Does the 360 need Japan?

[johnsobas]

D-FENS said:
What's interesting is that this COULD [not saying it WILL] be the generation where Japan's pre-emenince is finally eclipsed. IF Microsoft plays their cards right, is willing to eat another price cut SOON, and goes gangbusters in NA and others, we could have the HD console leader with nothing but a sniff in Japan.

Right now, PS3 is like a staggered heavyweight fighter. If MS could land one or two crushing blows, Sony would go down, no matter the Japan sales. Unfortunately, MS's footwork is lousy [RROD], and they just seem to want to clinch and hug [keeping with their own high price]. Slowly, Sony is getting its wind back, and if MS doesn't stop coasting, resting on the points its accumulated in the early rounds, Sony could very well scrape their way back into a split desicion victory.

Depends on what you mean, I wouldn't say PS3 is doing very well in Japan either.  If PS3 had the sales the Wii is having now in Japan then it would be nearly impossible for the 360 to pass it worldwide.  Before HGS PS3 was outselling 360 by like 5k in Japan, now it is more like 20k but it's still not extremely significant.