Amazing numbers, indeed. It is said very often that the NES in America sold 20 to 25 million units. Now, in every third household in America there is a PS2.

The figures make also clear how important the American market is in the meantime compared to the Japanese market; and Europe certainly caught on.

With the game recession in Japan, I think we can expect Japanese developers more and more tailor their games to 'Western' tastes. While videogames had always universal appeal, the worldwide appeal of games (America and Europe) is now a big factor for Japanese developers from the getgo. You have to fish where the fish bite best.