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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6199779/site/newsweek/
"Japan's game publishers used to be on top of the world. Now they're losing out to U.S. and European rivals. What happened?"
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source: MSNBC
yea, thanks.
"console-software sales have shrunk from $3.4 billion in 1998 to $2.2 billion last year, a 35 percent drop"Originally Posted by omfgninjas
That's the most alarming number of them all.
This is news to be believed.Which leads to another of the Japanese firms' woes: its game creators are allowed to act like prima donnas. Even though gaming has become an $18-billion-a-year global business, Japanese firms still pretend it's a cottage industry.
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By N'Gai Croal
Newsweek
Second to Steven Kent on the list of gaming journalists that aren't pure shit.
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Crap games are selling better than good ones? I believe this news.
Looking at my own personal collection, not counting Halo, the first American made game from this generation is ranked 26th by myself. I still think Japan is making the best non-racing games around.
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The best games, yes, but the point of the article is that (as we all know) that's not what's selling.
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But the point of this thread is "Japan sucks."
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Makes some sense, Western developers have been in the game for a while, just not as huge as they are now. Just KOTOR puts alot of JRPG's to shame.
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