Re: XBOX 360 moderate succsess in Japan


"Brad Darnell" <bdarnell1966@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>. Many of them died fighting for what we have today. Its a crazy time
> here, I just do not get you young folks of this day and time. Flame Away,
> wont bother me at all.
> Brad


If you insist. Xenophobic ***.


> "The Truth" <dont_spam_here@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> A counter to Blig Merks 'XBOX 360 bombed' posting:
>>
>> http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146255
>>
>> "According to MS representatives, over 250 people were already waiting
>> in line at Tsutaya by the time the countdown event began. Famitsu.com
>> reports that around 100 people showed up at the famous Yodobashi Camera
>> store in Shinjuku, while 50 or so had already bought systems at
>> Ikebukuro's Bic Camera within 30 minutes of its opening. Not all that
>> bad, considering how enormously unpopular the original Xbox was in
>> Japan. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the biggest seller software-wise seemed
>> to be Ridge Racer 6, the only original Japanese launch title besides
>> Game Republic's Every Party"
>>
>> So what about elsewhere in Tokyo?
>>
>> "Across town in Akihabara-Tokyo's largest electronics and gaming
>> district-the scene wasn't quite so pretty. Several stores opened up
>> early with promotional events planned, but the initial turnout was grim.
>> Only 21 people were lined up outside the enormous Yodobashi Akiba
>> superstore before the doors opened at 7:00AM, while Asobit City, up the
>> street, played host to an astoundingly small group of five. The press
>> and event staff on the scene at Yodobashi well outnumbered the waiting
>> customers. Still, the crew watched over playable kiosks, handed out warm
>> canned coffee to those waiting, and set off party favors at 7:00AM.
>> Fortunately, by the time we headed out 20 minutes later, the scene was
>> beginning to pick up a bit, but it was still a bit unsettling to see
>> such a lethargic kickoff in one of Tokyo's most symbolic gaming
>> hotspots."
>>
>> Oh dear. Well, still - lest we forget that there are 2 very good reasons
>> for this:
>>
>> "Would the situation have been any different if Dead or Alive 4 or
>> Ninety-Nine Nights actually made it out in time for launch, as initially
>> planned? Perhaps. But regardless, as Peter Moore told 1UP yesterday,
>> Microsoft views this as "a marathon, not a sprint," and a weak turnout
>> at "zero hour" doesn't necessarily reflect poorly on Xbox 360's
>> prospects in Japan. With many of the system's biggest Japanese
>> properties still weeks away, Xbox fans may very well have seen very
>> little reason to wake up before dawn and stand out side in near-freezing
>> temperatures when the best is obviously yet to come. Besides, this is
>> Japan-it's not like machines wouldn't have still been there in the
>> afternoon."
>>
>> So Bliggety - take a few steps back - and realise that once and for all,
>> a console launching with low sales numbers does not equate to a failed
>> console Forever.
>>
>> If all the Big Name Titles are yet to be released (Final Fantasy, Ninty
>> Nine Nights, DOA4, Dead Rising, Killer Frame City, Full Auto, etc, etc)
>> then isnt it logical to assume that the Japanese will more than likely
>> wait for these to buy an XBOX 360 to play?
>>
>> I certainly think so.
>>
>> So stop your gay ass whinging and get a life, Loser Merk.
>>
>>
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