Console sales in Japan have dropped to there lowest since 1991 and it was down 10% last year. With console revenue the lowest in 20 years, below is a Famitsu graph showing the problem.
Software sales are holding up better, but not by much,with the top 5 games selling over 2 million copies a first for 8 years. Were they on P$ or Xbox One or Wii U? No all were 3DS titles with the handheld console hosting eight of the top ten games in 2014 (the other two were on Wii U).