sharky said:
The ipod is the only one. Besides iconic things like Levis or McDonalds that also aren't heavy industry. Ask General Motors how much American products the Japanese will buy. Ask GE how many TV's they sell in Japan.
Do you HONESTLY think the 360 is so bad, that it sells fine everywhere else but nothing in Japan, and it's not because they simply boycott it? Then you're not very smart. And you cant say it's the games because 360 has more Japanese RPG's in Japan than PS3 does. |
Wow to your post before this one, take some business classes or even basic economic classes. A guy who understands that losing $5.4 billion over 5 years with no end in sight is not a valid business model is not a "maroon". Thinking that blowing and continuing to blow that much to capture the "high-end" market in a single country is worth it is much closer to maroon-ville I'm afraid. The fact that Sony sank to MS' level and is fighting soley on that front is not a testament to MS' brilliance but to the rank arrogance and idiocy at Sony.
As for Japan not buying GM, they do it for the same reason I only buy Toyota or Honda cars, quality. Same with other "heavy industry" products like the Xbox, GE, Kenmore, etc. I wouldn't say the 360 sells fine everywhere else. Sales in the US are not great, barely acceptable is more like it. It had the worst 2nd place showing since the NES days (when there essentially weren't any). European sales are only good when compared to non-existent Japanese sales. Yes, even if the 360 has more RPG's than the PS3 I'm not surprised Japanese would stick with the PS3. It has the RPG's they want (the ones that are up XV size numerals), will have more in the near future, and doesn't have the terrible quality of the 360. Again, that is a major concern for Japanese, they are used to products they buy actually working. Strange people I know, but don't blame them MS can't make a high quality system.
