Cute snacks and fun decorations make the Xbox seem a lot more inviting.
The Xbox One has two big strikes against it in Japan compared to its competitors. First, it’s just not nearly as popular a console as the Wii U or Playstation 4. Second, it’s perceived as a console intended for males, lacking in the cute/cool factor that the Wii U and mobile games bring to the table.
So in an attempt to kill two birds with one stone, Xbox Japan recently held a very special party at Microsoft Japan Headquarters in Tokyo: a girls-only Xbox party!
▼ The online invitation to the party, welcoming female newbies
and pros alike. How could anyone say no to those fluffy Alpaca-kuns?
至高のゲーム体験第2回当選者『mocrain』さんによる、Xbox 女子会参加者募集!Xboxを愛する女子で仲間を増やし女子ファンを盛り上げよう。「#Xbox女子会」をつけてツイート!https://t.co/E5lHp2NzHz pic.twitter.com/qGmksJdOEd
— Xbox Japan (@Xbox_JP) June 1, 2016
So what does a girls-only Xbox party look like? Here’s some tweets of photos from the event:
▼ Xbox… colored… little… cakes?
Why wasn’t I born a girl?
本日は #Xbox女子会 にお越しいただきありがとうございました。皆さん楽しんでいただけましたでしょうか? pic.twitter.com/hqcN09BnVK
— Xbox Japan (@Xbox_JP) June 26, 2016
▼ A close up of those adorable little sugary Xbox signs.
しいたけ拡大 #xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/CaInmOgvAP
— ミコフ (@mikomako_x) June 26, 2016
▼ Oh my god… the little Alpaca-kun cookies say “I <3 Xbox!” on them.
My <3 is melting…
お土産は、XboxのTwitterでお馴染み香原さんデザインのアイシングクッキー。コレ食べれないヤツや。 #Xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/TsW8ES2S2K
— 楽識-らくしき- (@Rakushiki_nico2) June 26, 2016
▼ I think the Xbox would be a lot more
popular in Japan if this was its official mascot.
#Xbox女子会 最後の色紙に載せた応援イラストはこちらッ pic.twitter.com/Y5UKgzOOxG
— あんべよう (@anbeyou) June 27, 2016
▼ And there were plenty of other goodies set out too,
not all of them necessarily Xbox-themed.
続々集まってます♪#Xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/lWnSoaup5i
— kunoici (@kunoici9) June 26, 2016
▼ A Kinect station for people who had
never tried it out before to see what it’s like.
キネクト初めてな人も楽しんでくれてます♪ #Xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/ikge4FYIlF
— kunoici (@kunoici9) June 26, 2016
▼ An Xbox controller coloring contest where the winner got…
お絵かきですよっ(苦手)#Xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/JxDqoxoGNj
— ももくりかき 💉×5 (@kusyurinada) June 26, 2016
▼ …an Xbox controller!
(Uh, hopefully they already have the console?)
コントローラーぬりえコンテスト優勝者☆。商品はエリートコントローラー‼。実は…Xboxoneに触れるのは今日が初めての方☆。エリートコントローラーもらったし、Xboxone買っちゃいましょう! #Xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/dx2vnSEb7P
— kunoici (@kunoici9) June 26, 2016
▼ And what Xbox party would be complete without
a Halo deathmatch constantly going on?
Halo対戦大会アツイ!#xbox女子会 pic.twitter.com/kZNeiebtnh
— Tristan | Lucky Bro (@TristanJunker) June 26, 2016
▼ A shot of the attendees.
I… I could probably sneak in there and not be noticed, right?
至高のゲーム体験第2回のご当選者mocrainさま企画の #Xbox女子会 も大盛況のうちに終了いたしました。また皆さんとお会いできるのを楽しみにしています! 本日はありがとうございました pic.twitter.com/IAHZ6j34PU
— Xbox Japan (@Xbox_JP) June 26, 2016
The response online seemed to be mostly positive, so take note, Sony and Nintendo! If you’re going to keep pace with the inevitable surge in women buying Xboxes, then you’re going to have to hold parties of your own with cute cakes and cookies.
And don’t forget about us guys too! I for one am more than willing to be easily – and happily – swayed by sweets.
Source: Hachima Kiko
Featured/top image: Twitter/@Xbox_JP
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