Landing a Tomb Raider exclusive would do more for Square Enix than Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy just hasn't been able to evolve itself to cater to a broader audience. Thanks to the reboot, Tomb Raider has become AAA again.

It would be smart, yes.

360 sold what 1.5 million units or so in Japan? 500,000 within the first year? Yea, people in Japan will decide if they like the One fast, so it would be good to launch with something that appeals to the Japanese.

Microsoft needs all the third party support they can get. I'm hoping this gen is just like last when it comes to multiplatform titles. The less third party exclusives the better.

And that's with a one year headstart and a bunch of JRPG exclusvies.  They won't have that advantage this time around with both consoles coming out around the same time.   I'm not even sure if Microsoft will even care about the Japanese market anymore.  They spent all that money last gen trying to tap into the Japanese market and still only managed 1.5 million units sold.   It's almost not worth it from a financial standpoint.  Japan is a shrinking market anyway.  They should just concentrate on NA and EU.  

Does Square still make relevant games? Honest question.

I guess they do publish CoD overseas, yes?

Did any JRPG's release on the 360 in 2006? Enchanted Arms, okay, but what else? Infinite Undiscovery was a 2008 game, and Lost Odyssey oh wow December 2007 for Japan.

You're probably right, Japan is not a good investment for MS, but it's not like a good JRPG exclusive doesn't appeal to gamers in other regions. One of my friends who recently bought a 360 told me that Lost Odyssey was one of his largest insentives (mainly because we beat every Gears/Halo co-op)

I think 500,000-1 million people in Japan will buy a One just because they are the type of people who own all the home consoles. A JRPG will just be a good reason to own a 360, and it gives the 360 a more diverse lineup. Realistically, Halo will probably help the 360 as much as a JRPG would.

Still 1 good JRPG would be nice. Maybe Square Enix could make a MP JRPG also MP in Japan too.

and Wii-U almost sold that. M$ maybe never will be successful in Japan

If they announced an elusive of FF it would probably be hilarious. But don't we already know they are releasing something on the PS4? It was on the PS3 demo last year, but looked next gen.

I think it's more that Square Enix might need X1 than the other way around.

No, and with the home console market shrinking, and the portable market growing in Japan, it makes less and less sense to invest in Japan

lol, people acting like square enix is still the top dog in the rpg genre.... :D