Ridge Racer, Winning Eleven lead list of Japanese-developed games for Microsoft's next-gen console; 37 Japanese publishers now on board. It's no secret that Microsoft's entrance into the console market has been met with tepid interest in Japan, a region dominated by the company's rivals in Sony and Nintendo. While North American gamers have welcomed the prospect of the Xbox 360 with open arms, the Japanese interest in the Western console, as shown in a recent market survey, is limited to a paltry 2 percent of gamers.
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