No Virtua Fighter 5 for 360 in Japan?

Japan hasn’t always appreciated Microsoft when it comes to gaming. The Xbox 360 didn’t exactly sell like hot cakes when first released in the East, and only managed to sell a decent quantity when Blue Dragon came out. Speaking to Eurogamer at the Leipzig Convention, lead designer Tohru Murayama explained that the fan base in Japan is not large enough to justify a release for Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360.  The PS3 version has already been on shelves since February, and the developers are pleased with that version.

Some features that are key to the 360 version is the online mode. In any case, if Japanese gamers want to go head-to-head with real competition, then they can easily visit the many arcades located in the country which carry the game. It still isn’t completely decided if Sega decides to ignore this release, but it seems like the most smartest business move to make.