Only 1 customer buys xbone on Japan opening night

[mikeworld]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/24898972/japan-launch-of-microsoft-xbox-one-a-damp-squib/

Japan finally got the console more than nine months after it hit shelves in North America, Europe and Australasia and half a year after domestic heavyweight Sony unleashed its PlayStation 4 to grand acclaim.

But the usual enthusiastic crowds that greet big launches in Japan were absent on Thursday morning, with just one buyer at a major electronic retailer in Tokyo.

"I was surprised that I was the first one to get this even though I didn't wait in a queue," said Kazuyuki Wakai, surrounded by half a dozen journalists from Japanese and international media.

 

[The Lone Wanderer]

lol

 

[Banana Peel Assassin]

They were able to sell one?? Microsoft will be partying tonight!

 

[Sporkis]

This makes me smile.  The only thing that could make this better is if it was a Kinect-less one.

 

[Banana Peel Assassin]

This makes me smile. The only thing that could make this better is if it was a Kinect-less one.

at least it wasn't the Day 1 edition. *points at background*

 

[chubbyninja1319]

Only one sensible gamer left in Japan? Sad.

 

[DestroVega]

Don't know why it's a big deal, the 360 only sold 1.5 million in Japan of it's 85 million worldwide.

 

[CaseX]

Are we sure he even bought an XB1?  Looks like he got a large Surface with an XB1 controller...

 

[Righteous Nixon]

Only one sensible gamer left in Japan? Sad.

There are gamers in Japan?

 

[AndyD33]

There are gamers in Japan?

Depends on if you consider perverted pr0n simulators to be "games"

 

[texasstubaby]

I absolutely LOVE my Xbox One.  However, the opening day of sale figures for it should come as no surprise.   Xbox 360 did poorly as well in Japan.  Just a completely different culture.