It seems that the Xbox 360 has started to pick up in Japan to every ones surprise. In Japan it was in last place in the home console race but It ended up in first place because of several factors that works for Microsoft favor.
The first thing that is helping the 360 to sellout in Japan is the recent price cut. The price of the Xbox 360 arcade(256 MB) before was $279.99, now it's $199.99. The price of the Xbox 360 premium(60GB) was $349.99, now it's $299.99. If you can see, price matters especially when the economy is down the drain. Also, I have seen a lot of game not being PS3 exclusives any more like Final Fantasy 13 and if some people would pick between the PS3 or the Xbox 360, most of them would go with the 360 due to the cheaper price.
A current trend I have been seeing is that a lot of good Japanese RPG games are coming out. It all started with Blue Dragon and Eternal Sonata, which helped sell systems. The one game that is sellout 360s is Tales of Vesperia. In Japan, the Tales series is big and popular like the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series.
I would like to get an Xbox 360 but I'm paranoid due to the Red Ring of Death. What are your opinions on the the Xbox 360?
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8 comments:
Im Nealry laughing an Sobbing at the same time when im seeing your prices im an 360 owner myself an paid 350$ for an 20 GB xbox 360 here in germany with 2 games Viva Piniata and Forza
Me myself dont likes Blue Dragon but Eternal Sonata is worth an look
love xbox 360 ^_^ its great!
rather get a ps3 ^^
Doesn't matter if you get the red ring, the thing has a 3 year warranty in case you get it. I called up microsoft on sept 5 in order to get the thing fix. I sent (free shipping through UPS) the 360 on the 8th, and i got it back on the 11th. Pretty fast :p
Basically the same as the guy before, Microsoft has an automatic 3 year warranty on it to protect you from any issues like overheating and the red-ring. Also, if you got one anytime that has the HDMI port on the back, then you have the optimized revision that has considerably better internal airflow, and although it's still not perfect, it's a huge improvement over the ones that have been known to red-ring.
Another 2 huge game series in Japan that helped get the 360 to its feet were Ace Combat 6 and The Idolm@ster series.
oh shoot you bought this freakin crap console! now your officially a fanboy! dont invest to much on these console, you'll regret it! your super nintendo is still working right? but your xbox360 wont last a year! 3 red lights! trust me man you dont wanna experience that!
360's are great, I got one a few years ago and haven't been disappointed yet.
However it did the red ring of death and I got it fixed it cheaply from a local business.
I read somewhere the ring of death is less likely on newer models, and they don't even happen that often.
I'd get one if I were you, it would be worth your money.
all the pics arn't showing!! >=(
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