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PS4 has been a smash hit in the West but has struggled to take off in Japan since its arrival in the region in February. The machine had a fantastic launch selling 322,083 units in its first two days, bettering the PS3’s Japanese launch performance by 88,443 units. Since then, …
Read More »PS4 slips behind PS3 in Japan
The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …
Read More »Japanese gamers must download ‘Gore Mode’ DLC to play The Evil Within uncensored
The Japanese release of The Evil Within will have an uncensored edition – but only if gamers pre-order. The upcoming horror game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has been cut down to fit with the Japanese CERO D age rating – the equivalent of ages 17 and up – …
Read More »Japanese market flat for H1 2014; PS3 sales beating Wii U
An increase in hardware sales and a decrease in software has left the Japanese games market flat for the first half of 2014, according to Famitsu data. Hardware sales grew 6.4 per cent compared to the same period last year while software sales declined 3.8 per cent, leaving the overall …
Read More »Watch Dogs debuts at No.2 in Japan; Wii U maintains PS4 lead
Ubisoft has secured a very respectable No.2 in the Japanese charts with the PS4 version of Watch Dogs. The PS3 SKU charted at No.5, according to the weekly Japanese Famitsu data. In the hardware charts Wii U sales are narrowly back on the up and still tracking ahead of PS4. …
Read More »Wii U sales back to pre-Mario Kart 8 levels in Japan
The Mario Kart 8 effect on Wii U sales appears to be over in Japan. Famitsu sales data for the week ending June 22nd shows that Wii U sold 8,373 machines throughout the week. That’s slightly less than the 8,858 sold in the week before Mario Kart 8 was released, …
Read More »Xbox One’s Japanese launch line-up revealed
The supposed Xbox One launch line-up has been revealed by Famitsu. Kotaku reports that at least 28 games will be available across Xbox Live and retail including Assassin’s Creed 4, Forza 5, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider and Thief. Not in the list is Watch Dogs, …
Read More »Wii U sales fall in Japan as Vita sales creep back up
The PlayStation Vita has crept ahead of Wii U in Japan as the momentum gained from the release of Mario Kart 8 has started to wear off. The latest Famitsu data shows that Nintendo’s machine sold 10,366 units in the week ending June 15th. That’s down from 12,576 units last …
Read More »Destiny becomes a PlayStation exclusive in Japan
Bungie’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Destiny will be released exclusively on PS4 and PS3 on September 11th in Japan. The game launches on September 9th for PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One around the rest of the world. Microsoft has yet to release the Xbox One in Japan though, but …
Read More »Destiny coming exclusively to PS3 and PS4 in Japan
Game releases one week after Xbox One launch
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