Japanese 360 Prices

[Blaze Lord]

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/only-in-japan/japanese-retailers-selling-xbox-360-for-under-170-163003.php

Apparently, although there could be some foreign yet-to-be-translated fine print, stores in the land of the rising sun are selling 360s for around $170. DOA4, the game that was supposed to hold over the Japanese market before N3 and Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey? $25. If this is supply and demand, yeesh.

[Killer 57]

and still doesnt sell....

[bingo83]

It wont sell as MS has no history with the Japanese gaming public. Very few of the original Xbox's sold there. It would take a Huge Japanese RPG franchise to make the transition to the 360 exclusively to get their attention.

[mjmaskrey]

Kotaku readers have said that the 'fine print' is that the offer is only applicable if you sign up with a particular ISP...stand alone 360's are retailing at the normal price.

:)

[AfroJoe]

They could pretty much give them away in Japan and still be outsold by DS, PSP and PS2.

[Raisedbyflames]

2 nukes would stop me buyign a 360 even if its got nothing to do with microsoft do you think they are pissed off with the usa still