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20 Reasons Why The 360 Might Fail in Japan

Posted by Zonk on from the gates-zilla-indeed dept.

1up.com has an interesting look at the forces ranged against Microsoft in Japan, as the 360 poises for a major push in foreign markets. From the article: "There are enough reasons (we have ten) to believe things will be different next round, and Xbox 360 will eat away at PlayStation's dominance in Japan. Yet there are those who still believe Japan will never embrace a non-Japanese game console (and we've got ten reasons why these arm-chair analysts are correct.) Warm up your typing fingers as we give you ten reasons why Xbox 360 could kick ass in Japan, and ten reasons why it could bomba bomba in Kutaragi's backyard."

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  1. Which is better? by Drachemorder · · Score: 0, Troll
    I don't really know which side to root for. On the one hand, I want to see American products succeed in foreign markets. On the other hand, I don't like Microsoft and I don't want to see them succeed.

    Choices, choices...

  2. So sick of reading this bullshit. by Corngood · · Score: 0, Troll

    Even if the size was the problem, it would be a purely aesthetic thing, not that it actually won't fit. If you can fit a TV, you can fit an Xbox, end of story. Do you have some stereotyped image of Japanese people squeezed into closets that are big enough for them and their PS2, but small enough that the extra cubic foot of an xbox would cause them to suffocate?

    Please, some common sense. Few games, bad games, nationalism, everyone owning PS2s... these reasons at least border on reality.