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Aahhh Famitsu, a totally unbiased gaming magazine /s
Yes, clearly all 132 people are in their pocket.Aahhh Famitsu, a totally unbiased gaming magazine /s
The only thing Nintendo fans can only brag these days.I love how people bring sales to an award thread.
The list was from games that developers picked. The games weren't picked by Famitsu themselves.Aahhh Famitsu, a totally unbiased gaming magazine /s
I don't think the industry is in that bad a shape. On top of the publishers your mentioned, Nintendo, Koei Tecmo, Marvelous and Capcom all seem to be doing pretty well.Japanese like graphics as much as any other audience. It's a game with good graphics and made by foreigners with some respect to Japanese culture, has a little bit of Japanese charm to it that you would see in a J. game.
And there you go. Ghost of Tsushima is good but it's absolutely in no damn way better than Animal Crossing or Final Fantasy. If Japanese will continue this *** they'll eventually loose their best franchises. But then again, there's not many companies left that make very good Japanese games anyway: Capcom is essentially aiming to be even more Western-oriented (if the leaks are true), Square Enix and Atlus/SEGA so far are the only strong companies left.
Who knows WTF you said
The 'bigger awards' are now worth pocket lint after the TLOU2 debacle.Congratulations to SuckerPunch for winning these smaller awards at least
How so?This proves that the Japanese game industry has lost its way.
In term of production value it's certainly an AAA for western market but for Japanese market it's a niche.
Top 10 best selling games of 2020(Famitsu)
- NSW: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 6.175.256
- NSW: Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) - 1.474.151
- NSW: Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co) - 935.105
- PS4: Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 932.821
- NSW: Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 755.084
- NSW: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 685.525
- NSW: Smash Ultimate (Nintendo) - 473.460
- NSW: Minecraft (Microsoft) - 473.358
- NSW: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 455.474
- NSW: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo) - 427.367
You remind me of that dude who ranted about Parasite beating out Joker for Best Picture. Similar path of logic.Japanese like graphics as much as any other audience. It's a game with good graphics and made by foreigners with some respect to Japanese culture, has a little bit of Japanese charm to it that you would see in a J. game.
And there you go. Ghost of Tsushima is good but it's absolutely in no damn way better than Animal Crossing or Final Fantasy. If Japanese will continue this *** they'll eventually loose their best franchises. But then again, there's not many companies left that make very good Japanese games anyway: Capcom is essentially aiming to be even more Western-oriented (if the leaks are true), Square Enix and Atlus/SEGA so far are the only strong companies left.
Not sorry that I happened to be able to differentiate my opinion from factsYou remind me of that dude who ranted about Parasite beating out Joker for Best Picture. Similar path of logic.
As you loudly and angrily state your opinion whilst making wild and unfounded claims because one game by a Western studio was their favorite game?Not sorry that I happened to be able to differentiate my opinion from facts
Japan aren't at the forefront of the industry anymore because they've lost sight as to what made them the leaders in the first place. How many of the giant cultural icons from Japan are there these days? Megaman is gone, Dante (Devil May Cry) is currently stuck in Limbo because Capcom wanted to "westernize" one of their most popular game series in the west, Silent Hill is capoopsky, Metal Gear Solid is up for debate as to it's future. Heck, Nintendo and Square Enix didn't even want to release Bravely Default stateside because they didn't think it would sell, and it ended up tripling the Japanese Sales in the first week. They responded with "We didn't think you wanted games like this anymore".How so?
Thank you for the detailed explanation. My counterpoint is that these things are not Japan-specific.Japan aren't at the forefront of the industry anymore because they've lost sight as to what made them the leaders in the first place. How many of the giant cultural icons from Japan are there these days? Megaman is gone, Dante (Devil May Cry) is currently stuck in Limbo because Capcom wanted to "westernize" one of their most popular game series in the west, Silent Hill is capoopsky, Metal Gear Solid is up for debate as to it's future. Heck, Nintendo and Square Enix didn't even want to release Bravely Default stateside because they didn't think it would sell, and it ended up tripling the Japanese Sales in the first week. They responded with "We didn't think you wanted games like this anymore".
Not to mention the Japanese Market went from putting out the highest quality, most polished games like Street Fighter II to releasing Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter IV ULTRA Edition, Street Fighter IV SUPER Edition, Street Fighter IV SUPER ULTRA Edition, Street Fighter IV SUPER ULTRA DELUXE EDITION MAN!. The blatant cash grab just to remain competitive in their games is sleazy business practice, and it's part of why Nintendo is the only Japanese company that doesn't have bad PR right now (Though the Youtubers understandably dislike them).
Also, make no mistake that VR Headsets are coming, but they are still a LOOOOONG way off before they replace consoles. A) The technology only really works in either specifically built arenas or giant treadmill sized peripherals (Per person), B) It is a lot harder to have friends over to play with VR Headsets than it is a controller and TV, and C) It's still expensive as hell. Add to the fact that not everyone is going to go for it and Consoles aren't going away any time soon.
It's the truth though, unlike retard fanboys opinions we heard all the time.The only thing Nintendo fans can only brag these days.
They probably should have talked to some Japanese people first but then you can't get those lovely retweets and internet pats on the backs. Even Yakuza's director marveled at Jin saying he was in awe and loved the design of the character because he's just a dude. He looks normal and he could never get away with that in Japan because the market wants handsome or beautiful lead characters.Still not played Ghost; saving it for the PS5.
I remember when the game launched and you had a bunch of lunatics calling it cultural appropriation (these fuckwits will jump on anything, it seems). Well, the Japanese love it. How about that?
Still not played Ghost; saving it for the PS5.
I remember when the game launched and you had a bunch of lunatics calling it cultural appropriation (these fuckwits will jump on anything, it seems). Well, the Japanese love it. How about that?