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Hibern81 on 11 April 2014
Dulfite said:
Is it a coincidence that not too long ago Nintendo released a Hello Kitty kart racer game as a WII U eshop download? I THINK NOT! People are trading in ps4's in the droves to get wii u's so they can play hello kitty racer! lol just kidding around. I love my Wii U btw and I'm a huge Nintendo fanboy so I'm allowed to joke around about eshop games lol.


Hello Kitty Racer is hardcore to the max!



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Hibern81 on 11 April 2014

Japan still buying systems for games and not hype confirmed.



"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."

 

Shigeru Miyamoto

Lusche on 11 April 2014

sign ... meanwhile in the eu :(



fps_d0minat0r on 11 April 2014

Its obvious, they are all waiting for X1 price cut.



walsufnir on 11 April 2014

Perhaps they saw the PS4 as a companion device for the PSVita like the Vita is looked at in the west?



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osed125 on 11 April 2014

2 reasons:

1) The used game market in Japan is ridiculously huge. There's really no surprise in seeing new consoles already available in big quantities early.

2) Not that many games for the Japanese gamers, so the reasons to keep one are small.



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taikamya on 11 April 2014
vfguy said:

The Mandarake in AmeMura (1 console). Also note the Biohazard Dreamcast for $2200!).


A DREAMCAST!? Mine stopped working some years ago.. I'd easily pay 2200$ for it. Still have all my games working flawlessly. Awesome console btw.



vivster on 11 April 2014

Yep, totally doomed. Pack it in guys! It was fun while it lasted.



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vfguy on 11 April 2014
taikamya said:
vfguy said:

 

The Mandarake in AmeMura (1 console). Also note the Biohazard Dreamcast for $2200!).


A DREAMCAST!? Mine stopped working some years ago.. I'd easily pay 2200$ for it. Still have all my games working flawlessly. Awesome console btw.


A regular Japanese Dreamcast can be had for about $25. Even a fancy limited edition Hello Kitty or Sakura Wars Dreamcast can be had for $75-150.

Plus, there are only 200 of the black STARS Dreamcast!



Shaunaka on 11 April 2014
DerNebel said:
People played Knack...


Haha =D

OT: The games are not Japanese-centric. Simple really. Sony will move a lot of PS4's in Japan when the big Japanese games come - eventually.