What are the implications of the console race in Japan?

[The Fury]

NYANKS said:
I think the Xbox360 is failing because it is an xbox and the PS3 is doing poorly at the moment because of a lack of rpg type games. And the Japanese seem to like small cute things (like Nintendo's 1st party characters)...... or am I just imagining this? The price don't hurt either, I guess.

 No you are right but not because of the cute thing, if they want cute, they can buy the DS which has loads to cater for this, the PS3 in Japan seriously lacks the JRPG that it needs and Disgraea(sp?) isn't the win all game for Japan.

 The games that are there seem more western orientated like the 360's games, and while the 360 will unlikely change for it's Japanese dead market, the Playstation can with great games. These are yet to come though sadly.

 Once it get's a few more well known titles on it (FF games, GT5, Tekken 6, maybe Star Ocean 4) it might start doing better.