Final Fantasy XIII on Japanese 360? ‘Absolutely Not’

All this back and forth over whether or not Final Fantasy XIII will come out for the Xbox 360 in Japan… who can tell what to believe? Well, looks like things have just been settled:

Nomura says that he himself was “surprised” at the FFXIII Xbox 360 Asia version news, saying that Microsoft’s comment (“It would be nice if the game came out”) was taken to mean that it was actually confirmed for Asia. More interesting than that clusterfuck is Toriyama’s comment about whether or not Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Japan on the Xbox 360 platform:

There will absolutely not be an Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII for Japan.

Obviously Toriyama is not mincing words. He’s being crystal clear. But, really, why not release it on the Xbox 360 in Japan? Sales of the game in both America and Europe (in multiple languages) on both platforms are likely to exceed the Japanese sales markets — so what’s the point of no mulit-platform for domestic consumers? From a business stand point, Toriyama’s statement seems rather odd. — Kotaku

Kotaku goes on to mention that this could be next year’s version of “MGS4 on 360.” I think I’m inclined to agree. Moreover, I’m surprised that anyone over here really cares that much.