I dont know why people need to try to diminish the sales or prop them up. The fact of the matter is the iphone sold 1.69 million units in japan in the last FY.....compared to 2.4 million psp's and 3.9 million DS's. Each iphone in the states is comparable price and im sure the market for smartphones is far more narrow than mobile gaming in japan.
I think thats pretty solid for a product. Who gives a fuck about the nationalist argument, let it go, theres probably a japanese segment who operates like this just the same as there are tea party people who just yell a false mantra over and over too and people that have those bumper stickers about buying american or being out of jobs without the knowledge of a globally tied economy....its not indicative of the whole of the country or economy and its just a crutch to generalize arguments to fit our debates...IE: The 360 never had a fair shake or its sales are low because of these "nationalists". Let it go. Products worth buying get bought.
EDIT: Let me clarify my last comment. I dont mean the 360 isnt worth being bought...there are clearly different culteral tastes, and i dont pretend to speak for any other culture, but if it doesnt appeal it wont sell, it has nothing to do with the logo on the product, its not a problem with brand moreso with appeal to demographic.
