> I don�t think (also) that piracy was the reason that made Japanese
> companies to left european market. And of what japanese companies are
> you talking about? Because not many japanese games were sold in Europe
> in relation to the total games sold in Japan (a 10% maybe? not more).
I agree. In my humble opinion, MSX leaving the European market has
only one reason: poor sales. That means poor hardware AND software
sales. Piracy may have a part in poor software sales but isn't the
sole reason of MSX becoming commercially unattractive.
Tristan
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