| JGarret said: @Reasonable Why do you think the Japanese just refuse to really give the Xbox brand a chance?....no matter how many exclusive JRPGs MS throws at them, they remain distant and indifferent. |
Because most Japanese are buying the Wii.
That includes the "traditional" audience for consoles (a large portion of which being children) and also the most family friendly console for those aging gamers who now have kids of their own.
The Xbox has evolved into a fairly small niche in Japan and about the only thing going for it in that region is the active effort by MS to make it the JRPG development platform of choice, which they have more or less been successful at.
So the games that should appeal to the traditional Japanese player are definitely there, but the question is, how big is the JRPG market in Japan among aging gamers who haven't already bought a Wii?
We'll find out soon enough whether price really makes that much of a difference in Japan.
