The Japanese market's story culminates in the most obvious outcome - but it was a long story to get here.
What is the future for a post-Japan PlayStation?
It's time to face the facts, and have a hard discussion.
The quirky Japanese director talks about a revived outlook for the industry.
Put Persona and Yakuza on Xbox, please.
The PS4 is still the top selling console of this generation in Japan.
Presumably this will continue into the foreseeable future.
Now to wait for one final random PS Vita system update.
Monster Hunter narrowly edges out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to take home the top honours.
It seems that both Kingdom Hearts 3 and Resident Evil 2 had healthy first week shipments and sell through rates.
Phil Spencer appears to be following through on his commitment to Japan.
Switch lifetime sales reach 7 million Japan, while PS4 reaches 7.7 million.
Pokemon Let’s Go does its job, and drives Nintendo Switch hardware sales to the extreme.
Microsoft looks like it is preparing to try and make inroads into Japan again.
The calm before the storm that will be the launch of Pokemon.
Red Dead’s legs in Japan have nothing on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s long term performance.
A western western game has come in on top of the Japanese charts, I never thought I would see this day.
SoulCalibur 6 and the Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered have disappointing debuts.
Switch continues to top the hardware charts.
The final tally rests at 3.3 million units sold in the country.