Games For the 360's Japanese Comeback

Next Generation has an article looking at games that could save the Xbox 360 in Japan. Despite Microsoft's best efforts, the console is still puttering along with lackluster sales. Even with the country's diminished interest in the PS3, the 360 needs some big-name titles to get it back into the minds of Japanese consumers. From the article: "Blue Dragon is set up to be another stick of dynamite with Toriyama's name written on it, though how willing casual fans will be to pick it up depends entirely on its advertising campaign. In America, it's becoming a simple enough strategy to put a demo of something on Xbox Live and let it spread through word of mouth. This is not so possible in Japan, mostly because most people here don't have an Xbox 360. Polls for months have indicated that the majority of casual gamers would reserve their judgment of the 360 for when they could play Sakaguchi's games."

Re:What a crock...

[SSCGWLB]

There, no, just a little right... yes, thats it. You had some Sony goo at the corner of your mouth.

~nate

You americans have such large....

[Lectrik]

We all know the problem with selling the XBox or 360 in japan, it's because us americans have such large... controllers.
They've just got controller envy.

I welcome our new chinpokomon overlords