Why doesn't Japan release some of their games in America?

Question:

There's so many games I want but it was never released in America. I'm just wondering why they don't release some games in America? They would probably make more money that way. Japan gets everything :(

Answer:

Well, some of it has to do with what the country will release, but A LOT of it deals with what the majority of the population is interested in, with games.

Take "Suzumiya Haruhi No Gekidou" (an anime-based game for the Wii), for example. There wasn't much of a demand for the game, so the supply wasn't met, except for the couple of imports that anime conventions sell, every now and again. The same thing with "Project Diva," a Vocaloid-based game for the PSP. There apparently wasn't enough of a demand, for there to be a reason to translate and export, and be able to profit.

There ARE quite a few Japanese games, but they're pretty mjch the same series' that hae been here, for awhile, now. Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Mario, Cooking Mama, Tekken, Dead or Alive, and The World Ends With You, to name a few examples.

If all else fails, learn Japanese, and order the games online. It sure as heck beats waiting for translations to be released...