I guess my point isn't very clear... The Japanese tend to be more like-minded than many nations... They can be all "for" something and suddenly go the other or the fad can die completely. It is a very interesting culture. Japanese currently don't like Microsoft. An JRPG here and there isn't ever going to change that. A fundamental change at a much lower level is required. An innovative use of Viva Pinata on a handheld, linked to a console, could start a wave that ends up being what finally begins to turn the tide. I know the Japanese don't like MS, but they DO like Rare and Rare is allowed to develop handheld games still... It could be that with VP, Microsoft could come in the back way so to speak. They don't get many opportunities, in my opinion, as golden as that...
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Systems I currently own: 360, PS3, Wii, DS Lite (2)
Systems I've owned: PS2, PS1, Dreamcast, Saturn, 3DO, Genesis, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, GBA, GB, C64, Amiga, Atari 2600 and 5200, Sega Game Gear, Vectrex, Intellivision, Pong. Yes, Pong.
