rrrnearrr said:
mrstickball said:
I don't think Sony or Nintendo have indigenous factories in Brazil. That is a huge advantage for Microsoft. Its also the same reason the Genesis has survived there for 10 years after it died in the US.. They made a locally-produced version for Brazil, and it sold gangbusters.
Alternatively, the return on such a system may be questionable - I am unsure how many units the X360 will sell in Brazil. It will help, certainly, but Brazil isn't a nation with a huge number of buyers that can afford such an expensive system. But rather, it may be a longer term strategy to win Latin America...Which could swing a few million units each generation to Microsoft.
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I don't know what do you mean by "indigenous", but Sony does have factories in Brazil, they just don't produce the ps3 here, they import it and put a new box and cable here.
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If they have to import them, then they are likely subject to huge tariffs, thus the massive costs vs. a 360 which is built in Brazil.
