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Microsoft Raising Xbox 360 Forecasts in Japan

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By Edge Staff

October 9, 2008

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Speaking at TGS today, John Schappert, Microsoft's corporate VP of  online game services and game software, was in bullish mood.

He pointed towards various development partnerships around the world, most particularly in Japan, traditionally a weak-spot for the company. He pointed towards vastly increased sales in Japan and Europe, in the wake of aggressive price-cuts. He reiterated the Microsoft line that developers and publishers seeking a global footprint had to get on board with Xbox 360.

He also said that the company is increasing its internal forecasts for sales of Xbox 360 in Japan, but declined to be specific. Speaking to Reuters he said, "We've done better than we forecast. We are finding that we have a shortage of hardware. We are raising our forecast for Japan."

bluemanrule's picture
On October 9th bluemanrule said:

I own a 360 and we all know how MS has failed to entice Japanese gamers in the past. This, however, is a new holiday season and many things have changed. Three great exclusive JRPGs have released this year (Lost Odyssey, Infinite Undiscovery, and Tales of Vesperia) and with more RPGs and a signficant price cut, the 360's performance will continue to improve in Japan. So why not raise estimates?

However, the loss of Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope as an exclusive title hurts but......still is available on the 360. Microsoft's forecast in Japan will improve if, and only if, it can continue to diversify it's gaming library with good, timely, Japanese-developed games. Now that I've said it, I think that last statement applies to every region around the world.

NickgamertagO1's picture
On October 9th NickgamertagO1 said:

Well put. I didn't know they lost Star Ocean 4 exclusivity...bummer. Also with the just-announced game bundles (two games for elite and pro, 1 game for arcade) I think they could have a strong holiday in all regions.

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On October 9th Jimmy Page said:

@Nick,
I agree, I went too far, and apologize if I've offended anyone on the forum. I'm suffering from acute Naroz-sis, and I blew a gasket. Also agree that fanboyism is no way to fight fanboyism. Just had a belly full of his/her crap the last few days and snapped. :(
I'm better now....

NickgamertagO1's picture
On October 9th NickgamertagO1 said:

I hear you bro, you're not alone when it comes to people being fed up with Naroz's...hmmm...posting habits. He even got called out today by one of the staff... http://www.edge-online.com/news/tgs-konami-report#comment-2621

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On October 9th Jimmy Page said:

Wow. Shut up for awhile would ya? You're like a stupid fucking parrot that knows the words but has no understanding of what they mean. The most annoying fanboy online without doubt. I bet you got punched out a lot in school. As you masturbate to Bill Gate's photo each night in your MS cheerleader outfit, keep trying to convince yourself that this technologically dated piece of overheated crap will have any relevance at all in a year's time compared to Wii and PS3. Go away please.

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On October 9th NickgamertagO1 said:

Jimmy,
Unfortunately Kim is something we seem to have to tolerate on this site, but you went a bit too far with your insults. I made the mistake of calling rygarx12 or whatever his name was an idiot, and got an earful from the rest of the posters. Most people on this site seem to be pretty mature. Kim may say some pretty ridiculous things, but he never has insulted any one, aside from maybe their intelligence.

And your anti-Xbox comments sound just as bad as Kim's pro-Xbox comments.

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On October 9th gyak said:

At first I was angry too. Then I missed him / her. Nowadays Kim is my best reason to check the site regularly. Seriously, he / she is THAT funny.

BTW Kim Nazor (or whatever is the name) is a MS employee.

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On October 10th mtofu said:

I just started reading comments and I have to say that Kim certainly has it in for the PS3.

I'm on the brink of purchasing an XB360, are the two game bundles with the Elite in Japan or NA? What games does it come with?

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On October 10th NickgamertagO1 said:

Check out this story for all the details... http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_4811/New_Xbox_360_Bundles_Come_Pack... The games are decently reviewed games, more for the masses than the hardcore though.

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On October 9th Ozzman_79 said:

I agree with gyak. Everytime I see a headline that has "360" in it, i get excited to see what parts of his/her previously posted, highly subjective and biased comments, with absolutly no facts to back any of it up, Kim will be rehashing large portions of this time. I tingle with anticipation......and THAT is a fact.

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On October 9th Kim_Naroz said:

Xbox 360 has done better than the Playstation 3 in Japan in both August and September thanks to great games like Tales of Vesperia, and Infinite Undiscovery.

Considering that there are great games like Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, and The Last Remnant, and Fable 2 being released very shortly, I can definitely see why the people of Japan are very excited to own an Xbox 360!

Xbox 360 has the momentum in Japan, and as long as the great games keep coming, the consumers will, too!

It's no secret that the Xbox 360 has the biggest and best library of games in every genre this generation. Now that the price is the lowest, too, the Xbox 360 is going to become incredibly popular in Japan, because the Japanese consumers DO want the console with the best games...and that honor belongs to the Xbox 360.