Japanese demand Oblivion

New online petition demands a fully localised version of Bethesda's all-consuming RPG

While we in the West have been fully gorging ourselves on Bethesda's amazing Oblivion in both its PC and Xbox 360 incarnations, it seems Japanese gamers have been denied their share of the Oblivion spoils.

With no plans apparent to launch the game over in the Land of the Rising Sun, a new petition has just gone online from Japanese Xbox 360 fans (both of them - hehe only kidding MS) demanding that a fully localised version of the game debut over in the east.

It's a particularly interesting one this, given that MS needs to drive sales over in the East and if it could persuade Bethesda to deliver the goods, then maybe, just maybe, Oblivion would prove a tipping point title which brings reluctant Japanese role playing fans into the Xbox fold.

However, with PS3 and even PSP versions of Oblivion rumoured to be in the works, and the PS3 one possibly as a launch title, perhaps Bethesda has spread its eggs into other baskets? The race is on, for Japanese RPG fans' hearts and minds, but how will they get their dose of Oblivion?