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Bizarre though that they'd make 'em for other countries. I know the 360 isn't popular in Japan, but you'd think if they're printing 360 copies for other regions anyway, surely they could do a small run for 360 and turn a profit.
Don't blame 'em, the threesiddy is a pretty shit foreign machine innit? Especially when you've got a better home designed console catered to your tastes to be playing on.
I'm sure with the huge amount Konami need to make for North America and Europe, they can live without making them for Japan.
Besides, Downpour sucked and Silent Hill HD is broken and shitty so they're not missing much.
Besides, Downpour sucked and Silent Hill HD is broken and shitty so they're not missing much.
For the 360 to compete neck and neck with sony in one market and barely make a blip on the radar in another suggests some strong cultural currents deterring sales. Maybe its a mix of nationalistic pride in the industry they cultivated coupled with a xenophobic weariness of another culture undermining their prowess? Maybe there's just not enough anal prodding simulators? Whatever it is, it seems to be unprecedented in magnitude. On the flip-side Americans and other western cultures have become so self-loathing from the general malaise of apoligistic rhetoric and liberal circle-jerking we tend to embrace all things foreign as cool and hip. Case in point, the cult-following of the persona titles, fatlus grind fests, and the unexpected succes of quirky, against the grain, titles like Catherine. Not saying these titles don't have their merits, just saying there is an heir of insider elitism you sense when someone eagerly gushes about them to the unknowing or unwavered. Reminds me a little of the indie sheeple, and nintendodroids, and in rare cases those who are both *cough* Holmes *cough.*
I remember the original Xbox's unveiling in Japan, all the pictures of Japanese gamers snickering at the small condo sized controllers. Microsoft pissed away allot of money trying to secure exclusives that would appeal to the market in order to crack the silicone curtain of Japanese video game Nationalism. I think in hindsight they would of been better served stuffing it in one of those anime girl pillows and replacing the disc drive with a thimble sized penis massager...I kid...I kid...
I remember the original Xbox's unveiling in Japan, all the pictures of Japanese gamers snickering at the small condo sized controllers. Microsoft pissed away allot of money trying to secure exclusives that would appeal to the market in order to crack the silicone curtain of Japanese video game Nationalism. I think in hindsight they would of been better served stuffing it in one of those anime girl pillows and replacing the disc drive with a thimble sized penis massager...I kid...I kid...
The 360 doesn't do so well in Japan. Oh well, the lead (development) platform for MG rising is PS3 anyway.
I don't see why they'd cancel an entire version for Japan when it's still being released in the West. But, I don't make games, so whatever. Tecmo Koei did this with Dynasty Warriors.
No doubt in my mind there will be a 360 version outside of japan.
Anyways platinum lead designs on the ps3 so thats the version id get anyways. :-)
Anyways platinum lead designs on the ps3 so thats the version id get anyways. :-)
Anyways, argh so many anyways :-(
@fearsym
Or maybe the japanese are smart and dont invest in shitty american products? Heh :-P
@fearsym
Or maybe the japanese are smart and dont invest in shitty american products? Heh :-P
@SayWord
...says the guy with the pervy anime avatar. Stop being such an ignorant mouth-breather. PS3 has been riddled with just as many hardware problems as 360, mainly from a developmental standpoint. Plenty of developers would argue in favor of the 360 hardware. Plus it's second iterarion has ironed out many of the kinks, a willingness on microsofts part to correct its errors not exactly embraced by Sony.
Sony consoles are notoriously wonky to develop for. Generally its a few in-house and second party developers who are ever able to fully unravel the ancient japanese mysterious entombed in their wise asian inners. Go back to hugging your pillow waifu and watching god-awful animes with the narrative breadth of a sonichu webcomic.
...says the guy with the pervy anime avatar. Stop being such an ignorant mouth-breather. PS3 has been riddled with just as many hardware problems as 360, mainly from a developmental standpoint. Plenty of developers would argue in favor of the 360 hardware. Plus it's second iterarion has ironed out many of the kinks, a willingness on microsofts part to correct its errors not exactly embraced by Sony.
Sony consoles are notoriously wonky to develop for. Generally its a few in-house and second party developers who are ever able to fully unravel the ancient japanese mysterious entombed in their wise asian inners. Go back to hugging your pillow waifu and watching god-awful animes with the narrative breadth of a sonichu webcomic.
The reason a game is cancelled in a country for a certain console is really rocket or a social matter either. People are looking way too deep in to this. It jas nothing to do with national pride or anti-american products. Xbox just sucks is all. And platinum knew deep down that a God game like MGS/MGR wouldnt look right on that shit console anyway
Most likely they want to avoid death threats from the PS3 Nazis. After the ridiculous FFXIII backlash, I can't blame them.
Funny thing will be if, like Baynonetta, Platinum ends up making the 360 version perform better.
Funny thing will be if, like Baynonetta, Platinum ends up making the 360 version perform better.
Smart idea I think.
No reason to waste the time and money on a version that no ones going to even buy
No reason to waste the time and money on a version that no ones going to even buy
AllanteC93
Your fanboy is showing.
Baynoetta played beautifully on the 360 while the PS3 version had major framerate drops.
Thankfully, Platinum is working hard to make sure that both versions are running correctly.
So Yes, the cancellation of Metal Gear Rising on the 360 in Japan is the fact that the 360 doesn't sell well over there.
Your fanboy is showing.
Baynoetta played beautifully on the 360 while the PS3 version had major framerate drops.
Thankfully, Platinum is working hard to make sure that both versions are running correctly.
So Yes, the cancellation of Metal Gear Rising on the 360 in Japan is the fact that the 360 doesn't sell well over there.
@Fearsym
the only nationalism going on is actually the success of the X360 in North America, nice try though.
Seriously, trying to boil it down to that when you have to buy 3 or more 360s to stay in a console generation is silly at best. Then there are microsofts disgusting business practices, etc etc
the only nationalism going on is actually the success of the X360 in North America, nice try though.
Seriously, trying to boil it down to that when you have to buy 3 or more 360s to stay in a console generation is silly at best. Then there are microsofts disgusting business practices, etc etc
Nothing of value was lost because trying to sell 360 in japan is trying to revive a dead man who just died 3 hours ago...
I think what surprises me most is that Downpour and Silent Hill HD haven't even been released there yet. Bizarre.
Also, these shitty arguements about how Japan is apparently biased towards American consoles are hilarious. Who the hell cares? You honestly think a country with such a long history of fantastic console development was going to leap on board with a random foreign newcomer?
Also, these shitty arguements about how Japan is apparently biased towards American consoles are hilarious. Who the hell cares? You honestly think a country with such a long history of fantastic console development was going to leap on board with a random foreign newcomer?
I'm surprised at the couple of people here who think it would be easy to 'print a few' for the Japanese market.
it's almost as if you don't realise that Japanese people's first language is Japanese.
it's almost as if you don't realise that Japanese people's first language is Japanese.
Considering their company wide strategy to abandon the 360 in Japan, I'm sure this has nothing to do with MGRR's quality on that platform, and everything to do with marketability.
Unlike Bayonetta, which was developed as a 360 game from the ground up and cheaply ported by another team to PS3, this is a multiplat game from its onset.
I'm sure both versions will be amazing, but there's still the problem of it not being next year yet so I can play it!!!
Unlike Bayonetta, which was developed as a 360 game from the ground up and cheaply ported by another team to PS3, this is a multiplat game from its onset.
I'm sure both versions will be amazing, but there's still the problem of it not being next year yet so I can play it!!!
@seph + @Strealth
Im sorry, in light of the earth shattering insights and staggering revelations posed by your tired .gifs I fully retract my statements. You truly are god tier debate captains whose distinct brand of internet assburgery trumps any logic words can muster.
Im sorry, in light of the earth shattering insights and staggering revelations posed by your tired .gifs I fully retract my statements. You truly are god tier debate captains whose distinct brand of internet assburgery trumps any logic words can muster.
Top quality trolling, criticize the debate techniques of those who disagree with you whilst engaging in ad hominem attacks
Also attempting to give off an air of intellectual superiority in the same series of paragraphs where you misspell multiple words and engage in tired facile racism
Also attempting to give off an air of intellectual superiority in the same series of paragraphs where you misspell multiple words and engage in tired facile racism
I will never understand why the 360 is so unsuccessful in Japan. Frankly, it has a far better software architecture than the PS3, the controller is simply better (the dualshock's d pad sucks in a different way), it doesn't have stupid, mandatory installs or bizarrely massive patches that take forever to download and install and often have to be installed in a series, because combining fixes into a single patch would be CRAZY.
Can't really blame them. The original Xbox never sold that well there. Exclusive titles like DOA 3 and Ninja Gaiden at least gave som. I guess now Japanese developers don't even want to try anymore with a console their countrymen clearly don't care for.
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