I find it funny when people say Asians have smaller hands, how the fuck do you know that's just something stupid like saying Americans are fat or English people like tea and the french are cowards

They're not manly enough for big bulky American product.

And where do you get that notion of Japanese people not buying something out of nationalism? Are they Xenophobic? To the extent that after spending years and years living with Japanese people, it's very surprising to meet someone who doesn't look like them, and that they're not used to diversity, and are ignorant of outside history. However if Japanese people just "hated" America, then why do they love hip hop? Why do they love the half-Japanese/Black artist Jero whose from Philly?

Why the fuck is there so many Starbucks, McDonalds, etc?

Like another poster said, 360's have been labeled as an Otaku product, which isn't a positive thing. Otakus have made a long way into being a part of Japanes mainstream culture (Densha-otoko, 2ch, etc), but for the most part they're still associated with serial killers, anti-socials, etc which art forms such as Superflat criticizes.

Not every Japanese person is comfortable playing some of the weirdest JRPGs, and dating games. Stuff like panty vending machines aren't being sold on the main street but in otaku infested places.

There was recently a thread asking why Americans don't buy the PS3 because it's Japanese. Why were you guys so outraged over that? For all I know, every car company is bashing Toyota (understandable), and Honda (5th biggest car manufacturer, WTF?). All I'm hearing is people who just say "lol, panty vending machines", say that Japanese are perverts, idiots because of their comedians and tv shows (Japanese people don't take those wacky games seriously, it's SUPPOSED to be wacky and funny), and apply a sub culture to an entire culture.

/rant

The console mostly appeals to the Hardcore gamers

I think its got far too many american games and SHMUPS to appeal to most japanese gamers and not enough games to appeal to japanese families or kids..

plus the fact it lacks a Final Fantasy game is a nono

that "Another reason 53.57 percent" probably because they already have a ps3 or wii/ds

simply cause Japan hate americain product

it was even mentoined earlier in this thread

Well in my opinion it's several things, first and foremost Sony is a Japanese company and Microsoft is American. Japanese people tend to buy Japanese product. Then there is the quality issue. They probably are not buying the 360 for the same reason I have not boughten a 360 yet (although I am getting one by the end of the month) and that is the failure rate. With me personally I just couldnt see spending my hard earned cash on a system that had a 33% chance or 1/3 of breaking on me, warranty or no warranty (it shouldnt need it)

i would have guessed its because xbox 360 is an american brand and the japanesse are supporting home brands more which support there economy more

Japan is truly in a boat all by themselves. The divide between them and the rest of the world when it comes to personal tastes just seems to continue to grow. It used to be that what is popular in japan will be popular everywhere else in a couple of years. But with their economic depression the world stopped paying attention. The lack of support for the 360 is just a small sample of Japanesse tastes no longer reflecting what will or is popular to the rest of the world.