US Sales Are Only Ones Us Americans Should Care About

The majority...I will go as far as to say vast majority of us on these boards live in the U.S./North America. If we are going to make an issue of sales, and we do, we also must look at the impact they will have on us. MS and Sony each have divisions/headquarters in the 3 major territories (Japan, NA, Europe). Personally I love seeing the 360, my console of choice, doing best in my home territory because as they have been, MS will continue to give their most support to America. Unfortunately the same cant be said about the PS3, which stumbled through January in NA to say the least. This pattern of 360 dominating in NA while PS3 dominates in Japan and its fairly even in Europe has been going on for a long time. That is why we are seeing great games geared toward what Americans like such as Mass Effect, Dead Rising 2, Splinter Cell Conviction and Halo Reach released on the 360 this year and games like Modnation Racer coming out for the PS3

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

lundy86_4

I agree, sales everywhere are important because thats more money for the company

Well I'm not American so I dont care xD.

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

lundy86_4

LOl agreed Im from the UK have both consoles, and i love both western and Eastern games , in recent times though I have preferred Western games over eastern games particularly RPG's

but then a game like The Last Guardian comes along with that uniquely special quality about it and then I realise that Im a huge fan of japanese games as well

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

lundy86_4

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

lundy86_4

If you want to appear ignorant to the existance of the rest of the world go ahead. I live in Australia and so no i will not be blinded into pretending there is only 1 country in the world.

Right... Patriotic much?

Why should we only care about America when the majority of games are sold in the rest of the world? American sales can be misleading. Sometimes the bigger picture is very different.

Good job TC, you just made lems and americans look bad in one hit. Applauds*

I think the only region you could really argue that doesn't matter is Japan due to their reluctancy to purchase western games which have become the larger focus of this generation, which results in most developers not caring about eastern userbases due to them having little impact sales wise on software

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

Phoenix534

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

:P

I find many Americans to be completely different from teh stereotypes, so no apology is necessary. Unfortunately you do get the odd few (I live in Niagara, right on the US/Canada border), but that can be said for every nation.

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

lundy86_4

this.

Lol keep thinking that

I think the only region you could really argue that doesn't matter is Japan due to their reluctancy to purchase western games which have become the larger focus of this generation, which results in most developers not caring about eastern userbases due to them having little impact sales wise.

opex07

Oh yeah. Japan is insignificant. They only bought 30 million DS's :lol:

Canada FTW! Seriously NPD should include Canada. I don't think its much trouble at all. Also I hate the mentality of releasing games like you mentioned. It's because of people like you that I can only play Tales of Vesperia in japanese :evil: Demon's souls could have been unreleased in NA as well.RavenLoud

Haha, I do enjoy Canada... Apart from the damn snow!

I wish NPD did do NA as a whole. I dunno how difficult it would be though.

I dont get why NPD should be the main thing to care about when people talk about sales. After all its not world wide. So you are never truly getting the whole number.

Good job TC, you just made lems and americans look bad in one hit. Applauds*

Eddie-Vedder

As gamers we shouldn't care about sales period.

The majority...I will go as far as to say vast majority of us on these boards live in the U.S./North America. If we are going to make an issue of sales, and we do, we also must look at the impact they will have on us. MS and Sony each have divisions/headquarters in the 3 major territories (Japan, NA, Europe). Personally I love seeing the 360, my console of choice, doing best in my home territory because as they have been, MS will continue to give their most support to America. Unfortunately the same cant be said about the PS3, which stumbled through January in NA to say the least. This pattern of 360 dominating in NA while PS3 dominates in Japan and its fairly even in Europe has been going on for a long time. That is why we are seeing great games geared toward what Americans like such as Mass Effect, Dead Rising 2, Splinter Cell Conviction and Halo Reach released on the 360 this year and games like Modnation Racer coming out for the PS3

shadow8585

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

Phoenix534

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

After many threads,I still have no idea why people care so much about sales here in SW.

As gamers we shouldn't care about sales period.

Shad0ki11

Worldwide [QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

shadow8585

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

So are you saying that Americans will only make games for the 360? :lol:

[QUOTE="opex07"]

I think the only region you could really argue that doesn't matter is Japan due to their reluctancy to purchase western games which have become the larger focus of this generation, which results in most developers not caring about eastern userbases due to them having little impact sales wise.

EliteKitteh

Oh yeah. Japan is insignificant. They only bought30 million DS's :lol:

As gamers we shouldn't care about sales period.

Shad0ki11

Sales are important. If Halo Combat Evloved didn't sell there probably wouldn't be a 360. If Final Fantasy I didn't sell Square wouldn't be around today. If the Playstation brand wasn't so strong the PS3 wouldn't have survived past 2007.

Sales influence everything.

After many threads,I still have no idea why people care so much about sales here in SW.

Regisland

Its fanboy ammo nothing more or less.

Worldwide [QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

shadow8585

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

So, you're saying we should ignore Japan because they like the PS3 more.

Sorry for making a generalization.....the MAJORITY of AMERICANS prefer AMERICAN games and AMERICAN GAMES release on the system that sells best in AMERICA! XBOX 360. The MAJORITY of JAPANESE prefer JAPANESE games and JAPANESE GAMES release on the system that sells best in JAPAN! PS3. shadow8585

Change all those AMERICAs to WESTs and it'll at least be somewhat true.

Good job TC, you just made lems and americans look bad in one hit. Applauds*

Eddie-Vedder

Not a good mentality.

Nobody should "care" about sales at all. That is unless you've invested some stock in any of the said companies and or have some similar connection that is detrimental financially. Regardless, all sales matter. Even if it's for fun.

Sorry for making a generalization.....the MAJORITY of AMERICANS prefer AMERICAN games and AMERICAN GAMES release on the system that sells best in AMERICA! XBOX 360. The MAJORITY of JAPANESE prefer JAPANESE games and JAPANESE GAMES release on the system that sells best in JAPAN! PS3. shadow8585

Well, I'm European (Croat) and I like every kind of games. American, European, Japanese, white, black, yellow, whatever. I don't care. As long as they're good.

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]Sorry for making a generalization.....the MAJORITY of AMERICANS prefer AMERICAN games and AMERICAN GAMES release on the system that sells best in AMERICA! XBOX 360. The MAJORITY of JAPANESE prefer JAPANESE games and JAPANESE GAMES release on the system that sells best in JAPAN! PS3. IgGy621985

Well, I'm European (Croat) and I like every kind of games. American, European, Japanese, white, black, yellow, whatever. I don't care. As long as they're good.

Welcome to America!

Um... no? These are international companies operating on a global sale, so no, one area does not matter over others like that. And it's just another reason why Americans think they are better than everyone else for some reason. You're just trying to justify the fact that 360 sells better in NA so we should only care about that... I mean honestly, come on now...mgkennedy5

Worldwide [QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

This mentality is what gives Americans the stereotype of caring only about the US.

They are important, but you should also care about sales outside of your borders.

shadow8585

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

Firstly, I'm an American and proud of it! And I know that sales in the US directly effect my gaming experience potential. Having said that, worldwide sales are important as well. Not just for gamers in other markets, but it could trickle down and effect me and my fellow Americans.

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So, I'll have to disagree with this attitude.

[QUOTE="shadow8585"]Worldwide [QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

Yup. Worldwide>>>>>>>>America. As an American, I apologize on behalf of my nation's ignorance.

Birdy09

Japanese games are too Chinese for me

[QUOTE="Birdy09"][QUOTE="shadow8585"] You obviously did not understand the fairly clear point that I made. With the PS3 selling far better in Japan, the vast majority of games designed for Japanese people will be released on PS3. With the 360 selling better in America, and its software selling way better in America, the majority of games designed for Americans will be, and are released on X360, because of the sales, which transaltes to $$$HermitGTX

Japanese games are too Chinese for me

[QUOTE="mgkennedy5"]Um... no? These are international companies operating on a global sale, so no, one area does not matter over others like that. And it's just another reason why Americans think they are better than everyone else for some reason. You're just trying to justify the fact that 360 sells better in NA so we should only care about that... I mean honestly, come on now...TBoogy

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]

Good job TC, you just made lems and americans look bad in one hit. Applauds*

2mrw

Can't help but shake at my head at the bigheaded assumption TC made. There's a lot of people of different nationality here.

itt = marks getting trolled

[QUOTE="TBoogy"][QUOTE="mgkennedy5"]Um... no? These are international companies operating on a global sale, so no, one area does not matter over others like that. And it's just another reason why Americans think they are better than everyone else for some reason. You're just trying to justify the fact that 360 sells better in NA so we should only care about that... I mean honestly, come on now...2mrw