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Don't letWeebs saving the Japanese economy. Good job!
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hear you say that word cuz he gets triggered by it. 
Then again, the console-market is carried by Playstation, which is Western focused nowadays.
Weebs are awesome
Capcom, Square-Enix, Atlus, FromSoftware, etc are all over Playstation. Even Konami now. We also got Stellar Blade (Korea) and Rise of the Ronin (Japan) there this year.
Well, that's not quite true, if we take software sales, Nintendo sells significantly more games than Sony. And this is despite the general trend of declining sales of the Switch console itself, all over the world =)
But the industry is more than just software sales:
www.news.market.us
In terms of market control, yes, Sony is still on top, this generation was extremely successful for them, most likely Nintendo will bite off a little more from them at the beginning of next year due to the release of Switch 2, but I think in terms of the market they will remain the leaders, the gap will just shrink. Although everything will of course depend on the price that Nintendo asks for Switch 2, the cheaper the more they will take a piece from Sony =)But the industry is more than just software sales:
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Key Players in the Global Gaming Consoles Market Statistics
Three major brands primarily dominate the global gaming console market.
PlayStation holds the largest market share at 45%, underscoring its strong position and popularity among consumers.
Nintendo follows with a significant share of 27%, reflecting its enduring appeal and innovative offerings.
Xbox captures 23% of the market, indicating a solid presence and loyal customer base.
Other brands collectively account for the remaining 5% of the market. Highlighting the competitive landscape within the gaming console industry."
Gaming Console Statistics 2024 By Games, Performance, Quality
Gaming Console Statistics: A gaming console is a specialized device designed for playing video games, available in several types...
Sure, but what are the most played games on Playstation?
True, I think there will be healthy competition between Playstation and Nintendo.
Nintendo has effectively squeezed Sony out of the Japanese market, Sony still has sales there, but not nearly as much as they would like, if Switch 2 has a suitable price they can finally squeeze Sony out of Japan, it is the second largest market after the US, and then they just need to build on their success in the US market and create competition there. Everything will depend entirely on them. That's why I think 2025-26 will be very interesting, it's not for nothing that rumors about portable consoles from Sony and Microsoft have started to spread, it's a reaction to Nintendo's growing expansion
It will definitely be interesting to see what will happen.Nintendo has effectively squeezed Sony out of the Japanese market, Sony still has sales there, but not nearly as much as they would like, if Switch 2 has a suitable price they can finally squeeze Sony out of Japan, it is the second largest market after the US, and then they just need to build on their success in the US market and create competition there. Everything will depend entirely on them. That's why I think 2025-26 will be very interesting, it's not for nothing that rumors about portable consoles from Sony and Microsoft have started to spread, it's a reaction to Nintendo's growing expansion
They are doing well, they said it themselves - All consoles and devices are Xbox so they are happy with the results
You are mixing Sony/Nintendo and Playstation/Switch here.
Next year will do nothing as early sales of Switch2 will be from migration from Switch and not new people
It has nothing to do with Nintendo. Nintendo themselves just hiding in a corner against mobile market.
What do you mean "squeeze Sony out of Japan"? Japan is PS5's 2nd or 3rd biggest market in hardware sales lmao. Yes it's not doing Switch numbers but let's not pretending it's not an important market for Sony.Nintendo has effectively squeezed Sony out of the Japanese market, Sony still has sales there, but not nearly as much as they would like, if Switch 2 has a suitable price they can finally squeeze Sony out of Japan, it is the second largest market after the US, and then they just need to build on their success in the US market and create competition there. Everything will depend entirely on them. That's why I think 2025-26 will be very interesting, it's not for nothing that rumors about portable consoles from Sony and Microsoft have started to spread, it's a reaction to Nintendo's growing expansion
We will see what will happen next year, I just stated my assumptions, nothing more, I am not an analyst and I am not nominating for this position.
I wrote that they have sales there, but I am more than sure that they would like a much better result. You can basically go and see all the sales through Famitsu
Actually it stopped devour in terms of stealing playerbase and started to converge and Playstation is the biggest winner of it currently.
I'm not interested in console wars in principle, I have all consoles and I play both Sony and Nintendo games. So I'll be a winner in any situation
Mobile games will eat most of the pie and other will be a new "wargames"
Nintendo has effectively squeezed Sony out of the Japanese market, Sony still has sales there, but not nearly as much as they would like, if Switch 2 has a suitable price they can finally squeeze Sony out of Japan, it is the second largest market after the US, and then they just need to build on their success in the US market and create competition there. Everything will depend entirely on them. That's why I think 2025-26 will be very interesting, it's not for nothing that rumors about portable consoles from Sony and Microsoft have started to spread, it's a reaction to Nintendo's growing expansion
There's been a little bit of "squeezing" from Nintendo getting stronger third party support, but manly what is happening is the popularity of Switch exclusive franchises growing faster than the popularity of PS exclusive omes.
It's all down to perspective
If we're talking about total Japsn gaming market %, then yes Nintendo's share was higher in the 80s back when PC was smaller and mobile and Playstation didn't exist.
I highly disagree, most shows I watched recently have been amazing.
Frieren was great recently, and Demon Blade is amazing, but what else is good?
Anime now mostly for young people, back before we got lot of mature plot. Anime today artstyle is also mixed bag.
No. They are doing worse, comparatively, even to 00's and early 10's
How are they doing worse in Japan than in the early 2010s?
That happens everywhere. Mobile is king, it's revenue is higher than console and PC together so if you can grab a good chunk of that piece you are doing fine.
