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> Do You Think Ms Will Ever Do Well In Japan?
Do you think MS will ever do well in Japan?
Do you think MS will ever do well in Japan?
Yeah they just need better marketing [ 135 ] ** [6.47%]
Yeah they just need Square/other Japanese developers [ 666 ] ** [31.94%]
Maybe, if the one of the other consoles flop [ 161 ] ** [7.72%]
Probably not but MS needs to keep trying [ 419 ] ** [20.10%]
They should just forget Japan; Screw 'em if they don't know a good thing... [ 704 ] ** [33.76%]
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XanTium
post Nov 2 2007, 03:13 AM
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post Nov 2 2007, 10:17 PM
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They wont support it because it US made, dumb but they are loyal & that deserves a little respect... Too bad they are missing out.
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post Nov 3 2007, 10:33 AM
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They wont support it because it US made
"Made in China" - The home of all three consoles out there.
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post Nov 4 2007, 08:48 PM
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"Made in China" - The home of all three consoles out there.


actually, built in China - but made (created, designed, whatever) in the USA...


and MS should continue to market in Japan, but their market is so different than any other with such strange loyalties and game interests that it's just not worth too much of a push...
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XanTium   Do You Think Ms Will Ever Do Well In Japan?   Nov 2 2007, 03:13 AM
twistedsymphony   They definitely need better marketing over there.....   Nov 2 2007, 03:19 AM
hellbinder   .... A lot of people say "screw em" bu...   Nov 7 2007, 06:04 PM
eatingbabies   japan schmapan stop wasting time more seriously, ...   Nov 2 2007, 03:33 AM
Johnwinger   Japs don't know good videogames.   Nov 2 2007, 05:46 AM
avatar1976   I think they kind of have to keep trying afterall ...   Nov 2 2007, 06:58 AM
johnnyrico   I think there's also a bit of pride and other ...   Nov 2 2007, 11:21 AM
blaziantiger   I think there's also a bit of pride and other...   Nov 8 2007, 08:44 PM
mr2000jp   I think there's also a bit of pride and other...   Nov 23 2007, 12:34 PM
AlexNapo   Japanese people have always been more "protec...   Nov 2 2007, 11:46 AM
kimnkk   Japanese people have always been more "prote...   Nov 3 2007, 06:27 AM
Tony42077   If you happen to look in US car factory (either G...   Dec 12 2007, 02:35 AM
justageezer   It's the games, period, and I'm sure M...   Nov 2 2007, 12:10 PM
phiquach   just get some good japanese RPG's and they wou...   Nov 2 2007, 10:05 PM
Bravo1   MS will never do well in Japan since the Japanese ...   Nov 2 2007, 10:41 PM
STICKY_BUD   mcdonalds does okay over there and i am sure other...   Nov 3 2007, 03:24 AM
tristanx   actually, microsoft is doing a bad thing with tryi...   Nov 3 2007, 05:06 AM
Libtoem   Well I do know the Japanese dont really like the l...   Nov 3 2007, 10:01 AM
88 Ecko Unltd 88   Need better Marketing strageties. The games for th...   Nov 3 2007, 05:11 PM
luther349   the japan country is very product loyal unlike the...   Nov 4 2007, 07:38 AM
spodee   360 will never sell well in japan cuz its games do...   Nov 4 2007, 05:16 PM
nlx420   Japanese are very loyal to their products indeed, ...   Nov 5 2007, 02:00 AM
Martinchris23   Japanese are very loyal to their products indeed,...   Nov 6 2007, 08:05 AM
SR388   I think it is just the game market and research IM...   Nov 5 2007, 10:50 AM
popballz   just like the poll said "screw them" th...   Nov 6 2007, 06:36 AM
Zoopster   Well, have you SEEN what Japanese gamers buy over ...   Nov 6 2007, 02:43 PM
Jeneral   The amount of money MS spends on marketing and dev...   Nov 10 2007, 11:17 PM
TreyTable   Yeah. They need to drop off the name "Microso...   Nov 11 2007, 06:22 AM
eebeejay   The Japanese. Call it pride, loyalty, arrogance, w...   Nov 11 2007, 04:40 PM
Mozbius   The Japanese. Call it pride, loyalty, arrogance, ...   Nov 18 2007, 07:45 PM
Martinchris23   The Japanese. Call it pride, loyalty, arrogance, ...   Nov 18 2007, 09:26 PM
BigMike54   MS will have to build a warranty service center ov...   Nov 12 2007, 12:06 AM
pipeme   MS just needs to make some more tenticle rape porn...   Nov 12 2007, 05:26 AM
lord^infamous   I think it's a combo of needing better/more ma...   Nov 12 2007, 10:52 PM
ceez   dont japanese only like rpg style games?!?...   Nov 13 2007, 10:45 PM
Martinchris23   dont japanese only like rpg style games?!?...   Nov 13 2007, 11:35 PM
pricemeista33   Bottom line....Japan will NEVER, EVER ALLOW AN AME...   Nov 16 2007, 02:33 AM
xbox nkotb   MS definitely need more big japan developer in ord...   Nov 17 2007, 02:35 PM
Buffafrocan05   They need a combination of better marketing and th...   Nov 19 2007, 08:46 AM
1nsan3   I don't like Kidney beans so don't try to ...   Nov 19 2007, 06:03 PM
Hopeful   What is up with all the morons and inbred bigots i...   Nov 20 2007, 02:56 AM
Dwindlin   I'm going to have to agree with Hopeful on thi...   Nov 21 2007, 10:43 PM
irnchriz   The only way xbox will do well in japan is if: a)...   Nov 23 2007, 03:13 AM
Collymilad   Screw them if they don't know a good thing. I...   Nov 24 2007, 12:02 PM
Hopeful   Screw them if they don't know a good thing. ...   Dec 3 2007, 02:46 AM
(c)S   If you think "they don't know a good thi...   Dec 4 2007, 04:29 PM
iluvretro   why do we even care if they cant see what a qualit...   Nov 26 2007, 08:41 PM
Infamous Ob   I hope we never go big in Japan. Microsoft is %100...   Nov 27 2007, 05:11 PM
Eksyte   Most Japanese gamers and companies are too loyal t...   Nov 27 2007, 08:38 PM
woody98   Many Japanese are boy-cotting the 360 because it...   Nov 29 2007, 11:18 PM
ThaCrip   i voted for ... "Yeah they just need Square/o...   Nov 30 2007, 06:05 AM
bucko   Maybe if they team up with Nintendo to offer Wii60...   Dec 3 2007, 10:04 PM
evilcharley   first off, i don't know about you guys, but i...   Dec 4 2007, 08:07 PM
arcticblue   Look, I've been living in Japan for a while no...   Dec 5 2007, 07:07 AM
Quest   I believe, the only chance they have is that Sony ...   Dec 7 2007, 12:23 PM
scientific   The only way is to forget marketing in Japan tempo...   Dec 10 2007, 10:43 PM





 

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