Dippo said:
U.S titles don't do well in Japan because basically they are just kill kill kill titles with no story. Sure they are fun but FF 12 is a much better game with a story. Story is important here but U.S games usually have weak stories.
and with the X-box, they got alot of bad press because the first ones scatched the discs and the controller was too big. Microsoft didn't fix the problems fast enough - which in Japan is bad.