Interesting figures, I think 360 figures solely got a big relative boost due to mainly Square Enix's timed exclusives and maybe Blue Dragon. It resulted into a small community of elite gamers who saw some big releases first, well before the main crowd got and will get a chance to play them.
I don't think most actually prefer the 360 itself (RRoD, disc scratching, noise, etc), probably most Japanese gamers would have preferred these games on the Wii or PS3 first and foremost.







