Comments on: Revealed: why the Japanese hate the 360

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Tue, 22 May 2007 13:35:24 +0000

I don’t mind killing things.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Tue, 22 May 2007 13:33:09 +0000

LOL, like all other Americans (except the ones that aren’t convinced into thinking they are the only important one on the planet) a bit misguided.

Yup there are far too many CCTV’s in Britain, but that ain’t Europe. And the reason they managed to get that many is because of the spin that America puts on the whole Terrorist situation where they constanly control your country by making sure your population lives in a state of fear over where or when the next evil terrorist with horns sprouting out his head is going to strike.

So as our PM is in your President’s back pocket they try the same shit over here which is why they reached a situation where they could get this stuff in without argument from the population.

So the problems you report are a direct result of the situation your country has caused.

So if you are going to come out with a stereotypical Amrican comment don’t ruin other peoples perception of other “ok” Americans by opening your uninformed trap.

By: projectskillz

projectskillz — Tue, 22 May 2007 11:57:28 +0000

this last post hit the nail on the head.
perhaps we americans wanna play multiplayer but maybe we need to find a more different way than killing each other all day long.

By: gunnar2906

gunnar2906 — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:36:21 +0000

The fact is that when X360 appeared at the japanese market many potential customers told something like that: “We know what all your american games are about!” Sad but true - the most games stuffed with violance and hatred. As s2 wrote most of Japs like story RPG with some allegoric plot and brain-training puzzles. As all oriental people whey are practical even when playing games.
It is not a reason to consider that all Japs are weird. Even more, if you try to take their point of view it seems to be much weirder to spend hours sitting in from of a TV-set and virtually killing each other to prove something unprovable in the most cases.

By: Open your eyes

Open your eyes — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:58:08 +0000

How can you Euros live with yourself? You have no freedom. You live in a police state. Cameras on every corner so you feel “safe”. Your the ones who will usher in the One World Government. You are the danger the world faces. The banking elite from Europe rule the world. If America is so bad why do you lap up our culture and entertainment? I know it is what the cool kids are doing but get your own yard in check before you bash America.

http://www.thisislondon.c...article-23397459-details/‘Flying+saucer’+police+spy+camera+takes+to+the+skies/article.do

By: Trash

Trash — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:46:03 +0000

haha lol 3 ” no racism” entries a page… lolololol
But its true the japanese are weired .. AND THATS A FACT …. you can delet those posts with such statements…. i dont care… it just remains like it is..

By: adam

adam — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:05:58 +0000

Masaya Matsuura is stuupid. Most 360 games are designed by American studios or for the American/European audience. When Japanese studios begin to develop for the 360 the Japanese will buy. Something Americans cannot understand is how a Pokemon game can outsell every other game. At least I cannot understand it. But the Japanese tend to like the more civil games, which is wy the Wii is so succesful.

By: InsaneBastard

InsaneBastard — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:50:03 +0000

Indeed. Like “swedes”, “danes” and so on.

But I’m guessing their comments were worse…

By: RoyalFlush75

RoyalFlush75 — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:45:11 +0000

I dont know how the Wii is out-selling 360 and well 360 anywhere.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:44:21 +0000

Japs isn’t racist, it is a shortening of nationality, the only thing that makes words like Jap racist is perception and the current over indulgence in political correctness.

By: RoyalFlush75

RoyalFlush75 — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:29:32 +0000

That Brick is troublesome. My 360 sits on a shelf just high enough that my BRICK lol dangles mid-air….I love my 360.

By: RoyalFlush75

RoyalFlush75 — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:25:04 +0000

P.S. They liked Viva Pinata

By: RoyalFlush75

RoyalFlush75 — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:24:14 +0000

Well the Japenese are a different type of gamers. There more likely to play Role-players, Date simulators and Dancing games. 360 has alot of FPS like Gears of War which they say has too much GORE. 360 just dont have the games that appeal to them. GoW, Rainbow six, Halo 3, Comdemed, GRaw2, they dont like that stuff.

By: RoyalFlush75

RoyalFlush75 — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:10:04 +0000

Whats with all the race bashing? Japs!! 4 ft tall…maybe Microsoft being an American company is the reason. And the fact that theres no games that made me even think of purchasing a PS3….yet. Good to see Racism still strives in the streets of America.

By: Scorn

Scorn — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:58:42 +0000

no the real reason is that the 360 is shite and the brain washin M$ have been putting on the western world does not work over there

By: slider2nl

slider2nl — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:41:47 +0000

If they can make the xbox 360 the same size as the wii then i think it will be a hit oh yeah and a smaller brick will be nice.

By: s2

s2 — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:26:01 +0000

I’m japanese and I love xbox360 FPS/TPS!
but…OMG almost japanese seems to love fuckin story RPG that gets headache when playing,and brain training mini game…
I’m too sad.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:10:05 +0000

The best game developers are in Redmond WA at a place called bungie studios and in North Carolina at EPIC. Not to mention Nintendo games are developed in Redmond and SOCOM is developed in Redmond. So the statement “the most creative and successfull game designers originate” in Japan is a tough buy for me. I tell you cut them off continue to develop hot games and they will want it! There is nothing worse than what you can’t have.

By: Darren/Kainz Uk

Darren/Kainz Uk — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:53:09 +0000

A brick is the dumbest excuse ever and its no where near that.

Gunnar2906 got it spot on. The simple fact that its all in the brand name, and the fact that the 360 is an American owned console, whilst the PS/Nintendo brand is their own. Thats all it is, plain and simple.

MS can spend all their money trying to market the 360 over there, but they’ll be just wasting their time and finances.

By: That's a joke

That's a joke — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:26:49 +0000

They get everything cheaper than us in europe and still complain, now that pisses me off. Comeon “THE SIZE” Please. Microsoft open your eyes and give europe some credit for been faithfull.

By: oh no...

oh no... — Mon, 21 May 2007 08:41:44 +0000

how dare you put the dirty yanks and europeans in the same phrase!

By: anti-bush

anti-bush — Mon, 21 May 2007 08:29:16 +0000

Americans… how can you live with yourselves?

By: GT:Tha Aceman

GT:Tha Aceman — Mon, 21 May 2007 08:17:32 +0000

you guys gotta think they’re technology is like 10years ahead of us they want something that looks futuristic but us Americans/Europeans want is just a good system and games which is the 360.

By: japonese

japonese — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:51:34 +0000

Japonese are cool people, but this excuse sucks!

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:43:29 +0000

Oh the irony.

By: s2

s2 — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:21:53 +0000

adaptor size is no probrem for japanese gamer.
almost japanese is not try to know xbox360…it’s most serious problem.

By: ibaj

ibaj — Mon, 21 May 2007 06:07:44 +0000

You dont judge consoles, but you sure can judge a race. GG buddy!

By: sac

sac — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:58:40 +0000

many of Japanese don’t care about it.
you’re really believe his story?

By: Wet Vein

Wet Vein — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:52:03 +0000

I agree to a certain extent. The Japs are very patriotic…. they prefer products made by Japs. This is even true of Japs that live in North America…. 95% of them drive Japanese cars. Ever see a chink in a Caddy? Nope.
And quality is way more important than price in Japan….. For us it’s usually the opposite.

They produce allot of cheap stuff… dollar store crap, but they sell it to us….. And with their profits… they buy hello kitty backpacks encrusted with diamonds.

By: KilltasticBagel

KilltasticBagel — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:32:59 +0000

admin-edit: no racism, or expect this site to stop working for you

By: x El Scorpio x

x El Scorpio x — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:31:35 +0000

that’s retarded lol who cares about the power supply

By: Acromyth

Acromyth — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:16:44 +0000

How about both of you stop sterotyping a race you assholes…

By: gunnar2906

gunnar2906 — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:58:22 +0000

Why all of you are walking around the obvious straight answer?
The answer is: Japs deny american cars, movies and lifestyle. And not only american. More it looks like a boycott of XBox360 in Japan. People there have a national idea. There is no nation-wide slogan like “Dont buy XBox360″, no! It sounds like “All japanese products are the best of the world”. And noone is going to argue that idea there. Xbox360 is an american product that means it is worse. And microsoft has nothing to do with that. At first 2 days from releasing XBox360 in Japan only 1000 units were sold. People didnt buy XBox360 cuz they had a Japanese product. Only after some titles appeared that were made esp for Japan they began to buy X360 (approx 360 000 units were sold) And only because those titles were made by Japanese developers.

By: Otis Whitaker

Otis Whitaker — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:54:46 +0000

People people… bringing up Nintendo and Sony stuff is the WRONG thing to do in this circumstance. They can GET more leeway with stuff, because they’re established. Microsoft’s XBOX isn’t. It’s a foreign, different thing, not catering to their market.

By: spddrcr

spddrcr — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:27:22 +0000

come on guys you gotta remember japan is also the place where people buy girls soiled underwear out of vending machines, strange place:)

By: Perry

Perry — Mon, 21 May 2007 03:43:31 +0000

admin-edit: no racism, or expect this site to stop working for you

By: Darkhosis

Darkhosis — Mon, 21 May 2007 03:29:57 +0000

The PS3 doesn’t have a brick? omg! 360 for sale for 5 bucks i want a ps3! it will look pretty in my living room. because its not how you play but how you look that matters.
AND apparently my 62″ inch television and my ginormous entertainment center with a very nice looking 360 that has a library of games that doesn’t bore me after 10 minutes can’t hide the 3″x2″x8″ power supply hiding in the back with 5058043864863092809245860918094183092 FUCKING CABLES

By: sac

sac — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:39:36 +0000

Mr.Matsuura is wrong.
Big adapter is not big problem.
The problem is MS Japan’s badness marketing.
Mr.Hironobu Sakaguchi is right.

By: strawhat

strawhat — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:30:03 +0000

I’m in japan and I know this is total wrong.
It’s not because of the size.It’s because almost all the japanese media ,like biggest game mag,Famitsu,are on SONY side and they never wanna tell good thing nor even the exsistence of 360 itself to public.
so simply people don’t know almost nothing about 360 unless you are a hardcore gamer like me.plus,japanese MS promotion is total shit as you know what happened about gears of war
but PS3 being too much shit and doomed even in japan,things can be changed soon hopefully.

By: Voyager2k

Voyager2k — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:10:41 +0000

Unfortunately it’s far from beeing that easy. To understand why Microsoft is investing so much into the japanese market you have to understand that the xbox itself has always been Microsoft’s ticket into the living room, and to get the brand accepted for more than just software. The strategy is is actually quite old by now but they still follow it, trying to make Microsoft a brand known not only at the office but also at home and in the living room. As such a gaming console seemed the best option at the time and that is how the xbox came to be. Knowing that you will understand that they cannot ingnore a market like Japan which is huge for home electronics. Also, the most creative and successfull game designers originate in the very same country Microsoft has such a tough time getting a foothold in.

It comes down to the famous “cat bites it’s own tail” problem for them in Japan but ultimately they have to succeed there in the long run to make sure their brand can make a widespread entry into our living rooms within the next 10 years.

Funny thing is that, no matter how you look at it, in the end the whole xbox thing is just brand marketing Same goes for the Zune stuff. It’s all just to accept the brand name Microsoft into our living rooms for stuff like televisions, set top boxes, media players and whatever you could possibly think of.