Well this is a first for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is a great system - it would be unwise to think otherwise just like it would be to deny any other next-gen system - but over in Japan the 360 has been a mighty hard sale. It turns out that to get some systems out the door, apparently all you need is a RPG with character designs by the man who did the Dragon Ball series. Go figure!

From the article:

Hironobou Sakaguchi, it is go time, sir. Microsoft's placed their hopes on turning Xbox 360 around in Japan on the former Final Fantasy maestro's Blue Dragon and so far it appears to be paying off, as many gamers actually waited in line overnight for their chance to pick up a copy early. Considering the attitude the Japanese have given Xbox 360 in the past, this is better than, well, basically everything before it.

Read the full article over at 1up.com