According to sales data from Amazon Japan, it appears that in the region, sales of Blu-ray discs are finally outselling their standard definition counterparts, at least for a couple of genres.
Nikkei has reported that for the first six months of 2008, Sony Pictures’ Resident Evil Trilogy Boxset on Blu-ray was the best selling movie product for the whole site, “significantly outperforming” the DVD version.
"Many software manufactures consider that 'action' is the genre that can make the most of Blu-ray," Amazon stated.
"The Blu-ray share is expected to grow among new titles especially in this genre from now on. Blu-ray 's high definition has greatly improved the reproducibility of details and is enchanting anime fans who put weight on image quality."
Of course, the same news cannot be reported in the US or in Europe, where Blu-ray sales pail in comparison to their DVD counterparts but are slowly growing in popularity.
"Many software manufactures consider that 'action' is the genre that can make the most of Blu-ray," Amazon stated.
"The Blu-ray share is expected to grow among new titles especially in this genre from now on. Blu-ray 's high definition has greatly improved the reproducibility of details and is enchanting anime fans who put weight on image quality."
Of course, the same news cannot be reported in the US or in Europe, where Blu-ray sales pail in comparison to their DVD counterparts but are slowly growing in popularity.
