Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:41 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:41 GMT Rev9 9 -9 -1 Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 According to this article. Any Japanese C9 member here? Could you give input on the XB360's lack of interest?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/111035#111035 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:10:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/111035#111035 Minh 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Minh/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 That number doesn't surprise me since Xbox never really took off in Japan like it did in America so they are probably more excited about Playstation 3 as of right now.

Microsoft will have a chance to show the Japanese what the Xbox360's all about this week at the Tokyo Game Show (Japanese E3) so maybe that will change things a little bit.  The PS3 sounds great on paper but I doubt it will be playable at TGS, while the X360 will be for sure.  Playing is a lot more exciting than speculating.

I, too, would be interested in hearing from any Japanese C9'ers about how they percieve the Xbox and Xbox360 (or Microsoft in general) especially compared to the PS3.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/e2a0ea8a112649c4b92a9deb00dc2fd3#e2a0ea8a112649c4b92a9deb00dc2fd3 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:25:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/e2a0ea8a112649c4b92a9deb00dc2fd3#e2a0ea8a112649c4b92a9deb00dc2fd3 NateFurtwangler 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/NateFurtwangler/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 Don't count out the Nintendo Revolution, too, though I think you may be right about the PS/3 being the bigger draw in Japan.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/f6d96b75b1f2401cb1799deb00dc3027#f6d96b75b1f2401cb1799deb00dc3027 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:08:02 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/f6d96b75b1f2401cb1799deb00dc3027#f6d96b75b1f2401cb1799deb00dc3027 JChung2006 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/JChung2006/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 Unfortunately, XBox is minority in Japan.
The letter X does not have a good connotation in Japan.
MS needs some strong marketing strategies.
Cool

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/f27ebd741a0f4a49928d9deb00dc307a#f27ebd741a0f4a49928d9deb00dc307a Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:56:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/f27ebd741a0f4a49928d9deb00dc307a#f27ebd741a0f4a49928d9deb00dc307a iStation 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/iStation/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 iStation:

Could you explain what you mean when you say that X does not have good connations in Japan? Is it related to the use of the letter X in reference to p0rn? That is the case in English but it doesn't stop the letter X from having good connotations in other contexts.

*Edited to bypass an overzealous language filter*

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/a2c1b26b861946f6980e9deb00dc30cf#a2c1b26b861946f6980e9deb00dc30cf Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:14:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/a2c1b26b861946f6980e9deb00dc30cf#a2c1b26b861946f6980e9deb00dc30cf Oberon 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Oberon/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 Perhaps they should have called it an Obox then? Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/baf416bbcda6483897169deb00dc3173#baf416bbcda6483897169deb00dc3173 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:59:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/baf416bbcda6483897169deb00dc3173#baf416bbcda6483897169deb00dc3173 sbc 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/sbc/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360 Could be worse...in Afghanistan (I was stationed there) they go by red rock white rock.

Red Rock = Landmine
White Rock= Safe to pass.

It's all good except when your path runs out of red and white rocks.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/dfc4a6e5da264e3eaa7d9deb00dc31c6#dfc4a6e5da264e3eaa7d9deb00dc31c6 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:16:52 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/dfc4a6e5da264e3eaa7d9deb00dc31c6#dfc4a6e5da264e3eaa7d9deb00dc31c6 Cybermagellan 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Cybermagellan/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360
Oberon wrote:
iStation:

Could you explain what you mean when you say that X does not have good connations in Japan? Is it related to the use of the letter X in reference to p0rn? That is the case in English but it doesn't stop the letter X from having good connotations in other contexts.

*Edited to bypass an overzealous language filter*

O = Good/Right
X = NG/Wrong
Tongue Out
School teachers use these marks for test papers!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/5d2ca79f9e374c99bf399deb00dc3122#5d2ca79f9e374c99bf399deb00dc3122 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/111035-Japan-Only-6-Next-Gen-Consumers-Want-Xbox-360/5d2ca79f9e374c99bf399deb00dc3122#5d2ca79f9e374c99bf399deb00dc3122 iStation 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/iStation/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Japan: Only 6% Next Gen Consumers Want Xbox 360
iStation wrote:

O = Good/Right
X = NG/Wrong

School teachers use these marks for test papers!
Kinda like marketing the Chevy Nova in Spanish countries. "No va" translates to "it doesn't go". Doh!

But I suspect the approval ratings for the XB360 will improve once it launches in Nov. when people can actually SEE what it's capable of.

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