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The Castle of Shikigami III is a schmup. They are popular in Japan, but this game is released on the 360. We all know the 360 in Japan is not exacly breaking records, so why does a company release it in Japan, (to a whopping 6400 units in 7 weeks), but not in the US, (where 10million+ 360's are located)? Granted, schmups are not as big in the states as they used to be, but still...6400 units in Japan is awful, and if it were released in the states im positive it could sell more than that!

Add to that, the game is being ported to the Wii in the USA this year, (by a different company), but not the 360. 

Does anyone get what Im saying? Ugh...game companies irritate me...



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@limelight022

you are a newbie so I won't be sarcastic here.

Why do you think they released this on xbox instead of PS3? knowing they will make ridiculous little money from it?

No business is that stupid, that means...the nature prediction is... someone paid them butt-load of money to get the exclusive content.

get my draft?



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Well Shikigami 3 had been released in arcades and on Windows before the 360 version so by then any other platforms was a bonus, I guess only the Wii version is coming to the US because of a lack of competition on the platform at the moment. It's not exactly NA is a priority for this series...

@limelight022

you are a newbie so I won't be sarcastic here.

Why do you think they released this on xbox instead of PS3? knowing they will make ridiculous little money from it?

No business is that stupid, that means...the nature prediction is... someone paid them butt-load of money to get the exclusive content.

get my draft?

YOU have to be a newbie if you think ANYONE paid a "butt-load of money" for a secondary port of something as niche as Castle of Shikigami.



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Windows -> XBox 360 (Direct X, all that).
As simple as that. As it didn't make any money -> Wii (Japan, US).
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