Xbox 360 being phased out of Japan

[Shinobi-san]

BenVTrigger said:

Shinobi-san said:

BenVTrigger said:

Chrizum said:

BenVTrigger said:

lurkerwithnosoul said:

Mordred11 said:

BenVTrigger said:
I'll never understand why the Japanese dislike Xbox consoles and games so much

They only like to play with themselves/own stuff?

There. Now it's fixed.

No its not.  Even western titles that are huge on PS3 everywhere else on Earth usually far lower in Japan.  In general there is certainly a negative bias in Japan towards western software and hardware.

Same thing goes for the American and European market. Japanese-centric games don't do as well here as overseas. It has nothing to do with bias, moreso with culture.

Thats quite simply not true though.  There are TONS of Japanese franchises that are massive in the West.  Pokemon, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Demon's Souls just to name a few.  Not to mention companies like Capcom, Konami, Square Enix, Nintendo, and Sony have all had huge successes in the West.

There isn't the same standard in Japan.  You can't name me 5 western franchises this gen that have sold over 1 million copies in Japan.  Japanese gamers litteraly have words they use in derogitory ways towards Western games, and for years and years now they have seen them as inferior.

This isn't meant to be a slight at the Japanese they're cool as hell its just simple facts.  Japan has a negative bias towards the Western developed games that isn't debatable and the Japanese will be the first to admit it.

You don't get to say whats debatable and whats not.

Japanese gamers do not like western games. Simple as that! If they wanted to play a western game they would, im sure they not not buying western games just because its from the west. Thats insane to even suggest that (which is what you suggesting).

And yeah i too have never been to japan and i dont know many japanese friends, and there probably is a minority group of japanese gamers who think that of western developed games, but it certainly isnt the masses who share those views imo.

Really?  Listen educate yourself and research before you try to argue.  I don't base this on opinion its simple fact.  Again this is NOT a slight towards Japan I love the country and culture but they simply have little respect for Western games going as far as calling them Yo ge, kuso-ge on a regular basis which in Japanese directly translates to "Western Game, shit game."

But you know what don't take my word for it.  Let's here directly from prominant Japanese people themselves.

Wada from Square-Enix said "The retailers have a prejudice against overseas titles, and they won't procure them. But something like Batman: Arkham Asylum, for example, is something that is very like the Japanese taste in games, in fact it caters to very much the Japanese taste."

Gwyn Campbell who works for a Japanese publisher in Japan said   “Japan’s never been very receptive to foreign games, the term ‘foreign game’ is traditionally an insult — it means ‘low quality.’”

Kojima has also discussed that Japanese gamers generally don't even give Western games a chance.  Its plain and simple they have a bias against foreign games.  They like what comes out of Japan nearly exclusively and that IS a bias.  Look at every single most wanted list in Famitsu and the rest of their publications.  It is always nearly exclusively Japanese titles and sales as I have pointed out speak for themselves.

You really dont have to resort to an insulting tone. Im perfectly educated thank you.

And like i said, i believe you when you say thers japanese gamers who have that view, but i i dont feel thats the underlying reason they dont buy western games. They do not like the games, thats the main reason and the most important reason.

And quoting Wada when hes talking about a game hes company publishers? And i also dont see why a retailer would procure a game that probably wont sell, that makes no sense.

Im pretty sure if a western game developer made a game that japanese gamers like it would sell decently...western games and japanese games are different, they prefer their games thats that.

But anyways im not one for arguing, especially when i get told to educate myself. So il leave it at that.