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Microsoft Japan has announced that it is releasing a special Xbox 360 limited edition hardware bundle to debut alongside Electronic Arts' _2006 FIFA World Cup Germany</...

Simon Carless, Blogger

March 31, 2006

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Microsoft Japan has announced that it is releasing a special Xbox 360 limited edition hardware bundle to debut alongside Electronic Arts' 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, due to release in Japan on April 27th. According to reports by consumer site GameSpot, the bundle will be limited to 10,000 units, and will include an Xbox 360 with hard drive, controller, and remote control, plus an Xbox 360 Adidas Japan Blue faceplate, an Adidas Japan Blue original bandana, and a copy of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany title - the faceplate features the colors of the Japanese national soccer team. Unfortunately, the Xbox 360 has been faring particularly badly in Japan of late, with the latest Japanese charts revealing just 1,415 units of the console sold in Japan in the last week, less even than the relatively dormant Nintendo Gamecube, so this bundle is evidently one attempt to help revitalize interest in the console. In addition, unconfirmed online reports are indicating that Microsoft will hold a press conference in Japan next week that may herald a change in strategy or bundling for the Xbox 360 in Japan, centered around the late June release of a number of key X360 titles, including Chrome Hounds, in the Japanese territory. However, there has not yet been any official confirmation of such a move.

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Simon Carless

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Simon Carless is the founder of the GameDiscoverCo agency and creator of the popular GameDiscoverCo game discoverability newsletter. He consults with a number of PC/console publishers and developers, and was previously most known for his role helping to shape the Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Conference for many years.

He is also an investor and advisor to UK indie game publisher No More Robots (Descenders, Hypnospace Outlaw), a previous publisher and editor-in-chief at both Gamasutra and Game Developer magazine, and sits on the board of the Video Game History Foundation.

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