VGKing said:
Jereel Hunter said:
benao87 said:
With these numbers one can't deny the importance of Japan in this whole industry. Can't really believe some people refuse to believe that. |
Japan is important, but what people have denied is whether CRITICAL for your console to succeed in Japan. 360 proved that it is not- Japan nearly ignored it, and it's still going to be a much bigger success than the PS3*.
*Before a bunch of people jump on me for this statement - success is about making money, and while the PS3's best case scenario for it's entire run is breaking even, the 360 is a very profitable venture.
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No, it's not.
With home consoles, success is about getting that console in as many homes as possible.
The making money part only matters if you're an investor.
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Well that's just completely wrong. In the business world the very definition of success is about profits and yes that includes consoles. If your company sold 200 million of a console but didn't make a penny from it at all, it wasn't successful. Now a lot of the time businesses will lose money or take risks to have a better chance of being successful in the long run, which is what most console makers do.
