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FaRmLaNd on 08 March 2009

Japan may not be as important as it use to be but they're still a major hotspot for developers. They release a huge amount of games, if microsoft can tap into that stream of developers next gen due to their successes this gen then it would've been worth it.



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XxXProphecyXxX on 08 March 2009

Until xbox360 starts outselling ps3 in japan every week it will not take over the ps3 in japan and I don't see the 360 outselling ps3 every week in Japan at all.



shinyuhadouken on 08 March 2009
wholikeswood said:
Microsoft could make a dev team to just churn out JRPGs for their consoles.

 

That would be very smart of them. It also make me a very happy man.



Not a 360 fanboy, just a PS3 fanboy hater that likes putting them in their place ^.^

Kantor on 08 March 2009
Jeronimo66 said:
The_God_of_War

Good for them. But this tells me they can't be too happy about Japan.

- The xbox 360 can still surpass ps3 this generation in japan the ps3 only have a 2 million lead on 360 that could be surpassed in one year so don't count 360 out yet, its a stretch but its still possible, all microsoft have to do is get a few more exclusives and they can do it, money talks.

I would have to say that's impossible. Assuming a very optimistic weekly sales average of 20,000 a week, and static PS3 sales, the 360 would take nearly two years to overtake the PS3 in Japan.

Sony is just far too popular in Japan for Microsoft to be able to do that. The PS3 still has Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Yakuza and Metal Gear Solid as exclusives in Japan, while Microsoft has some second-rate Square Enix JRPGs and Star Ocean.

Meanwhile, the Wii has Dragon Quest. And Wii Fit.

But absolutely nothing Microsoft can do would make the 360 overtake the PS3 in Japan.



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Sardauk on 08 March 2009
Kantor said:
Jeronimo66 said:
The_God_of_War

Good for them. But this tells me they can't be too happy about Japan.

- The xbox 360 can still surpass ps3 this generation in japan the ps3 only have a 2 million lead on 360 that could be surpassed in one year so don't count 360 out yet, its a stretch but its still possible, all microsoft have to do is get a few more exclusives and they can do it, money talks.

I would have to say that's impossible. Assuming a very optimistic weekly sales average of 20,000 a week, and static PS3 sales, the 360 would take nearly two years to overtake the PS3 in Japan.

Sony is just far too popular in Japan for Microsoft to be able to do that. The PS3 still has Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Yakuza and Metal Gear Solid as exclusives in Japan, while Microsoft has some second-rate Square Enix JRPGs and Star Ocean.

Meanwhile, the Wii has Dragon Quest. And Wii Fit.

But absolutely nothing Microsoft can do would make the 360 overtake the PS3 in Japan.

True.

 

But why is the japanese (ps3) install base so low ? It is supposed to be the stronghold market of Sony.

 



 

Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.

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S.T.A.G.E. on 08 March 2009
FaRmLaNd said:
Japan may not be as important as it use to be but they're still a major hotspot for developers. They release a huge amount of games, if microsoft can tap into that stream of developers next gen due to their successes this gen then it would've been worth it.

The Japanese are just being ignorant just because Sony is doing extremely horrible this gen. They've been forced by Microsoft with excessive JRPG's to snap and purchase at least almost a million 360's. If Sony would've come out with a more affordable system without Blu Ray, Japan would've followed suit and possibly would've outsold the Wii in Japan...taking JRPG sales up with them. The Japanese don't like an alternative when they have their own home version that they could support. Well the question is...what happens when the version they want is too expensive and the alternative has all the games?

 



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 March 2009
Kantor said:
Jeronimo66 said:
The_God_of_War

Good for them. But this tells me they can't be too happy about Japan.

- The xbox 360 can still surpass ps3 this generation in japan the ps3 only have a 2 million lead on 360 that could be surpassed in one year so don't count 360 out yet, its a stretch but its still possible, all microsoft have to do is get a few more exclusives and they can do it, money talks.

I would have to say that's impossible. Assuming a very optimistic weekly sales average of 20,000 a week, and static PS3 sales, the 360 would take nearly two years to overtake the PS3 in Japan.

Sony is just far too popular in Japan for Microsoft to be able to do that. The PS3 still has Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Yakuza and Metal Gear Solid as exclusives in Japan, while Microsoft has some second-rate Square Enix JRPGs and Star Ocean.

Meanwhile, the Wii has Dragon Quest. And Wii Fit.

But absolutely nothing Microsoft can do would make the 360 overtake the PS3 in Japan.

 

Don't be naive and say that it's impossible for MS to beat Sony in Japan. Anything can happen.. while people manipulate their future by weilding free will. Karma is a hell of a thing. It can cause you to kick yourself in the ass so hard that you fell and wondered how ended up face down on the floor and wondered why?



Kantor on 08 March 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Kantor said:
Jeronimo66 said:
The_God_of_War

Good for them. But this tells me they can't be too happy about Japan.

- The xbox 360 can still surpass ps3 this generation in japan the ps3 only have a 2 million lead on 360 that could be surpassed in one year so don't count 360 out yet, its a stretch but its still possible, all microsoft have to do is get a few more exclusives and they can do it, money talks.

I would have to say that's impossible. Assuming a very optimistic weekly sales average of 20,000 a week, and static PS3 sales, the 360 would take nearly two years to overtake the PS3 in Japan.

Sony is just far too popular in Japan for Microsoft to be able to do that. The PS3 still has Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Yakuza and Metal Gear Solid as exclusives in Japan, while Microsoft has some second-rate Square Enix JRPGs and Star Ocean.

Meanwhile, the Wii has Dragon Quest. And Wii Fit.

But absolutely nothing Microsoft can do would make the 360 overtake the PS3 in Japan.


Don't be naive and say that it's impossible for MS to beat Sony in Japan. Anything can happen.. while people manipulate their future by weilding free will. Karma is a hell of a thing. It can cause you to kick yourself in the ass so hard that you fell and wondered how ended up face down on the floor and wondered why?

It can happen in the same way that Resident Evil 5 can cross 10 million, the PS3 can beat the Wii in weekly sales next week, and Nintendo can announce that they are buying Sega.



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Kos-mos on 08 March 2009
badgenome said:
Kos-mos said:
I heard that japanese 360 owners don`t play on the console. And that`s from safe sources; the Japanese people.

Oh? What do they do with their 360s, then? They aren't the cheapest of space heaters, even if they were pretty effective ones pre-Falcon.

You had to comment it, right? Well, I was trying to be funny. Just like when the faggot Mike Capps at epic was trying to convince people that WII is a virus. I`m sure the japanese, or western people who lives in Japan plays on the 360.

 



badgenome on 08 March 2009
Kos-mos said:
badgenome said:
Kos-mos said:
I heard that japanese 360 owners don`t play on the console. And that`s from safe sources; the Japanese people.

Oh? What do they do with their 360s, then? They aren't the cheapest of space heaters, even if they were pretty effective ones pre-Falcon.

You had to comment it, right? Well, I was trying to be funny. Just like when the faggot Mike Capps at epic was trying to convince people that WII is a virus. I`m sure the japanese, or western people who lives in Japan plays on the 360.

 

Jeez, you just came back from a ban, and you're already cruising for another one, aren't you?