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GameCube Outsells PlayStation 2 In Japan
Thanks to Gamesindustry.biz for their article discussing the latest Japanese console hardware sales, in which it's revealed that the GameCube marginally outsold the PlayStation 2 this week, by 35,600 units to 35,300 units, largely "thanks to the release of Namco's RPG Tales of Symphonia", whose success we mentioned a couple of days back. Unfortunately, the third major console fared less well: "The picture was a little less bright for the Xbox, which slipped behind the PSone in the rankings again - selling 650 units to the PSone's 960. In market share terms, it was only one tenth of a percentage point ahead of Bandai's SwanCrystal. Ouch."
Screw Japan, allright? I mean, why should I care if they even like the Xbox at all? What is important is that Microsoft keeps bringing me cool games HERE in Canada. I don't care if Japanese people don't like the Xbox. Even though an RPG a la Final Fantasy would we nice on the Xbox, an american developper is bound to realize soon that there is a huge market for this kind of game on the Xbox and then they'll develop a japanese-like RPG and every Xboxers will be happy. Anyway, I couldn't care less about Final Fantasy anymore since they hoped on the Playstation wagon, because I feel their games are putting FMV in front of gameplay and storytelling. Also, ever played Xenosaga? What a sorry excuse for a video game. Play 2 minutes, watch 30 minutes for FMV or in engine movie, start playing for 5 minutes, another cutscene. Let the Japanese play the games they like on their Nintendo and Playstations. I, for one, am not going to cry over the fact that the Xbox doesn't rule over there.
Get over Japan people. It's not as if we need their blessing to play our games.