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[donutzsick]

Brilliant, gonna buy way more from them now lmao

 

[ipukespiders]

Both sides of this are ridiculous.

You're half right.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Seems like they stand to make money from this not getting a western release. Also an english language asia version is news to me. Ps4 is region free right?

 

[Jawmuncher]

Lose Business? I think you're misreading who they're aiming for.

 

[User1608]

Holy shit lol.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Both sides?

One side prevented the other from enjoying a video game. A video game.

Spoiler

Not like it was going to sell much anyway.

If by one side you mean 'Koei Tecmo made it somewhat more inconvenient and expensive for dudes to ogle virtual tits,' then yeah, one side totally prevented the other from getting a videogame at US GameStops.

 

[Risette]

Yesasia will probably stock it.

http://www.superufo.com/pp/index.asp

is an option too. I've had bad experiences with YA, so I'll probably be buying DOAX3 from superufo.

 

[Griss]

I called the last OP out for misrepresenting their intentions of T-K by making it sound like they used feminism as a scapegoat to their business decision...

But oh my god Play-Asia.

I checked their twitter. This shit is the real deal. Holy god damn. I didn't think you could both throw feminism and YOUR OWN PROSPECTIVE AUDIENCE under the bus in a single tweet. That's such a master stroke of terribad that I'm not even mad. I'm actually quite impressed. Some gave T-K the benifit of the doubt that this business decision wouldn't be influenced by backlash so let's see how this plays out for Play-Asia.

I don't get it... they didn't mention feminism and they didn't throw their audience under the bus?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

They are are right:

From their facebook page:



https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame/posts/757819724322115?comment_id=757869560983798&reply_comment_id=758043784299709&comment_tracking={%22tn%22:%22R%22}

Again, why would you buy that? There have been plenty of risqué games coming out West and I didn't even see this game mentioned outside of GAF. Very obviously a business decision that they're trying to cover up by scapegoating "the SJWs"

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

They are are right:

From their facebook page:



https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame/posts/757819724322115?comment_id=757869560983798&reply_comment_id=758043784299709&comment_tracking={%22tn%22:%22R%22}

It's not like the tweet is wrong

How is the tweet right?

Like, what are people basing their posts on?

 

[Finaika]

They sound salty.

 

[Aeana]

Yesasia is a bit of a crapshoot compared to Playasia though.

I imagine someone who would like to continue doing business with Play-Asia is not looking for an alternative.

 

[charlequin]

It's not like the tweet is wrong

The tweet is wrong tho.

 

[Warxard]

They are are right:

From their facebook page:



https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame/posts/757819724322115?comment_id=757869560983798&reply_comment_id=758043784299709&comment_tracking={%22tn%22:%22R%22}

No, DOAX2 sold like shit. TK are the same people who launched ArNo Surge over here, they're just cropping a reaction to gauge interest overseas.

 

[Crossing Eden]

I seriously don't know if this was foolish or brilliant.

Imagine a guy irl saying out loud, about yet another video game series with busty female characters, "Too sexist, how about too sexy?" unironically and you have your answer.

 

[bobbytkc]

How is the tweet right?

Like, what are people basing their posts on?

Which part of the facebook post did you not understand?

 

[Dio]

Better alternatives to Play-Asia:

HMV Japan
Amiami

Pay Japanese retail prices, and considering the current exchange rate, you get an even bigger advantage.

Yeah, going to Play-Asia means you're going to pay more. It's a common mistake to make when you get into importing - Amiami has always charged way less and has been really nice/gotten me my stuff really quickly.

Play-Asia is one of those sites that people go to when they're too lazy to do any more research and eat the extra cost.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Like you need to understand what the text in DOAX says lmao

Play-Asia is one of the worst importers price-wise anyway

 

[AcademicSaucer]

I seriously don't know if this was foolish or brilliant.

There is no such thing as bad publicity , I didnt know there was an english asian version .

 

[SolidSnakex]

Still not the same thing as an actual localization let alone an actual release overseas which is what people are complaining about for whatever reason. X3 was never going to sell well so they just made a business decision.

The business approach they're taking to this (the election campaign) and the number of characters show that it's not a big budget title, so they're unlikely to lose money on the venture. My initial point was that there's going to be an English version of the game, it's just that it's not going to be released in western countries. That really doesn't have anything to do with how the previous versions sold. If anything, i'd imagine the previous versions sold more in the west than they did in Japan due to the fact that they were Xbox exclusive.

 

[Chindogg]

So was there even any source on this game not being brought to the west outside of Nichegamer, which is a site that was started by Gamergate supporters?

Apparently it was a rep from K-T themselves that mentioned they didn't want to deal with "trends around women in video games in the west" or something like that. Lemme try to find the post.

 

[Ibuki]

Yesasia will probably stock it.

Just to follow up, and for anyone else wondering, Yesasia currently has the asian version for pre-order.

 

[rrs]

I don't get it... they didn't mention feminism and they didn't throw their audience under the bus?

SJW is a weasel word used by trash to claim feminists are evil and taking away everything

 

[Lothar]

How is the tweet right?

Like, what are people basing their posts on?

Exactly what they said in the Facebook page. Did you read it? There's too many people complaining about games.

 

[Tripon]

Wtf, no way this tweet is real? Like even if you believe that is the case, you can't be that tone deaf to potentially offend a group of people that would potentially buy from you.

 

[partyphone]

Brilliant, gonna buy way more from them now lmao

you're easily tricked and pandered to?

good to know!

 

[Zabi]

I find this funny because last night I decided to look at their store page on DOAX3 and Moe Chronicle since they are the only games I know of that are only available in English as Asia imports. The descriptions for them are hilariously over the top. Apparently, the people running the store decided to give a over the top description that plays up the fact that you need to import it in order to play it in English.

 

[Warxard]

Just to follow up, and for anyone else wondering, Yesasia currently has the asian version for pre-order.

Dynamite. Will be buying from there.

 

[TVGamer]

Unprofessional imo. Don't see how this was ballsy or whatever.

 

[Briarios]

We got Monster Monpiece ... and "SJWs" are why we don't get this? BS ... we don't get this because they don't think they can make money on it, pure and simple. If they thought they could make a profit, we'd get it -- end of story.

 

[theprodigy]

BRB pre-ordering from Play Asia

Brilliant, gonna buy way more from them now lmao

uh huh

tell me more

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Are we really going to stick to the sales talk. Koei has pretty much localized every single game they have for years now. We're getting an action rpg that's borderline yuri that's probably going to sell like shit in march.

 

[Sai-kun]

Exactly what they said in the Facebook page. Did you read it? There's too many people complaining about games.

i literally don't understand what that FB post is saying. someone translate.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Which part of the facebook post did you not understand?

Do you also believe at fact value that your penis will grow big if you click on this e-mail?

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Imagine a guy irl saying out loud, about yet another video game series with busty female characters, "Too sexist, how about too sexy?" unironically and you have your answer.

Again, given who the people are they're obviously trying to appeal to...

I'm not saying I'm in favor of it, I'm saying that this was probably a really good way to get people to buy it? Maybe? I don't know!

 

[tearsofash]

I just want to play games with jiggly boobs and hot girls. I'm very lonely.

Not sure why Play-Asia had to make it political.

 

[klee123]

Lol lose business?

I hate to say it, but it's usually controversy like this usually gain more attention.

Fans are going to buy the game anyways.

 

[Temporal Mess]

Lol. Well, that's one way to lose a bit of business. And probably a good way to gain a bit more from conservative types who previously didn't give a damn about DOA.

There are plenty of anime titty games that do get NA releases. Many of them have also have much better mechanics than DOAX.

 

[Producer]

lol Play asia pls

 

[hiex_]

They're not wrong, a dev even said they're not releasing out of fear of backlash, considering the crazy amounts of puritanism and anti-sex going on at the moment. They should release it anyway, but I can't blame them for backing out.

 

[bobbytkc]

Do you also believe at fact value that your penis will grow big if you click on this e-mail?

Well, I believe what their representatives say moreso than whatever you are spewing.

 

[reptilescorpio]

I doubt they'll lose business over it. Rather, it's probably a somewhat calculated decision to pander towards that demographic.

100% this.

 

[L Thammy]

Not a fan of the series and not terribly sad that it coming out here. That said, why are people angry at the tweets?

Because there is no all-powerful SJW coalition that will destroy this or any other game.

I guess people in the west can shit on it for being misogynistic, but it's not going to change anything in japan.

They line up around the block for hentai games for fucks sake. It's a different planet.

Does that actually happen? I thought eroge was still pretty small, and they tend to remove the sex scenes when they move onto a more mainstream format.

 

[Risette]

Fans are going to buy the game anyways.

I'll buy it from a store that doesn't use gamergate rhetoric, yeah.

 

[Persona7]

Seems like they know their customer base pretty well.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Are we really going to stick to the sales talk. Koei has pretty much localized every single game they have for years now. We're getting an action rpg that's borderline yuri that's probably going to sell like shit in march.

Again, where have you seen mass resistance to this game? More so than any other game to the point where KT is scared to release it?

What do they think will happen, their phones will explode due to the influx of angry tweets? A bunch of people with no power to affect their sales will remain completely ineffective?

 

[mothball]

suddenly after a gaf thread is made about it the twitter replies look exactly the way you'd expect them to lmao

 

[TurnipFritters]

It's a smart move for both Play Asia and Koei Tecmo because there are a lot of people who will spite buy things because they think it's somehow really showing those dastardly ol' Ess-Jay-Dubyas a thing or two, so they'll rush out to purchase a bad game at a premium import price.

 

[TimmiT]

They are are right:

From their facebook page:



https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame/posts/757819724322115?comment_id=757869560983798&reply_comment_id=758043784299709&comment_tracking={%22tn%22:%22R%22}

No they're not. "SJWs" didn't force Koei Tecmo to not bring it over, they decided not to on their own.

 

[Platy]

Play Asia should be happy ... means more sales for them =P