Japan's Games on Demand launch line-up revealed, tiny

With the North American and European Games on Demand launch line-ups out of the way, it's time for Japan. The full listing has been uncovered on the Japanese Xbox.com and ... it's really tiny. Anemic, really. It's small, that's what we're trying to say. All told, there are eight games that will be available when the Xbox Live Update rolls out, compared to the twenty-four titles that will hit the North American region. Also, of those eight titles, two of them are Idol Master games. In fact, the only other game exclusive to the Japanese region (for now, at least) is Bullet Witch.

It's a little peculiar that there isn't a single RPG scheduled to launch with the service. RPGs -- Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia, to name a few -- have been some of the most successful titles for Microsoft in Japan. Their absence seems very strange.

Find the full, RPG-less list of launch games after the break.

[Thanks, sacra]

Games on Demand Launch Lineup (Japan):

• Idol Master

• Idol Master: Live for You

• Viva Piñata

• Need for Speed: Most Wanted

• Perfect Dark Zero

• Bullet Witch

• Fight Night Round 3

• Rainbow Six Vegas