Western games do not appeal to Japanese gamers, simple as that. PES has gone down the shitters for the past 2 years however before that it was the best of the best so that is why PES is big in Japan.
I cannot think of a western game series which does well in Japan, GTA IV did good numbers but that is about it. Japanese games however have WW appeal unlike Western games, even so a small amount. SF, RE which is entirely for western gamers how being a shooter rather then a survival horror, FF, GT, MGS etc.







