Shu Yoshida: Sony doesn't consider Nintendo competition anywhere except in Japan
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touchfuzzy
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Man nobody likes to yap about their old jobs and come out looking dumber for it than these ex-Playstation guys, hey?
RetroGamingUK
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Sony and Nintendo do seem to have captured vast swathes of the market without stepping on each other's toes.
Each launches their new system while the other is half way through their's.
For me PS5 Pro + Switch 2 is a great combo, best of both worlds
Each launches their new system while the other is half way through their's.
For me PS5 Pro + Switch 2 is a great combo, best of both worlds
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bender
What time is it?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Yeah I don't understand this part then.....
RetroGamingUK
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
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Mr Moose
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Outside of Japan?
Aldric
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Obviously yeah since they have to pull millions of PS2 sales out of
Bitstream
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Gamers chasing the newest GTA or COD will never check a Nintendo console first.
Historically that hasn't been the platform to play them.
Switch2 might be on track to change that though..?
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S0ULZB0URNE
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No it isn't.
Topher
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Eh....doubt it on GTA to Switch 2. Overall, the amount of overlap of games between Xbox and PS is pretty massive. PS and Switch? Not nearly as much. People buy Switch for Nintendo games.
Eh....we disagree then
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S0ULZB0URNE
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Sales disagree with your statement, assuming they hold.
PurePlatinum
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They should probably change that mindset. Nintendo is only becoming bigger and PS style games aren't as appeal to the youngest generation.
Topher
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What sales?
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S0ULZB0URNE
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What sales? The WW record breaking ones.
Mr Moose
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Huhhh? What does PS2 have to do with PS5 sales? PS5 has been ahead of Switch in the last year or two.
There's a PS2 with the number on it. It won't go higher than that.
Topher
Identifies as young
Ok....but that has nothing to do with my point.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Oh this motherfucker think Switch finished up #1 last gen.
Hint, it doesn't matter if you keep running when entire gen has already finished and someone has walked away with the trophy and started the next race.
PauloRoberto
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If this means Sony will start to make/finance more 'jap like' games, i ll aboslutely NOT complain 
S0ULZB0URNE
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Point? You made a false statement.
How is something not competition when it's beating the other product?
Am I misunderstanding what you meant or something?
Buggy Loop
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What is your point?
Massive hardware sales + massive software sales competing for our pocket's money assuredly IS competition against Sony whether they want to admit it or not, worldwide, not just Japan. Sony is virtually nonexistent in Japan, if there's a market where there's no competition its that one, its owned by Nintendo.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
Beating Nintendo is not difficult, you just need to break the bond between Nintendo consumers and Nintendo by attacking the supposed quality of Nintendo products with a campaign. Just get this one and everything will fall like a hanafuda castle.
Sony has no interest in Nintendo losing relevance as they are both Japanese companies.
Sony has no interest in Nintendo losing relevance as they are both Japanese companies.
LordOcidax
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So… They think they are competition for Nintendo in Japan 
this guy is a good comedian.
this guy is a good comedian.
Mr Moose
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In the context given, yes. It doesn't mean they are close.So… They think they are competition for Nintendo in Japan
Xbox isn't exactly competition either.
Buggy Loop
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Kacho
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Like Crash Bandicoot harassing an empty Nintendo building?
Topher
Identifies as young
My point is Sony and Nintendo do not compete with each other for the same games. Like Sony said, different audiences.
HeWhoWalks
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I guess we've come full circle.
"Xbox leaving means Sony has no competition".... Some of the same posters: "What, Nintendo is your competition everywhere, Sony! Da fuq you talkin' 'bout".
GAF's favorite animal is a chameleon!
"Xbox leaving means Sony has no competition".... Some of the same posters: "What, Nintendo is your competition everywhere, Sony! Da fuq you talkin' 'bout".
GAF's favorite animal is a chameleon!
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bender
What time is it?
So you are saying that all Sony needs to do is attack Nintendo's weak point for massive damage?
S0ULZB0URNE
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They do though. Sony knows this hence it's big sale during the Switch 2's launch window.
Nintendo undercut PS5's price in Japan with it's Japan only model because of competition with Sony.
Of course Sony won't admit Nintendo is competition and has already been damage controlling what Nintendo has accomplished with Switch 2.
LazyParrot
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You actually need to have a quality edge to do that, though. If you want to be taken seriously, that is. Whatever Sony brings up, people would just go "LOL Concord" and that'd be that.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
Yes, much of Nintendo's success lies in the lack of strong criticism of the company's policies and its games, so people normalize things due to the unique discourse. If the competition shows, for example, that Nintendo's game pricing is not good, this has extremely destructive potential from a business point of view, but this is just a single example; there are a thousand fronts to act on.
Topher
Identifies as young
Sony had the same Days of Play sales last year. Doesn't mean a thing.
