Japan Lowers Price on Xbox 360
Is it wrong to laugh when so many of my fellow countrymen and women (both in the US and now France) are longing for their Xbox 360s, and Japan retailers reveal that they don’t know what to do with their surplus? Oh well. HAHA!
So, according to Kotaku, Japanese retailers are now stuck with a bunch of Xbox 360s. The Japanese aren’t buying them, and they can’t be returned to Microsoft (Bill Gates doesn’t want them either). What are they to do? Lower the price, of course. Instead of selling them for their retail price of 18,000 yen ($350), they’re now being sold for 8,000 yen ($150).
This after less than a week on the market.
Sony Entertainment, amidst random bouts of laughter says, “Pwned.”
[via Nintendorks]
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5 opinions for Japan Lowers Price on Xbox 360
Matt
Dec 16, 2005 at 9:15 am
Anyone want to fly with me to Japan? I don’t bite and I’ve had all my shots.
Renee
Dec 17, 2005 at 4:45 am
Well, by the time you pay all the extra to get the thing imported, you might as well have spent about $200-$250 on it here (should there have been any left to buy here). Would be worth it tho, if you were desperate enough :P
Cal
Dec 18, 2005 at 3:14 pm
Bugger - who do I know in Japan? Wonder what the shipping rate is to Australia? How much do you think I can sell them for on eBay here?
Questions, questions, no answers, oh look I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date, no time to…..
*waggles ears and hops off into the distance*
Scruffs
Dec 19, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Omg! i live in the uk and it works out 85 pounds, thats cheeper than two games? still waiting to get mine, still praying on getting mine xmas eve?
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