Thursday, 2 October 2008

Japanese Games Market Shrinking


The Japanese games market is shrinking according to reports. The Nikkei has reported the Japanese games market has actually shrunk in the past six months, down 21.3% in the April to September fiscal first half compared to the same period last year to be worth 238.8 billion yen.

Hardware sales also fell 33.5% to 95.23 billion yen in the first six months. Which is scary news considering the Western markets are exploding with growth...

Source: Reuters

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