kowenicki said:
ninty3ds said:
kowenicki said:
Reasonable said:
Looks like the 360 boost was down to MH after all and not the slim, as sales are rapidly dropping back to where they were.
PS3 and Wii so close now most weeks, I wonder if Sony are tempted to try and drop the price just a bit and see if that could pull in a bit more demand?
If 360 stays in that range or below with the 360s model then I'm doubting Kinect will make much difference in Japan either.
All the action for the HD consoles is going to be in US and Others now it looks like.
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why would they do that? they are almost matching and demand is already there?
they dont care about being slightly above the wii or slightly below it.
they care about revenue and profits.
...and the 360 is a pointless discussion topic for Japan. I jave a 360S now, a fine machine - looks good, is compact and solid.. if that doesnt garner interest there nothing will. they are clearly not interested for whatever reason. Their loss.
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If even Kowenicki says 360 is dead in Japan, I guess it's really really dead now.
Now, everybody except diehard MS fanboys could already see it was dead 2 years ago, but better late than never I guess.
Still, I love the damage control part ("Their loss", "whatever reason").
Maybe they just prefer reliable consoles and they're now afraid of buying a faulty product (MS bad reputation).
Maybe they just don't like shooters.
Maybe they think there aren't enough good games that they can't already play on their PS3 or on their PC.
After all, the only major recent half exclusive is Mass Effect 2, and you can play it on PC, same thing for Fable 3, or Gears... It hardly competes with the numerous great PS3 exclusives.
Who knows...
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I said it was dead 2 years ago....
it has nothing to do with not liking shooters (MS has really tried with software this time, undeniable)
nothing to do with reliability (the original xbox wasnt unreliable - neither are most western products) yeah yeah, i know... "bu but its too big"
Japan is suspicious of all things foreigh, it really is. Dont quote the ipod at me... its pretty much an exception. This suspicioun of foreigners and foreign goods is what is actually killing the Japanese economy right now. maybe they will wake up, maybe they wont... not that I really mind either way. There are pletny of articles on the internet, business sites mainly and in the written media exposing this problem.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3708098.stm
http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/04/20/japan_needs_to_ease_up_on_immigration_laws/7891/
http://sanseverything.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/immigration-as-a-source-of-renewal-in-japan/
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2010/07/09/263941/Japan-parties.htm
They have a very strong culture of... protecting their culture.
They also engage in mass slaughter of dolphins on the quiet.... "vive le differfence" I guess.....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/14/dolphin-slaughter-hunting-japan-taiji
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