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NutteyCubey

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  1. Less than 600 a week?

    I don't see how they can change it round even with the next piece of hardware. for whatever reason, Japan just ain't interested.

     

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    Weekly sales clock in at just over 500 for Microsoft's Xbox

     

    From Computer and Video Games:

     

     

    It really does seem that Japan will never quite 'get' Xbox in this generation. Despite reports of extra marketing activity and price-cuts, Microsoft's console continues to falter in Asia's key territory with Media Create reporting weekly sales of just 574 units, for the week ending June 6.

     

     

    Xbox has all those American cooties that Japan wants nothing to do with. Apprently Microsoft is going to need a clever way to kill it's 'westernised' image or things won't get better.

     

    Perhaps success in this generation is doomed. Microsoft should look to their next generation strategy now to ensure they win some of the market share in Japan. As opposed to the abysmal results they're getting now, and will likely continue to get in this generation.

  2. Microsoft Japan has cancelled Xbox MMORPG True Fantasy Live Online, citing quality and development progress concerns, although Microsoft US has since characterised the cancellation as a decision to streamline product portfolio rather than a reflection of the quality of the game. The game had been in development at Japanese Dark Cloud/Dark Chronicle developer Level-5.

     

    A Microsoft US spokesperson highlighted "considerations" including "the game's progression to date and the remaining development time needed to complete such an ambitious project," while Microsoft Japan's press release said the game had been cancelled due to an inability to deliver a level of quality that would be acceptable to the consumer.

     

    "The MMORPG genre, across all platforms, has become an incredibly crowded and competitive marketplace. In response, Microsoft Game Studios has decided to streamline its portfolio, making fewer bets in this genre," said the MS US rep - something also reflected in Microsoft Game Studios' previous decision to cancel PC MMORPG Mythica.

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