Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360 not to be released in Japan?

Posted Aug 29, 2007 at 9:19AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Japan, Microsoft, Sega, Sony, Tohru Murayama
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Virtua Fighter 5 - Image 1Due to Microsoft Xbox 360's low popularity in Japan, Sega is having second thoughts about releasing a Japanese version of Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, Xbox 360) for the Xbox 360.

Since its December 2005 launch date, only 400,000 Xbox 360 units were sold in Japan, way behind the Sony PlayStation 3 (1 million) and the Nintendo Wii's numbers (3 million).

"We haven't decided if we'll release Virtua Fighter 5 in Japan because of that," said lead designer Tohru Murayama. "But if we [can only release the game] for the US or EU markets, we just hope Virtua Fighter 5 will be a key title which encourages people to buy Xbox 360s."

Via GamesIndustry.BIZ

 
 
 

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by Spectre - 2007-08-29 09:23
» 1st POST BIATCHEZ

Wow...that blows. O well it's only VF5 HAHAHA

by ACE - 2007-08-29 18:39
» how is that even funny.....hahahahhaha?

What are you on? Seriously....hahahahahah?

WTF?

by Robie - 2007-08-30 03:20
» ?

So they want the game to be a system seller but they do not want to release it in the one region that needs systems to be sold. That doesn't make sense.

by Spectre - 2007-08-30 09:52
» ROFL

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHHAHHAHAAHAHA HA.



ace just got pwnt

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