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Microsoft wants a piece of Japan
Godzilla says room for only one giant on the island
Godzilla says room for only one giant on the island
Take a moment to let this sink in.
Microsoft, the company trying desperately to compete in the Japanese console market
against Nintendo and Sony, finally lands one of the most coveted console titles of all times
and then turns around and doesn’t launch it in the place that birthed the title. I’m having a
hard time imagining what the business reasons behind this thinking must be.
Maybe they’re waiting to see what Sony will bring to the table so they can top it with extra
features but seeing as how it will still be under the control of Square Enix, I can’t see that
happening. It seems to me that it’s a major flaw in their battle plan though. They haven’t
quite reached a million consoles sold in the Land of the Rising Sun and they’re bypassing
what could potentially be a big reason for some holdouts to finally pick up their system.
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Microsoft, the company trying desperately to compete in the Japanese console market
against Nintendo and Sony, finally lands one of the most coveted console titles of all times
and then turns around and doesn’t launch it in the place that birthed the title. I’m having a
hard time imagining what the business reasons behind this thinking must be.
Maybe they’re waiting to see what Sony will bring to the table so they can top it with extra
features but seeing as how it will still be under the control of Square Enix, I can’t see that
happening. It seems to me that it’s a major flaw in their battle plan though. They haven’t
quite reached a million consoles sold in the Land of the Rising Sun and they’re bypassing
what could potentially be a big reason for some holdouts to finally pick up their system.
[read more / comment]
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By Gritskrieg
So Microsoft was at the Tokyo Game Show (surprise, surprise)
and has announced that it will be releasing games developed by
top Japanese developers for the Xbox 360. I’m confused by the
announcement, however. I mean, could they have gone over
there and done differently? Maybe they could have gone all the
way to Japan and announced that they were going to completely
forego Japanese developers and go with, I dunno… top Swedish
game developers.
Yes, there’s just a tiny bit of sarcasm here and for good reason.
You see, the next release of Final Fantasy will be coming out on
the Xbox 360. Just not in Japan.
So Microsoft was at the Tokyo Game Show (surprise, surprise)
and has announced that it will be releasing games developed by
top Japanese developers for the Xbox 360. I’m confused by the
announcement, however. I mean, could they have gone over
there and done differently? Maybe they could have gone all the
way to Japan and announced that they were going to completely
forego Japanese developers and go with, I dunno… top Swedish
game developers.
Yes, there’s just a tiny bit of sarcasm here and for good reason.
You see, the next release of Final Fantasy will be coming out on
the Xbox 360. Just not in Japan.
