Jul 24
Dear Japan: Why do you hate the 360?
Dear Japan,
I just don’t understand your lack of interest in the Xbox 360. No, really, I don’t see how you can deny a console that offers exactly the kinds of games that have classically piqued the interest of Japanese gamers. Just off the top of my head I can think of Eternal Sonata, Blue Dragon, and Lost Odyssey, not to mention Tales of Vesperia, which is coming to the 360 in a few months, too. That’s four solid JRPG titles that are currently exclusive to Microsoft’s system. Of course, Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy XIII everywhere except the glorious nation of Nippon, but that’s only because you guys hate is so much.
But hey, maybe JRPGs aren’t your thing. How can the Japanese market not be eating the Halo series up like so much pockey? Think about it; here is a series that features a protagonist that looks like a robot, fighting hordes of monsters and the occasional giant robotic scarab, with a sexy, cybernetic, purple woman as his guide. I thought you guys loved giant robots and sexy, cybernetic, purple women! Maybe that’s just a false stereotype… to be fair, though, you were the ones that gave freakin’ Spider-Man a giant zord to ride around in. And what about Bioshock? That game had not only crazy robot guys walking around, but also the kinds of creepy little girls that have become staples in Japanese horror flicks.
Maybe it’s too late for the 360 in Japan, though. After two-and-a-half years on the market I don’t retain much hope that you’ll see the light. Then again, the PSP certainly picked up in the last six months thanks to the success of Monster Hunter Freedom 2. Is that all it takes? One must-have game? Maybe the upcoming, customizable avatars will bring in some of the Wii crowd. At any rate, I feel that you’re treating the one console made in my country with less respect than it deserves.
With love,
Nathan “Wonko” Gamer
P.S.- C’mon, you guys are taking this too seriously. While I do think the 360 is a bit under-appreciated in Japan, I can see why they would prefer native brands. This article was just in good fun and it was my mistake for forgetting the golden rule: THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS!
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They should have that be unlockable armor in multiplayer.
This is kinda racist!!!!!!!
Not really, since I’m focusing on a culture and not a race.
Ok, but why do you need to as japan why hate 360
WHAT RESPIBNSE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
ITS NOT LIKE YOUR GONNA GET A RESPONSE FROM THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN
this article has litte point and lead me to believe you are hating on Japan!!!!!
Brand loyalty
Obviously Wonko isn’t hating on Japan, he is simply pointing out that there seems to be plenty of reasons for a Japanese gamer to be buying a 360 and that part of the reason behind not buying the Xbox 360 could stem from the fact that it is a US product rather than a Japanese product (Of course this isn’t necessarily taking into account the high hardware failure rate of the initial Xbox 360s)- which would only really be saying that Japan has national loyalty, which could be misconstrued as a negative trait, however I believe it to be highly beneficial for a nation to take pride in or believe in their own products.
As far as I’m concerned the fact the Japanese seem nationalistic as part of their culture is not a problem, in fact I feel Japan has one of the most influential and admirable cultures in the world.
*Note*
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 I believe sells so well in Japan because of the team oriented culture that seems to be inherent throughout most of Japan (that has always been the impression I have received and I offer little to no justification for that aside from game sales and the types of games or content that is generally more popular in Japan), and also the fact that the game has a lot of depth in regards to improving one-self for the better of a team.
Where as the American market seems to love to prove themselves better than one another, one FPS game after another. Pure speculation of course from how games seem to be received (Then again much of the success of Monster Hunter within Japan is partially due to much better support from Capcom in regards to online play, and previous Monster Hunter releases Monster Hunter Online’ Monster Hunter 2G’ Monster Hunter 2′ in Japan) and also from my experience with the games themselves.
Also as a gamer, I HIGHLY doubt that Wonko is ‘hating’ on Japan. Wonko is obviously poking fun at stereotypes while pointing out that Japan seems to have 6 xbox 360 owners. There is plenty of evidence to support that Japanese gamers like JRPGS (Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest for example) and that a lot of these games feature girly men with big round eyes or crazy anime-esque characters (as Japan seems to accept Anime as possibly belonging to a more adult audience as well - which America has a bit of trouble with partially due to the types of cartoons older American generations grew up with and the fact that a lot of the more adult Japanese content within Anime or specifically adult shows aren’t available in the US), hell I love JRPGS don’t get me wrong, but that doesn’t blind me to the fact that they are what they are and that they are popular in Japan.
….Here’s the biggest kicker, the title of Wonko’s article is there to provoke interest and a reaction so that you want to actually read the article, so apparently in your case it was a marginal success.
One reason: Microsoft!
What idiot would support a filthy corporation? That’s like supporting the nazi. It hurt my feelings when my own people would support such a corp that is base on deception..
mmm… well I don´t think is nationalism or bradn loyalty… the ipod sells like hotcakes in japan and is comming from apple, an USA company…
I think the problem is the lack of different genres in the 360, clearly the rpg front is growing stronger, but what about the dating simulators? turn-battle strategic games? japanese graphic adventures? heck.. there are so many weird genres is japan, RPGS are not the only thing japanese people play..
you do know that there are also many other JRPGs on the PS3 aswell, just not outside of japan
I can understand some things that they like, but I do have to agree that they probably want a higher technology item than the Xbox360. Not that it isn’t high tech, but PS3 is also a Blu-Ray which is one reason for attraction. Also, many Japanese (At least in my opinion, so don’t quote me) want me than a machine which is largely dominated by shooters, and whatnot.
Just u USA guys you sended to their cities TWO ATOMIC NUCLEAR BOMB.. and now you waited from JAPAN, like XBOX360 the USA BULLSHIT… OF COURSE THEY LL HATE FROM YOU and YOUR STUPIED MACHINE..
look at samsung, biggest electronics giant in the world has put alot into japan and this year totaly pulled out of it as there not intrested in buying ‘crapy’ korean electronics
there just abit igronent thats all but who cares the japeness console markets dead and JRPGs are stagnent
All the people from the WWII era are dead. It has nothing to do with that. You aren’t very smart are you?
Japan hates the 360 because, like our US automobiles, it’s a product of poor design and engineering.
MADE IN AMERICUHH…Pride of a nation
They probably hate it because… you know, “stuff breaks…” But I guess Americans wil put up with it so long as it’s cheaper and there’s a warranty.
Well it’s why I always prefer Japanese electronics over American.
http://namidame.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1216935089/
This just in: Other countries don’t have the same taste in gaming as we do…more at 11.
Seriously though, let’s not get all Japan vs. Us just because they don’t like some of the games US developers pump out. There’s really nothing wrong with Japan not liking the Halo series…really.
And I agree with what some are saying in here..maybe it just hasn’t clicked yet. Who knows, maybe the next Banjo or Viva Pinata will get more interest. Aren’t there some polls out there from Japan asking why they haven’t bought a 360 yet?
Oh yeah, bringing in the WW2 garbage in here is just tasteless. Way to equate something as trivial as gaming with human lives.
Dear USA? Why so much hate for the PS3? Your screwed in 3 years with the 360 (or less) and the difference in price between the ps3 and 360 isnt enough to cover money wasted on games that are no longer in use because of a broken console. But then again you might get lucky….. But people in the States do like things CHEAP, UNINNOVATIVE, and OVERHYPED, also patriotic (e.g. MAID IUN AWMEREEKA);)(and im one of you 0_o). The thing is nobody is gonna own like 404948239809348 games and the PS3 has more than enough games to satisfy even the most hardcore gamer. OK so no Halo 3, or BanjoKazzoiewhatever, or GoW 1 and 2 (Ps3 has GodofWar 3 though XD). The japanese public see the 360 as an american car. Its cool but its gonna break 23939328x as fast. THANK YOU 4 READIN DIS ****. (btw, i own xbox, xbox 360, wii, gamecube, DS, ps2, ps3, psp, and sum other garbage so this isnt a fanboy or 1 sided opinion)!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s because first impression lasts in japan. Store owners who sell 360 to customers that breakdown are ashamed and feels that it’s their fault by selling faulty hardware. So if youre a hardcore and want to buy a 360 like in Medio or Geo they will clearly state to you that “It may broke or something do still want to buy it?”. And Japanese don’t like returning broken stuff in stores because it’s mendoukusai.
360 has decent games (thats why I have one) and thats its saving factor. However, I dont understand why poeple stand firm and support it when it has so many unignorable problems. Especially when it is a console from a company thats policy is to use money to become the leader of the market and then screw the cusotmers with poor quality products. So I say, dont let the 360 win. Its best if it remains a competition.
Some things to consider:
1) While a higher percentage of the population plays videogames in Japan, most of them are casual gamers (which is different from the US market where “casual gamers” are *just* starting to find their place). And while the 360 may recently have come out with some good JRPGs, the reality is that this didn’t happen until very recently. So, unless you were a really hardcore gamer, there was no need to buy a 360 in Japan. There are only about 200,000 hardcore gamers in Japan… and you know what? That is actually about the same number of 360s sold in Japan.
2) The Japanese have a higher standard when it comes to hardware design/quality. The fact that even the DS was not able to “take off” until they redesigned it in 2005 is solid proof of this. So, a clunkier-looking system (IMO at least) like the 360 would naturally have some difficulties appealing to those people.
3) The Japanese still aren’t accustomed to FPSes. MGS4 may change that, but remember that Japan DOES NOT HAVE A PC GAMING MARKET (And Japanese Otakus are more likely to use PCs for hentai games than FPSs, hehe).
It really is just a cultural difference.
Don’t take it personally.
But if I may say so, Microsoft needs to spend more money in making their machines look “sleek”, if they want their machines to succeed in Japan. And don’t forget that SIZE MATTERS. Those Japanese people live in TINY APARTMENTS. 360 too big desu!
Cheers,
> sexy, cybernetic, purple woman
The Japanese looks her only like the gorilla.
Good article,
It doesn’t matter if you make a “hello kitty” FPS.
they generally hate FPS. They don’t even know how to play them(in MGS4 there are 2 normal difficulties “normal” & “japan normal”).
Why do you have this ridiculous line running through the middle of this blog posting?
The japanese are very smart people. They know the PS3 is a superior machine. Why would they buy a foriegn game system that has a high failure rate… What are you xbots gonna do when your 3 year warranty expires? Are you willing to fork up more dough for another x box after it melts for the 3rd time. Or, are you gonna get the better gaming console and FINALLY start watching hd movies on your nice hdtv’s and not having to worry about it breaking down. Plus, with no more shitty ports and with the sick games coming out for the ps3, its a no brainer.
“Dear Xbox360fans, why hate PS3?”
“Dear PS3fans, why hate Xbox360?”
I can come up with plenty reasons for both sides. Heck, I might as well write two articles up now. It’s not the people or the culture. In the end, it’s just people’s choices. Let it go.
At any rate, I feel that you’re treating the one console made in my country with less respect than it deserves
typical american. just because your americanm, DOESNT MEAN THEY HAVE TO BUY YOUR SHIT
I agree with LiquidG. Japan people are smarter than the American people. I will never buy a 360 no matter what game is on it. It is the crappiest game console ever I would rather spend 600.00 dollars on the PS3 cause it has not gave me no problems and it hasnt melted or had red ring of death. Square can put games on 360 but if there not on PS3 I will not buy them.. And why should Japanese buy a foreign machine? Im like japanese I look at what Sony is doing and follow them.. Hey a question why want fucking America all the people buy the PlayStation 3? Huh
Cultural-Racist Fanboy Article
No. you’re wrong.
The Japanese don’t hate America and The American.
And The Japanese don’t hate Xbox.
They love Mcdonalds from America very much.
They really love Coka Cola from America.
Simply, they don’t just need Xbox.
They are not interested in Xbox.
as You know, Wii is on the Top currently in this console generation. It’s not only Japan but also America and Europe.
It’s worldwide.
But Wii doesn’t have many JRPGs unlike NDS or Xbox 360 does.
Today The Japanese don’t need JRPGs so much.
They don’t need “Big title” any more.
They’re tired of “Big and Long” games.
They want to play a “simple and easy” game.
and They want use their console they have as a learning machine.
They are learning English and Kanji and Knowledges and so on by using console.
People in Japan have played many many games since NES launched.
so They are tired of Playing video games so hard.
then, even though Microsoft and xbox fanboys claim
“xbox 360 has many games!!”,
Japanese people will probably say “so what ? no thank you. we don’t need Video games so much”
japan people smarter fuck you. America makes crappy products what about the atomic bomb American made Japanese tested.if those fuckers were so smart they would of surrendered after the first one.
Stupid article. Japanese consumers are very value conscious and unlike Americans, most are pretty good at basic arithmetic.
Xbox360: $350
Online: $50×5=$250
Total: $600
Wii: $250
Online: Free
Total: $250
PS3: $400
Online: Free
Total: $400
So if they keep their console for 5 years:
Wii: $250
PS3: $400
Xbox360: $600
The reason Americans buy the 360 is because most cant see past their next credit card statement.
“How can the Japanese market not be eating the Halo series up like so much pockey?”
Even though this is in a joking tone, it’s pretty offensive. Who gives a shit if the 360 isn’t doing well in Japan. It’s doing good everywhere else. Are you some MS exec. in disguise bent on world gaming domination?
This worthless,non-interlecutal post infuriates me. Not only are you only expressing your obvious fetish of the Xbox console, but you have implied so many forms of racism I feel uncomfortable. How could you even make these over-generalised statements without even having a sufficient understanding of the Japanese culture? Have you even considered that your westernised directed article simply proves in itself your total ignorance towards forgeign cultres. You fail…
Why do the japanese hate x360 so much? Let me break it down for you.
1. Japanese gamers felt betrayed after xbox1. Many promised RPGs were cancelled and the console failed to capitalize on local games, which appeared only on PS2. Go check out the growth curve of X360 compared to Xbox1, you’ll be surprised to see that X360 actually sold at a slower pace than Xbox 1 for more than a year.
2. X360 has the reliability of a 30 years old ford. Most americans simply don’t know or care about his kinda things. But the japanese gamers are way more informed, and talked about this kind of stuff a lot more.
3. X360 is ugly and no where close to the elegance of PS3. Both of its controllers and console look cheap and plastic. The wireless controllers even come with a an ugly bulge for the batteries. If you ever go to japan, I’m sure you’ll be surprised how elegant the day to day electronics are over there.
4. Japanese gamers look for more in a console than games. PS2 wouldn’t have sold as fast if it wasn’t for its DVD player. PS3 would not have taken off if it were not for the blu-rays. Just check out the sales of blu-ray in Japan and you’ll understand what I”m talking about.
5. The hardcore gaming market has been shrinking in Japan for years. X360 and PS3 are both in the same sinking ship, just x360 is sinking faster for reasons described above.
Hope these give you some insights toward the japanese gaming market.
Its because they dont like faggot americans like you
/facepalm
jap dont buy games (or the hards) by the “name value” unfortunately the name xbox360 has no worth in my fuckn country i enjoy playing it though
mistaken
jap buy games (or the hards) by the “name value” unfortunately the name xbox360 has no worth in my fuckn country i enjoy playing it though
The general Japanese avoids poor quality and the noise.
As for the trace, the murder game.
But only as for it.
dsfadsf
How can you say that Microsoft is filthy and is based off of sdeception….? Really, lemme hear the deceptive capabilties of Microsoft…..Cuz so Far I am enjoyin my Xbox 360 more than my dumb ass PS3…..and itz doin hella better…..So just for the sake of amusement enlighten me on the deception….I think guys like you just post bullshit on forums because of your hatred for a console that has better games, better graphical power, better online capabilities etc…..PS3 got its backbone, so does X 360….If anything we should be hating on the Wii….because it suprised the hell out of me this generation….Dude give proof to your post…if you don’t shut the hell up….
I agree with black rain. Many Japanese are tired of traditional video games. Actually, video game market shrinked at PS2 generation in Japan. There was only fan boys of some titles. And publisheres sold same series. Imagine… GTA13!! Halo9!! … that’s now in Japan. PS3 and XBox360 looks like just only inflatoion of spec, doing is same with past century.
So, fan boys bought PS3, others bought Wii, and no one bought XBox360.
Yay! Let’s play major overreaction!
there are so many reasons.
but one of the reason and a funny story and perspective is that Famitsu, the biggest japanese gaming mag, is beeing totally hating and neglecting 360 and backing Sony pretty biased way.
in the result, japanese casual gamers just have thoght 360 as nothing competitive and looked over it.
in multi platformer reviews, famitsu either never mention about PS3’s underperforming features and saying ‘theres no difference between two’ or even ever mentioned, they magically gave SAME score on both.
(also, not a few people over here in japan call Famitsu review a ‘Review lol’ because they doing things like gaving HAZE a 9, exact same score as Orange Box, so often. u decide its credibility on your own)
not only that, famitsu still havent put up articles on those incoming Square’s big JRPG titles on 360 in no more than a page or two unlike its past Square-favored enthusiasm.
the problem on famitsu is its honcho, Hamamura, is being really a biased Sonyfanboy as (ex-)exective director.
you should read this week’s his column. in that, he’s mentioning 360’s new avatars are ‘in 2D’ and Scene it! as ‘a card game’(its not Uno Rush!) like he never cares about 360.
and he keeps on saying that PS3 has a capability of beeing competitive even against future-incoming next-gen consoles(WTF! u cant see the strugle in current-gen right now?) and he saw definitive ‘atmospheric’ supremacy in ‘PS3’s Mirror’s Edge’ on Sony conference over all of the 360 titles shown at MS conference on E3′08 (wasnt ME a multi-platformer?)
u know, in japan, its totally an AWAY game for 360.
by the way, as japanese myself, i like the way that chief looks.
with some cats ears and upskirt, better ^_^)
well as an Asian American, i can tell you something which made me avoid the Xbox360.
1) the first xbox failed, at lease it failed me, i like counter-strike more than Halo period, i even like Doom better than any Halo. Halo is just not my thing, i am good at Halo, but i just don’t like it, not everything has a reason.
*however i almost bought one for “GOW” - so close, then PC version is out, gg.
2) housing in Japan is not like the US, most of them are tiny apartment, both Xbox & PS3 are huge piece of ass, thats why Wii sells better, not only because of the Wii-mote, the form of the machine is a huge factor, simply we don’t have huge living room.
3) national loyalty is some what a factor too, same goes for xbox majorly popular in the U.S. versus else where. (i use window, so i am already supporting Microsoft, and i dislike business monopoly, if the xbox isn’t M$ made, i will get it.)
4) the xbox360’s target audiences are mostly westerners, for pure asians to dig a xbox360, its difficult, why?
a) the controller, its made for Americans, no need to argue.
b) the name 360? that’s just lame, trust me, its lame.
c) PS2 beated the old xbox, because of the size, and PS2 still have game support till this day.
d) blu ray not a huge deal, but it is somewhat a factor as well.
this list can goes on longer, but what is the point? i am from Hong Kong, prove me wrong, the xbox360 is selling for HKD$2400, include the xbox360pro + 2 controllers + 2 games, it is still not selling as good as the PS3, no need to mention Wii, it sells well any where.
WHY? for USD$310, an xbox360 pro, 2 controllers, 2 games free, still not selling well?
read my factors above.
i will stick with my PC from Microsoft
thank you for arguing my statement.
At least japanese gamers are intelligent! Crappy RRoD-hardware, the buying of companies just to destroy them and the long list of mistryings which started from the MSX, runs over the Dreamcast (Windows CE) - and the most important thing in Japan: X = Cancel, how stupid from M$ to call their sh**ty system Xbox - which translates to CancelBox. Even the first codename “Midway” reminds of bad american behaviour during the WWII. History repeats itself: American hardware doesn’t stand a chance in Japan!
when the xbox is built to a manufacturing standard that is acceptable in japan u’ll see the japanese ppl jumping on it. for now though xbox is just shite. the only reason i see japanese ppl buying an xbox is coz they wanna play on xboxLIVE with their buddies across the ocean.
First off, great article. Many ppl may think its offensive, but the writers intention was clearly something else.
To add to this, i really dont get how such a huge company like Microsoft with such a marketing force (see Halo 3) cannot still come up with a good marketing plan in Japan. I mean, the 360 ads in Japan are so horrible!
Yeah, for shame MS
Japanese hate Xbox360?
NO!
Nobody knows about Xbox360 in Japan.
I think Microsoft`s marketing strategy was wrong.
The product of Apple is very popular in Japan.
Wonko,
Why don’t you die?
You racist!
Aw, the little Xbot is going on a rant because the Japanese don’t like his little RROD-Box. Listen, Xboy:
1) They don’t like it because its a faulty POS.
2) Just because its overhyped in ‘dumb America’, and everyone there thinks an overhyped polished turd is worth even looking at, doesn’t mean the rest of the World are stupid enough to take interest in it.
3) Here in Europe, we don’t like it either. Just like the Xbox, its a nobody. Even worse, its a faulty nobody. In Germany during the PS3’s launch, people were smashing ‘360’s’ in the streets.
The opinion from a Japanese.
The Japanese takes the place such as Xbox, and the big game console of the noise is not liked.
In addition, the early trouble is a hated cause.
The game killing a person is not liked in Japan, and the game that there is with a family is liked.
A Japanese is not free so as to pour money into a game.
There you have it, Wonko. Post an article about nothing and everybody is going to have something to say about it. I see a pretty good mix of the offended, the retarded, the blindly patriotic, the fanboys, the rationalists, and the absurdists.
I do find it rather hard to believe, though, that you had NO idea you’d get this sort of reaction - I suspect that’s exactly what you were going for. Page views, right? ^_^
they prefer to buy their national products(including cars), and for the ones that are talking about ipod’s remember that an ipod is a killer app (is like having a mouse) is something that every one wants to have.
on the other hand in consoles the only one that most of the people wants is the wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 are not a big deal, the big problem in Japan are the handhelds, PSP is driving more sales of PS3 system in Japan due to the fact that they like to have cool stuff from the same brand, the same goes to nintendo DS driving more sales of Wii
360 is only for Americans.
Europeans also hate 360.
Yes the Japanese do hate the US for Nagasaki and Hiroshima. And whoever the idiot was that said all of the people from that era are dead is wrong. The children from that time are only in their 60’s and 70’s. Do you think that the Jews forgot what the Nazi’s did to them? I don’t think that you would forget if a nations wipe millions of your people off the planet.
Besides who wants support from a country that thought as a whole that Naziism was a good idea. As long as M$ is profitable that is all the is important.
Japan tends not to buy foreign products especially when there is a domestic option available to them. Most probably don’t remember how long it took MS to get Windows as the norm in the Japanese work place, they just don’t seem to like MS very much over there. Also everyone always forgets one simple fact the 360 failure rate is not limited to just the USA, MS royally screwed themselves over with that simple fact. The Japanese consumer is very similar to the European consumer, in that reguardless of how much support/content a product has they will not buy it if it has a higher rate of failure then normal, if you think about it can you blame them? Do you like when your 360 breaks? Of course not but your already invested into the system so you have no other choice then to keep putting up with it, becaause selling it and the games is not a very viable option. So I really can’t blame them for not making the initial investment.
FUCKING CHINKS!
Wow, seems like the racism is on the part of the Japanese crowd. No, they don’t give any reason why the PS3 with its superior structure is last, and will stay last. Hmmm, maybe it is because, as an American I am so damn tired of the same game over and over and over. Lets see - what are we on final fantasy 13 (WTF), or let me see how many MGS’s, or SOCOMS can a person play. It appears as if the Japanese are hateful and fearful that Sony’s quest to throw rehashed old games and subpar crap like Genji, Liar, any Gundam, etc., didn’t work, and the who cares about the customer attitude of sony was exposed. Keep buying a ps3 and enjoy the next game with 57 after its title, and enjoy your Blu-ray movies on your gaming console
I was just reading a few of these and found ALPAYTR to be offensive to just about everyone. You obviously don’t know much about history… Or how to read and write. Japan is now nothing like the country it was when WWII was going on. We essentially did the same thing to Japan that we are currently doing to Iraq. We caused some mayhem and then took out their leader, and gave that country a democratic government. Let’s pretend we didn’t do that. Japan would still be a country dominated by one man and they wouldn’t have the freedom that they love and enjoy now. I don’t think Japan holds a grudge about the Nuclear bombs. Yeah, it was a messed up thing to do, and I don’t support the war on oil. But It’s just not something you should use as a catalyst in an online forum. Go write letters and mail them to yourself or something.
It’s their choice to hate the 360. I hate it. I think everyone should. Microsoft just robs people of their ideas and claims it as their own. The ps3 has a much more diverse line up of quality games. And the BEST 360 games always launch on PC too. I’m mainly a PC gamer, my Ati 4870 is better than both systems combined. The person who wrote this is obviously an Xbot.
the ting tongs are socialist bastards and hate america, we should invade their country and take over, us fellow americans should stick together and wipe ‘em out.
Oh and one more thing did you all forget that USA controlled most of the world, learn your history you assholes, you should thank the americans that you are even alive, if it were up to me America is the superior nation in every right.
mike, it’s that kind of attitude that makes other people dislike the states, we only HELPED a few countries with their problems, we did NOT ride on a horse, ourselves clad in shining armor and slay the dragon that is everyone’s problems all over the world in a matter of months.
Secondly, the 360 is loud, hotter than hell after a few hours of play (But I still love my box, can’t wait for ME2 and RAGE) and MOST games only appeal to gamers in the states while a few would appeal to others. So why have some games when you can have MOST games that appeal to them? Regardless of company and price, it boils down to the games, and I really wish people understood that before the consoles were released.
To help you understand further, just look at their culture. Japanese culture are pretty much emphasize on quality. Look at those japanese manufacturer, Car and electronic, Toyota, Honda, Sony. Those are pretty high quality brand. Microsoft on the other hand, have been plagued by BSOD for windows, then RROD on XBOX 360. That’s wont help XBOX 360 at all even with good games in Japan.
Well, I’m a Japanese national, and I think all the following factors are why the xbox doesn’t do well in japan:
1. brand loyalty: In america, brands have lost their significance. In japan, without looking at the actual quality of the device itself, most japanese will still buy things from panasonic or sony just by brand name itself. Sony and Nintendo have built up huge amounts of brand value and this really helps them.
2. patriotism: Not all, but some japanese prefer to buy things made by a japanese company. Of course, this isn’t always the case. The ipod is a great example of foreign company beating out all the other local producers. Ipod has the highest market share for portable music in japan beating out all the other offerings by Sony, panasonic, Sharp, etc…
http://www.itworld.com/060420appleipod
3. No blu-ray player. For americans, this isnt a large factor in determining console purchases. But I think for most japanese, this plays a more pivitol role in consolepurchases.
4. Microsoft. In america, xbox had really overcome the stigma of being attached to microsoft. But i think it most other parts of the world, its somewhat cool to still dislike microsoft.\
5. Console reliablity: The internet has really made it easier for people to share the knowledge with each other. Well before microsoft extended to warranty to 3years, it was well known in japan that the xbox 360 had reliability problems.
6. Software support: There is a belief that xbox 360 doesn’t have many games that will appeal to the japanese. Some of this is true and some of it is false. There are many games(most of it shovelware) that gets released in japan and never make there way to america. Most of these are on the the wii and ps3.
Truth is, they don’t like Xbox360 cause its American. They prefer their own tech over American tech.
now all we need is a european console to come and destroy all the other console :P. i actually prefer ps3, quality over quantity for me.
japanesee are racist. the wont buy an american console no matter if they have all the games they like.
this article was written in good humor, and should be taken as such…
Nice take btw… the MC eye thing was a work of art XD
They don’t like the 360 because they are intelligent people who don’t like to waste money or time. And since they already know Microsoft makes crap (Windows) and engages in dishonorable business practices, they will refuse to buy Microsoft products until things change. And its not just Japan coming to this conclusion…look to Europe as well where all other consoles are currently outselling the 360 by a relatively large margin (even the PS2 at times).
I’m an American and this article makes me ashamed, because there is a mentality among some of us (this author included) that “if America likes it, everyone else should too or they are wrong”. That along with a thinking that the US is the most important country in the global economy is just stupid. Things change, open your minds and change with them, and quit writing stupid articles like this one while you are at it.
japanese people smarter fuck you. America makes crappy products what about the atomic bomb American made Japanese tested.if those fuckers were so smart they would of surrendered after the first one
I bet if the console came with five dollar and a cock for sucky sucky long time they would love it
Who opened the retard/racist gates?
Well, no one “hates” XBOX360 except for the Sony fan ediots.
No one knows the console, that’s the problem - caused by
the MSKK (Microsoft Japan).
You can see this lovely commercial that was used when
launching the console to understand how bad they are.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=whE0Y0LeNWE
They are good on keeping the customers loyal, but
when they come to attarcting new customers, they are shit.
BTW, the console did not sell 1000 a week for a certain period
in the past. Compared to that, the console is now selling
3000 to 5000 units a week, and that is a great move forward.
I believe I am the only XBOX 360 user in Japan playing
Halo3 with my 4 year old son - he loves it.
Not enough sushi.
hey shitface morty go chock on a cock
アメリカは薄っぺらい。
They hate the 360 because it is American made and just a FYI to everyone out there JAPAN FUCKING HATES US! It’s understandable that they hate us since we dropped two Nukes on them. So there you go and one more thing is they have way more JRPGs that don’t get released here that half of you don’t know about so there is no point for them to buy it for 4 rpgs especially the tales series since we only half like 1/3 of them here.
Yo Ting Tong or whoever you are, they’re not chinks, they’re NIPS you dumb fuck.
“hey shitface morty go chock [sic] on a cock”
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! And one without an education too! You should probably spell check your posts before hitting “Send”, cochise. Good thing you responded to me without any sort of direct provocation, too; it says quite a lot about you.
Dumbass.
I think it was German scientists smuggled to America who made the atomic bomb you idiot. You are part of the reason I can’t go to foreign countries.
Damn. Sarcasm gets lost pretty hardcore on a lot of people.
This is the equivalent of an onion article and y’all are tripping over it. Wonko’s not reporting, analyzing, or commentating as much as he’s playing a character on the internet. Think triumph the insult comic dog, with glasses and a video game fetish.
Now everybody relax.
Hey morty I have an education and I hate you and without any sort of direct provocation have a fucked day asshole
fucking americans. time for you to accept that you’re culture isn’t the best out there and its not a crime to reject your tastes. You’re time as a superpower is coming to an end, time for you to accept that.
ok now I can relax
“ok now I can relax”
For now…I’m sure just about anything will set you off into a temper tantrum so I’d imagine your relaxation will be short lived. Enjoy living life until your inevitable anger-induced heart-attack at the ripe age of 45.
Holy shit, did I just see a post by masterledz? Where the fuck have you been?
Wow, sometimes people get so worked up for no good reason.
if Japan has such high taste for quality games, then why are rape simulators so popular there?
That’s because M$ always ripped off stuffs from other popular products. Look @ FF13 now. They are using FF13 to market their Xbox 360 now! PS 3 and Wii both are companies that comes out with innovative games, not copying of other ppl’s ideas….
its simple Japan is full of Sony Zombies that dedicated their life to the system and there is no way they will turn their back on it.
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