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Old Mar 8th, 2005, 04:04 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by kupoartist
It's probably something along the lines of a pathetic Namco presense in Europe. For example, the UK website is 99% dedicated to arcade games - the "Home Entertainment" section is a single html file with 2 pictures and two contact emails (presumably so you can ask "Why isn't X game out in this country/" to which you recieve a prefabed "We currently have no plans to release this game in your country").
Oh yeah...Namco is really famous for its arcade games, I forgot.

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Originally Posted by kupoartist
European consumers always strike me as far less responsive than those in the USA, especially to Japanese culture.
Well, Westerners took a long time to finally accept things from Japan or anything Asian for that matter. Believe me...growing up as an Asian, I've seen it first-hand, so it does piss me off when a few of the Westerners who are "suddenly into all things Japan/Asian when they hated it so long ago" are going around showering Asia for its brilliant-ness. If the damn thing weren't "popular" and the "in-thing", those same people wouldn't even bat an eye.

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Basically, us Europeans, collectively... we're all dicks.
Ah, but it's not only Europe who seems to be less "culturally-acceptive." The same thing happens in Japan, believe it or not. The Japanese tends to dislike certain things Western, tends to have a very stereotypical view of Western/Westerners, tends to be very narrow-minded in a lot of areas, and tends to just dislike the "Western manner." And yet, ironically, you've got the Japanese nearly copying Western style (like, dying the hair blonde, brunette, red, etc.), using English words, buying things from USA and Europe...I mean, what's the deal here? So, it's not just Europe...it's all around.

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Incidentally, I have the soundtrack on my IPod, and have the Intro movie on a DVD somewhere. I Know from that crazy music and that psychadelic opening sequence that I want this game. Naaaahhh Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nur Nah... Ka-ta-ma-ri Da-ma-shi!!!
Oh yes, the opening sequence is just mind-blowingly crazy and awesome!! The ending is hilarious too...totally fantastic. And the soundtrack is to die for...my favorite songs are "Lonely Rolling Star" and "Sakura Iro No Kisetsu" (Cherry Tree Season)...*sings* "Katamari de kitara...dekake mashouuuu~"
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