| Torillian said: long as they don't lose money overall on the venture I don't think there's a good reason not to, and I doubt they'd lose money overall. Having some kind of presence there also helps with getting Japanese games to the console outside of Japan as well. |
This.
You can't get Japanese publishers behind you if you're not in Japan yourself. The 360 did a lot better in Japan than the Xbox, and with a little creative marketing as well as a presence at TGS they can carve a niche in Japan. It definitely won't happen overnight but they are really wasting an opportunity. They just need patience and moneyhatted exclusives/definitive multiplats.








