| The_Liquid_Laser said: [...]There are products that the US actually makes that are the best in the world. A good example is movies. France is especially disgusted by American culture, but 9 out of the top 10 highest grossing films in France for 2019 were American made. It's because the US is where the best movies are made.[...] |
I'm just passing by to say that the bold part is quite arguable and sales don't necessarily equate quality. I might agree, however, that America makes the best movies that offer pure entertainment or are oriented to the mass market. But not the best movies overall.
Just in case, it's not that they don't make good movies that go beyond entertainment, of course they do; it' just that I wouldn't go as far as to say those movies are the best. (And they usually have that mass market appeal anyway.)
Whatever the case, this is just my opinion. (Also, sorry for being off-topic.)
Actually, I've been thinking and I'd like to add something on topic. Maybe it's not an accurate or representative vision of reality, but, at least in Spain, I'd say that people don't buy stuff thinking of where a product was made. I've only seen something like that regarding cars and also when a country has gained some recognition for making a certain product, like the examples of wine and beer above. But, when talking about video games, I've never seen something of the like. The closer I've personally seen is brand recognition: if someone here is going to buy a console, they first think in "the Play" or "the Nintendo", because those have been around for longer and are more established.
Apart from that, what other people buy is also important: if someone has a certain console and their friends are planning to buy one, they'll probably choose the same that their friend has. And if there are many people talking about a certain console, then it's probable that some others buy it.
But that's just a perception of mine that could very well be wrong. And it only applies to Spain anyway, so I'm not sure of how relevant it is.
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Edited to add the italics and the OT.
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