Say what you want about these niche devs, but in a time where the big players are salivating and mobile-hungry, these devs remain a consistent presence in console development.
It's not like they're particularly bad, as well. Their games are often rough, unpolished, and shows a lot of age sometimes, but they're mostly good enough that you'd never mistake the game for a 3DS or mobile game. It's really just the content that's a bit too niche for most's likings.
And for what it's worth, I feel like the developers like Gust and Compile Heart have a way better foundation of taking the next-step in improving the quality of their games into something greater.
At the very least, when I see new games from them, I don't shudder being concerned that they'll make shitty mobile games, whereas I see big-name Japanese publishers flaunting around beloved IPs and go lol mobile.
