Erik Aston on 02 April 2007
PAL is a way bigger territory than Japan for home consoles. Not so with handhelds anymore thanks to the DS. But check last gen console sales. Japan isn't even close to PAL.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
