The Japanese Home Console Business Declines For 4th Straight Year

Much has been written about the decline of the Japanese video game industry. Today, the Japanese retail tracking service Enterbrain delivered more bad news.

Jiji Press reports that new Enterbrain sales data from 2011 shows another dip in sales of Japanese home consoles and home console software. The report attributes this to the "the absence of big hit game titles." Sales dropped eight percent in 2011 as compared to 2010, for a total of $454.3 billion.

The previous comment about a lack of hit titles really drives home how different the Japanese market is from the U.S. and Europe, as 2011 was regarded as one of the most blockbuster-packed years in recent memory in those territories.