IMO, I think Microsoft is trying to focus on Europe, buy focusing on Japanese developers more.
Think: Konami makes some of the best soccer games out there (they make PES, right?). Konami also needs strong sales in Japan to function properly since their games aren't always guarenteed uber-sellers in the US (aside from MGS, and a few others). So thereby helping the Japanee market out for Konami, they garner more exclusives to port to PALand.
The Europeans like more eastern fare as opposed to western - in the way of they support east and west very evenly. They love JRPGs, which the X360 doesn't have, and non-EA sports games. Therefore, MS has to garner more Euro and Japanese support for those, which I believe MS is trying to do.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
