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Kynes on 28 January 2013

As Taiwan and Hong Kong sales show, this won't benefit Japanese companies over American ones. Most people here are applying wishful thinking over what sales tell us.



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bertlsenix on 28 January 2013
Miguel_Zorro said:
NintendoPie said:
I think many of you are skipping over the fact that many of the over 1 Billion Chinese couldn't even afford a console. It's not going to be easy for Sony and Nintendo to break into China and have all these explosive sales that some of you think they'll get. It's not that easy.

There's still a huge market within that 1.3 Billion who *can* afford a console.  Just look at how Apple's doing in China.  iPhones aren't cheap, and Apple just did $7.3 Billion in revenue for the quarter:


http://www.techinasia.com/apple-sees-iphone-sales-double-china/

 

To be honest apple are the only ones doing good everywhere WITH high prices.
They could bring a new phone that is weaker than every other phone on the market for double the price of the best Samsung Phone every 3 month and still sell 20 Million Units in its first month.Same goes for Ipad and every other thing they sell.
1000$ every 3 month?No problem!Even Chinese people who don't have crap to eat are willing to afford that.
But a PS4 aka the best console ever created for 400$?Not a direct purchase especially if they aren't directly piracy supported.



HoloDust on 28 January 2013

I think whoevers console turn out to be easiest to hack and play pirated games is going to "win" in China. ;)



Nsanity on 28 January 2013
Otakumegane said:
bonkers555 said:
Otakumegane said:
Very good news for Sony/Nintendo. Obviously the Chinese will take the Asian consoles over the American one.

(Not because it's bad but because of a relevance between cultures)

Lol..Japanese and Chinese culture is nothing alike.


Dynasty warriors says hello. (They have a respect for each other's cultures. I'd say that the Japanese and the Chinese are still closer to each other than Americans and the Chinese)

Wasnt there a thread last week about Japan and China thinking about blowing the crap out of each other?



crissindahouse on 28 January 2013
bertlsenix said:
Miguel_Zorro said:
NintendoPie said:
I think many of you are skipping over the fact that many of the over 1 Billion Chinese couldn't even afford a console. It's not going to be easy for Sony and Nintendo to break into China and have all these explosive sales that some of you think they'll get. It's not that easy.

There's still a huge market within that 1.3 Billion who *can* afford a console.  Just look at how Apple's doing in China.  iPhones aren't cheap, and Apple just did $7.3 Billion in revenue for the quarter:


http://www.techinasia.com/apple-sees-iphone-sales-double-china/

 

To be honest apple are the only ones doing good everywhere WITH high prices.
They could bring a new phone that is weaker than every other phone on the market for double the price of the best Samsung Phone every 3 month and still sell 20 Million Units in its first month.Same goes for Ipad and every other thing they sell.
1000$ every 3 month?No problem!Even Chinese people who don't have crap to eat are willing to afford that.
But a PS4 aka the best console ever created for 400$?Not a direct purchase especially if they aren't directly piracy supported.

i believe i read half an year ago or so that samsung and other smartphone manufacturers also sell much more in china as almost anywehere else.

it's not only an apple thing, it's an "smartphones sell a lot in china" thing.

same btw for cars. bmw, audi and vw sell much more in china as anywhere else. not sure about car manufacturers from other countries.



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Otakumegane on 28 January 2013
D-Joe said:
Otakumegane said:
bonkers555 said:
Otakumegane said:
Very good news for Sony/Nintendo. Obviously the Chinese will take the Asian consoles over the American one.

(Not because it's bad but because of a relevance between cultures)

Lol..Japanese and Chinese culture is nothing alike.


Dynasty warriors says hello. (They have a respect for each other's cultures. I'd say that the Japanese and the Chinese are still closer to each other than Americans and the Chinese)

This is taiwan 2011 home console software sales


Not really surprised.



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Otakumegane on 28 January 2013
KungKras said:
Otakumegane said:
Very good news for Sony/Nintendo. Obviously the Chinese will take the Asian consoles over the American one.

(Not because it's bad but because of a relevance between cultures)

I don't think so actually.

China doesn't like Japan, and Sony and Nintendo are japanese.

I think they'll go with Microsoft, or make a system of their own.


China still goes with the K-pop and the Asian dramas more than the CSI shows of America. The friction is due to the closeness of the 2 countries' locations. It's like how you fight more with your sister than you would your friend. 

For example, Japan occupied Korea for 36 years, and we still have Dokdo (also an island) problems with Japan, but hey koreans still love the anime and manga.

(And they like our dramas)



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Otakumegane on 28 January 2013
maximrace said:
Some people here forget that chinese actually don't like Japan ;). This would benefit msft more than it would benefit sony or ninty.


That's like saying Korea doesn't like Japan......and yet we still buy their products over Western ones.



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curl-6 on 28 January 2013

Sony will pounce on this, they've always been good at utilizing second world markets that others neglect.

Hopefully Nintendo will seize opportunity as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if they failed to capitalize on it, they've traditionally ignored such markets.

So... why were consoles banned in China before?



Otakumegane on 28 January 2013
curl-6 said:
Sony will pounce on this, they've always been good at utilizing second world markets that others neglect.

Hopefully Nintendo will seize opportunity as well, but I wouldn't be surprised if they failed to capitalize on it, they've traditionally ignored such markets.

So... why were consoles banned in China before?

To "protect the Chinese youth" from spending too much time on games, but since Online wasn't banned....yea.



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)