Japanese game market saw overall declines in 2011, 3DS was top seller
The Japanese game market saw a significant dip in 2011, according to Enterbrain, as reported by Famitsu. The year saw a 2.4 percent increase in hardware sales — up to ¥179,740 million ($2.3 billion) — spurred by the 3DS and PlayStation Vita. The hardware bump, however wasn’t enough to prevent a 14 percent drop in software sales, representing a total of ¥274,640 million ($3.5 billion). On the whole, the game market saw a sales decrease of eight percent.
The 3DS was the best selling console in 2011, with sales topping four million units. The PlayStation Vita, available in Japan since mid-December, managed to move over 400,000 units before the end of the year.Japanese game market saw overall declines in 2011, 3DS was top seller originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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