Japan, a sales discussion

[NorthStar]

Darc Requiem said:

sharky said:

Hus said:
xept genesis, sucked ass in japan but rest of the world loved it.

Genesis didn't sell in Japan (while it sold in the entire rest of the world outside of Japan) because Sega was originally an American company. This is well known in the history of videogames.

 

They carry that much nationalism. Just like how they treat Xbox..

Its that way the Saturn and PS1 were neck and neck until FFVII's release? Is that why Sega had and still does rule the arcade market? You are absolutely right, Japanese gamers sure do despise Sega because of its American roots.

yep first 21 weeks don't matter at all One must have game could change everything.

Also Japanesee will not dictate the sucsess a Microsoft machine. Japannese do not buy American systems for one reason or another. This alone almost annoys me enough to buy a 360 just because I am American.

well the one thing this chart should do is sent a clear message that the PS3 is not doomed. The original PS1 sold less in the 1st 21 weks than the PS3.