| Bodhesatva said: Mrstickball, and others: Just so people can see there is a flip side, examine this link. Explaining why the Xbox brand has not met Microsoft's expectations. Among the reasons are as follows: "Its image is Western games and boob volleyball. With that, how are you supposed to buy it?"
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When I had a Japanese NES, I played that first Konami baseball game - the one with fat, short players (not unlike Miis) - and the game was awesome.
I then moved, and got a US NES - and bought that game again. Realistic people! Everything about the gameplay was the same except the look and feel of the players.
Both games are awesome - because apart from the cosmetic difference, they are the same game.
Suggesting that the Japanese have poor taste because they prefer short and fat ballplayers that look like Russian babushka dolls doesn't mean Western cultures have any better taste because they prefer realism.
It's just a matter of perspective, and in that regard, Microsoft could be doing much better catering to the wants of the Japanese demographic. If Microsoft managed to do that and sell even 1/2 as much as the PS3 in Japan, they would actually be sitting pretty in the console wars.
It's easier to go to the mountain than it is to have the mountain come to you.
