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No fun in Land of Rising Sun
Japan's computer game market has plummeted faster than a free falling team of sky diving elephants who have forgotten to pack the key component of their act.
According to figures from analysts Enterbrain games sales fell by 24 percent drop in sales in the first half of the year. The market was worth US$2.3 billion during the period, which is not to be sneezed at but is a lot lower than it might have been.
The figures are based on point-of-sales system data gathered from 3,500 retailers across Japan and its figures are regarded as generally accurate. Nintendo's DS outsold Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) with sales of 1.6 million units to 1.2 million units respectively. In the console space Nintendo's Wii continued its dominance with sales of 639,788 units
against the PlayStation 3's 552,601 units and the Xbox 360's 214,221 units. The most popular software title of the six months was "Mario and Luigi RPG3!!!" for the DS, which shifted 647,844 units. In second place was "Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G" for the PSP with sales of 595,348 units.
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Japan's games market plummets
No fun in Land of Rising Sun
Japan's computer game market has plummeted faster than a free falling team of sky diving elephants who have forgotten to pack the key component of their act.
According to figures from analysts Enterbrain games sales fell by 24 percent drop in sales in the first half of the year. The market was worth US$2.3 billion during the period, which is not to be sneezed at but is a lot lower than it might have been.
The figures are based on point-of-sales system data gathered from 3,500 retailers across Japan and its figures are regarded as generally accurate. Nintendo's DS outsold Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) with sales of 1.6 million units to 1.2 million units respectively. In the console space Nintendo's Wii continued its dominance with sales of 639,788 units
against the PlayStation 3's 552,601 units and the Xbox 360's 214,221 units. The most popular software title of the six months was "Mario and Luigi RPG3!!!" for the DS, which shifted 647,844 units. In second place was "Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G" for the PSP with sales of 595,348 units.