Sony didn't let FF13 go

People need to realize Square-Enix is it's own entity. Square simply does not have faith that the PS3 alone can sustain enough sales to support FF13, that's all.

Nothing's budging the 360 in Japan

It's like releasing a game for the Sega Saturn there

This happens every Microsoft E3

They show lots of footage of games we already know about, then they proudly announce the latest exclusive they stole from Sony

First it was GTA, then RE5 now it's FF13

every year.

That's a difficult question since Nintendo seems to be very content with both it's handheld and console at the moment

I don't expect a new console for at least 4 years, with the announced 1:1 wiimote sensor it's clear Nintendo is in this for the long haul

I also expect them to hold on to the DS for years to come...

Though I think in the next 2 years Nintendo might think to launch a new single screened handheld, akin to a next Gameboy

Any longtime followers of anything tend to be conservative

Just look at all the old democrats who followed Hillary Clinton for her name

Small homebrew like N+ continue this spirit

But that's not to say you can't have good graphics and good gameplay; but often times graphics can be distracting for developers, and players

You can trying punching a friend in Halo3

Boxing games would be the closest you're looking for though. Ready 2 Rumble; Punchout, etc.