Well that won't be hard, because it sold half decently in 2015.
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Just 99 Xbox Ones were sold in Japan last week
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Well that won't be hard, because it sold half decently in 2015.
CrimsonGun
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Brand loyalty really is interesting isn't it? I found myself early in this gen subconsciously rooting for the xbox one, as if I had some stake in its success.If I had a neogaf account back then I'm sure I would have been banned. lol
chromatic9
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I was shocked to see how poorly Sega has done in its own country. Perhaps it's just how they're perceived to be not the major player and you end up being a tiny fraction.
boredandlazy
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I guess we both have different ideas about what half decent is. It's certainly selling enough to keep it's head above water, I'm more talking about whether it can take that next step to 'take off' so to speak.
I'll accept that we may have different ranges for decent, but its definitely not "horrible" as the guy you quoted put it. Unless you were expecting PS4 to somehow start pulling PS1/PS2 numbers again. It's tracking with PS3 in the worst possible climate. Yes it needs to kick it into the next gear, but just like every other <2 year old console, it's best days are ahead of it.
MutonCommander
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This is... quite something. On topic, the Xbox will never do well in Japan. It's a US-centric console and it shows.
KurtSloane
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No it is mainly US centric with a bit of lip service to UK.
NFL, TV, America.
It's a console with a single region outlook
Flintty
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I'm sure they would have loved to have had some Sky Sports integration for top tier football in EU. Things might have been slightly different if they had but I imagine the cost (to MS) would have been astronomical.
WTF?
Is the 99 bones sold in a week a new low record?
Honestly I don't even find this all that surprising, the XB1 might as well not exist in Japan.
If you follow the conversation and understand the context, you'll understand that post was sarcasm.
Honestly I don't even find this all that surprising, the XB1 might as well not exist in Japan.
If you follow the conversation and understand the context, you'll understand that post was sarcasm.
Its not a surprise, Its like putting a long establish PC Franchise to consoles, then moaning they don't sell and vice versa. People like what no and trust. Its like how many people go abroad, and the proceed to buy the brands they no and trust, even though even if its expensive.
I am off to States in a couple of months, and will not be eating or drinking anything I can in buy in the UK within reason (branded goods) But that just me and part of the fun going to the States.
I am off to States in a couple of months, and will not be eating or drinking anything I can in buy in the UK within reason (branded goods) But that just me and part of the fun going to the States.
Welp, okay. I still don't get it. But if it was sarcasm, everything is fine.
StrongBlackVine
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I read all 11 pages looking for something of value or at least amusing....nothing.
It's has almost zero titles of interest regionally that aren't on other consoles.
It has weaker versions of multiplatform titles.
It's big and bulky.
It's very US centric.
It's from the least successful brand.
The market it competes for is shrinking.
There are two other more popular brands with better games/features for the region available.
Last gen they taught the market most exclusive titles were actually timed.
MS couldn't have designed XB1 worse for current Japanese market if they'd tried.
It was truly DOA. That term is usually used hyperbolically but in this case it was actually true.
It has weaker versions of multiplatform titles.
It's big and bulky.
It's very US centric.
It's from the least successful brand.
The market it competes for is shrinking.
There are two other more popular brands with better games/features for the region available.
Last gen they taught the market most exclusive titles were actually timed.
MS couldn't have designed XB1 worse for current Japanese market if they'd tried.
It was truly DOA. That term is usually used hyperbolically but in this case it was actually true.
I was also surprised at thread size this morning.
But a bit of warrior shit on both sides provided the fuel to let this burn a while lol.
Well, phonetically, e-ku-so-bo-ku-su has 'kuso' right before 'box' which can translate as 'shit'.
Fun fact: I swear to you, I have long suspected he was a secret mod alt, possibly Evilore himself.
Guess his luck finally ran out.
Guess we can scrap his name from the PS4 sales bingo card.
As a UK gamer, it's completely US centric.
Offering similar media plans across Europe for sports they actually give a toss about would have been very expensive though, but I don't think they realised how having so much focus on the U.S. would go down so badly elsewhere by making it look like other countries were being ignored in comparison. Sony tend to have a much more neutral approach to promoting the PS consoles.
I think it was a great investment
Shocking they didn't try again really
Dark_castle
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Xbox fans in Japan were like
Bananajama
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What he said
The reveal was all America/TV focused
Turned me right off
Then the HDMI in creating lag problems for European users due to differing viewing Hz
Made the TV in function problematic for those that were interested in it.
(I believe that is fixed now though?)
ftfy
Er, European? Really? They only have one strong market, the US (which, to be fair, is the strongest by a long way). Even the UK is now strongly contested after the US focus of the Xbox One.
The UK has similar taste to the US in games (the weekly charts are fairly similar outside of Fifa), but US-focused PR and advertising isn't the way to be the market leader here.
Maybe you should do more research? Loli games barely sell 50k, the games that actually sell are Mario, Monster Hunter, Yokai Watch, Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Metal Gear, and Grand Theft Auto just to name a few.
Notice what they have in common? It's certainly not 12 year old anime girls.
This. Focusing so much on the US and not providing similar things for the rest of countries make you feel "tier 2". On the other side you have Sony´s approach, which was very intelligent by selling the system as "4 the players".
SlipperyFishes
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We laugh but at least people have a choice. Could you please imagine if Playstation was literally the only game in town?
Flintty
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Mr Stocks would be elated. Truly a dream come true for him. Until innovation completely stops and Sony stop pushing themselves.
That said, the door would be wide open for a magnificent Sega comeback.
boredandlazy
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More people would buy Nintendo games?
The PS4 is doing better than the PS3 did in the same timeframe, horrible isn't anywhere close to accurate, & neither the Wii U for that matter.
This is a clever post. So much packed into a few words.
Plays dumb. Plays the America-centric guy. Good sense of humor there. *thumbs up* *like*
boredandlazy
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Really? I didn't know that. I wouldn't have said what I did before if I'd known that. By the tone of most posts I read I thought it was doing much worse.
It had a miserable first year, which is why there's a perception of "PS4 is dead", but it's been doing very well since games started coming out last March, & even better since the price cut & MGS5 launch.
Same thing with the Wii U & Splatoon.
slavesnyder
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I think it must have been a problem of short supply.
Microsoft undershipped as always.
Microsoft undershipped as always.
Yes it is. Forgive me for basking in the glory that the original vision of Xbox One was dramatically declined by gamers around the world.
Without a doubt, it saved the industry I am very passionate about. Or at the very least I am still a console gamer as a result.
And by the way: I've championed the death of VR when Microsoft are not even in the game. Only Sony. Would a "Sony fanboy" really do that? I certainly wouldn't think so...
GabeTheGrouch76
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Only 99 consoles in one week? I wouldn't even call that a bomba, to say it was a bomba implied people were aware of it. That's a straight up whimper.
If MS does make another console I think they'll need to step away from the Xbox brand and try a different approach with a new label. The Xbox brand is just way too American-eccentric. Not just for Japan (though it's an egregious example in this case), but elsewhere.
lmao, the fun times never end here at GAF.
If MS does make another console I think they'll need to step away from the Xbox brand and try a different approach with a new label. The Xbox brand is just way too American-eccentric. Not just for Japan (though it's an egregious example in this case), but elsewhere.
lmao, the fun times never end here at GAF.
Flintty
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You need to get over this. Xbox One turned out to be a good games console with many great games. You come across as unforgiving towards MS for (rightly or wrongly) trying to do something different. They didn't. It's done. Let it go. In addition to it being bad for the industry, if MS terminated Xbox operations it would also leave a lot of people jobless. Just enjoy your PS4 and move on in life.
That's the weakest come back i've ever seen
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Jpop
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You say that as if the PS3 sold well. Lowered expectations and all.
I also doubt the PS4 is gonna have the legs of the PS3.
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