I was just wondering this, since the 360 wasn't really a succes there. Not that Microsoft didn't try, they promoted it like crazy, arrenged for exclusive titles like Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey and even gave it a massive price cut. But still it didn't really pick up and retailers abandoned the system some time ago.

This for me raises the question, is Microsoft even go to try again in Japan at all? I can see Microsoft still releasing it's new system there even if it will cost them money, but will the retailers want it?

Why would it not? the 360 sold 1.6 million in Japan.

The 360 released in New Zealand, which is in a remote section of the world and has a human population of about twice that of the xbox360 population in Japan. Shipping the consoles to Japan will not be an issue.

The 360 was released in the UAE, which has a human population about 5 times that of the 360 population of Japan. If 20% of UAE own 360s (1 for every family of 5), it would only have sold as many as Japan, so shipping to non English speaking countries for 1.5 million consoles is fine.

360 sales in Japan are not actually low, it's just that other console sales in Japan are ridiculously high.

I'm not sure if it is so much of "oh that is embarrassing" its more like, does this make more money than it takes to release it? If it does, then yeah sure why not.

Of course they will, they just won't try to court Jap devs like they did last time.

Well, as others wrote in similar threads: there are countries they even less in and release it there. Sure they will do.

I almost think they should try "Eric Cartman Marketing' and announce they will not sell it in Japan.

I think it would be funny, but I don't think it would work.

Sure they will sell in Japan. It was one of the three voice launch regions for Kinect.

The question is though, will retailers in Japan really want to sell the system? Alot of them personally decided to stop selling the x360 aswell.

100% chance.

I think we previously had a thread about this, and ofcourse the answer is yes.

they will, they just won't bother with japan anymore