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Famitsu Survey Results: Gamers pick their favorite game developers Top 20
- Thread starter miku
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Well wouldn't Bloodborne be considered FROM Software? and was Gravity Rush really a success?
Genuinely curious why Sony ranked as it did, but I guess they do produce some of the best production values around.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's awesome art in the OP. Is there a super high-res version for printing?
To be fair, SCE has been a raging dumpster fire so far this gen compared to the last two.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
No Platinum and Microsoft snuck in?
Huh?
Huh?
As one of the most "favorite game developers"? Well, seems like Japan disagrees.
CharminUltra
Member
Edit: Whoops misread, my bad
iconoclast
Member
I guess it's because they made tons of great games over the last 30 years.
Far more than Platinum has.
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
But Nintendo programs the localized versions and even a lot of the network features of all the GameFreak pokemons. TPC doesn't do anywhere as much development wise.
disappeared
Banned
It's basically one guy in a little cubicle with a laptop who still thinks Matrick runs Xbox.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Didn't Sega publish some of their games? Maybe they associate them with Sega
Interesting that non-gamers put LINE on 3rd place, just one vote below SE.
Not a single entry on the list is a pure developer though.
Emperor_Uriel
Member
"893 people voted"
Man, Famitsu isn't as relevant as it used to be, huh? I've seen obscure blogs with more votes in monthly polls than the top gaming magazine in Japan.
Man, Famitsu isn't as relevant as it used to be, huh? I've seen obscure blogs with more votes in monthly polls than the top gaming magazine in Japan.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Hmm. Guessing minecraft snuck in from the people looking it as, well microsoft own mojang, regardless of who published here. Still, a really random result haha. Might have expected level 5 to be higher but I'm not sure I have a good grasp on this stuff
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Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
The fuck is this shit?! No PlatinumGames????? And of all lists. So disappointed with the Japanese.
Congrats to Nintendo I guess. 😐
Congrats to Nintendo I guess. 😐
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
Maybe Famitsu will publish a top niche game developers poll next issue.
Mr. Poolman
Member
What is Konami doing up there???
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Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
They still develop class A material. Better than most on that list IMO.
codswallop
Member
Some of the information as provided is a wee bit unclear here. It seems each voter put in their own top ten or twenty, rather than choosing one. So this may be a little off-base, but whatever.
When comparing self-identified 'gamer' votes vs non-gamer votes, the order shifts a bit, and also skews toward mobile companies (not terribly surprising):
Gamers (list as in OP), and how each company moved compared to non-gamers:
Non-gamers (re-ordered based on numbers in parentheses), and how each company fares compared to non-gamers:
Green or a positive number indicates a move up the list compared to the other list, whereas negative numbers indicate a drop. It's interesting how well Nintendo fare in the non-gamer list, compared to the rest. The % is the total votes (noted as 893 in the OP) vs the number beside each company.
When comparing self-identified 'gamer' votes vs non-gamer votes, the order shifts a bit, and also skews toward mobile companies (not terribly surprising):
Gamers (list as in OP), and how each company moved compared to non-gamers:
Non-gamers (re-ordered based on numbers in parentheses), and how each company fares compared to non-gamers:
Green or a positive number indicates a move up the list compared to the other list, whereas negative numbers indicate a drop. It's interesting how well Nintendo fare in the non-gamer list, compared to the rest. The % is the total votes (noted as 893 in the OP) vs the number beside each company.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Atlus and From were disappointingly low. But 'tis the way the vote swings.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Western devs are not a thing. If Microsoft Japan has a spot vs like a big western developer I'm left confused if it's publishers vs devs.
W101 and Bayo2 didn't exactly light the charts on fire there.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Solid top three (or top two, at least) right there. A US-ranked top three wouldn't come out nearly as accurately.
It would probably help if atlus release more than Catherine and persona area for last gen console
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Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
No, but their quality in making games that are fun to play is unsurpassed.
Shikamaru Ninja
任天å ã® å¿è
But you have a very small pool of people who can even say that from experience. Like I'm sure the other 300 Platinum fans on the forum will agree with you, but it doesn't change the fact that the gameplay doesn't appeal to the masses.
So FFXIV RR, DQX, Nier, not to mention a bunch of handheld games which is Japan's preferred gaming device, didn't happen?
Off-Kilter
Banned
ChasingComets
Member
Not really, when you consider that LINE is the main messaging app used in Japan. It has its own suite of accompanying game apps and some really strong collaborations (Tsumtsum) that would be more recognizable to the general non-hardcore populace.
Atlus and Sega are the same company, it makes no sense to split them up. Especially when Konami, Capcom, Nintendo, etc. aren't split up. It's not enough to change the results of the poll, though. Point is, Sega got 200+ votes, not 100+.
EDIT: Actually, looking again, that would be enough to make them surpass both Konami and capcom.
EDIT: Actually, looking again, that would be enough to make them surpass both Konami and capcom.
sixteen-bit
Member
I know, right? I would love to print out a large version.
MisterR
Member
It looks like they managed to get every Xbox One owner in Japan to vote for them.
Sammy Samusu
Member
There can only be one #1.
