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mrstickball on 21 November 2010
Kynes said:
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The XBox brand is strongest in America because its by an American company as well as a highly recognized one.

As for your prediction about next Gen I disagree completely...before this Gen the Playstation brand was very strong in America but seems to have faded because of the XBox brand. With that said while the Playstation brand slowed in America the DS and Wii brands gained huge popularity in America and just like how the 3DS has the name DS in it I expect Nintendo's next console to have the name Wii contained in it.

I personally think that the P.S brand faded here because the 360 and PS3 are so similar and the 360 is made in America so people pick the 360 over the PS3 here.

Anyway, nobody knows what next Gen has in store for all consoles though I expect Nintendo to stay fairly popular next Gen in the same way that PS2 was successful partly due to the PS1.

The PlayStation brand has weakened in America because of Sony, not really because of the Xbox brand. A $299 launch PS3 would have continued Sony's dominance here, no doubt about it.

Really, it was Sony's blunders and Microsoft's marketing and aggressive stance that have helped up the brand here. Next gen is anybody's game, that's a true victory for Microsoft (and Nintendo too).

I don't think that the 360 was that much cheaper was it? I do agree though that the price point of PS3 hurt the PS brand a lot this Gen in America. I don't understand why everybody says that the XBox brand is so strong in America because last time I checked PS2 and Wii both outsold the XBox and 360 by a good amount.

The 360's launch prices were $399 and $299. PS3 were $599 and $499.

If I remember correctly, the 360 launch prices were $499 and $399, but I'm not 100% sure.

No. They were $299 for the basic model, and $399 for the premium model with the HDD and goodies. I waited outside of a Best Buy for 14 hours when it launched. I know this

Oh, for why it does well in America:

It's an American-centric console. It sells well here because there are a lot of games made by Americans for Americans. Same reason the Wii/PS3 do well in Japan, and the Amiga did great in Europe...Also why the 360 does gangbusters in the UK.

It simply comes down to content. The 360 never had great Japanese fare, sans a few RPGs, so it never sold great there. When it did have good games, it did well (RE5, Star Ocean 4, Tales of Vesperia, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey).



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dahuman on 21 November 2010
Jay520 said:

Halo, Gears, Left 4 Dead, are all big in America. COD plays better on XBOX. COD is better on Xbox. 

XBOX got off to a great start with Gears, Halo, COD (better on XBOX), AC(better on XBOX) Mass Effect, Perfect Dark, Bioshock, Project Gotham, etc. Not to mention it was cheaper. Then in 2008, I think GTAIV sealed the deal by not only being released on XBOX, but also being better on XBOX. Then later that year Gears 2, Fable 2, L4D all released on XBOX and were all big in America. And the online was better. And it had a one year head start. And it was cheaper.

Ps3 still has yet to get one exclusive game to reach 2mil in NA besides MGS4 which was bundled. Hopefully that changes in 2011.

I still think that there will be a time where PS3 sells on par with 360 on a weekly basis. It depends on Sony's marketing IMO.

Yeah the 360 had a really awesome start in the US market and followed through for 3-4 years, if I wasn't a PC gamer, I'd prolly still have my 360 to this day.



libellule on 21 November 2010

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for some reason, american and uk people love it



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Vertigo-X on 21 November 2010
Beuli2 said:

Because americans are easy to brainwash.

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Mr Puggsly on 21 November 2010
yum123 said:

simply because they market it more and americans are controlled by the media

And everything heavily marketed is a huge success.

Great logic.



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BadF***ingButters on 21 November 2010

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704514504575612921567089084.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

This article about Japanese auto manufacturers declining marketshare in the First ten months of 2010



Fumanchu on 21 November 2010
BadF***ingButters said:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704514504575612921567089084.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

This article about Japanese auto manufacturers declining marketshare in the First ten months of 2010

Not really - Toyota and Honda marketshares have dropped, but Nissan and Hyundai (Korean) are rising. 

Regardless, the point remains that being a product from a US company isn't a pre-requisite for success, like some were insinuating. 



Bullet100000 on 21 November 2010

I think the main reason is because the Xbox360's base model is $100 cheaper than the PS3.



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Smidlee on 21 November 2010
Fumanchu said:
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Because its an American company. Same reason Japanese buy Sony and Nintendo products but not Microsoft.

But don't americans buy Wiis and PS3s as well?


Yeah but not as many.

well from vgchartz the america's have bought more wii's so maybe its just a sony thing than?


I don't know I was just making a theory. Americans are pretty patriotic and usually buy American things instead of foreign things. I think the Wii was an exception because it was the must have console for the last couple years.

Is that why Toyota is the best selling car manufacturer in the US?

I think the US is probably the best example of free market capitalism, no one gives a shit where the product comes from as long as it's good value.

I thought Toyota has factories  here in America?  Now If you are talking about trucks that's a different story.
 So you don't think Mirosoft as an American company had nothing to do with it's success in America?



zgamer5 on 21 November 2010

head start. cheap price. it had a great launch in the us, so when your friend has a 360 your not gonna get something else unless you have a big clue about the market and know what the other consoles offer. most people dont, only two of my friends know that some games are exclusive,the others only play cod and fifa, other then that they dont know anything about the gaming market.



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