makingmusic476 on 30 March 2008
| mrstickball said: Lord, just like Rare is exclusive to Microsoft for consoles. Microsoft hates Sony with a passion, and has, at various times, allowed Ninty to get a few of their IPs from Rare and Mistwalker just so they don't goto PSP. |
They go to the DS mainly because the DS sells so damn well. They are not in the handheld market to spite Sony, they are in the handheld market to raise awareness of their IPs in Japan. With the few people that own (or are willing to buy) a 360 in Japan, few people know nor care about the 360's more Japanese oriented games. If these franchises become successful on the DS, then more people will know about them, more people will want them, and more people may be willing to buy a 360 for them.
Imagine Blue Dragon becoming even half as big as Monster Hunter on handhelds. That would certainly get more people interested in the 360, wouldn't it?
