[jlgaddis]

I didn't downvote your original comment (just saw it and this one at the same time), but perhaps it has something to do with your blanket categorization of all Japanese software?

[johansch]

Well, if you read my comment properly, you'll realize that what I actually said is that large japanese hardware companies tend to be really bad at software. Nintendo is pretty much the one exception.

[PhantomGremlin]

large japanese hardware companies tend to be really bad at software

That's probably true. But I think your statement is unnecessarily focused on Japan. The following is also true:

large hardware companies tend to be really bad at software