Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the esteemed Final Fantasy series, was named the most important figure in the
Japanese console industry this year according to a survey conducted conducted by Famitsu. Other notables included
Akihiro Hino (Dragon Quest), Satoru Iwata (Nintendo), Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear), and Ken Kutaragi (PlayStation). With
Sakaguchi's Mistwalker Studios producing several exclusive
titles for the Xbox 360, this announcement bodes well for Microsoft's hopes in Japan.Read
