At Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft showed off some brand-new exclusives for Kinect by some of Japan's best and brightest developers. Microsoft executives Phil Spencer (Corporate VP of Microsoft Game Studios) and Takashi Sensui (GM of Home & Entertainment Division) took the stage to deliver the TGS keynote this year. They were joined by Grasshopper Manufacture's SUDA 51, Capcom's Keiji Inafune, Grounding's Yukio Futatsugi, Konami's Shigenobu Matsuyama, and NanaOn-Sha's Masaya Matsuura.
The developers each showcased an exclusive title. Capcom and From Software showcased the revival of the Steel Battalion series with Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor. Grasshopper Manufacture, the creators of Killer7 and No More Heroes, demoed codename D, pitting Kinect players against a fiendish amusement park. Grounding's Yukio Futatsugi, director of cult classics Phantom Dust and Panzer Dragoon, showed off Project Draco, a 3-D flying shooter. Sega announced Rise of Nightmares, an original horror experience for Xbox 360 and Kinect. And finally, NanaOn-Sha demoed Haunt, daring friends and family to brave a haunted house together.
"Microsoft has never been more committed to Japanese developers, the heart of innovative gameplay, thrilling stories and iconic heroes," said Phil Spencer. "To date, Japanese games have already grossed more than $2 billion on Xbox 360, and today's announcements signal tremendous opportunities for Japanese developers to deliver the future of gaming with Kinect."
"This is the biggest year in our history with controller-free entertainment, the best blockbuster games, movies, television, music and sports all coming to Xbox 360," Sensui said. "With the talent of the best creators from Japan, we're able to bring even more fresh and unexpected experiences to millions of people around the world."
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September 17, 2010
And yet the Japanese gamers STILL won't support the 360 as a whole.