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Ironically the release lists seem to tell a different story for this holiday season then one would have expected in Japan. Microsoft appears to actually have more RPG titles directed at the market in Japan then does Sony. They appear to have many more titles in that category then does Nintendo. Microsoft seems to be doing all the right things. So it should be interesting to see if they get the right results.

Were they to go nowhere this holiday season in regards to increasing market share, or show a sizable jump in volume. Then if I were Microsoft I would not abandon the market, but I would certainly allocate resources elsewhere. Specifically going towards western RPG style games. When catering to a demographic gets you nothing its a good sign that nothing you will do will get them to side with you. Thats when anything beyond token effort is a waste of time.