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A peek inside Tokyo's Xbox 360 lounge


CheapyD, of Cheap Ass Gamer fame, decided to stop by the Xbox 360 Lounge in the Harajuku district of Tokyo before they finally close down. He liked the food, and the look of the place, and managed to--surreptitiously--snap off a couple shots. He concludes, "As you can see, the 360 Lounge is a pretty cool place. I guess if I have two complaints it would be: 1) Not enough kiosks; 2) No merchandise worth buying."

I'm guessing those custom faceplates weren't for sale then, because they looked pretty cool. I'd also take one of those flat-panel televisions, and that Le Corbusier couch! Oh, and a kiosk or three, and that giant guide button, and the flooring...

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1. Yeah I got a question? Where the hell was our Xbox 360 Lounge in the U.S. we are the one's who love the dam system.... jesus

If MSFT was smart they would start openning Xbox 360 louge stores like apple stores and start selling everything Xbox. From faceplates to video games to controllers to the best HDTV flat panels for 360. But I guess the guys running this operation didn't think that big.

Posted at 7:00AM on Feb 8th 2006 by Crazyglues 1 star

2. #1 If Microsoft was smart, they'd forgo the Japan BS entirely and launch the 300K or so more consoles in the US. I just got my XBox Monday... And I called the store every day for 2 weeks. LAME!

So I'm just wondering one thing: what are all those people doing in that picture...

Oh, wait, free food!

-Pie

Posted at 10:17AM on Feb 8th 2006 by EatingPie 2 stars

3. I've seen pics of that joint time and time again. Each time it makes me wish we had them across the country for the people who actually kept the system in demand....THE US CONSUMER!!!

Its bad enough that the overseas markets get all the special edition consoles, peripherals, swag, etc. I figured maybe with XBOX and 360 being an American product that WE'D be getting all the sweet stuph. Guess not.

I agree with the previous post. X360 stores just like apple stores would be sweet. I'd totally buy their....

Posted at 10:36AM on Feb 8th 2006 by DaStuph 0 stars

4. It's called marketing/advertising. We are already lined up over here to buy the 360 and all it's extra crap. They need to market to the Asian areas because sales were so low. If MS just forgets about them, sales would be even lower and they'd never get their foot in the door over there. What better way to get people interested in the product then giveaways, sweet deals, bonus crap.

Posted at 2:40PM on Feb 8th 2006 by KC 1 star

5. I kinda have to agree with both sides of this argument...it would be great to have such a sweet looking place over here in the States but at the same time it doesnt even matter marketing wise because we are lined up all over to just get our hands on one. In Asian they worship Sony and their playstation so Mircosoft really need to focus on getting their product out and known.

Posted at 5:50PM on Feb 9th 2006 by Brett 0 stars

6. I got one of those lounges at home! Its called my living room.

Posted at 10:19PM on Feb 9th 2006 by S.A. 0 stars

7. Yeah that looks awesome!! I have to agree that the Xbox Store is a fantastic idea!! Not that i live in america tho, i live in new zealand, so not a chance in hell, i mean apple stores are only in auckland so yeah!
Cant wait for the xbox360 bus to start touring!! http://www.xbox360roadtrip.co.nz/

Posted at 2:59PM on Feb 27th 2006 by Garvani 0 stars

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