DS
First Half Fiscal 2009: 1,698,818 units
Life-to-date: 27,851,784 units
PSP
First Half Fiscal 2009: 813,604 units
Life-to-date: 12,618,193 units
Wii
First Half Fiscal 2009: 594,398 units
Life-to-date: 8,547,552 units
PS3
First Half Fiscal 2009: 581,676 units
Life-to-date: 3,591,071 units
360
First Half Fiscal 2009: 137,059 units
Life-to-date: 1,138,250 units
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Posted in: Japan, Trade
Tags: japanese market
9 comments
#1
SticKboy
01/10/09, 12:19 pm
Why isn’t PC listed up here?
If Japan had focused on making PC games, this would never happen.
Beware Satin.
#2
Suikoden Fan
01/10/09, 12:20 pm
sales down during recession? shock bloody horror
#3
freedoms_stain
01/10/09, 12:45 pm
Japans economy has been in the shitter for a long time now. The recession was just the icing on the cake – of shit.
#4
blackdreamhunk
01/10/09, 3:44 pm
lol japan is dead never ever to rise agin in the gaming industry. Yep them consoles did that to them.
In 1 days time you will see the rise and rebirth of the roman empire.
#5
Psychotext
01/10/09, 3:47 pm
That last comment is strange even for you. Were the Romans big PC users?
#6
Gekidami
01/10/09, 3:48 pm
I hear they loved Age Of Empire and Rome: Total War.
#7
Blerk
01/10/09, 3:50 pm
What did the Romans ever do for us, eh?
#8
Gekidami
01/10/09, 3:54 pm
Invented the ‘thumbs up’ and ofcourse the ‘thumbs down’.
#9
No_PUDding
01/10/09, 3:58 pm
Blerk… That show is awwwfffullll
Flashbacks of year 10 history classes.