Xbox360 Japanese launch

[Cantousent]

I agree, you suck. More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck. I have no interest in them. So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

 

There's a good chance I'll buy a PS3, but it's not because I think the games are better. It's because the hardware might be better. If it is, then I'll buy one. In the meantime, I think the console war is fueled as much by nationalistic pride on the part of the Japanese as anything else.

 

Finally, if Microsoft is the evil empire, is Sony goodness and light? I suggest you put your entire library of Sony CDs on your harddrive so you can mix and match songs for your personal listening pleasure. The goodness and light that is Sony will have some pleasant surprises for you.

[Meshugger]

It's easy to see why it was a success in the US & UK compared to Japan

 

- Americas: WAR! kids love fps, WWII and WAR! and they like PDZ and COD2.

- Japan: FPS's are stupid.

 

- Americas: We got sports! NFL, NHL and FIFA!

- Japan: The framerate is poor, and we already have that on the PS2 thankyouverymuch.

 

- Americas: We got car games with tuning, blingbling, and Fast and the ghetto-racing YO!

- Japan: Ridge Racer 6 looks nice, but it comes on the PS3, no thank you. Need for Speed? tuneghettowhat?

 

- Japan: Got any fighting games?

- Americas: We got Dead or Alive 4 coming in January, better gfx, better bouncing boobies and better moves!

- Japan: No Soul Calibur III with extra features?

- Americas: err...no

- Japen: No thank you.

 

- Japan: Do you have JRPG's?

- Americas: Yeah, several of them, filled with CGI and stuff!

- Japan: where?

- Americas: Late 2006

- Japan: i'll check again later.

 

- Japan: Ok, do you have ANY RPG's?

- Americas: Oblivion ofcourse, coming really soon, excellent graphics! And a FFXI beta!

- Japan: Oblivion will come on the PC, and we've played the other one to death already. No thank you.

 

- Japan: Got Metal Gear Solid?

- Americas: No, but we have splinter ce...

- Japan: Enough, we'll get back to you after PS3 and Revolution launch, ok?

- Americas:......ok.

[Dark Moth]

The X-Box was doing really well. It had some really great titles under its belt. It'd be a shame to see the entire console go down due to stupid and avoidable hardware problems.

[karka]

PC gaming is dying. Western gaming means PC gaming. X360 is the last chance of western gaming, if it fails western gaming fails. And i don't want a video game market dominated by Japanese titles.

Edited December 13, 2005 by karka

[Meshugger]

PC gaming is dying. Western gaming means PC geming. X360 is the last chance of western gaming, if it fails western gaming fails. And i don't want a video game market dominated by Japanese titles.

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I'm not sure what you mean there. Was there a total dominance of japanese titles at the PC market before the original Xbox?

[Cantousent]

Moth, why are you buying into this nonsense? There was always going to be a campaign against the XBox 360 from day one. It doesn't look like the XBox 360 is doing poorly overall, only in certain regions. Because of that, folks who have a history of saying nasty things about the console before its release are here, still, saying the same sorts of nasty things about it after release.

 

Now, I'm not convinced that I'll buy an XBox, but I am convinced that I won't rely on ANYONE from these boards to help me decide. hahahahaha

 

I mean, folks, with one breath, attack Epiphany in absentia, and with the next breath re-enact his crimes. hahaha

 

God, you've got to love the internet.

 

Anyhow, kid, don't count on the XBox going away just because of what you read here at the most fair-minded place on the net.

[Moose]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

[karka]

PC gaming is dying. Western gaming means PC geming. X360 is the last chance of western gaming, if it fails western gaming fails. And i don't want a video game market dominated by Japanese titles.

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I'm not sure what you mean there. Was there a total dominance of japanese titles at the PC market before the original Xbox?

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When PC gaming was so popular, there was no reason to worry about western titles. But, now PC market is so small. So i worry for western gaming. I can summarize my last post like this

[Dark Moth]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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You gotta admit that porn is a factor in a lot of their games, though.

[Meshugger]

PC gaming is dying. Western gaming means PC geming. X360 is the last chance of western gaming, if it fails western gaming fails. And i don't want a video game market dominated by Japanese titles.

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I'm not sure what you mean there. Was there a total dominance of japanese titles at the PC market before the original Xbox?

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When PC gaming was so popular, there was no reason to worry about western titles. But, now PC market is so small. So i worry for western gaming. I can summarize my last post like this

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Ok, point taken.

[Darque]

Sorry, Elder, but no.

 

If the Hexbox 360 wasn't a firehazard with glitches and a crappy gameline at launch I'd be praising it

[Meshugger]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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You gotta admit that porn is a factor in a lot of their games, though.

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And that's been a bad thing since when...?

[Reveilled]

There's a good chance I'll buy a PS3, but it's not because I think the games are better.  It's because the hardware might be better.  If it is, then I'll buy one.

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My head asplode.

 

Who buys a gaming console for something other than the games?

[jaguars4ever]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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You gotta admit that porn is a factor in a lot of their games, though.

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And that's been a bad thing since when...?

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Since taste became a requisite for the dignified man/woman.

[karka]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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RE1 was nothing but a Alone in the Dark clone.

[Dark Moth]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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You gotta admit that porn is a factor in a lot of their games, though.

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And that's been a bad thing since when...?

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Not necessarily bad, just pointing that out. (It can be overdone, though)

[Cantousent]

Actually, thanks to something a Child said a while back, I might skip the next console altogether and create a multi-media computer. It's doable, if I'm willing to take the time to do it.

 

Darque, you silly, you've been calling it a hexbox since before its release. With the amount of attention the XBox 360 received from the mainstream media, if it were really as common as you suggest, I'm surprised I haven't seen all that much about it on the mainstream media pages.

[Judge Hades]

Oh common now, Eldar. You know that the mainstream media is bought and paid for by the corporations. They don't show us anything unless they want us to see it.

[Dark Moth]

So why wouldn't they want us to see this? The media's always seemed eager to cover any major failure.

[Darque]

Darque, you silly, you've been calling it a hexbox since before its release.  With the amount of attention the XBox 360 received from the mainstream media, if it were really as common as you suggest, I'm surprised I haven't seen all that much about it on the mainstream media pages.

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Well... no...

 

I called the original Xbox a hexbox

 

I called the Xbox 360 an Xbox 1.5 (w00t)

 

But that's just because that's what it appears to be technically

[Craigboy2]

Source: Kotaku.com

 

The train wreck that is the 360 Japan Launch continues. Unloved 360s consoles collect dust, and retailers are unable to return those unwanted Xbox 360s to Msoft due to contractual obligations. To cut loses and cover their arses, stores are left with no choice but to offer discounts. The originally 38,800yen (about $350 US) consoles have been lowered to 18,800yen (about $150 US) with Internet Service Provider contracts so that the shop could get some kickback money from the IP. And this is what, four days from launch?

 

 

 

Hmm, i might import one for that price

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They should just sell them on Ebay. As long as you can change the language you should be fine...

 

This is not a surpise. Launch titles are not suitable for Japanese crowd. I can't imagine a japanese boy, who is playin' Call of Duty 2.

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Edited December 13, 2005 by Craigboy2

[Judge Hades]

So why wouldn't they want us to see this?    The media's always seemed eager to cover any major failure.

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Because they are bought and paid for by Microshaft of Borg.

[Dark Moth]

Well... no...

 

I called the original Xbox a hexbox

 

I called the Xbox 360 an Xbox 1.5  (w00t)

 

But that's just because that's what it appears to be technically

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The original X-Box was a great console. :D It had probably the best graphics and lots of solid titles. I don't think it's fair to judge the X-Box 360's success yet. Give it more time before using the word "Dreamcast".

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Darque is the one who hexed it :D

 

Theres stuff I'd rent on the 360 but not one title I would actually buy. Maybe if I were into racing games I'd buy PGR , but I'm not.

 

Lair though, well I'm a sucker for anything with DRAGONS taking center stage

[Hell Kitty]

I agree, you suck.  More to the point, however, Japanese style games suck.  I have no interest in them.  So, let the Japanese consumers buy anime porn or whatever the hell they enjoy and I can enjoy the titles over here.

wtf... Mario and the Nintendo classics asside (that's right they came from Japan)... what about Final Fantasy and the Resident Evil series.

 

Geezus. Japan rocks for computer games. Saying they're all into nothing but porn is kinda lame on your part.

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You gotta admit that porn is a factor in a lot of their games, though.

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Funnily enough all such games are for PC, Sony & MS would never allow such games on their consoles.

 

Anyway, I LOVE my Metal Gear Solids and Silent Hills and Resident Evils and Soul Caliburs and Front Missions, so as long as such games get made the consoles will have a place under my tv.

 

As for console haters, Xbox may well get more due to the MS haters, but consoles as a whole get attacked a lot, so it's not like it's poor old MS versus big bad Sony.

Edited December 13, 2005 by Hell Kitty