Quote Originally Posted by Rainecloud
That translates to me as: the general public in the US and Europe part with their cash quite easily, as they automatically fork out for expensive consoles simply because of brand names, as opposed to actual quality of hardware and games, whereas people in Japan recognise good quality products and don't buy things simply because it's the "in thing" to do so.
As stereotypes go, it's a good 'un. Whatever the reason, though, Nintendo products have always sold well in Japan, and Sony products in the US. If anything, the Wii is going to widen that gap. I can Japanese consumers embracing the new interface in vastly increased numbers, but for the West to view the Wii as anything more than a charming novelty will take something special. Sales will rise, without question, but it's not going to take the world by storm in the way the PSOne did.

I'm more than prepared to eat those words in a couple of years' time, by the way.