As expected, the Xbox 360 launch in Japan didn’t bring the hordes of gamers that it did here in the US or in Europe. At many stores in Japan, the 360 didn’t even sell out in the first hour. In fact, the 360 actually costs less in Japan than it does here in the US ($331 vs $399) but that didn’t seem to really work anyhow. Many Japanese gamers are taking a wait and see attitude with the 360 especially since there aren’t any must have games out for the Japanese audience. Let’s not forget that Microsoft is trying to sell the 360 in an environment ruled by Sony’s Playstation and Nintendo. Hopefully for Microsoft, more appealing games will come out in the near future to help drive 360 sales in Japan.

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