XBOX 360 not doing good at all in japan

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
maybe in a decade. but while its still being sold to kids and stuff i think that would be a serious turnoff for parents.

Yeah, the last console that was released for a $700+ pricetag tanked out of the starting gates.

yea i think people don't realize how much bigger the console market is compared to pc.

To put things in perspective, Halo 2 completely outsold Half-Life 2. After two months of release, Half-Life 2 sold 1.7 million copies. Halo 2 sold 5 million copies in just 3 weeks ? and gamers actually had to pay to play onlinehttp://www.firingsquad.com/features/xbox_360_versus_pc_faceoff/page3.asp

let alone how small the market is for high end 300+ dollar high end video cards...

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
maybe in a decade. but while its still being sold to kids and stuff i think that would be a serious turnoff for parents.

Yeah, the last console that was released for a $700+ pricetag tanked out of the starting gates.

yea i think people don't realize how much bigger the console market is compared to pc.

To put things in perspective, Halo 2 completely outsold Half-Life 2. After two months of release, Half-Life 2 sold 1.7 million copies. Halo 2 sold 5 million copies in just 3 weeks ? and gamers actually had to pay to play onlinehttp://www.firingsquad.com/features/xbox_360_versus_pc_faceoff/page3.asp

let alone how small the market is for high end 300+ dollar high end video cards...

WoW???????

 

[0roo0roo]

blizzard is basically the exception, they get mass audience because their game doesn't exactly stress hardware at all. if they only worked on 400 dollar video cards it would be a different matter.

look

Minimum system requirements for World of Warcraft:

* Your computer will need a 56K or higher Internet connection
* You must have a valid e-mail address

Windows® System/OS (ME, 2000, XP):

* Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon 800 Mhz or higher CPU
* 512 Megabytes (MB) or more of RAM
* 32MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (such as an Nvidia GeForce 2 class or better)
* 6 Gigabytes or more of available hard drive space
* 4x CD-ROM drive
* DirectX® 9.0c (included with game) and latest video card drivers

Mac® System/OS:

* 933 MHz or higher G4, G5, or Intel processor
* 512 Megabytes RAM or higher
* ATI or NVIDIA video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more
* 6 Gigabytes or more of available hard drive space
* 4x CD-ROM drive
* MacOS X 10.3.9


80% of software sales are for console http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051125/tc_nm/east_electronicarts_dc

 

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sony to lose market share
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20051121094154.html
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sony-Might-Lose-20-of-PS-Market-Share-13126.shtml

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Maybe they didn't want to be sellouts and go courting for a license for Super Mega XL Fun Team VII Deluxe. Come on, to go ask a developer to make a cheesy contrived RPG with ridiculous cartoon characters living in a bizarre and disjointed world you'd have to die inside a little.

Yeah really. How could someone prefer a thinking game to a "shoot everything that moves" or Madden Football Version 204 (now with visible sweat dripping off players)?
I think it goes to show that the Japanese have a far different taste in video games, one that I in fact share. The original X-Box had maybe 3 games that interested me, and I'm waiting for the 360 to change the fact before I buy one. Perhaps the Japanese share my skepticism.
Sports games are to America as RPGs are to Japan really.