iPhone captures 72% of Japanese smartphone market

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lapsed_gamer said:

mrstickball said:
Its all about making devices appealing to Japanese users - sleek, stylish, clean.

Japanese companies have a homefield advantage for those things, which is why they flourish.

At any rate, I wonder what the chances are that these iPhone owners realize they play games too, and decide to forgo the 3DS.

Probably the same chances that Apple has of getting Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter in the App store.

OT: You seem to be right about the appeal. The 360 just has Hummer written all over its design.

They've already gotten Final Fantasy remakes.

Japan was actually the first territory to openly embrace games for mobile phones.  Square Enix have been actively developing games for mobile phones since 2003.