I'm not so sure. It seems everyone assumes that more than million people don't matter and it's not enough to care. Even if it is sound from global business perspective, that's still a lot of people, a lot of possible buyers. Why abandon them? I mean million is still much more than 0 or even one.
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Here's what Japanese people think of the Xbox One
- Thread starter Canis lupus
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I'm not so sure. It seems everyone assumes that more than million people don't matter and it's not enough to care. Even if it is sound from global business perspective, that's still a lot of people, a lot of possible buyers. Why abandon them? I mean million is still much more than 0 or even one.
This isn't even remotely true.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
is that why the iphone is such a hit there?
no, japanese folks?
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Let's judge Americans based on a KKK forum!
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
You should tell that to Apple.
AranhaHunter
Banned
In terms of gaming, it's kinda true.
You can say what you want about COD, Uncharted, Battlefield, and GTA being examples of western franchises selling there, but the truth is the numbers are niche there, at best.
These are the last PS3 numbers I could find
COD BlopsII Subtitle - 250.821
COD BlopsII dubbed - 71,971
Battlefield 3 - 150.265
GTAIV - 211,240
Uncharted 3 - 141.139
Those are niche numbers, at best. Compare that to the numbers Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, etc pull off in the west.
Clearly Microsoft should have focused on idorus
You understand that the USA alone has 3x the population of Japan, right?
Various Artists
Banned
Nobody goes to that part of the store.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
But Japan has 3x the swag
Which is why the iPhone sells so poorly there right?
For the first time in a long time, most of the games I'm really excited about are from Japan. I just wish they weren't so handheld-heavy. I love playing them on handhelds, of course, but I'd like a spread. Ni No Kuni kind of reminded me 'oh right, Japan can do awesome stuff on consoles too'
WeAreStarStuff
Member
I just had to google this. ....I will never understand the land of the rising sun.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Not much different from now, is it?
Japanese consumer/press reaction may influence developers. What the Japanese people think about a gaming device matters.
AranhaHunter
Banned
Yep and those games sell 10x-20x (or even more) as much in the US as they do in Japan. In contrast big JP franchises that do sell in Japan tend to do well over here, despite our different tastes in games.
I specifically said in terms of gaming. Iphone is, first and foremost, a phone. It's not a dedicated gaming machine.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Do you understand how massive a game that sells in the hundred thousands is over there?
It would be like saying Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid don't sell well here because they don't do Call of Duty numbers.
Haunted
Member
Damn westaboos.
Tons of Japanese developers still make games with the Japanese audience in mind. Leaves the door open for a good number of Japanese developers/Publishers to just ignore the XBone all together.
It always gets me when I hear people say things like this. I don't really see many people around here talking about how Western games and systems should cater more to Japanese tastes. If anything, there's this attitude of, "Well, they should like the same stuff we do, because it's awesome. They're weirdoes who only like strange stuff, and they're the ones missing out." Why should the majority of Japanese consumers be any different?
wait isnt that the same console twice
soxinthebox
Member
The Batsushi name might be even better than Xbone
The Main Event
Member
Haha.
Thanks, you made me lose my shit on a crowded train (full of Japanese folk).
"I wonder how Americans are gaming at home."
You and me both, pal.
Sentenza
Member
Which, i'm starting to think, will be for the better.
Berserk is beyond the point of no return right now.
Randy Monk
Member
You obviously care enough to post this crap in a thread title "Here's what Japanese people think of the Xbox One"
You are either a hypocrite, a troll or a butt hurt Xbox dude bro. Maybe all of the above.
Uh, everybody does that.
I H8 Memes
Member
Best name I've seen for it is the 'meruca box
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Japan still does tons of games, if MS doesn't sell the console in japan then that means tons of exclusives for the PS3/Vita/WiiU/3DS
OccamsBlender
Member
WE HAVE A WINNER. Tho I think Sony and Nintendo have read the writing on the wall that Apple and Google left when it came to opening up platforms for developers.
FTFY
They have about a half or third of the US's, and twice the UK's. This is undoubtedly a significant factor for why they're one of the biggest economies in the world.
JordanN
Banned
Xbox 360 sold 25 million in the U.S and only 1.5 million in Japan. The best selling HD console in Japan (PS3) only sold 6 million.
So the answer is no, they can't.
It was sarcasm.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
they never did that for the 360, I doubt they care.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
So the extra 1M matters?!
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
it was a joke
thatsthejoke
Will I dream, Dave?