SlashBringingHasher
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Japan doesn't care too much about console games or changing. xbox came after everything. there is no need to buy it. thats why it failed.
I never said or even insinuated that in any way. Also, was Iphone a success from day one or did Apple have to first include more Japan centric features for it to eventually become that?
The iPhone succeeded over here because there were no alternatives: Android phones weren't even released in Japan until a year later, and for a significant period of time they were all terrible, mostly cheap Chinese-made models that nobody remembers. The Pixel series wasn't even released in Japan until 3. Due to that first impression Android is still kind of regarded as a budget alternative by casual users to this day.How the iPhone won over Japan and gave the world emoji
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Japan has exquisite taste
One of many things that i love japanese people.Japan has exquisite taste.
You really ought to get a tag for your infactuation with Gravity Rush. "Secretly in love with Kat" or something.One of many things that i love japanese people.
To be Honest... Xbox dont have japanese games... Who person want a mediocre exclusive like the NEW battletoads, sea of thieves or Crackdown 3? Vs Sony exclusives like Gravity Rush 1 and 2, The last of us part II, God of War or Switch Links awakening, astral chain, fire emblem three houses?
Its normal that Doesn't sell in Japan that they have good taste.
For me I dont even want to see the NEW Xbox next gen... The Brand dont even take my attention.
Famitsu readers' favorite game of all time is on average Final Fantasy X...Its normal that Doesn't sell in Japan that they have good taste.
The japanese market is super important imoJapan is not an important market. The sooner MS realizes this and stop wasting money over there the better. The only thing they need to do is to make Persona multiplat and thats it. Or better yet maybe create their own.
You really ought to get a tag for your infactuation with Gravity Rush. "Secretly in love with Kat" or something.
Wait, what? Kat is a transgender?
Yeah... I am his secret admirer
xD
I don't think that was the problem. The value proposition of the Xbox wasn't in line with what japanese people wanted. It did eventually get a few of big japanese games, but by the time that happened the brand was already stigmatized. Microsoft fucked up in Japan on a lot of fronts.Japanese are heavily nationalistic. They would rather support their home grown company's.
Imagine if Nintendo had tried to advertise their consoles with Miyamoto holding sushi on one hand and a controller on the other... how would the American audience feel?When I think of the original Xbox and Japan, I am reminded of this image:
Hah. There's a kind of desperation in that Xbox advert. It's as if Bill Gates is saying: “Look Xbox is great – just like this cheap greasy hamburger!”Imagine if Nintendo had tried to advertise their consoles with Miyamoto holding sushi on one hand and a controller on the other... how would the American audience feel?
......... lol.the xbone was designed for an average american-sized living home, which is MUCH bigger than those in Japan.
Wrong, streaming will take off, just a matter of time.Streaming is not an alternative to console and never will be and delivery will always be secondary to games.
It's a matter of hype, that's all.iPhone says hi.
Contrary to the popular belief, it's not a matter of "racism" against American products.
You can sure stand for the future you want, doesn't mean it's gonna change anything, even if you take your money off the table + convince people you know & your kids, in the future baby's gonna play games on their parents phones (currently happening btw) then when he grows a little move to youtube and guess what, STADIA button is below the youtube video, add to that the youtuber shouting every minute don't forget to check this game is fun just click on the STADIA button down below.I'm willing to stand up for the future I want. Looking silly is not a concern, who want's to hand ownership over to corporations and diminish the value of games....
Streaming is not the future I want, I am willing to take my money off the table if that seems like it's inevitable.
I will also try to convince as many as possible to do the same. My kids will get other toys.... I'm very serious about this.
FFX wasn't that bad, i finished it .Famitsu readers' favorite game of all time is on average Final Fantasy X...
......... lol.
Wrong, streaming will take off, just a matter of time.
It's a matter of hype, that's all.
You can sure stand for the future you want, doesn't mean it's gonna change anything, even if you take your money off the table + convince people you know & your kids, in the future baby's gonna play games on their parents phones (currently happening btw) then when he grows a little move to youtube and guess what, STADIA button is below the youtube video, add to that the youtuber shouting every minute don't forget to check this game is fun just click on the STADIA button down below.
Anyway console gaming gonna be a niche.
FFX wasn't that bad, i finished it .
Ouch, my birthrate!Funny thing about this post is that's actually one of the things NOT currently selling well in japan at the moment.
I never said that.So you still think phones are going to destroy consoles? hahahaha
Actually i talk about reality not potential, streaming is happening either you like it or not, if you're not concerned guess what other people are, the world doesn't evolve around you.People like you talk about how great streaming could be but the problem is how bad it is and how bad it can become at any time.... you talk about potential but I talk about reality.
They already know that and should be fixed in no time, they have the servers to support it, add to that connexion are getting better & cheaper thru the years.The fact is that broadband and variable connection speeds and throttling, high usage times and many other factors can reduce the quality of this below what is acceptable quite a lot.
According to your logic games should only run in consoles, but that's not the case.Consoles are dependable and you can get all the content right there with all of the other services integrated.
Consoles gonna become more niche when streaming get's popular, you should know that "core gamers" are a small % compared to mainstream , and Stadia is aimed at them, you don't need a console to play video games anymore.You are correct in saying consoles are niche. Niche is a few hundred million people. Those are console gamers, they will not change to streaming and as you can see from the last thread about Stadia here...... it had one reply from VoostKain. Not exactly popular.
There is no buzz around Stadia and it's out very soon, there is a million times more excitement around PS5 and Scarlett and they are a year away....
Stop it .Microsoft is worth more than Google, has more resources and connections than Google and has been in gaming for almost 20 years and could not win even one round against PlayStation.
Ask Nintendo.How are they going to entice anybody to play on that thing if the best they have is Ubisoft shite?
I never said that.
Actually i talk about reality not potential, streaming is happening either you like it or not, if you're not concerned guess what other people are, the world doesn't evolve around you.
They already know that and should be fixed in no time, they have the servers to support it, add to that connexion are getting better & cheaper thru the years.
According to your logic games should only run in consoles, but that's not the case.
Consoles gonna become more niche when streaming get's popular, you should know that "core gamers" are a small % compared to mainstream , and Stadia is aimed at them, you don't need a console to play video games anymore.
Statdia needs no buzz it's gonna always be next to the subscribe button on youtube xD.
Stop it .
Ask Nintendo.
Yes, each one is it's own entity.In case you haven't noticed, Google is not Nintendo..... they are not Sony either, they are not even Microsoft
Like playstation & microsoft when they started, look where they are now.They don't have even one recognizable IP or anything lined up that looks even decent.
Yes, each one is it's own entity.
Like playstation & microsoft when they started, look where they are now.
What makes you think Google wont have their own exclusives, because they dont have a launch title.Halo was a day one launch game with MS' first Xbox, so they're already way ahead of Google on that. Sony launched their first console with games like Warhawk and WipeOut that showed off the system and were exclusive (at first).
Lol are you serious, im not gonna debate what Google is capable of besides pointing every road to them, i dont get the google glasse reference wich has nothing to do with this debate, like ps vita and psvr doesnt prevent playstation selling more ps4's.I'm not sure why you think streaming is a given just because a big company is doing it. Google Glass was once something the tech nerds all thought was inevitable after all. Stadia is certainly convenient, but it's not that cheap, and the quality isn't that impressive. Now if MS and Sony lose their mind and try to sell the next round of consoles for $600+, that might give Google an opening.
Doesn't X stand for Cancel or Death in Japan?
They're capable of making a search engine that people use every day. A search engine that also spies on you, to add.What makes you think Google wont have their own exclusives, because they dont have a launch title.
Lol are you serious, im not gonna debate what Google is capable of besides pointing every road to them, i dont get the google glasse reference wich has nothing to do with this debate, like ps vita and psvr doesnt prevent playstation selling more ps4's.
I got the impression that Micrisoft gave up on the Japan fantasy, and only court Japanese devs for multiplats and exclusives to offer more variety in their software portfolio to other markets where they're more competitive.
Hm. That's what I heard.Stupid reasoning. One of Japan's biggest bands ever is X Japan.
Hm. That's what I heard.
hhhhhhh.They're capable of making a search engine that people use every day. A search engine that also spies on you, to add.
They're capable of making a shitty translator.
They're capable of making a Slideshow maker that pales in comparison to powerpoint.
The only thing i saw that's good about them is their phones. Yeah, it's being made by a bigass company and it's streaming, doesn't 100% mean it's going to succeed and be the future of gaming.
its mostly because its an american console. if it would have been a japanese console it would have sold much much more
Hmm, I don't get it why you mentioned games with mediocre sales in Japan instead of the true monsters that XB1 lacked on Japanese market likeOne of many things that i love japanese people.
To be Honest... Xbox dont have japanese games... Who person want a mediocre exclusive like the NEW battletoads, sea of thieves or Crackdown 3? Vs Sony exclusives like Gravity Rush 1 and 2, The last of us part II, God of War or Switch Links awakening, astral chain, fire emblem three houses?
Its normal that Doesn't sell in Japan that they have good taste.
For me I dont even want to see the NEW Xbox next gen... The Brand dont even take my attention.
One of many things that i love japanese people.
To be Honest... Xbox dont have japanese games... Who person want a mediocre exclusive like the NEW battletoads, sea of thieves or Crackdown 3? Vs Sony exclusives like Gravity Rush 1 and 2, The last of us part II, God of War or Switch Links awakening, astral chain, fire emblem three houses?
Its normal that Doesn't sell in Japan that they have good taste.
For me I dont even want to see the NEW Xbox next gen... The Brand dont even take my attention.
It’s really not spying if you know about it. Everyone these days knows that google hoards your data when searching with their search engine.They're capable of making a search engine that people use every day. A search engine that also spies on you, to add.
They're capable of making a shitty translator.
They're capable of making a Slideshow maker that pales in comparison to powerpoint.
The only thing i saw that's good about them is their phones. Yeah, it's being made by a bigass company and it's streaming, doesn't 100% mean it's going to succeed and be the future of gaming.
It failed because it didn't have any games Japanese wanted to play.
The xbox is purely for the red bull swilling, blow everything with big guns, wear half a car for armor, dorito munching, adolescent teens in their mountain dew pajama pants. Xbox is for Americans and not most others.
I mean they have had some games here and there I enjoyed but every system of theirs is consistently the least played system in my house. Playstation and PC always beat it. My xbox one s will be the last Microsoft system I own.
But in the end it's simply useless for Japanese on the whole because it has nothing they want to play. The few games it had they wanted were on systems they already owned.
PlayStation 4When has a product catering primarly to the western market ever been successful in Japan?
iPhoneWhen has a product catering primarly to the western market ever been successful in Japan?