It sounds like the Xbox 360 presser in Japan was mostly about damage control. Spong reports that the event was mostly about detailing upcoming titles for the 360 in Japan.

Final Fantasy's creator Hironobu Sakaguchi announced that the much-touted RPG Blue Dragon will be launched this winter in Japan and that a demo of Mistwalker Studio's next title, Lost Odyssey, hits this autumn.

Other announcements at the event included an unnamed Final Fantasy game in 2007, an unnamed RPG exclusive to the Xbox 360 by Tri-Ace and a shooter called Project Sylph from Square-Enix.

Xbox Japan lead Takashi Sensui also touted the popularity of Xbox Live Marketplace in Japan, where there have been 520,000 downloads, the highest rate per a unit in the world.

Sensui announced that Konami, Hudson, SNK, Namco, DS Publisher and Bandai will all be supporting the Xbox Live Arcade. Some of the specific games announced include Galaga and Pac-Man.

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