Really don't think Kinect or Move are going to make any meaningful difference..we'll see in the coming weeks/months.

Be interesting to see if Halo Reach has a significant effect on Hardware.

I have a feeling Wii will be beastly come this holiday.

Wii is back, yeah!

Next week will be very interesting :)

If the Japanese weren't so xenophobic the Xbox 360 would easily dominate. But for some reason the Japan just refuse to accept the Xbox 360 as platform for quality gaming. And don't tell me that the games don't appeal to them becuase westerners buy plenty of wacky Japanese games and tons of JRPGs and other "Japanese" style games. But for some reason the Japanese act like if it wasn't made in Japan it's crap. Everyone else in the world enjoys it but Japan just turns its collective nose up.

According to a person I know who speaks Japanese "ex" means poop / shit in Japanese in slang speak. Would you buy a system called Shit X360 in English? It isn't Xenophobia - Coca Cola, Apple, and plenty of other American items do well in Japan.

Hey look Wii is back. About time buddy, we all thought you were doomed!

Damn you Japan, 2k more and 360 would be #1!!!!

and If you would stop being biased toward foreign consoles you'd realize 360 is a great console!!

A repost of mine from here:  http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3602905

To be honest, its not fair to call the Japanese xenophobic as they have supported and still support many products made outside of their borders (as you mentioned about Windows).  

But . . . when it comes to gaming, they ARE xenophobic.  Why is that?  As has been mentioned by them and others before, it likely has to do with how western game design lagged so far behind the Japanese in quality throughout the late 80's and 90's.  There are still generational gamers that are locked into that mindset, and maybe it extends beyond them into a cultural belief.  I'd imagine that a similar belief is the case with American made cars, even though they have gotten much better (heck, with my personal experiences with my Honda, I don't know if I could ever break free).

So in some ways, the criticism is fair when it comes to Xbox sales in Japan.  What I think is more telling, though, is how good it has done despite doing so bad in Japan and how much trouble the PS3 would be if not for them.  Japan remains an enigma this gen . . . 

Has anyone ever thought if 360s didnt break so much they would do better in that country, lets not act like the 360 is the end all be all of consoles, far from it.  We'll buy non working things in US just because its US and being a "patriot" (like cars). Also 360 is seen as a shooter console, they dont care about shooters that much in Japan. I respect MS for trying to lock Japan down in the beginning with RPGs but it didnt work. Japan dont like 360, let it go.

what the hell is GTA4 for PS3 doing up there and I dont care what anyone says im glad to see PSP games up there. go Bleach!!!!  and what the hell happened to Sin and Punishment, is that like Ninty's only flop?? please dont blame advertismet

tastes? i don't know, they don't seem to think that the 360 it's a RPG console...and since the whole console it's designed for the western culture, then maybe that's why they don't buy it...in fact, the Wii and the PS3 has much more Japan appeal in terms of games, design, connectivity, etc...the fact that the PS3 can be used like an Ad-Hoc port for the PSP already assures you more sales...i dunno, that's my thoughts...