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No not at all during snes gen days it was japan only.Ah yes, the Japanese. Always making the worst games since the console was invented. Those bastards.
But modern games ? Nope
No not at all during snes gen days it was japan only.Ah yes, the Japanese. Always making the worst games since the console was invented. Those bastards.
Wow man last 4yrs must of been painful for ya lolOh no xbox one x is DOOOOOMED.
Brb checking some digital foundry video's
About what kind of BEAST xbox one x is.
Tbh japan can keep their crap games also.
So, the 360 actually did decent in Japan and MS could have built on that success.
One of the things they did with the 360 but cancelled with the Xbox One was the required translation of games to Japanese (and many other languages).
For most Indie Games, MS even paid for the translation. Developers just had to code all text strings correctly so that MS could get them translated and recompiled into the game to change based on the language setting in the OS.
This isn't that expensive and would likely go over well even with a lot of Indies if MS re-started the program.
Basically, allow all Indies to submit projects with text string properly formatted for localization. If they do, MS will pay to have some of their large translation teams they use on products like Windows, Office, Bing, etc... to translate those strings to Japanese, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, etc...
Then MS takes the translation files with the submission from the devs to provide translated games for the broader EMEA markets.
No not at all during snes gen days it was japan only.
But modern games ? Nope
Interesting info. What exactly prompted that shift in strategy between the 360 and ONE?
I think the shocking part of this story is that they shipped units to Japan
I mean it's great for the 1000 people who bought it, but isn't MS losing money logistically shipping anything there at this point.
MY thoughts exactly, if they can maintain these numbers in Japan in the following weeks, it will be good for them.
Was it really? I saw a thread on GAF about one retailer in the UK being sold out of XBONEX pre-orders and people run with that as if it was a worldwide scenario, but I can't believe they expected to sell out in Japan, unless preorder allocation was 1344 for that region...
Just end it already, Phil. Japan doesn't want Xbox, stop trying. Just don't release there, save money.
I was in Japan on launch day, and was looking for the xbox one x. And it also were many others there looking to buy the x, but it became clear that all the stores only took preorders, and that they didnt have any other stock.
And now i am talking about one of the biggest stores in Tokyo, Yodobashi Camera etc. So the japanese market will never reflect a consoles success. They are barely beginning to buy the switch over there because of the handheld property, and that says alot.
They are only taking pre-orders because the extremely low demand of the product, they don't want a pile of Xbox One X sitting there forever collecting dust... Also barely buying the Switch..... I really don't know if you are joking there or serious.. because you are not going to find a Switch in any store in Japan, because is sold out.I was in Japan on launch day, and was looking for the xbox one x. And it also were many others there looking to buy the x, but it became clear that all the stores only took preorders, and that they didnt have any other stock.
And now i am talking about one of the biggest stores in Tokyo, Yodobashi Camera etc. So the japanese market will never reflect a consoles success. They are barely beginning to buy the switch over there because of the handheld property, and that says alot.
They are barely beginning to buy the switch over there because of the handheld property, and that says alot.
Interesting info. What exactly prompted that shift in strategy between the 360 and ONE?
Does it even matter? Japan has 125 million people its a market that was never going to embrace an American console so really why bother.
They are only taking pre-orders because the extremely low demand of the product, they don't want a pile of Xbox One X sitting there forever collecting dust... Also barely buying the Switch..... I really don't know if you are joking there or serious.. because you are not going to find a Switch in any store in Japan, because is sold out.
Convince me otherwise. I ve never seen evidence to the contrary.Do people still believe this crap? The origin of the console means nothing.
They don't want to... Because there is no demand for the console.I also tried buying a switch in Japan, and yes, it was sold out almost every time (except on mario odyssey launch). I didnt mean it that way. I was just trying to make a point on the home console market in Japan.
And i understant the preorder versus stock situation. But the big stores should have the capacity to have a couple of units in stock on launch day...
Oh no xbox one x is DOOOOOMED.
Brb checking some digital foundry video's
About what kind of BEAST xbox one x is.
Tbh japan can keep their crap games also.
Shame. But hasn't market preferences shifted more towards portable in the last decade or so?
Utter salty fanboy drivel keeps going unchecked on the 'Neo'Gaf.
Convince me otherwise. I ‘ve never seen evidence to the contrary.
IPhone in Japan? They don't seem to care it's an American product. What does the Xbox offer to the Japanese that's unique to Xbox while they have Nintendo and Sony?
The PS4 isn't blazing any trails in Japan either.
Old article:
https://www.t3.com/news/the-fall-of-playstation-4-in-japan
I don't think Japan makes a big dent in video gaming anymore unless it's for hand held gaming.
that's cute i got 40 friends in front of me that tell me ps4 is also niceShame. But hasn't market preferences shifted more towards portable in the last decade or so?
Utter salty fanboy drivel keeps going unchecked on the 'Neo'Gaf.
I think the shocking part of this story is that they shipped units to Japan
I mean it's great for the 1000 people who bought it, but isn't MS losing money logistically shipping anything there at this point.
Shipping from China to Japan wouldn't be that expensive would it?
They dont have internet access in Japan?
Xbox One X outsold Xbox One S at launch.
Very good result for a $499 box with just preorders and no general stock available.
No not at all during snes gen days it was japan only.
But modern games ? Nope