"is it the fault of a console maker if third parties don't do well?"
If they in anyway shape or form, hinder them, then yes.
It seems like Nintendo does do so more than the others (going by multiplat devs).
So yes.
"Is it Microsoft's fault that Japanese originating games like JRPG's don't sell well on their systems?"
Partly yes, they needed to start off the gen with lots of JRPGs to show consumers they could in good confidence buy a Xbox and not be left out, they didnt. Consumers that like jrpgs went with a safer choice in the playstation.
Also Microsoft hasnt had as many well scoreing japanese games (metacritic) as playstation has had.
If they did, Im sure there would be a user base there on xbox one.
The problem is Xbox let it appear as they dont really want to service that consumer base.
It has a brand issue in this reguard, and unless they drive it through from start to finish, each generation, it wont change things.
So in that sense, yes its also their fault.
"build it and they will come"
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