Americans play Madden because football here is bigger than soccer stop saying stupid things please. Also it's not because people don't have to think that they prefer COD and Hao over Mag and Killzone it's because they are made in a way people will play longer and their multiplayer are well done. Stop trying to explain with stupid logic why Sony only games fail at retail. Mind you COD is also the most played shooter in Europe.
Why don't you say more Americans play dancing games and party games since that's exactly how gaming has turned to in America. Halo was very popular because of party lans, Wii and Kinect are fun because they make people have fun together (even the whole family). Xbox Live is popular because it has a great community and we can talk to eachother while playing, party chat, cross game chat etc. See the similarity here? Socializing. Xbox's first moto was "It's good to play together!" and it's true. Now it's "Jump in!" like in get on with us. It's all about socializing.
Why do you think games sell better when they have multiplayer options, and almost every devs want to put somekind of multiplayer options in their games... jrpgs are getting less and less interresting because they're still stuck in the past and the designs are not appealing to Americans. Guys should look like guys not lesbians on hormones. Western rpgs sell a lot so it's not like we don't like rpgs, on the contrary, look at skyrim, mass effect, fallout, fable they all sell well. They have so much that jrpgs don't have like choices and the ability to create your character. Jrpgs are always so linear with no real choices except for yes or no ans they always throw you the same feminine spiky haired hero...
