Well they did cut the price again, so maybe that explains the sudden rise in sales, and they did release alot of JRPG's EXCLUSIVELY to the xbox 360.

The XBox 360 in Japan is both an absolute failure and a dramatic break-through ...

By the end of the generation Microsoft may have sold 1.5 Million units in Japan which is far below the sales of other consoles which have been considered failures ... For Microsoft this is still very good though because they will have moved the XBox from being unknown or undesireable to being a legitimate product with a small following.

360 has had a turnaround in japan, but compared to the other two consoles its a failure, but compared to the xbox, its sexual

What exclusive Japanese games are coming to the 360 in 2009 (currently known)? I can currently only think of Star Ocean 4 and Ninja Blade.

Star Ocean 4 will have a good effect on the 360 (hardware will be above the PS3 in the week), but I don't see Ninja Blade having a big effect.

Its getting better each year for the 360 in Japan.

2005 85K
2006 200K
2007 270K
2008 300K and counting