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One month ago, I took some pictures at Toys R Us in Kameido Tokyo, highlighting the (lack of) demand of the Xbox 360 here in Japan.

Tonight, on the eve of the HUGE Japanese Xbox 360 Launch, the excitement has reached a fever pitch as I revisit the very same Toys R Us. With hot titles that scream Next-Gen, such as Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace and Every Party, it was amazing I was able to get unobstructed photos of the 360 section.


The 360 is no-longer relegated to the bottom shelf with all the other systems. It now has its own case...

Oh, what's this? A Sony PSX on the bottom shelf? That's kind of strange, but surely that monstrosity won't steal the 360's thunder!


Oops! It appears the Japanese have forgotten to pre-order their 360's!
How are they going to gouge their fellow citizens on eBay Japan?

Maybe the PSX is the eBay rape item de jour here as there is only one ticket left!



Well, at least the 360 finally has a playable kiosk at this store. I'm not sure if you can make out the display with all the people crowded around it. You'll just have to trust me that it sure looks Next-Gen compared to its board game neighbor!




Oh my god! The Japanese have completely looted the store of all the Xbox 360 games and accessories! Oh wait, the store employees haven't bothered to stock the shelves. The hundreds of gamers camping out outside the store are sure going to be pissed!




As you can see, I risked life and limb to bring you this exciting report on the eve of the Japanese Xbox 360 launch. Tune in tomorrow for more scenes of mass hysteria.

Very nice. I'm glad to see that production time used to make the Japanese units isn't going to waste. We have far too many units in the US anyway.

It's a ing madhouse there! You could've been torn limb from limb, Cheapy!

What in the hell is that for 49,800 Yen?! Is that the final price of the 360?

The 360 is 39,699 Yen ($329 US).
The Sony PSX (one ticket left) is priced at 49,800 Yen.

Great stuff.

I think cheapy should stick these on ebay and see how many people will pay $1,000 bucks for a Japanese 360

Japanezze 360 teh r uber rare

I'm ordering one to play imports.

Originally Posted by CheapyD The 360 is 39,699 Yen ($329 US). The Sony PSX (one ticket left) is priced at 49,800 Yen.

I remember that. Isn't that the one that has the DVD burner? Can it do stuff similar to the Net Yaroze or am I way off base?

I'm pretty pissed off that all the units they are holding for Japan are being wasted when they could be here. Thanks for the pics Cheapy.

Originally Posted by zewone I'm pretty pissed off that all the units they are holding for Japan are being wasted when they could be here. Thanks for the pics Cheapy.

Yeah I think Microsoft should of just sent 30,000 units plus whatever number of pre-orders they got and focus production on North America and Europe where it will sell.

I like that display for some reason.

I wouldn't be suprised if you see a lot of japanese ones popping up. There are a lot of japanese sellers on the u.s. ebay.

http://onthexbox.com/?view=article&article=489&cat=3

Cheapy's probably out getting paid by MS to line up for a 360 photo op right about now

Originally Posted by Apossum http://onthexbox.com/?view=article&article=489&cat=3 Cheapy's probably out getting paid by MS to line up for a 360 photo op right about now

I see headlines now:
"Big white bald Godzilla ruin 360 launch!"

Originally Posted by Scorch I remember that. Isn't that the one that has the DVD burner? Can it do stuff similar to the Net Yaroze or am I way off base?

Yeah, it's the all in one media center PSX.

Originally Posted by Apossum http://onthexbox.com/?view=article&article=489&cat=3 Cheapy's probably out getting paid by MS to line up for a 360 photo op right about now

Way to kill the sarcasm.

Honestly though, I'd like to know the numbers for the Japanese launch... which shouldn't take longer than next week since Japanese sales are tracked so well (and no, this isn't sarcasm in case you were interested).

Originally Posted by Apossum http://onthexbox.com/?view=article&article=489&cat=3 Cheapy's probably out getting paid by MS to line up for a 360 photo op right about now

Japan loves the 360!

OMG. I found a pic of someone playing the Xbox 360 in Japan:




And it seems that someone bought one. Is this the same store CheapyD?

crazy japananese, and their ramen noodles