The Xbox 360 dominates the Japanese market in terms of user satisfaction, if the results of a recent survey conducted by Famitsu are to be believed:
360 4.2 PSP 3.8 PS3 3.6 DS 3.2 Wii 3.2
Via Hachimaki.
It should of course be noted that the Xbox seems to have attracted certain types of gamer more strongly than others (for example, those interested in western games or Idolmaster), although it’s not clear whether this situation has persisted.
There is also some suggestion that Japanese users of the console are overwhelmingly male.
Also, the sales figures speak for themselves:
(figures in millions of units sold in Japan, circa the end of 2008)
DS 26 PSP 11 Wii 7.8 PS3 2.7 360 0.9
Perhaps Microsoft has a chance in Japan after all? Or is it too late for them after all?
A Full Course Dream 3some “An Otaku Wet-Dream”
Dimension W “Both Cute & Grotesque!”
Monster Monpiece Naked Trailer Shamelessly Shameless
Digimon Adventure Tri PV Full of Promise
Tekken Moves Performed in Real Life
Energetic Lucky Chloe Figure
Otoko No Ko Harem – Will You Admit To Wanting This?
Dagashi Kashi Irresistibly Sweet
Oshiete Gyaruko-chan Pantsu-A-Plenty
Nitroplus Blasterz English Trailer Quite Rousing
Valkyria Chronicles Remaster Trailer Retells The Tale
Sickeningly Sweet Enju Aihara Miko Figure
Top 20 Anime Girls With The Sexiest Ponytails
Lovely Nekomimi Ero-MMD Quite Handy
Koukaku no Pandora “Nonstop Girl-Love!”
Shoujo-tachi Mezasu Total Ota-Anime
Guro Tossed Out The Gate
Shingeki no Kyojin PVs Swing into Action
Upskirt Umbrellas Stealthily Scandalous
Subarashii Sekai Wonderfully Worldly
Skimpy Sonico Cosplay Barely Contained
Kumiko & Reina Cosplay Hardly Blows At All
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Gothic Lolita Hatsune Miku Cosplay Busts Out
Delectable Dizzy Cosplay by Lechat
Dark Elf Cosplay by Non Very Dark Indeed
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You know, you could at least try to be non-biased.
What?
maybe, but I think they can increase their chances if they came out with a portable Xbox. looking at the sales figure not even the Wii or the PS3 enjoy the same amount of success as the DS or the PSP
i doubt it. microsoft says they never have had and never will have plans for a portable game device. although if they want better sales in japan they may just do that.
The WII has shovel ware for all, The 360 has shovel ware for the west(mostly bad shooters and action games) and the PS3 has shovel ware for the east(mostly bad action or rpg games).
Canne everyone be miserable with the 2nd generation of casual corporate gaming?
Hells yes.
REAL srs gamers get an NES and play all the games on the hardest difficulty without dying. Anyone else is getting their hand held.
i dont know if im the only one but ive had hard drive issuses with my ps3 despite the fear of the redring wich most likly wont happen i trhink i like my 360 more the online play is great. im too hardcore for the wii.
WTF is this SHIiTe!?!?!?!? After all the trolling of Xbox 360 in Japan, NOW they prefer it over the PS3!?!? This, like the gov't engineered AIG outrage, is a set-up.
Someone apparently isn't quite clear on what the survey measured, esp. in comparison to the sales figures.
(Hint: It's the console equivalent of a cult following.)
I own both, PS3 and 360. I like my PS3 better though. :<
Maybe that would change if I could play all the awesome japanese 360 games. Maybe...
I must say though I thought my Wii would be my favorite my 360 and psp get the lions share of my gaming time which is odd cause i am a hardcore nintendo fanboy.
the only reason to buy a 360 is oneechanbara :D
Its not that I dont like the 360, but I much prefer the PS3 over it any day. Although it does make me happy to see America pwning Japan in gaming... in there own country.
Console satisfaction? More like smugness level..
Sales figures are much more representative :D
PC preferred to all of them though.
I bet that if there was a mac/pc poll macs would get hyped up similarly (by mac fanboys), even though it would be no where near representative of the population as most PC users probably wouldn't care enough. :D
japanese don't buy xbox because they are very prideful of their own countries accomplishments and creations.
but, i call that ignorance. and stupidity.
Screw capcom for opening pandora's (x)box.
its all thanks to star ocean 4
I think once DX11 Direct X, well the program of it comes out I think it would aid game developing and probably more so thanks to OPCL(Open Code Langaue). I think it (may??) help the PS3 out for programming scalable multi-cores and beyond when devoloping games. Which means they only have to write algorithms once and not have to rewrite the WHOLE algorithms again for every 2 years when more cores augment 2,4, 8, 10, 12+, and focus on making a good game and fans. They can program it as it was single core instead of programing as it was a 7 core. Which makes it is easier(static/cycle if you ever programmed). Which also means people who were hesitant in jumping into developing on the PS3 may feel some relieve just a little bit. With PS3, has some new ties with NVIDIA in recent news (May 17-21?,2009) about something the Phsyx but that is only a "sugar coat" their is probably more than what the news headline addressed. CUDA, OPENCL, things under the table, something.
Oh I heard that PS3 has scaled from 65nm to 45nm with their processor. Yet I heard they close some plants in Europe in making the chips. Well I'm not sure what's going on with Sony over at Europe.
Source:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10198809-64.html
Ive always been a playstion fan i have all the consoles but whn i got my 360 i realised i play that one more playstation only wins with the controler so #60 is defianetly better
this is an interesting turn of events
We don't care about them either. But we realise that if they do well we'll get more titles. Especially the ones which might have been exlcusive to other consoles.
Thus if you can't afford all consoles, you want those you don't own to die horribly. Logical self interest there.
Its funny how people act as if they were part of sony/msoft/nintendo. Sorry to say to burst your bubbles, but they don't care about you at all, they care about your money :D.
Ah but it makes their egos feel better to think they're important. The only real people who benefit are the large companies with brand loyalty.
Not into western games or Idolmaster, so i stick to computers when it comes to Microsoft.
At first this kinda came as a surprise to me, then I realized that the sytem has the largest selection of games. The PS3 has yet to find it's place in the gaming community and almost anything that comes out on the PS3, you can get on the 360; plus the games that are exclusive to the 360.
that and the fact that some rumours are circulating that the PS3 are getting less and less support that Sony because they have to cut losses. Thus buyers are scared that their system will not be supported by Sony by the end of next year
Why do they call it xbox 360?
this is conspiracy!! O___O
Because that's it's name?
Because when you see it, you'll turn 360 degrees and walk away.
Walk 360 degrees. So, you just walk right back to it then?
turn 360 degrees and walk away huh? wow, damn, go back to math class.
If you turn 360º you will be facing the same thing again...
DING DING DING we have a winrar!
No, because when you buy it, it breaks, you send it to Microsoft (180) and then they send you another one (full 360) that will one day break down in a miserable way.
hey /b/ I need your help
I accidentally my 360
what should I do...is this dangerous?
wait, doesnt that make you turn back towards the console?? XD
You moonwalk away XD
Michael Jackson can turn 360 degrees and walk away.
Called the moonwalk.
Lawl, Best Internet Quote of the year..!!
Turn 360 degrees and you still be facing the Xbox 360.
Bah! You and your silly Euclidian geometry.
I approve of this pwnage.
u best be trollin
Amen. You only walk away if you turn 180 degrees.
Shoo.
Turn 360 & still wonder why it still exists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfnftRIHxZE
6:18-7:00
Tony Vivaldi: What is this, Benedict? First you're my friend; now you turn a... 360 on me!
Benedict: 180, you stupid, spaghetti-slurping cretin - *180*! If I did a 360, I'd go completely around and end up back where I started!
Tony Vivaldi: What?
Benedict: Trust me!
Heh. I heard this same comment on youtube a few weeks ago. Are you trying to turn it into an internet phenomenon?
Because Microsoft believes that the world revolves around them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/mistergua/XB360.jpg
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