| vfguy said: Err...that is really hilariously funny as Playstation 4 can be read as Playstation Death. Four is an unlucky number here because one of the ways to say four is shi, which also means death. Therefore, you can see why your statement is pretty funny. Apple is loved here in Japan, but whenever there are viable domestic alternatives, they generally prefer those. By the time Android was a viable alternative with domestic phone brands like Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, and Sony, Apple already had a sizeable foothold. There are lots of other examples like Starbucks, various American fast-food chains, and Windows computers being quite popular here while American cars are pretty rare. Japan also do not necessarily follow the rest of the world with game consoles as the Genesis/MegaDrive and N64 were never popular here while the Sega Saturn was, for example. Therefore, the reasons why the Xbox has so far failed in Japan relatively speaking is more complex than your reductive "greedy company" or the name. |
If this playstation 4 was the first playstation product ever then it probably wouldnt have done so well. We cant just forget all the goodwill and consumer trust gained across the generations. So, i dont really find it that funny. The point is Microsoft showed disdain with their first product. They did little to nothing to please the Japanese and with the 360 it was already too late and it was seen as hostility more than dedication.
Yeah theres obviously a nationalist feeling. Its the same in the US and why the Xbox does better there than other reagions.
but the truth of the fact and the point i was doing is that Japan is not an impossible market for american companies. You didnt really refute that.
