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Is it over for MS in Japan? Where does Microsoft Draw the Line?
- Thread starter dirtmonkey37
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(((drohne said:
The publishers do it. Because they're jerks.
July 27 = 360 relaunch. BELIEVE.
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PepsimanVsJoe
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Cavia, G. Rev, and Genki. Yep that about wraps it up for Sony.
dirtmonkey37
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duckroll said:
QFT. Nice post.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
The only way I can see MS having any chance in japan is if they somehow manage to secure exclusive rights to either the FF or DQ series. Xbox360 does have FFXI online, but that was out on PC before and its not the type of RPG that japanese are into. If they can secure exclusive rights to massive selling franchise in japan then they will begin to gain marketshare over there.
I dont think its japanese pride thats causing poor Xbox sales, but its because the re are no games that interest them, however I do think that japanese pride plays a part in why popular japanese games are developed on MS consoles because the devs such as SE would prefer to help a japanese country succeed rather than helping MS succeed. I could be completey wrong on this though, its just a guess.
I dont think its japanese pride thats causing poor Xbox sales, but its because the re are no games that interest them, however I do think that japanese pride plays a part in why popular japanese games are developed on MS consoles because the devs such as SE would prefer to help a japanese country succeed rather than helping MS succeed. I could be completey wrong on this though, its just a guess.
dirtmonkey37
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But, I guess if I was to be optimistic, I could say that the Japanese public is waiting for the PS3 to come out to see which system has the better games.
3 of the top 30 games on famitsu's list are 360 games. 4 are PS3 games.....but then again, the PS3 ones are at the top and the 360 ones are at the bottom....
Aaah, screw it. The Japanese don't know what they're missing. I'll be playing Blue Dragon and Viva Pinata at TGS and they'll be waiting in line to watch the extended trailer of FFXIII.
No lines for me at TGS!!!
3 of the top 30 games on famitsu's list are 360 games. 4 are PS3 games.....but then again, the PS3 ones are at the top and the 360 ones are at the bottom....
Aaah, screw it. The Japanese don't know what they're missing. I'll be playing Blue Dragon and Viva Pinata at TGS and they'll be waiting in line to watch the extended trailer of FFXIII.
No lines for me at TGS!!!
dirtmonkey37
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bumpkin said:
Well, as of now, I can kind of understand why they're not buying it, but if they don't start buying by November, I'll be confused as hell
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Its going to be interesting to see if the ridiculous PS3 price will actually help Xbox360. I doubt it though, customers who wont pay the price for a PS3 and want a console will probably buy a wii.dirtmonkey37 said:
SolidSnakex
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bumpkin said:
Would you buy a system that didn't have games that interested in you?
bumpkin
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I seem to recall the "Icons" special on G4 having that Steven Kent guy saying it bombed in Japan because consumers were all holding out for PlayStation 2. Don't shoot the messenger, blame Kent if he was telling false facts.nfreakct said:
According to that Sony face, we'll all buy a PS3 even if there aren't any games at all. :lolSolidSnakex said:
SolidSnakex
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bumpkin said:
LoLz! I guess that's a no, in which case you shouldn't be all that surprised that people in Japan aren't running out to buy a 360.
dirtmonkey37
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I just want the 360 to suceed in Japan so we get more Japanese support past the year 2007.
As of now, it seems........bleak.
This is because some Japanese games are really worthwhile (DMC, NG, RE, JSRF)
As of now, it seems........bleak.
This is because some Japanese games are really worthwhile (DMC, NG, RE, JSRF)
Not DMC, I think the lack of MS first party is a big part of the blame. Perfect Dark, Halo, not big in Japan.
Sony has Loco Roco, Vib Ribbon, Eye Of Judgement, low key novelty games, they have the size to do that, while MS fiest party seems to be spread very thin and can't fill in the gaps in their line up.
Sony has Loco Roco, Vib Ribbon, Eye Of Judgement, low key novelty games, they have the size to do that, while MS fiest party seems to be spread very thin and can't fill in the gaps in their line up.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Re will be released on Xbox360, but Ive not heard anything about DMC being released on it. As far as im aware DMC is PS3 exclusive. Is Ninja gaiden 2 Xbox360 exclusive.bumpkin said:
SolidSnakex
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bumpkin said:
The DMC rumor came from a bad Magic Box translation (that was actually months old by the time some sites picked it up) in which Kobayashi actually says that they aren't doing a 360 or Wii version of the game and its PS3 exclusive.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Good. Im not planning on buying an Xbox360 anytime soon, NG looked as good as DMC. I really want to play it but I dont want to splash out a load of money just to play one game, so I just hope temco also make it a PS3 game. I cant see why they wont do it. PS3 will have a larger userbase and this time round Playstation 3 is just as powerful as Xbox360 so the game should looks great on both consoles.slade said:
Well the future of the 360 was kinda doomed from the get go... MS gave it to them without any lube and not even a reach around with the xbox, so ppl there were skeptical at best with the 360... now, after how these new games were basically all ill-received over there, it's pretty much over like it or not...
It wouldn't be much of a surprise at all if they wouldn't pick up any major grounds in sales through Nov even with these big RPG's and stuff being released... The PS3 and Wii are going to sell like crazy no matter what, and I doubt people will buy a 360 just cause they're mad they can't get a PS3 or Wii... Those games are not going to really help out that situation no matter what... I think it's over...
Games are what sell consoles yes... but... Not in this case since MS really gave it to them over there the first time while Sony's obviously delivered 2-gens in a row and Nintendo delivers what they want as well in games...
People may say to hell with Japan, but all it's doing is limiting your game selection... If MS said to hell with Japan, then you wouldn't be lucky enough to see Dead Rising or Resident Evil 5 (though, I think that if the Wii had the overall oomph to match the 360, it would still be a Sony and Nintendo only game)... and it may end up turning away supporters... you may not see Ninja Gaiden then, no matter how much he likes the hardware if he doesn't have any support in his own country...
If MS was to even think about launching an xbox 720 over there, they better substitute Xbox with "Samsung, Mitsubishi, or Panasonic"... and not put MS on that box anywhere... maybe it'd trick a couple more ppl into buying it...
Personally... even I'm a lil sour with the selection for the 360 over here even... i could only imagine what it's like there for them...
It wouldn't be much of a surprise at all if they wouldn't pick up any major grounds in sales through Nov even with these big RPG's and stuff being released... The PS3 and Wii are going to sell like crazy no matter what, and I doubt people will buy a 360 just cause they're mad they can't get a PS3 or Wii... Those games are not going to really help out that situation no matter what... I think it's over...
Games are what sell consoles yes... but... Not in this case since MS really gave it to them over there the first time while Sony's obviously delivered 2-gens in a row and Nintendo delivers what they want as well in games...
People may say to hell with Japan, but all it's doing is limiting your game selection... If MS said to hell with Japan, then you wouldn't be lucky enough to see Dead Rising or Resident Evil 5 (though, I think that if the Wii had the overall oomph to match the 360, it would still be a Sony and Nintendo only game)... and it may end up turning away supporters... you may not see Ninja Gaiden then, no matter how much he likes the hardware if he doesn't have any support in his own country...
If MS was to even think about launching an xbox 720 over there, they better substitute Xbox with "Samsung, Mitsubishi, or Panasonic"... and not put MS on that box anywhere... maybe it'd trick a couple more ppl into buying it...
Personally... even I'm a lil sour with the selection for the 360 over here even... i could only imagine what it's like there for them...
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Will japans Xbox360 userbase actually affect Itagaki's decision to put NG on Xbox360? Is NG popular over in japan?J-Rzez said:
JoshuaJSlone
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Even with more competition, DS has done significantly better than GBA. Even if Wii is only similarly more successful than GameCube, it will be their biggest home console in a decade.Heian-Kyo said:
NES? SNES? Genesis? 2600?Speevy said:
Mr_Furious
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The 360 (just like their xbox) is a lost cause in Japan. For their next machine, the only way MS could make any real headway over the pacific is if they partnered up with a serious Japanese company with a competent marketing department. Will that happen? Probably not.
IMO, of course.
IMO, of course.
Er... no.nfreakct said:
SEGA sold less than 3 million Dreamcasts in Japan... while that might look good in comparison to Xbox or 360 numbers, it was less than half of what Saturn managed. Software sales were rather shit too, with basically every big game (Virtua Fighter, Sega Rally, Sakura Taisen, Grandia, Capcom fighters, etc) selling 50% or less of what their predecessors managed on Saturn.
bumpkin said:
Didn't you get the memo?
SolidSnakex said:
The DMC rumor came from a bad Magic Box translation (that was actually months old by the time some sites picked it up) in which Kobayashi actually says that they aren't doing a 360 or Wii version of the game and its PS3 exclusive.
And NG Black only sold 7,349. So if Tecmo decides to keep NG exclusive for the X360, it will be because they expect strong western sales. Japan won't factor into the decision. If they want the game to sell in Japan, they will have to bring it to the PS3 as well.-Damien- said:
Ha ha...Polari said:
I only had the first week's sales for Every Party because it never charted. But I found a complete chart of sales at the end of the year - I just never updated that title. Anyway, I went back and edited my previous post. The new total is
1,375 Every Party (Microsoft) (12/10/05) - through Dec 25/05
Really - does it make a difference? :lol
AZ Greg
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The talk of Ninja Gaiden in this therad has me thinking. We've heard the rumor of Ninja Gaiden Black to PS3. That would give many Japanese gamers who missed it the chance to play and experience how awesome it is. All the new fans would then want to play the sequel which woud help Microsoft if Ninja Gaiden 2 was exclusive to 360.
SolidSnakex
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Speevy said:
Probably not since he seems to be warming up to the PS3 quite a bit