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In Contrast To Its Middling Response In The West, Sonic Frontiers Is Selling Off Its Head In Japan
If you were hoping Sonic Frontiers might be the commercial failure that finally convinces Sega to rethink its approach to Sonic in 3D, I have terrible news. As spotted by Sonic Stadium, Sonic Frontiers is selling off its head in company’s native Japan. Sonic Frontiers in fact smashed Sonic franchise sales records in the region, racking…
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Nintendo’s Switch OLED Is Proving A Big Hit In Japan
Released on October 8, the Nintendo Switch OLED Model arrived with a bang in Japan. In its first three days on sale, the newly updated Switch sold 138,409 units. These numbers are for the Japanese sales week starting on October 4 and ending on October 10. In comparison, during that same period there were 32,792…
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Switch Outsells PS4 In Japan Despite Launching Three Years Later
In just over two years, the Nintendo Switch has sold 8,125,637 units in Japan, according to the latest sales figures reported by Famitsu. That puts it above the current lifetime total of 8,077,756 for the PS4.
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That Awkward Moment When Hideo Kojima Doesn’t Appear
Yesterday, the biggest game magazine in Japan, Weekly Famitsu, held an awards ceremony. In the past, Hideo Kojima has attended the Famitsu Awards. This year, he did not.