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Harmonix explains why Rock Band never made it to Japan

by rawmeatcowboy
18 September 2011
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The following information comes from Harmonix Music Systems' boss Alex Rigopulos...

- licensing songs and instruments was tough
- Japanese gamers tend to be quieter at home
- there's not as much space in Japanese homes to work with
- there was a plan to release the game in Japanese arcades or even in Japanese karaoke parlors
- arcades were too noisy and karaoke parlors also weren't ideal

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