Lets face it!!!
The Xbox 360 has been a disaster as far as sales go in Japan. With the Wii dominating the market and the PS3 a distant second, Microsoft is responding with the one thing that works here in the U.S., price cuts. With the price cuts of the PS3, Microsoft is following suit with a 13% price cut starting on November 1. The 20GB model is selling for 39,795 yen ($348) and will drop to 34,800 yen ($304). Microsoft will also drop the price of the core system from 29,800 yen ($261) to 27,800 yen ($243), and will offer a bundle pack for the premium system with Viva Piñata and Forza Motorsport 2 included.
Not sure if this is enough to help the system in Japan, as the Japanese taste in games are somewhat different than the U.S.. I think if they really want to make more of a splash, they should look at the games that are being played in Japan. The Final Fantasies and Zelda games of the world are what seems to be the biggest draw, so maybe Microsoft needs to find their strange Zelda Fantasy XX game.
Thanks to Tim Pontious for this story. [GameDaily.com]
3 comments:
Just curious, Is Racing even popular in Japan?
They need more Blue Dragon, less of what we would like to play, more of what they want.
Heheheh.
Or tentacles.... but we won't go there.
Cthulu!!!!!!!!!!!!
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