Yea, this does have to be a joke, you considering 2 generations as "always". Since the history is so short between these companies you cannot compare it like that. I think it makes more sense and opens up a much larger spectrum to compare it with marketing strategy rather than company history.
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Mark my words innovation will sell in Japan
Mark MY words, cheap blu ray players will sell in japan too!!
QUOTE(miggidy @ Sep 19 2005, 01:57 PM)
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as much as the revolution's controller has gained interest and hype among the japanese, i still dont see the revolution beating the ps3. think about it, for over 10 years nintendo has stomped any other hand held that has come to the market. the japanese have a long standing loyalty to things. they know that nintendo delivers when it comes to handhelds. it wouldnt matter if the next handheld system didnt have double screens, if they had the games and the support that the DS has then it would sell the same because its from nintendo and people expect it to be a huge success.
the gamecube did horrible for a japanese system in japan, especailly compared to the ps2. just like nintendo with the handheld market im sure the japanese will be loyal to sony and the ps3 because they believe that they have succeeded before and thats where the support and games will be (well games that they want).
as for the 360 its going to be fun to see how well or bad it does over there. if they dont succeed over there in the least bit, we all know its not because of MS's lack of trying.
QUOTE(brooksie48 @ Sep 20 2005, 07:22 PM)
MS- 10% Sony 55% Nintendo 35%
10% for the 360 in japan?
that would be a huge percentage for them to have compared to now, and yeah thats 10 fold of current #'s.
that would put the 360 at more sales than GC achieved this generation in japan.
QUOTE(brooksie48 @ Sep 20 2005, 08:22 PM)
Do not underestimate the power that is MS
Until Sony shows footage with a crosshair, lap count, HUD or whatever and someone is actuall sitting there playing the game, then it isn't real time.
QUOTE(corridon @ Sep 21 2005, 06:01 AM)
Until Sony shows footage with a crosshair, lap count, HUD or whatever and someone is actuall sitting there playing the game, then it isn't real time.
QUOTE(miggidy @ Sep 21 2005, 12:29 PM)
I don't know if you guys have realized this but Sega's the only developer showing off real time PS3 stuff (Of which looks no better than the X360 stuff we've seen, if not worse). And this is probably because they are the only developer on the PS3 bandwagon that has the balls to show off their preliminary work. Why? Because they have confidence in themselves, they know they will deliver in the end. At least that's the way I see it.
QUOTE(miggidy @ Sep 21 2005, 01:09 PM)
I'm just speaking for Kojima's work.
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Although no territory was mentioned in the statement, indications are that a Japanese launch would be first - around April or May, with European and US launches following later in the year, or early in 2007.
http://www.gamesindu...e.php?aid=11692
honestly i dont care how much of a lead MS doesnt have in japan because they cant win there anyways, as long as they do better then last time is all that matters to me.
what is important is the room MS has in europe and america. according to reports it may not come out here till even early 2007, even though i doubt sony would let that happen. all this is good news to me towards the 360, if MS got around a year in america with out any ps3 that would be huge. if MS reaches their goal of systems sold within the first year (wasnt it 10-12 million world wide?) then that would be a great boost for them. the great thing is that MS usually doesnt make goals they cant live up to.