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360 launch in Mexico.
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jamesinclair
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Poor worldwide launch.
I thought it was already out there. I guess Nintendo is the only company that launches in all of north america* on the same day.
*I have no idea about the carribean.
I thought it was already out there. I guess Nintendo is the only company that launches in all of north america* on the same day.
*I have no idea about the carribean.
araganekyassuru
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DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Rekwest said:
Well, that is 22,000 more than PS3...
Parallax Scroll
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Yeah, I should hope so.SonnyBoy said:
jamesinclair
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BuG said:Actually the logic is screw you.
Sega and Nintendo are the only ones to support Brasil. Sega actually had a dedicated costumer service line there until late 2002.
And Nintendo produced Gamecubes in Brasil (to avoid taxes) but quickly bailed out.
PS2 and Xbox are available, but not officially, only US/European inports.
Gamecube launched in Mexico the same day as the US. Xbox hit Mexico early 2002.
Im unsure about PS2.
jamesinclair said:
None of the three consoles are available officially in Brazil. Taxes are very high to import them and piracy is > 95%.
Reirom am doomed.
Mexico is a different story. There are some reports saying the country could be a bigger market than Canada in the next 5 years.
Version 3.0
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Is the 360 made in Mexico like the Xbox was? They should've gotten it first if so, it's only fair.
meltpotato
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M3wThr33 said:
mexico is one of the richest nations in the world.
there is just a very large discrepency between classes.
jamesinclair
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bobafett said:
Gamecube was launched September 2002 by Gradiente, using consoles produced in Manaus and outputting Pal-M. It launched with Luigi, Smash Bros, Courtside and later Eternal Darkness, all with portuguese boxes and manuals.
jamesinclair
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GhaleonEB said:
If youre going by GDP:
1 United States 11,734,300
2 Japan 4,671,198
9 Canada 993,443
11 Mexico 675,254
13 Australia 618,021
15 Brazil 603,783
Logan Cano
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jamesinclair said:
Well, PS2 wasn´t available officially over here until 2003 or 2004, can´t recall exactly. Actually, I have a lot to thank Microsoft for, before them systems were brought by importers and marked up twice their price on average. Now we have store chains offering games at relatively fair prices (GH titles are around $30, with new ones being at $60 on average).
Oh, as for the richest comment, I´m not exactly the proper guy to judge it, but given that we have over 40 million people in extreme poberty conditions, yeah, there´s quite a bit of discrepancy between classes.
jamesinclair
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Heres a better list:
List of countries by GDP (PPP) (List of countries by GDP (PPP)) by the world bank:
9 Brazil 1,482,859
10 Russia 1,408,603
11 Spain 1,046,249
12 Mexico 1,014,514
13 Canada 993,079
Poor Canada
List of countries by GDP (PPP) (List of countries by GDP (PPP)) by the world bank:
9 Brazil 1,482,859
10 Russia 1,408,603
11 Spain 1,046,249
12 Mexico 1,014,514
13 Canada 993,079
Poor Canada
Black_Mamba
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jamesinclair
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Black_Mamba said:
Oh shit, forgot about Colombia. For some reason, MS launched there with he first Xbox as well. That country never screamed "gaming" to me, but if it sells...
I believe the DS is also available officially there?
meltpotato
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GhaleonEB said:
there are two ways to look at that in a hypothetical of bigger market:
1) the mexican upper class could be larger than canadians financially capable of purchasing entertainment hardware/software. I dont know this to be true, its just a possiblity due to population sizes.
2) you are absolutely correct and not only will the infastructure be a limitation, but full-scale culutral acceptance would be impossible because it is not something accessible to the mainstream.
i havent really looked at sociology for years so excuse any ignorance. but beyond all of that, canada is much more of an extension of the U.S. market and really doesnt require localization or much change in marketing/strategy. so mexico could never be a bigger market.
i just kinda get touched off when people act like mexico is some kind of backwards nation with no wealth or industry and simply pumps out sneakers for american kids.
jamesinclair
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meltpotato said:
Excellent oppertunity to post pics from ym visit last month
2 floors of highway fun
Avenida de la Reforma
Mexico is one of the biggest game market there is, Im sure of this. The problem is that most of the people here do not buy games or consoles in mexico, they prefer to wait for the oportunity to ask someone going to the states to bring one. Official games here are very expensive. And since the US is so close, nobody wants to spend 300 % of the price. I have a theory that at LEAST 20 % of the sales of consoles in the united states are from people that take them back home, and a big percentage of that is mexicans.
jamesinclair
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Farore said:
Unlimted rides on the subway: 2 pesos = 20 cents
The choice is clear.
sonikokaruto
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In the border, everyone goes to the us of a to buy games. On the "inside" of the country, they use other methos like, mercadolibre.com (mexico's ebay) and they get you stuff about 5$ or 10$ more.
Ninja Scooter
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bumpkin said:
i admit i thought about doing it.
:lol
most of my family there lives in ghetto ass border towns now, though, so i doubt they can get their hands on one unless its been hollowed out and filled with herion.