Two weeks after its debut in the U.S., the Wii U has made its way to Japan.
Japan has the world's third biggest economy, and video game industry sales have been growing in the nation, unlike the U.S. and Europe, where the industry has been in decline for years.
"Nintendo has a better chance to succeed in Japan, as they have more strongly rooted fans at home," added Satoru Kikuchi, ... [ read the full article ]
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Japan got the shitty end of the stick for once. Not only did they get a Nintendo console last, but the deluxe system does not come with Nintendo land. Instead, it came with a code for the new dragon quest x demo. On top of all that, the retail price is the highest of any region.
The other shitty thing is the only hardware and software available on day one for purchase was pre-ordered stock, so if you decided you wanted to purchase another game you were basically assed out unless you pre-ordered in advance.
Crazy to think that Nintendo held out the most on their most successful market.
As far as sales figures between Japan and the US, it looks about the same even with the shrinkage of sales in the US.
