do u guys care that 360 is failing in Japan? do we need it to succeed to be #1?

once again, MS cannot sell enough console to warrant having a japan headquarter over there. i'm glad they did alot of wonderful hiring (former FF creator, former Sega staff to try to interest J gamer to go on-line) to try to appeal to the ever so hard to please Japanese gamer crowds.

I dont really know why they even keep trying, they have the 2 big markets cover IMO ( US, EUR) in a competitive position agaist our 2 rivals

I think they should just pull the plug on ever appealing to Japanese gamer and mainly concentrated on Western-Hemisphere side of the earth. they're losing money everyday the more they stay in japanese market.

hey the harder they try the better for us who have 360 in the end ^_-.. lost odesey and blue dragon are big example of that. beldugo

In an industry dominated by the japanese, i would say yes. If they could ever win over the japanese populace, that would be a major victory for M$, and Sony and Nintendo would be shamned for letting an American company beat them in their own house. I really dont ever see it happening ever. Nintendo and Sony would have to go completley bankrupt. jigglebilly1983

They dont have to beat the other consoles, they just need to beat their own. If 360 surpassed Xbox, which it will, no doubt, it means MS will stay for the next round. I think MS will have to sell about 1.5 million in Japan by consoles end, if it gets good buzz that means their next console might be bought even more.

They dont have to beat the other consoles, they just need to beat their own. If 360 surpassed Xbox, which it will, no doubt, it means MS will stay for the next round. I think MS will have to sell about 1.5 million in Japan by consoles end, if it gets good buzz that means their next console might be bought even more.

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IMO microsoft does not need japan as long as they win North America, which in my eyes it looks like they will.BigDizz

Lol is that the lemmings new catch phrase  " We dont need Japan to succeed"GsSanAndreas

I don't care at all: I wouldn't make any money off it, and I don't play many Japanese games. I guess if some really good new Japanese games came out I would be happy, but I have so many games I want for the 360 that I'll be content. Vyse_The_Daring

[QUOTE="Vyse_The_Daring"]I don't care at all: I wouldn't make any money off it, and I don't play many Japanese games. I guess if some really good new Japanese games came out I would be happy, but I have so many games I want for the 360 that I'll be content. Zerostatic0

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo do not give a damn about you, every single one of them only cares about making money. Also, their consoles are pieces of plastic and metal, would you idolize a lamp or a hole puncher? Then stop acting like being down with the 360 (or PS3 or Wii) is initiation into some gang and now you can refer to yourself as a farm animal, and you gotta protect your fellow "gang" members! It's really, really annoying.

wasn't copyright but i feel the need to share it to the rest of the world

[QUOTE="beldugo"]hey the harder they try the better for us who have 360 in the end ^_-.. lost odesey and blue dragon are big example of that. Sgt_Hale

No they don't need Japan, the other 2 will be sufficent. If the japanese want to be nationalistic let them, since the Ps3 is a flop. The WII is good though, but they can keep thier overpriced PS3 for themselves.XYZVector

i think the prediction of the xbox polarizing the gaming industry is coming to fruition.

Japan has almost always been considered the home of videogaming, mainly because that's what the JAPANESE companies have been telling us for so long.

However, with way more developers (and arguably more talented developers) coming from outside Japan, the sole basis of "importance" boils down to consumers.  I'm sorry, the numbers of Japanese gamers don't allow for dictation of worldwide dominance.

Given the vast quantities of high quality games coming from outside Japan, it's safe to say japanese developers need consoles more than the consoles need them....;)

I dont care about Japan because I live on the other side of the world, why would anyone care if their system is doing good in Japan? Unless youre from Japanwildwild

[QUOTE="GsSanAndreas"]Lol is that the lemmings new catch phrase " We dont need Japan to succeed"jxditu

[QUOTE="jxditu"][QUOTE="GsSanAndreas"]Lol is that the lemmings new catch phrase " We dont need Japan to succeed"ps3gen

i think we're saying Japan doesn't matter because the Wii is trouncing the ps3 in Japan but is still in last place worldwide...;)

[QUOTE="wildwild"]I dont care about Japan because I live on the other side of the world, why would anyone care if their system is doing good in Japan? Unless youre from Japantegovoltio

I know that. What I mean is that why would fanboys care about Japan?

I know how they can catch up in Japan. First make Master Chief really feminine and have him philosophise about the rights that the covenent have, the uselessness of war and the futility of existence, then add a talking animal, then convert the combat system over to turn based, then make Cortana extra chipper and air-headed and underage but sexy and dressed as a schoolgirl. Make Master Chief's armor into a twenty foot tall mech. Follow that up by removing all online, add a really bad camera system and there you have it, a sure fire system seller for Japan.

[QUOTE="ps3gen"][QUOTE="jxditu"][QUOTE="GsSanAndreas"]Lol is that the lemmings new catch phrase " We dont need Japan to succeed"tango90101

i think we're saying Japan doesn't matter because the Wii is trouncing the ps3 in Japan but is still in last place worldwide...;)

[QUOTE="Vyse_The_Daring"]I don't care at all: I wouldn't make any money off it, and I don't play many Japanese games. I guess if some really good new Japanese games came out I would be happy, but I have so many games I want for the 360 that I'll be content. Zerostatic0

EDIT: meant to say xbox(original)/PC ... I now have a 360/PC :D

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[QUOTE="ps3gen"][QUOTE="jxditu"][QUOTE="GsSanAndreas"]Lol is that the lemmings new catch phrase " We dont need Japan to succeed"ps3gen

i think we're saying Japan doesn't matter because the Wii is trouncing the ps3 in Japan but is still in last place worldwide...;)

actually the 360's WORLDWIDE position (read: more important) is DEAD FIRST.... :)

the ps3?  dead last....

what happened to the "100 million userbase"...?  :lol:

Its failing because people in Japan dont want to play shooters all the time, plus there are no good JRPG's on the 360. Also it fails because the Japanese hate Microsoft, they cant even make a damn good OS so what makes people think they make a good console. Also maybe they are just smart enough to know that you get way more out of the PS3 for the price then you do out of the 360, I mean high def movie support and large games, free online gameplay, bigger HDD and a larger variety of games in the future.

Oh wow.. Anyone who actually thinks Microsoft doesn't need to win over or get a strong wave in the Japanese market is a fool. The fact is, there are MANY gamers who love japanese games. I'm not talking the wacky *** games... but also the well-established francises like Final Fantasy and the genres pro-dominately preferred by the Japanese. Because many gamers here also have those type of tastes, personally I love RPGs and games with great story development and Japanese developers are still the best at that. If Microsoft wants to appeal to more gamers and convince the consumers that they should stick with MS solely they need to appeal to everyone. Not only the "hardcore" shooter/racing fans.Mikazukinoyaiba

Having poor taste in games is one thing but the fact that you actually went with "wacky *** games", now thats just comedy