Japan Gets an Xbox 360 Price Cut
By Chris on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at 2:16 PM PST In Microsoft
It’s common knowledge that the Xbox 360 sells very poorly in Japan. Microsoft has tried to do what it could – Blue Dragon was an attempt to grab the audience with a JPRG in the vein of Final Fantasy, but that clearly wasn’t enough. Now they’re trying to sell their machine by slashing the price.
The Premium system current costs 39,795 yen (~$350) to 34,800 (~$300). The Core system will drop to 27,800 yen (~$240), with a new bundle being released that will include Viva Piñata and Forza Motorsport 2, which will cost about $350.
Somehow I doubt this will have much of an impact on the big picture.
If they released a bundle with Blue Dragon or Halo 3 that might be tempting.
You obviously don’t know the japanese.
Well, I meant to me, not the Japanese market, specifically.
If they bundled it with a free PS3 it would sell millions