tres said:
if that was the case wouldnt we have sony japan ratios in america we dont. you advertise where you're weak. sony has no fear of a microsoft take over in europe. microsoft on the other hand advertisement are more defensive in nature than offensive. |
Microsoft advertises on home court America, but they know they'll get some Europeans because westerners no matter where they are like shooters. Sony advertises heavily at European soccer games and when I went to Italy last year there were Playstations 3's in the french airport. It seems like Sony and Europe have made up their minds that they favor one another. Europeans like Coke instead of Pepsi and Sony instead of Microsoft from the looks of the commercialism. As for the games most of them are made for the American market since they spend so much money. The PS3 only sold 10 million consoles for a reason in Japan this gen and thats because they never really focused on the Japanese at all. If they did they would've sold more. Sony Japan games are great but Ico doesn't exactly speak to the heart of the Japanese gamer. I am guessing The Last Guardian is on hold because Knack is coming out, but the Japanese need some first party Sony games. They need to start supporting their home turf.
The Last Japanese game I saw Sony take part in creating it was Demon Souls, which they own the property to. This is the reason Software changed the name to Dark Souls. Sony needs to make another great Japanese game.
